No office rate
Both address thoracic intradural neoplasms, but 63281 is for a lesion outside the spinal cord; 63286 is for one within the cord.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
63286 in Vallejo
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$2533.62
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 63286: Thoracic intramedullary spinal lesion biopsy or excision
Reports a thoracic laminectomy to biopsy or remove a neoplasm located inside the dura and within the spinal cord itself.
A neurosurgeon uses a laminectomy to reach a thoracic spinal cord lesion, opens the dura, and obtains a biopsy or removes the lesion. The code distinguishes a lesion within the cord from one that is extradural or inside the dura but outside the cord. These operations are generally performed in a hospital operating room; the operative report should establish the thoracic level, the lesion’s relationship to the dura and cord, and whether tissue was sampled or removed.
Report this code for the thoracic intradural, intramedullary neoplasm procedure, rather than selecting by the amount of tissue removed alone. The laminectomy and exposure are part of the service. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur 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 require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 63286
- 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 paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU36.68 · 49%
- Practice expense (office) RVU22.61 · 30%
- Malpractice RVU15.39 · 21%
115
Medicare services in 2024 · #4773 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.
63286 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Vallejo, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
63276 applies to a thoracic extradural neoplasm. Choose 63286 when the lesion is intradural and intramedullary.
No office rate
The lesion compartment and procedure are similar, but 63285 is for the cervical level rather than the thoracic level.
No office rate
This sibling code is for the thoracolumbar level; 63286 identifies the thoracic level.
The same code, a different location
How does Vallejo compare?
63286 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Vallejo · This locality
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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 · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2558.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2472.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2513.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2423.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2413.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2443.72
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2642.30
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2624.82
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2724.43
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2652.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2381.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2443.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2415.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2464.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2349.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2753.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3311.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3172.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2996.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2925.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2176.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2138.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2396.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2444.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2684.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2439.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2919.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2719.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2613.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2511.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2381.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2120.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2163.06
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2955.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2718.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2920.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2175.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2166.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2366.86
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2519.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2385.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2634.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2449.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2690.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2473.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2239.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2297.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2820.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2494.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2154.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2436.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2459.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2376.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2255.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2493.35
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2258.21
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2189.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2116.50
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2461.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2727.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2662.72
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2535.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2409.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3156.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2729.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2937.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2303.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2432.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2298.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2466.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2338.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2646.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2404.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2494.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2487.06
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2359.88
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2153.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2187.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2482.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2389.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2384.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2429.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2428.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2410.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2692.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2406.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2396.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2330.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2494.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2232.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2427.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2633.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2106.95
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2617.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 63286
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2360.73
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
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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 |
| 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 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
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| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
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| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
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| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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?
Vallejo is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 11 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 63286 in Vallejo. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$2786.98
$2533.62 × 110% = $2786.98
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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 63286 in Vallejo.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,060
- Code
- 63286
- Physician work
- 36.68
- Practice expense
- 22.61
- Malpractice
- 15.39
GPCI2026.csv
33
- Locality
- Vallejo
- Physician work
- 1.063
- Practice expense
- 1.318
- Malpractice
- 0.459
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 36.68 | × 1.063 | 38.9908 |
| Practice expense | 22.61 | × 1.318 | 29.8000 |
| Malpractice | 15.39 | × 0.459 | 7.0640 |
| Total RVUs | 75.8548 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Vallejo$2533.62
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 36.68 | 1.063 |
| Practice expense | 22.61 | 1.318 |
| Malpractice | 15.39 | 0.459 |
(36.68 × 1.063 + 22.61 × 1.318 + 15.39 × 0.459) × $33.4009 = $2533.62
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
63286 · 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 | $2533.62 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2533.62 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2533.62 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2533.62 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $2620.18 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2620.18 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2620.18 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2620.18 | RVU25A |
63286 billing questions
How is this code distinguished from the thoracic extramedullary code?
Use this code when the lesion is within the spinal cord. A lesion inside the dura but outside the cord is extramedullary and points to 63281.
Does the laminectomy have a separate code?
The laminectomy provides access for the biopsy or excision represented by this service; it is not separately reported as a separate access procedure for the same operation.
What documentation supports code selection?
Document the thoracic level, that the lesion is intradural and within the cord, and whether the surgeon performed a biopsy, excision, or both.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
Can modifier 50 be used for a lesion on one side of the cord?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
How does the 90-day global affect postoperative services?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the 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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7,05863283,,Bx/exc idrl spine lesn scrl,A,,26.09,18.95,NA,18.95,,11.02,56.06,56.06,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,05963285,,Bx/exc idrl imed lesn cervl,A,,37.10,22.81,NA,22.81,,15.66,75.57,75.57,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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7,06163287,,Bx/exc idrl imed lesn thrlmb,A,,39.08,23.50,NA,23.50,,16.49,79.07,79.07,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,06263290,,Bx/exc xdrl/idrl lsn any lvl,A,,39.80,23.76,NA,23.76,,16.81,80.37,80.37,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,06363295,,Repair laminectomy defect,A,,5.12,1.79,NA,1.79,,2.15,9.06,9.06,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3001182,CA,74,SANTA MARIA-SANTA BARBARA,1.028,1.166,0.536
3101112,CA,67,SANTA ROSA-PETALUMA,1.030,1.228,0.536
3201112,CA,68,STOCKTON,1.017,1.096,0.536
3301112,CA,53,VALLEJO,1.063,1.318,0.459
3401112,CA,69,VISALIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536