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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

62324 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$160.55

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$86.60

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.

Pain management

About 62324: Cervical or thoracic epidural catheter injection

Reports cervical or thoracic interlaminar epidural or subarachnoid medication delivery using an indwelling catheter for continuous infusion or intermittent bolus without imaging guidance.

This service covers placing an indwelling catheter through an interlaminar approach in the cervical or thoracic epidural or subarachnoid space and delivering diagnostic or therapeutic medication by continuous infusion or intermittent bolus. Anesthesiologists and pain medicine physicians commonly perform it in a hospital or ambulatory setting for acute or persistent pain management, including postoperative analgesia. The catheter may be used to deliver anesthetic, opioid, steroid, or another appropriate solution; neurolytic substances are outside this service.

Report the service when documentation supports the cervical or thoracic level, interlaminar route, catheter placement, medication delivery, and absence of imaging guidance. A one-time injection without an indwelling catheter points to a different code. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 62324

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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.
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 RVU1.84 · 40%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.60 · 57%
  • Malpractice RVU0.16 · 3%

8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1592 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.

62324 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

62320

Epidural injection

Cervical or thoracic, no imaging

$170.80

Both describe cervical or thoracic interlaminar medication delivery without imaging guidance. Choose 62324 when an indwelling catheter supports continuous infusion or intermittent bolus; 62320 is for injection without catheter-based delivery.

62321

Epidural injection

Cervical or thoracic, image-guided

$294.73

62321 is the cervical or thoracic injection service without catheter-based infusion or bolus delivery and includes imaging guidance. 62324 describes catheter-based delivery without imaging guidance.

62325

Epidural injection

Cervical or thoracic, catheter

$281.44

62325 describes the cervical or thoracic catheter-based infusion or bolus service when imaging guidance is used; 62324 is the corresponding service without imaging guidance.

62326

Epidural injection

Lumbar or sacral, catheter, no imaging

$160.63

Both involve catheter-based interlaminar delivery without imaging guidance. 62324 is for the cervical or thoracic region; 62326 is for the lumbar or sacral region.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 62324 is $161.06—$0.51 higher than the $160.55 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

62324 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $160.55

  2. Bakersfield

    $161.06

    $0.51 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $160.55

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $160.57

    $0.02 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $160.55

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $160.55

    The same base rate than Merced

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $170.26

    $9.71 higher than Merced

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, 62324 ranges from $138.81 in Arkansas to $196.31 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). 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

