No office rate
62330 represents the primary lumbar level; 62331 is for each additional level and is reported with 62330.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
62331 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$188.94
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 procedure
About 62331: Percutaneous lumbar ligamentum flavum decompression
Reports percutaneous removal of hypertrophic ligamentum flavum to decompress neural elements at each additional lumbar level treated after the primary level.
This add-on code represents percutaneous decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis associated with hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum. The physician removes tissue through a percutaneous approach to relieve pressure on neural elements at an additional lumbar level. Interventional pain physicians and spine specialists commonly perform this procedure in an outpatient setting; the operative record should identify the levels treated and describe the decompression performed at each one.
Report 62331 only with the primary-level procedure, 62330, and use it for each additional lumbar level treated. The documentation should distinguish the primary level from the additional level or levels. CMS treats this as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period. The code is already priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment.
CMS billing rules for 62331
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
- Bilateral procedures
- The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU4.25 · 75%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.03 · 18%
- Malpractice RVU0.38 · 7%
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.
62331 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
63048 describes an additional segment in an open lumbar decompression procedure. Use 62331 for an additional level treated with the percutaneous ligamentum flavum approach.
$291.65
62323 is an interlaminar lumbar or sacral injection code. It does not describe percutaneous removal of ligamentum flavum to decompress neural elements.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
62331 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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 California 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
Merced
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.03
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.77
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$213.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$212.22
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$195.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$256.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$179.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$178.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$178.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$179.61
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$180.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$179.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.15
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$196.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$196.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$183.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$180.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.02
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$182.16
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$178.51
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.12
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$215.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$183.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$182.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$191.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$195.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$191.51
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.53
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$180.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$180.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$182.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$178.82
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 62331
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.75
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
62331 · 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 |
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| 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 |
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| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
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| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 62331 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$207.83
$188.94 × 110% = $207.83
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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 62331 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,975
- Code
- 62331
- Physician work
- 4.25
- Practice expense
- 1.03
- Malpractice
- 0.38
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 4.25 | × 1.017 | 4.3222 |
| Practice expense | 1.03 | × 1.096 | 1.1289 |
| Malpractice | 0.38 | × 0.541 | 0.2056 |
| Total RVUs | 5.6567 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$188.94
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 4.25 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 1.03 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.38 | 0.541 |
(4.25 × 1.017 + 1.03 × 1.096 + 0.38 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $188.94
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
62331 · 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.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
No ratechanged toNo rate
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
Explore release dates and calculate this code in an earlier period →
Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $188.94 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $188.94 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $188.94 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $188.94 | 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 |
62331 billing questions
When is 62331 reported instead of 62330?
Use 62330 for the primary lumbar level and 62331 for each additional level treated during the percutaneous decompression.
Can 62331 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the primary procedure, 62330.
How many units should be reported?
Report one unit for each additional lumbar level treated beyond the primary level. The operative documentation should identify those additional levels.
Should modifier 50 be appended for bilateral treatment?
CMS prices 62331 as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Is 62331 paid outside the primary procedure’s global period?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period.
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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6,97362329,,Ther spi pnxr csf fluor/ct,A,,1.98,5.86,,0.45,,0.35,8.19,2.78,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97462330,,Dcmprn prq rmv lig flv 1lmbr,A,,8.00,5.64,NA,5.64,,0.71,14.35,14.35,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,2,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97562331,,Dcmprn prq rmv lig flv addl,A,,4.25,1.03,NA,1.03,,0.38,5.66,5.66,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97662350,,Implant spinal canal cath,A,,5.90,4.24,NA,4.24,,1.17,11.31,11.31,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97762351,,Implant spinal canal cath,A,,11.37,11.85,NA,11.85,,4.15,27.37,27.37,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97862355,,Remove spinal canal catheter,A,,3.46,4.09,NA,4.09,,0.86,8.41,8.41,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664