No office rate
Both address non-neoplastic lesions at the sacral level. Choose 63273 for a lesion inside the dura and 63268 for one outside it.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
63273 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1790.66
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 63273: Sacral intradural lesion excision
Reports laminectomy-based removal or evacuation of a non-neoplastic lesion within the dura at the sacral level.
This service involves a sacral laminectomy to reach and remove or evacuate a non-neoplastic lesion located inside the dura. A neurosurgeon or spine surgeon typically performs it in an operating room. An intradural arachnoid cyst is one example; the operative record must establish both the sacral location and intradural position. This code is not for an intraspinal neoplasm.
Select the code based on the lesion’s non-neoplastic status, intradural location, and sacral level. The report should describe the lesion, its location relative to the dura, and the work performed. The laminectomy exposure is part of the service. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 63273
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU25.81 · 47%
- Practice expense (office) RVU18.09 · 33%
- Malpractice RVU10.90 · 20%
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.
63273 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
This is the corresponding non-neoplastic intradural lesion service at the lumbar level; 63273 is for the sacral level.
No office rate
This code is for a sacral intradural neoplasm requiring biopsy or excision. Code 63273 describes treatment of a non-neoplastic intradural lesion.
No office rate
This code addresses a sacral extradural neoplasm. Code 63273 is for a non-neoplastic lesion inside the dura.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
63273 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Delaware · This locality
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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 · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1596.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1568.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1759.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1735.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1897.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1827.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1850.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1790.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1784.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1807.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1963.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1950.66
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2023.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1972.73
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1760.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1809.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1785.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1825.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1879.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1799.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1970.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2132.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1986.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1915.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1835.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1759.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1559.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1590.17
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2151.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1982.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2133.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1599.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1591.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1732.35
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1844.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1745.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1942.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1802.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1974.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1816.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1644.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1690.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2058.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1824.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1591.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1785.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1802.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1737.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1651.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1829.64
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1658.46
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1614.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1557.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1809.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2006.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1955.76
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1853.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1770.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2311.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2003.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2156.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1692.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1780.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1684.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1818.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1719.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1940.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1760.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1831.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1827.37
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1729.84
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1588.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1825.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1750.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1751.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1784.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1782.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1770.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1969.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1764.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1756.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1713.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1831.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1644.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1786.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1944.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1553.06
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1908.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 63273
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1735.71
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
63273 · 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 63273 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1969.73
$1790.66 × 110% = $1969.73
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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 63273 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,050
- Code
- 63273
- Physician work
- 25.81
- Practice expense
- 18.09
- Malpractice
- 10.90
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 25.81 | × 1.005 | 25.9390 |
| Practice expense | 18.09 | × 0.988 | 17.8729 |
| Malpractice | 10.90 | × 0.899 | 9.7991 |
| Total RVUs | 53.6111 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$1790.66
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 25.81 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 18.09 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 10.9 | 0.899 |
(25.81 × 1.005 + 18.09 × 0.988 + 10.9 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $1790.66
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
63273 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1790.66 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1790.66 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1790.66 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1790.66 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1836.12 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1836.12 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1836.12 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1836.12 | RVU25A |
63273 billing questions
How does this differ from code 63268?
Both describe treatment of a non-neoplastic lesion at the sacral level. This code is for an intradural lesion; 63268 is for an extradural lesion.
Can this code be used for an intradural tumor?
No. This code is for a non-neoplastic lesion. Code selection for an intradural neoplasm depends on its location and other operative details.
Is the laminectomy reported separately?
The laminectomy exposure used to reach the lesion is part of this service and should not be unbundled as a separate access procedure.
Should modifier 50 be added for bilateral work?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
What assistant and global-surgery rules apply?
An assistant at surgery may be paid, but co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
7,04763270,,Excise intrspinl lesion crvl,A,,29.06,19.23,NA,19.23,,12.28,60.57,60.57,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,04863271,,Excise intrspinl lesion thrc,A,,29.17,19.03,NA,19.03,,12.05,60.25,60.25,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,04963272,,Excise intrspinl lesion lmbr,A,,26.81,17.42,NA,17.42,,10.54,54.77,54.77,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,05063273,,Excise intrspinl lesion scrl,A,,25.81,18.09,NA,18.09,,10.90,54.80,54.80,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,05163275,,Bx/exc xdrl spine lesn crvl,A,,25.21,16.86,NA,16.86,,9.78,51.85,51.85,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,05263276,,Bx/exc xdrl spine lesn thrc,A,,25.05,16.84,NA,16.84,,9.82,51.71,51.71,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,05363277,,Bx/exc xdrl spine lesn lmbr,A,,21.83,15.06,NA,15.06,,8.09,44.98,44.98,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,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