$241.27
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 Disc decompression Medicare reimbursement rates in Kentucky
Reports image-guided, needle-based removal or reduction of lumbar disc nucleus material to decompress a symptomatic intervertebral disc. Compare 62287 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kentucky.
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 62287 in Kentucky?
Kentucky 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
$508.79
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kentucky
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.
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%
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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.
62287 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kentucky, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
62292 represents lumbar chemonucleolysis using an injected chemical agent; 62287 describes percutaneous needle-based decompression.
$340.09
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.
Compare 62287 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$508.79
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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 Kentucky.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,955
- Code
- 62287
- Physician work
- 9.03
- Practice expense
- 6.02
- Malpractice
- 0.93
GPCI2026.csv
55
- Locality
- Kentucky
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.889
- Malpractice
- 0.915
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.03 | × 1.000 | 9.0300 |
| Practice expense | 6.02 | × 0.889 | 5.3518 |
| Malpractice | 0.93 | × 0.915 | 0.8510 |
| Total RVUs | 15.2327 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Kentucky$508.79
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.03 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 6.02 | 0.889 |
| Malpractice | 0.93 | 0.915 |
(9.03 × 1 + 6.02 × 0.889 + 0.93 × 0.915) × $33.4009 = $508.79
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.
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.
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