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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

63620 Spinal radiosurgery Medicare reimbursement rates in Hawaii

Reports stereotactic radiosurgery delivered to one spinal lesion in a treatment session, such as a focused radiation treatment for a spinal tumor. Compare 63620 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Hawaii.

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.

What does Medicare pay for 63620 in Hawaii?

Hawaii has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

No supported rate

Facility setting

$1076.89

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Hawaii, Guam

One mapped payment locality.

These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.

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Radiation oncology

About 63620: Spinal lesion stereotactic radiosurgery

Reports stereotactic radiosurgery delivered to one spinal lesion in a treatment session, such as a focused radiation treatment for a spinal tumor.

Code 63620 reports stereotactic radiosurgery directed at one lesion in the spine during a treatment session. The treatment uses precisely targeted radiation rather than open removal of the lesion. Radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons may be involved in planning and delivering treatment, commonly in a hospital or radiation oncology facility. A typical clinical situation is focused treatment of a spinal tumor, including a vertebral metastasis, when the care team selects stereotactic radiation.

Report 63620 for the first spinal lesion treated; report 63621 for each additional spinal lesion treated in the same session. The record should identify the spinal target, number of lesions, and treatment performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the following 90 days. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 63620

Global period
Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
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 not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU15.21 · 46%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU11.72 · 35%
  • Malpractice RVU6.40 · 19%

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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.

63620 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Hawaii, from the same CMS release.

63621

Spinal radiosurgery

Each additional lesion

No office rate

63621 is for each additional spinal lesion treated in the session; 63620 reports the first lesion.

63600

Spinal lesion removal

Lesion excision

No office rate

63600 describes surgical treatment of an intraspinal lesion. Use 63620 when the service is stereotactic radiosurgery, not surgical removal.

61796

Cranial radiosurgery

Simple lesion

No office rate

61796 is stereotactic radiosurgery for a cranial lesion. 63620 is the corresponding spinal-lesion service.

77435

SBRT management

Per treatment course

$659.06

77435 reports stereotactic body radiation therapy treatment management; 63620 reports the stereotactic radiosurgery service for a spinal lesion.

Compare 63620 by payment locality

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1 of 1 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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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 63620 in Hawaii, Guam.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,075

Code
63620
Physician work
15.21
Practice expense
11.72
Malpractice
6.40

GPCI2026.csv

46

Locality
Hawaii, Guam
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.137
Malpractice
0.579
Facility calculation for 63620 in Hawaii, Guam
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work15.21× 1.00015.2100
Practice expense11.72× 1.13713.3256
Malpractice6.40× 0.5793.7056
Total RVUs32.2412
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Hawaii, Guam$1076.89

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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Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work15.211
Practice expense11.721.137
Malpractice6.40.579

(15.21 × 1 + 11.72 × 1.137 + 6.4 × 0.579) × $33.4009 = $1076.89

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.

63620 billing questions

When is 63621 reported with 63620?

Report 63620 for the first spinal lesion treated in the session. Use 63621 for each additional spinal lesion treated.

How does 63620 differ from 63600?

63620 describes stereotactic radiation treatment of a spinal lesion. 63600 describes a surgical approach to an intraspinal lesion rather than radiation treatment.

Can modifier 50 be used for lesions on both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for 63620, so do not append modifier 50.

What documentation supports reporting 63620?

Document the spinal target, the number of lesions treated, and the stereotactic radiosurgery delivered. The lesion count helps distinguish the primary service from additional-lesion reporting with 63621.

What is included in the 90-day global period?

The day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days are included in the global period.

May an assistant or another surgeon be reported?

CMS allows payment for an assistant at surgery. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

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 63620PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,075 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Hawaii, GuamGPCI2026.csv, line 46 (RVU26D)