Use 64640 for destruction of a peripheral nerve or branch with a neurolytic agent. G0571 is for nerve cryoablation performed intraoperatively.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G0571 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
$64.42
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$57.47
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Surgical procedure
About G0571: Intraoperative nerve cryoablation
Reports cryoablation of a nerve during an operation, typically as an adjunct intended to reduce postoperative pain from the treated nerve.
The surgeon applies a cryoprobe to a nerve during an operation to interrupt pain signaling. A recognized example is treatment of intercostal nerves during minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. The service is performed in the operating room as part of the surgical procedure, rather than as a separate clinic-based nerve treatment.
Report G0571 only with a primary procedure. The operative report should identify the nerve treated, document use of cryoablation during the operation, and support the associated primary procedure. CMS classifies this as an add-on code, with payment made within the primary procedure’s global period. It is not reported as a standalone service outside that surgical episode.
CMS billing rules for G0571
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.36 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.40 · 20%
- Malpractice RVU0.20 · 10%
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
G0571 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
Unlisted px nervous system
64999 is an unlisted nervous-system procedure code. G0571 specifically identifies intraoperative nerve cryoablation.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for G0571 is $65.00—$0.58 higher than the $64.42 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
G0571 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Chico · This locality
$64.42
$65.00
$0.58 higher than Chico
$64.45
$0.03 higher than Chico
$64.42
The same base rate than Chico
$64.42
The same base rate than Chico
$3.11 higher than Chico
$64.42
The same base rate than Chico
Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, G0571 ranges from $60.28 in Nebraska to $86.05 in Alaska*. This is a geographic range, not an average.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Merced
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Modesto
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Napa
California · G0571
Office
$69.29
Facility
$60.93
$4.87 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · G0571
Office
$66.65
Facility
$59.15
$2.23 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Redding
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · G0571
Office
$66.58
Facility
$59.63
$2.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · G0571
Office
$66.18
Facility
$58.80
$1.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Salinas
California · G0571
Office
$65.90
Facility
$58.54
$1.48 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · G0571
Office
$66.39
Facility
$58.80
$1.97 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · G0571
Office
$71.64
Facility
$62.70
$7.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · G0571
Office
$71.42
Facility
$62.47
$7.00 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · G0571
Office
$73.27
Facility
$64.12
$8.85 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · G0571
Office
$72.34
Facility
$63.19
$7.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · G0571
Office
$65.00
Facility
$57.77
$0.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · G0571
Office
$66.19
Facility
$58.48
$1.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · G0571
Office
$65.86
Facility
$58.46
$1.44 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · G0571
Office
$66.78
Facility
$58.98
$2.36 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Stockton
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · G0571
Office
$68.96
Facility
$60.60
$4.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Visalia
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · G0571
Office
$64.42
Facility
$57.47
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · G0571
Office
$71.05
Facility
$63.58
$6.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · G0571
Office
$76.23
Facility
$69.62
$11.81 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · G0571
Office
$74.50
Facility
$68.12
$10.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · G0571
Office
$74.45
Facility
$67.08
$10.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · G0571
Office
$86.05
Facility
$79.29
$21.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · G0571
Office
$60.90
Facility
$55.34
$3.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · G0571
Office
$60.34
Facility
$54.89
$4.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · G0571
Office
$64.09
Facility
$57.94
$0.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · G0571
Office
$65.40
Facility
$58.65
$0.98 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · G0571
Office
$68.81
Facility
$61.97
$4.39 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · G0571
Office
$64.86
Facility
$58.59
$0.44 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · G0571
Office
$71.04
Facility
$64.61
$6.62 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · G0571
