Billing code 64708: Nerve neuroplastyMedicare rate & RVUs in Colorado
Neuroplasty of a major arm or leg peripheral nerve, reported when surgery frees the nerve from compression or adhesions outside a separately specified nerve procedure.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 64708 in Colorado.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 64708 covers
This service involves surgically freeing a major peripheral nerve in an arm or leg from surrounding scar tissue, adhesions, or constricting tissue. It is generally performed by a surgeon when nerve entrapment or scarring requires operative release. The code covers major nerves not identified by a more specific code, such as the separately specified sciatic or ulnar nerve procedures.
Select the code based on the nerve treated and the work documented, including the operative site and release performed. For additional major peripheral nerves treated in the same session, 64713 may describe the additional nerve. This major surgery code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
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.
64708 in Colorado
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Unavailable | $475.18 |
How the 64708 rate is calculated
Each of 64708’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 64708
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work6.20
6.20 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense6.85
6.85 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.85
0.85 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
13.9000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$464.27
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 64708
64708 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 64708
Nerve neuroplasty
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.11/0.76/0.13 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 64708
Nerve neuroplasty
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
64708 without 51 · national facility
$464.27
Nerve neuroplasty
64708-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$232.14
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
64708 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 64712Nerve revision
- 64712 is specific to the sciatic nerve. Use 64708 for a major arm or leg nerve not represented by a more specific nerve code.
- 64713Nerve revision
- 64708 describes the primary major-nerve neuroplasty; 64713 is for each additional major peripheral nerve treated in the same session.
- 64718Ulnar nerve surgery
- 64718 is specific to ulnar nerve neuroplasty at the elbow. Do not use 64708 for that separately specified site and nerve.
- 64721Carpal tunnel release
- 64721 describes the separately specified median nerve procedure at the carpal tunnel, not general neuroplasty of a major arm or leg nerve.
64708 billing questions
When should 64708 be used instead of a named-nerve code?
Use 64708 for neuroplasty of a major arm or leg nerve when a more specific nerve code does not describe the procedure. For example, the sciatic nerve and ulnar nerve at the elbow have separately specified codes.
How is a second major nerve reported?
When another major peripheral nerve is treated in the same session, 64713 describes each additional nerve. Document the additional nerve and the work performed on it.
Does 64708 include related postoperative visits?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can modifier 50 be used when nerves on both sides are treated?
CMS identifies modifier 50 as inappropriate for this code. Report the service based on the documented nerve and procedure rather than treating it as a bilateral code.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.
What documentation supports 64708?
The operative report should identify the major peripheral nerve, its arm or leg location, and the neuroplasty performed to free it from surrounding tissue.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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