$255.99
62267 is diagnostic percutaneous aspiration of disc material. Choose 62287 when the procedure is performed to decompress the lumbar disc.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
62287 in Wyoming**
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$525.67
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Spine procedure
About 62287: Percutaneous lumbar disc decompression
Reports image-guided, needle-based removal or reduction of lumbar disc nucleus material to decompress a symptomatic intervertebral disc.
This service treats a symptomatic lumbar disc by using a needle-based percutaneous technique, under imaging guidance, to remove or reduce nucleus pulposus material. A spine surgeon or another physician trained in image-guided spine procedures may perform it in a hospital or ambulatory surgical setting. The code covers one or multiple lumbar disc levels; the technique and treated levels should be clear in the operative report.
Report the service when the physician performs percutaneous disc decompression, not merely a diagnostic disc aspiration or discography. Documentation should identify the lumbar level or levels, the percutaneous needle-based method, imaging guidance, and the clinical indication. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and additional procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 62287
- 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 RVU9.03 · 57%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.02 · 38%
- Malpractice RVU0.93 · 6%
102
Medicare services in 2024 · #4872 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.
62287 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
62292 represents lumbar chemonucleolysis using an injected chemical agent; 62287 describes percutaneous needle-based decompression.
$367.82
62290 is lumbar discography for diagnostic evaluation. It does not represent therapeutic removal or reduction of disc material.
No office rate
63030 describes open lumbar decompression with disc excision. 62287 is for a percutaneous, needle-based disc procedure.
The same code, a different location
How does Wyoming** compare?
62287 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.
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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 · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$495.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$490.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$523.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$546.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$567.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$562.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$567.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.03
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.38
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.07
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$568.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$574.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$529.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$544.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$517.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$548.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$497.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$501.29
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$549.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$533.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$565.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$503.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$499.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$508.79
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$526.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$509.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$581.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$548.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$517.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$524.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$497.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$533.68
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$509.06
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$515.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$498.94
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$538.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$567.32
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$523.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$528.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$516.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$523.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$515.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.76
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.81
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$501.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$542.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$527.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$531.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$529.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$529.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$546.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$521.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$516.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$503.81
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 62287
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.79
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
62287 · 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 62287 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$578.24
$525.67 × 110% = $578.24
A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.
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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 62287 in Wyoming**.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,955
- Code
- 62287
- Physician work
- 9.03
- Practice expense
- 6.02
- Malpractice
- 0.93
GPCI2026.csv
112
- Locality
- Wyoming**
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.000
- Malpractice
- 0.740
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.03 | × 1.000 | 9.0300 |
| Practice expense | 6.02 | × 1.000 | 6.0200 |
| Malpractice | 0.93 | × 0.740 | 0.6882 |
| Total RVUs | 15.7382 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Wyoming**$525.67
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.03 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 6.02 | 1 |
| Malpractice | 0.93 | 0.74 |
(9.03 × 1 + 6.02 × 1 + 0.93 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $525.67
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
62287 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
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Explore release dates and calculate this code in an earlier period →
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $525.67 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $525.67 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $525.67 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $525.67 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $578.83 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $578.83 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $578.83 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $578.83 | RVU25A |
62287 billing questions
How is 62287 different from lumbar disc aspiration?
Use 62287 for needle-based percutaneous decompression of lumbar disc material. Code 62267 describes diagnostic percutaneous aspiration of an intervertebral disc.
How does 62287 differ from chemonucleolysis?
62287 describes percutaneous removal or reduction of disc material. Code 62292 is for lumbar chemonucleolysis, which uses an injected chemical agent.
Should modifier 50 be reported for treatment of discs on both sides?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code; the service is reported by lumbar disc level or levels, not as a bilateral procedure.
What documentation supports reporting multiple levels?
Document each lumbar disc level treated and the needle-based decompression performed at those levels. The code encompasses single or multiple levels.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 62287. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
6,95262281,,Treat spinal cord lesion,A,,2.59,4.63,,1.29,,0.20,7.42,4.08,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95362282,,Treat spinal canal lesion,A,,2.27,7.77,,1.40,,0.21,10.25,3.88,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95462284,,Injection for myelogram,A,,1.50,3.73,,0.49,,0.16,5.39,2.15,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95562287,,Dcmprn pq nuc pul 1/mlt lmbr,A,,9.03,6.02,NA,6.02,,0.93,15.98,15.98,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95662290,,Njx px discography lumbar,A,,2.93,7.89,,1.08,,0.26,11.08,4.27,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95762291,,Njx px discography crv/thrc,A,,2.84,7.02,,0.92,,0.24,10.10,4.00,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,95862292,,Njx chemonucleolysis lmbr,A,,9.24,5.07,NA,5.07,,0.96,15.27,15.27,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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.,,,,,,