Office
$68.24
Facility
$62.17
$3.82 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · G0571
Office
$67.16
Facility
$60.71
$2.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · G0571
Office
$65.31
Facility
$59.64
$0.89 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · G0571
Office
$64.48
Facility
$57.27
$0.06 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · G0571
Office
$60.30
Facility
$54.50
$4.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · G0571
Office
$60.88
Facility
$55.04
$3.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · G0571
Office
$71.17
Facility
$65.33
$6.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · G0571
Office
$68.06
Facility
$62.27
$3.64 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · G0571
Office
$71.30
Facility
$64.78
$6.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · G0571
Office
$61.06
Facility
$55.17
$3.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · G0571
Office
$60.87
Facility
$55.13
$3.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · G0571
Office
$63.41
Facility
$57.77
$1.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · G0571
Office
$65.59
Facility
$59.61
$1.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · G0571
Office
$63.65
Facility
$58.03
$0.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · G0571
Office
$69.19
Facility
$61.61
$4.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · G0571
Office
$65.54
Facility
$58.86
$1.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · G0571
Office
$68.75
Facility
$61.94
$4.33 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · G0571
Office
$65.53
Facility
$59.11
$1.11 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · G0571
Office
$61.87
Facility
$56.03
$2.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · G0571
Office
$62.88
Facility
$56.59
$1.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · G0571
Office
$69.58
Facility
$63.46
$5.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · G0571
Office
$65.17
Facility
$59.37
$0.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · G0571
Office
$61.15
Facility
$54.62
$3.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · G0571
Office
$64.50
Facility
$58.54
$0.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · G0571
Office
$64.84
Facility
$58.80
$0.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · G0571
Office
$63.45
Facility
$57.98
$0.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · G0571
Office
$61.87
Facility
$56.40
$2.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · G0571
Office
$65.45
Facility
$59.11
$1.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · G0571
Office
$62.16
Facility
$56.24
$2.26 lower than Chico for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · G0571
Office
$61.50
Facility
$55.15
$2.92 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · G0571
Office
$60.28
Facility
$54.42
$4.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · G0571
Office
$65.18
Facility
$58.57
$0.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · G0571
Office
$70.92
Facility
$63.56
$6.50 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · G0571
Office
$69.16
Facility
$62.23
$4.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · G0571
Office
$65.70
Facility
$59.88
$1.28 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · G0571
Office
$64.36
Facility
$58.01
$0.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · G0571
Office
$76.62
Facility
$69.08
$12.20 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · G0571
Office
$70.18
Facility
$63.23
$5.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Queens
New York · G0571
Office
$73.76
Facility
$66.26
$9.34 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · G0571
Office
$62.81
Facility
$56.78
$1.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · G0571
Office
$64.36
Facility
$58.56
$0.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · G0571
Office
$62.55
Facility
$56.88
$1.87 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · G0571
Office
$65.97
Facility
$58.91
$1.55 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · G0571
Office
$63.43
Facility
$57.11
$0.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · G0571
Office
$68.12
Facility
$61.51
$3.70 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · G0571
Office
$64.00
Facility
$58.18
$0.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · G0571
Office
$65.51
Facility
$59.10
$1.09 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · G0571
Office
$66.05
Facility
$59.49
$1.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · G0571
Office
$63.45
Facility
$57.58
$0.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · G0571
Office
$61.03
Facility
$54.68
$3.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · G0571
Office
$61.16
Facility
$55.39
$3.26 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · G0571
Office
$65.57
Facility
$58.86
$1.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · G0571
Office
$63.79
Facility
$58.01
$0.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · G0571
Office
$64.24
Facility
$57.95
$0.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · G0571
Office
$64.87
Facility
$58.55
$0.45 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · G0571
Office
$64.83
Facility
$58.57
$0.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · G0571
Office
$64.59
Facility
$58.28
