No office rate
Use 61720 for electrode placement to record seizures over time; 61735 describes placement for functional neurosurgery.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61720 in Wyoming**
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1199.93
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 61720: Stereotactic brain electrode placement for seizure monitoring
Reports stereotactic placement of intracranial electrodes for prolonged seizure monitoring when the epilepsy team needs to localize seizure activity within the brain.
A neurosurgeon places electrodes within the brain through burr holes, using stereotactic guidance to position them for prolonged recording. The procedure is used in epilepsy surgery evaluations when noninvasive testing has not adequately localized seizure onset, allowing an epilepsy team to record brain activity during monitoring. It is typically performed in a hospital operating room, followed by monitoring in an epilepsy unit.
Report 61720 for electrode placement specifically for long-term seizure monitoring, not for electrodes placed for functional neurosurgery or tissue sampling. The operative report should support the stereotactic approach and monitoring purpose. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 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 multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 61720
- 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
- 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 RVU17.18 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU13.38 · 35%
- Malpractice RVU7.25 · 19%
14
Medicare services in 2024 · #6116 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.
61720 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
61750 is for stereotactic intracranial tissue sampling or lesion removal, not placement of electrodes for seizure monitoring.
No office rate
61751 describes stereotactic brain biopsy with imaging guidance; 61720 is electrode implantation for prolonged seizure recording.
The same code, a different location
How does Wyoming** compare?
61720 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Wyoming** · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Wyoming appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Alabama
Alabama · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1101.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1082.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1214.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1222.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1204.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1322.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1269.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1280.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1244.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1239.37
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1256.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1369.63
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1361.39
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1411.18
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1377.52
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1222.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1258.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1240.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1269.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1310.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1245.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1359.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1235.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1464.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1365.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1320.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1261.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1222.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1078.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1099.52
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1472.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1360.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1465.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1105.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1099.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1192.70
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1269.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1201.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1346.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1246.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1362.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1254.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1135.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1169.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1413.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1255.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1105.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1230.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1241.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1194.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1137.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1262.40
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1145.53
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1119.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1077.86
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1250.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1387.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1350.45
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1274.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1222.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1591.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1382.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1487.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1168.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1225.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1161.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1259.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1189.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1338.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1212.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1264.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1262.39
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1192.60
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1262.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1205.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1210.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1231.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1230.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1222.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1355.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1216.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1211.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1184.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1264.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1138.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1348.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.55
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 61720
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1308.71
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
61720 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, 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 61720 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1319.92
$1199.93 × 110% = $1319.92
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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 61720 in Wyoming**.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,876
- Code
- 61720
- Physician work
- 17.18
- Practice expense
- 13.38
- Malpractice
- 7.25
GPCI2026.csv
112
- Locality
- Wyoming**
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.000
- Malpractice
- 0.740
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 17.18 | × 1.000 | 17.1800 |
| Practice expense | 13.38 | × 1.000 | 13.3800 |
| Malpractice | 7.25 | × 0.740 | 5.3650 |
| Total RVUs | 35.9250 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Wyoming**$1199.93
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 17.18 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 13.38 | 1 |
| Malpractice | 7.25 | 0.74 |
(17.18 × 1 + 13.38 × 1 + 7.25 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $1199.93
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
61720 · 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 | $1199.93 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1199.93 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1199.93 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1199.93 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1202.89 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1202.89 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1202.89 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1202.89 | RVU25A |
61720 billing questions
How is 61720 distinguished from 61735?
61720 is for intracranial electrode placement for long-term seizure monitoring. Use 61735 when the electrodes are placed for functional neurosurgery.
Are the burr holes included?
Yes. The electrode-placement service includes the burr hole access described for this procedure; do not separately report that access as a distinct service.
Can modifier 50 be used when electrodes are placed on both sides?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Report the procedure based on the service performed, not as a bilateral procedure.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 61720. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
What documentation supports reporting 61720?
The operative report should show stereotactic intracranial electrode placement and identify prolonged seizure monitoring as the purpose. Placement for functional neurosurgery or biopsy represents a different service.
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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10902402,WA,99,REST OF WASHINGTON,1.013,1.053,0.761
11011402,WV,16,WEST VIRGINIA,1.000,0.869,1.431
11106302,WI,00,WISCONSIN,1.000,0.958,0.308
11203602,WY,21,WYOMING**,1.000,1.000,0.740
113"MAC Assignments as of November 22, 2023",,,,,,
114,,,,,,
115*Work GPCI reflects a 1.5 floor in Alaska established by the MIPPA.,,,,,,