No office rate
Use 61512 for excision of a supratentorial meningioma. Code 61510 describes a supratentorial brain tumor other than a meningioma.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61510 Brain tumor excision Medicare reimbursement rates in Michigan
Reports open removal of a supratentorial brain tumor other than a meningioma, using cranial access created by craniectomy, trephination, or bone flap. Compare 61510 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Michigan.
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 61510 in Michigan?
Michigan has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$2151.88–$2425.26
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Neurosurgery
About 61510: Supratentorial brain tumor excision
Reports open removal of a supratentorial brain tumor other than a meningioma, using cranial access created by craniectomy, trephination, or bone flap.
Code 61510 describes an open neurosurgical operation to remove a brain tumor located above the tentorium, excluding meningiomas. The surgeon creates cranial access through craniectomy, trephination, or a bone flap, then excises the tumor. The target is tumor tissue within the brain, not a lesion of the skull bone. These operations are typically performed by a neurosurgeon in an operating room.
Choose the code based on the tumor’s documented type and supratentorial location. The operative report should support the site, tumor excision, and approach. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
CMS billing rules for 61510
- 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
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU30.06 · 46%
- Practice expense (office) RVU22.01 · 34%
- Malpractice RVU12.64 · 20%
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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.
61510 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Michigan, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Use 61514 when the operative target is a brain abscess; 61510 is for a brain tumor.
No office rate
Use 61516 for excision of a brain cyst. Code 61510 applies to a supratentorial brain tumor other than a meningioma.
No office rate
61500 addresses a tumor or other lesion of skull bone. Code 61510 addresses tumor tissue within the supratentorial brain.
Compare 61510 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Detroit →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$2425.26
Rest Of Michigan →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$2151.88
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61510 billing questions
How does 61510 differ from 61512?
61510 is for a supratentorial brain tumor other than a meningioma. Use 61512 when the excised tumor is a meningioma.
Would 61510 cover removal of a brain abscess or cyst?
No. The nearby codes distinguish those targets: 61514 is for a brain abscess and 61516 is for a brain cyst.
What documentation supports reporting 61510?
The operative report should identify the supratentorial brain tumor, describe its excision, and document the cranial approach. The documented target should distinguish a brain tumor from a skull-bone lesion.
Does the craniectomy or bone-flap access get reported separately?
The cranial access is part of the tumor-excision service represented by 61510. The code describes the access and excision together.
How do the global period and multiple-procedure rules affect billing?
The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
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.
6,77661500,,Crnec exc tum/bone les skull,A,,18.70,11.62,NA,11.62,,5.57,35.89,35.89,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,77761501,,Craniectomy f/osteomyelitis,A,,15.94,10.99,NA,10.99,,4.69,31.62,31.62,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,7786150F,,Pt notrcvng1st antitnf txmnt,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,77961510,,Crnec treph exc brn tum sttl,A,,30.06,22.01,NA,22.01,,12.64,64.71,64.71,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,78061512,,Crnec treph exc mngioma sttl,A,,36.21,22.34,NA,22.34,,15.21,73.76,73.76,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,78161514,,Crnec treph exc brn abs sttl,A,,26.55,18.01,NA,18.01,,11.05,55.61,55.61,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,78261516,,Crnec treph exc cyst sttl,A,,25.92,17.81,NA,17.81,,10.82,54.55,54.55,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00