  • Madera

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 62324

    Office

    $182.50

    Facility

    $93.58

    $21.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 62324

    Office

    $169.16

    Facility

    $89.41

    $8.61 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 62324

    Office

    $162.30

    Facility

    $88.35

    $1.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 62324

    Office

    $167.53

    Facility

    $89.06

    $6.98 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 62324

    Office

    $166.88

    Facility

    $88.68

    $6.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 62324

    Office

    $170.06

    Facility

    $89.37

    $9.51 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 62324

    Office

    $192.20

    Facility

    $97.06

    $31.65 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 62324

    Office

    $192.02

    Facility

    $96.88

    $31.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 62324

    Office

    $196.31

    Facility

    $99.02

    $35.76 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 62324

    Office

    $195.57

    Facility

    $98.27

    $35.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 62324

    Office

    $164.28

    Facility

    $87.43

    $3.73 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 62324

    Office

    $171.13

    Facility

    $89.15

    $10.58 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 62324

    Office

    $167.30

    Facility

    $88.63

    $6.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 62324

    Office

    $172.81

    Facility

    $89.96

    $12.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 62324

    Office

    $182.24

    Facility

    $93.32

    $21.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 62324

    Office

    $160.55

    Facility

    $86.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 62324

    Office

    $173.02

    Facility

    $93.55

    $12.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 62324

    Office

    $165.38

    Facility

    $95.14

    $4.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 62324

    Office

    $161.43

    Facility

    $93.62

    $0.88 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 62324

    Office

    $174.78

    Facility

    $96.38

    $14.23 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 62324

    Office

    $187.62

    Facility

    $115.76

    $27.07 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 62324

    Office

    $140.47

    Facility

    $81.43

    $20.08 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 62324

    Office

    $138.81

    Facility

    $80.85

    $21.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 62324

    Office

    $150.18

    Facility

    $84.80

    $10.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 62324

    Office

    $158.77

    Facility

    $86.98

    $1.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 62324

    Office

    $162.68

    Facility

    $90.02

    $2.13 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 62324

    Office

    $152.37

    Facility

    $85.71

    $8.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 62324

    Office

    $159.09

    Facility

    $90.74

    $1.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 62324

    Office

    $152.51

    Facility

    $88.01

    $8.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 62324

    Office

    $156.29

    Facility

    $87.74

    $4.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 62324

    Office

    $145.29

    Facility

    $85.11

    $15.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 62324

    Office

    $163.29

    Facility

    $86.58

    $2.74 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 62324

    Office

    $143.04

    Facility

    $81.31

    $17.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 62324

    Office

    $143.88

    Facility

    $81.81

    $16.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 62324

    Office

    $152.12

    Facility

    $90.04

    $8.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 62324

    Office

    $149.10

    Facility

    $87.50

    $11.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 62324

    Office

    $160.54

    Facility

    $91.25

    $0.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 62324

    Office

    $144.56

    Facility

    $82.01

    $15.99 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 62324

    Office

    $142.66

    Facility

    $81.66

    $17.89 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 62324

    Office

    $143.55

    Facility

    $83.57

    $17.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 62324

    Office

    $149.25

    Facility

    $85.76

    $11.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 62324

    Office

    $143.43

    Facility

    $83.72

    $17.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 62324

    Office

    $172.42

    Facility

    $91.86

    $11.87 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 62324

    Office

    $158.15

    Facility

    $87.10

    $2.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 62324

    Office

    $162.23

    Facility

    $89.84

    $1.68 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 62324

    Office

    $154.86

    Facility

    $86.58

    $5.69 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 62324

    Office

    $144.68

    Facility

    $82.60

    $15.87 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 62324

    Office

    $150.89

    Facility

    $84.03

    $9.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 62324

    Office

    $154.27

    Facility

    $89.16

    $6.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 62324

    Office

    $146.78

    Facility

    $85.18

    $13.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 62324

    Office

    $152.40

    Facility

    $82.97

    $8.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 62324

    Office

    $148.22

    Facility

    $84.87

    $12.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 62324

    Office

    $149.49

    Facility

    $85.26

    $11.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 62324

    Office

    $141.52

    Facility

    $83.36

    $19.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 62324

    Office

    $140.18

    Facility

    $82.09

    $20.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 62324

    Office

    $153.63

    Facility

    $86.16

    $6.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 62324

    Office

    $145.90

    Facility

    $82.95

    $14.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 62324

    Office

    $150.47

    Facility

    $83.00

    $10.08 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 62324

    Office

    $143.63

    Facility

    $81.36

    $16.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 62324

    Office

    $156.54

    Facility

    $86.30

    $4.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 62324

    Office

    $171.77

    Facility

    $93.51

    $11.22 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 62324

    Office

    $164.61

    Facility

    $90.93

    $4.06 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 62324

    Office

    $147.51

    Facility

    $85.64

    $13.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 62324

    Office

    $152.84

    Facility

    $85.30

    $7.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 62324

    Office

    $178.57

    Facility

    $98.35

    $18.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 62324

    Office

    $165.78

    Facility

    $91.90