$0.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · G0571
Office
$68.25
Facility
$61.95
$3.83 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · G0571
Office
$64.14
Facility
$58.11
$0.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · G0571
Office
$63.98
Facility
$58.02
$0.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · G0571
Office
$63.27
Facility
$57.04
$1.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · G0571
Office
$65.51
Facility
$59.10
$1.09 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · G0571
Office
$62.03
Facility
$55.75
$2.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · G0571
Office
$65.17
Facility
$58.49
$0.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · G0571
Office
$69.55
Facility
$61.76
$5.13 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · G0571
Office
$60.28
Facility
$54.20
$4.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · G0571
Office
$66.59
Facility
$61.08
$2.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · G0571
Office
$63.73
Facility
$57.38
$0.69 lower than Chico for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
G0571 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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$60.28
$86.05
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $86.05 | 1 |
| AL | $60.90 | 1 |
| AR | $60.34 | 1 |
| AZ | $64.09 | 1 |
| CA | $64.42–$73.27 | 29 |
| CO | $65.40 | 1 |
| CT | $68.81 | 1 |
| DC | $71.05 | 1 |
| DE | $64.86 | 1 |
| FL | $68.24–$76.23 | 3 |
| GA | $65.31–$67.16 | 2 |
| GU | $64.48 | 1 |
| HI | $64.48 | 1 |
| IA | $60.30 | 1 |
| ID | $60.88 | 1 |
| IL | $68.06–$74.50 | 4 |
| IN | $61.06 | 1 |
| KS | $60.87 | 1 |
| KY | $63.41 | 1 |
| LA | $63.65–$65.59 | 2 |
| MA | $65.54–$69.19 | 2 |
| MD | $65.53–$71.05 | 3 |
| ME | $61.87–$62.88 | 2 |
| MI | $65.17–$69.58 | 2 |
| MN | $61.15 | 1 |
| MO | $63.45–$64.84 | 3 |
| MS | $61.87 | 1 |
| MT | $65.45 | 1 |
| NC | $62.16 | 1 |
| ND | $61.50 | 1 |
| NE | $60.28 | 1 |
| NH | $65.18 | 1 |
| NJ | $69.16–$70.92 | 2 |
| NM | $65.70 | 1 |
| NV | $64.36 | 1 |
| NY | $62.81–$76.62 | 5 |
| OH | $64.36 | 1 |
| OK | $62.55 | 1 |
| OR | $63.43–$65.97 | 2 |
| PA | $64.00–$68.12 | 2 |
| PR | $65.51 | 1 |
| RI | $66.05 | 1 |
| SC | $63.45 | 1 |
| SD | $61.03 | 1 |
| TN | $61.16 | 1 |
| TX | $63.79–$68.25 | 8 |
| UT | $63.98 | 1 |
| VA | $63.27–$71.05 | 2 |
| VI | $65.51 | 1 |
| VT | $62.03 | 1 |
| WA | $65.17–$69.55 | 2 |
| WI | $60.28 | 1 |
| WV | $66.59 | 1 |
| WY | $63.73 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Why are the office and facility amounts different?
For G0571 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $64.42 and the facility-setting rate is $57.47: a difference of $6.95.
The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for G0571 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$70.86
$64.42 × 110% = $70.86
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for G0571 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
15,368
- Code
- G0571
- Physician work
- 1.36
- Practice expense
- 0.40
- Malpractice
- 0.20
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.36 | × 1.017 | 1.3831 |
| Practice expense | 0.40 | × 1.096 | 0.4384 |
| Malpractice | 0.20 | × 0.536 | 0.1072 |
| Total RVUs | 1.9287 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$64.42
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.36 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0.4 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.2 | 0.536 |
(1.36 × 1.017 + 0.4 × 1.096 + 0.2 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $64.42
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.36 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0.21 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.2 | 0.536 |
(1.36 × 1.017 + 0.21 × 1.096 + 0.2 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $57.47
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
G0571 · Office / nonfacility
$64.42
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
No ratechanged to$64.42
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $64.42 | $57.47 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $64.42 | $57.47 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $64.42 | $57.47 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $64.42 | $57.47 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU25A |
G0571 billing questions
Can G0571 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be reported with a primary procedure.
What should the operative report document?
Document the nerve treated, the intraoperative use of a cryoprobe, and the primary procedure performed.
Is it appropriate for intercostal nerve cryoablation during pectus repair?
It may describe intraoperative cryoablation of intercostal nerves during minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair. The record must support that the nerve treatment was performed during the operation.
How does the primary procedure affect payment?
CMS places payment for G0571 within the primary procedure’s global period. Report it with the primary procedure rather than as a separate standalone service.
Is G0571 the same as chemical destruction of a peripheral nerve?
No. G0571 identifies intraoperative cryoablation; code 64640 describes destruction of a peripheral nerve or branch using a neurolytic agent.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
