No office rate
Use 61781 for computer-assisted navigation in the specified cranial surgical context; use 61783 when navigation guides a spinal operation.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61783 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$203.11
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.
Spine surgery
About 61783: Computer-assisted spinal surgical navigation
Reports computer-assisted navigation used to guide spinal surgery, such as instrument placement during a fusion or other image-guided spinal operation.
This add-on captures computer-assisted navigation used during an operation on the spine. The surgeon uses imaging and a navigation system to orient instruments to spinal anatomy during procedures such as fusion, deformity correction, or surgery involving a spinal lesion. Orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons typically perform these operations in a hospital operating room. The navigation service supports the primary operation; it is not the spinal operation itself.
Report 61783 only with an eligible primary procedure, not by itself. The operative record should establish that computer-assisted navigation was used and describe its role in guiding the spinal procedure. It is paid within the primary procedure's global period, so it is not separately reported as a later postoperative service. For example, navigation used during a lumbar fusion may support reporting this add-on with the fusion procedure when coding requirements are met.
CMS billing rules for 61783
- 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 RVU3.66 · 59%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.24 · 20%
- Malpractice RVU1.31 · 21%
38.4K
Medicare services in 2024 · #888 by national volume
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.
61783 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
61782 applies to cranial navigation in its specified extracranial context. 61783 is the spinal navigation add-on.
No office rate
22612 reports a lumbar fusion operation, not navigation. Report 61783 as an add-on when computer-assisted navigation is used during an eligible primary procedure.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
61783 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Delaware · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in Delaware appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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
Alabama
Alabama · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$183.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$180.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$196.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.16
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$212.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.85
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$218.87
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$212.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$222.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$243.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$227.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$217.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$177.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.05
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$248.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$228.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$243.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.10
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$215.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$222.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$235.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$177.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.33
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.85
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$177.01
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$224.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.36
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$212.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$260.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$226.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$242.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$219.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.38
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.71
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$178.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$183.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$224.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$214.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$175.40
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 61783
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$196.04
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
61783 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Delaware is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware, including the examples shown here.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 61783 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$223.42
$203.11 × 110% = $223.42
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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 61783 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,886
- Code
- 61783
- Physician work
- 3.66
- Practice expense
- 1.24
- Malpractice
- 1.31
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 3.66 | × 1.005 | 3.6783 |
| Practice expense | 1.24 | × 0.988 | 1.2251 |
| Malpractice | 1.31 | × 0.899 | 1.1777 |
| Total RVUs | 6.0811 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$203.11
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 3.66 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 1.24 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 1.31 | 0.899 |
(3.66 × 1.005 + 1.24 × 0.988 + 1.31 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $203.11
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
61783 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $203.11 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $203.11 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $203.11 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $203.11 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $223.85 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $223.85 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $223.85 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $223.85 | RVU25A |
61783 billing questions
Can 61783 be reported by itself?
No. It is an add-on for computer-assisted navigation during a primary spinal procedure and must be reported with that procedure.
How is 61783 different from 61781 and 61782?
61783 is for navigation during spinal surgery. Codes 61781 and 61782 describe navigation for cranial procedures, with the distinction based on the cranial surgical context.
What documentation supports 61783?
The operative report should show that computer-assisted navigation was used during the spinal operation and explain how it guided the procedure.
Is 61783 separately reportable after the operation?
No. CMS treats it as an add-on paid within the primary procedure's global period; it is not a separate postoperative service.
Is 61783 the code for the spinal fusion itself?
No. The fusion or other spinal operation is reported with its own primary procedure code; 61783 represents the navigation service used during that operation.
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.
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6,88461781,,Scan proc cranial intra,A,,3.66,1.27,NA,1.27,,1.51,6.44,6.44,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88561782,,Scan proc cranial extra,A,,3.10,0.76,NA,0.76,,0.46,4.32,4.32,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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6,88761790,,Treat trigeminal nerve,A,,11.31,10.89,NA,10.89,,4.68,26.88,26.88,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88861791,,Treat trigeminal tract,A,,15.02,12.38,NA,12.38,,6.33,33.73,33.73,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88961796,,Srs cranial lesion simple,A,,13.58,11.06,NA,11.06,,5.68,30.32,30.32,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,0,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899
4109102,FL,03,FORT LAUDERDALE,1.000,1.013,1.808
4209102,FL,04,MIAMI,1.000,1.041,2.529
4309102,FL,99,REST OF FLORIDA,1.000,0.956,1.503