    $5.23 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 62324

    Office

    $175.74

    Facility

    $96.00

    $15.19 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 62324

    Office

    $147.71

    Facility

    $83.62

    $12.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 62324

    Office

    $146.13

    Facility

    $84.53

    $14.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 62324

    Office

    $143.16

    Facility

    $82.91

    $17.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 62324

    Office

    $162.90

    Facility

    $87.94

    $2.35 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 62324

    Office

    $151.71

    Facility

    $84.51

    $8.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 62324

    Office

    $159.34

    Facility

    $89.11

    $1.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 62324

    Office

    $146.23

    Facility

    $84.29

    $14.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 62324

    Office

    $154.52

    Facility

    $86.31

    $6.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 62324

    Office

    $157.10

    Facility

    $87.40

    $3.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 62324

    Office

    $146.24

    Facility

    $83.90

    $14.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 62324

    Office

    $150.10

    Facility

    $82.63

    $10.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 62324

    Office

    $143.27

    Facility

    $81.94

    $17.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $158.19

    Facility

    $86.81

    $2.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $145.45

    Facility

    $84.05

    $15.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $152.18

    Facility

    $85.32

    $8.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $153.09

    Facility

    $85.89

    $7.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $152.29

    Facility

    $85.77

    $8.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $152.61

    Facility

    $85.61

    $7.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $155.54

    Facility

    $88.54

    $5.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 62324

    Office

    $148.70

    Facility

    $84.67

    $11.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 62324

    Office

    $147.89

    Facility

    $84.47

    $12.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 62324

    Office

    $150.60

    Facility

    $84.27

    $9.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 62324

    Office

    $154.52

    Facility

    $86.31

    $6.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 62324

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    $83.34

    $10.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 62324

    Office

    $157.77

    Facility

    $86.72

    $2.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 62324

    Office

    $175.45

    Facility

    $92.67

    $14.90 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 62324

    Office

    $146.30

    Facility

    $81.66

    $14.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 62324

    Office

    $144.57

    Facility

    $85.94

    $15.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 62324

    Office

    $152.25

    Facility

    $84.78

    $8.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

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62324 · 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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$138.81

$187.62

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$187.621
AL$140.471
AR$138.811
AZ$150.181
CA$160.55–$196.3129
CO$158.771
CT$162.681
DC$173.021
DE$152.371
FL$152.51–$165.383
GA$145.29–$156.292
GU$163.291
HI$163.291
IA$143.041
ID$143.881
IL$149.10–$161.434
IN$144.561
KS$142.661
KY$143.551
LA$143.43–$149.252
MA$158.15–$172.422
MD$154.86–$173.023
ME$144.68–$150.892
MI$146.78–$154.272
MN$152.401
MO$141.52–$149.493
MS$140.181
MT$153.631
NC$145.901
ND$150.471
NE$143.631
NH$156.541
NJ$164.61–$171.772
NM$147.511
NV$152.841
NY$147.71–$178.575
OH$146.131
OK$143.161
OR$151.71–$162.902
PA$146.23–$159.342
PR$154.521
RI$157.101
SC$146.241
SD$150.101
TN$143.271
TX$145.45–$158.198
UT$147.891
VA$150.60–$173.022
VI$154.521
VT$150.141
WA$157.77–$175.452
WI$146.301
WV$144.571
WY$152.251

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 62324 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $160.55 and the facility-setting rate is $86.60: a difference of $73.95.

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 62324 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$176.61

$160.55 × 110% = $176.61

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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 62324 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,968

Code
62324
Physician work
1.84
Practice expense
2.60
Malpractice
0.16

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 62324 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.84× 1.0171.8713
Practice expense2.60× 1.0962.8496
Malpractice0.16× 0.5360.0858
Total RVUs4.8066
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$160.55

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.841.017
Practice expense2.61.096
Malpractice0.160.536

(1.84 × 1.017 + 2.6 × 1.096 + 0.16 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $160.55

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.841.017
Practice expense0.581.096
Malpractice0.160.536

(1.84 × 1.017 + 0.58 × 1.096 + 0.16 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $86.60

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

62324 · Office / nonfacility

$160.55

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $23.54 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $137.01 to $160.55 (17.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $137.01changed to$160.55

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.89 changed to 1.84
    • Practice expense RVU 2.04 changed to 2.60
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $137.01

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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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.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$160.55$86.60RVU26D
2026-07-01$160.55$86.60RVU26C
2026-04-01$160.55$86.60RVU26B
2026-01-01$160.55$86.60RVU26A
2025-10-01$137.01$86.81RVU25D
2025-07-01$137.01$86.81RVU25C
2025-04-01$137.01$86.81RVU25B
2025-01-01$137.01$86.81RVU25A

62324 billing questions

How does 62324 differ from 62320?

62324 involves an indwelling catheter for continuous infusion or intermittent bolus. 62320 is for medication injection without that catheter-based delivery.

When is 62325 a better fit?

Use 62325 when the cervical or thoracic catheter injection is performed with imaging guidance. 62324 describes the corresponding service without imaging guidance.

Does 62324 include catheter placement?

Yes. Placement of the indwelling catheter is part of the service, along with medication delivery by infusion or intermittent bolus.

What documentation supports reporting 62324?

Document the cervical or thoracic interlaminar route, catheter placement, medication delivered, infusion or bolus method, and whether imaging guidance was used.

How does the 0-day global period affect billing?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. For other procedures performed in the same session, CMS applies the multiple procedure reduction to procedures other than the highest-valued one.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for 62324, and 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.

RVUs for 62324PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,968 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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