No office rate
Choose based on the documented target: this code addresses the intracranial trigeminal nerve, while 61791 addresses the trigeminal tract.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61790 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$866.63
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.
Neurosurgery
About 61790: Stereotactic trigeminal nerve lesioning
Reports stereotactic lesioning of the intracranial trigeminal nerve, typically to treat trigeminal neuralgia when this targeted procedure is performed.
This service uses stereotactic localization to create a lesion in the intracranial trigeminal nerve, interrupting pain signals. It is most often performed for severe trigeminal neuralgia that has not responded adequately to other treatment. A neurosurgeon typically performs the procedure in a hospital setting; the specific lesioning method should be supported by the operative record. The key distinction is that the target is the trigeminal nerve itself, rather than the trigeminal tract or a separate cranial lesion.
Report the code when the documented procedure matches that target and stereotactic approach. The operative note should identify the indication, target, method, and side treated. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 61790
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU11.31 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.89 · 41%
- Malpractice RVU4.68 · 17%
386
Medicare services in 2024 · #3767 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.
61790 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
$555.51
This code is for stereotactic lesioning of the intracranial nerve; 64600 concerns neurolytic treatment of specified peripheral trigeminal branches.
$1,148.46
Use this code for intracranial stereotactic nerve lesioning. Code 64605 describes neurolytic treatment of trigeminal divisions at the foramen ovale.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
61790 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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
Madera
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$960.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$915.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$916.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.83
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$908.85
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$998.27
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.95
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1027.61
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1005.88
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$882.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$896.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$952.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1000.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1151.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1104.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1040.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$770.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$864.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$891.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$966.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$879.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1028.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$960.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$936.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$888.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$881.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$772.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.34
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1027.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$954.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1030.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$790.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$785.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.15
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$849.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$966.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$891.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$886.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$872.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$806.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.50
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$817.02
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$772.58
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$990.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$961.55
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$872.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1124.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$982.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1057.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$824.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$849.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$949.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$900.11
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$846.72
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$794.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$792.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$901.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$863.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$875.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$957.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$864.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$845.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$970.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.37
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$917.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 61790
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.17
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
61790 · 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 |
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| 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?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 61790 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$953.29
$866.63 × 110% = $953.29
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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 61790 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,887
- Code
- 61790
- Physician work
- 11.31
- Practice expense
- 10.89
- Malpractice
- 4.68
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 11.31 | × 1.017 | 11.5023 |
| Practice expense | 10.89 | × 1.096 | 11.9354 |
| Malpractice | 4.68 | × 0.536 | 2.5085 |
| Total RVUs | 25.9462 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$866.63
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 11.31 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 10.89 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 4.68 | 0.536 |
(11.31 × 1.017 + 10.89 × 1.096 + 4.68 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $866.63
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
61790 · 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 | $866.63 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $866.63 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $866.63 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $866.63 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $852.73 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $852.73 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $852.73 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $852.73 | RVU25A |
61790 billing questions
How does this differ from 61791?
This code targets the intracranial trigeminal nerve. Code 61791 is for a procedure directed at the trigeminal tract, so the documented treatment target distinguishes them.
Can this be reported for trigeminal neuralgia treated at a peripheral branch?
No. This code describes stereotactic treatment of the intracranial nerve; a procedure directed at peripheral trigeminal branches may fit a different code, such as 64600 or 64605.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative record should establish the trigeminal neuralgia indication, stereotactic method, intracranial nerve target, lesioning performed, and side treated.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction to the others. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed for this service?
Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
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.
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
6,88661783,,Scan proc spinal,A,,3.66,1.24,NA,1.24,,1.31,6.21,6.21,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88761790,,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
6,89061797,,Srs cran les simple addl,A,,3.39,1.18,NA,1.18,,1.42,5.99,5.99,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623