$700.27–$746.87
This code is for removal of a percutaneous electrode array. Choose 63662 when the lead is a paddle placed through a laminotomy or laminectomy.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
63662 Paddle lead removal Medicare reimbursement rates in Michigan
Reports surgical removal of a spinal cord stimulator paddle lead placed through a laminotomy or laminectomy, rather than a percutaneous electrode array. Compare 63662 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 63662 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
$834.89–$925.72
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.
Neuromodulation surgery
About 63662: Spinal stimulator paddle lead removal
Reports surgical removal of a spinal cord stimulator paddle lead placed through a laminotomy or laminectomy, rather than a percutaneous electrode array.
This service removes a paddle-shaped spinal cord stimulation lead that was placed through a laminotomy or laminectomy. A neurosurgeon or spine surgeon typically performs the operation in a hospital or ambulatory surgical setting when the lead must be explanted, such as for device complications or a change in treatment. Fluoroscopy, when used, is included in the lead-removal service. This code describes paddle-lead removal, not removal of a percutaneous electrode array or the implanted pulse generator.
Choose the code based on the lead and original placement approach; document the lead type, surgical exposure, reason for removal, and work performed. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 63662
- 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 RVU10.73 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.84 · 43%
- Malpractice RVU3.87 · 15%
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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.
63662 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Michigan, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
63664 addresses revision of a surgically placed paddle lead; 63662 reports its removal.
No office rate
63688 describes work on the implanted pulse generator or receiver. It does not describe removal of the spinal paddle lead.
Compare 63662 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Detroit →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$925.72
Rest Of Michigan →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$834.89
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63662 billing questions
How does this differ from 63661?
Use 63662 for a paddle lead placed through a laminotomy or laminectomy. Code 63661 describes removal of a percutaneous electrode array.
Is fluoroscopy separately reported?
Fluoroscopy performed for this lead removal is included in the service.
Can the generator removal also be reported?
Code 63662 covers the paddle lead, not the implanted pulse generator. Code 63688 describes generator or receiver-related revision or removal when that work is also performed; document each service.
What supports selection of this code?
Document that the removed lead is a paddle type, its placement through a laminotomy or laminectomy, the reason for removal, and the operative work performed.
Which payment rules affect this service?
It has a 90-day global period, and the standard multiple-procedure reduction applies when other procedures are performed in the same session. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed, co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and 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.
7,07763650,,Implant neuroelectrodes,A,,6.97,63.75,,3.48,,0.79,71.51,11.24,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,07863655,,Implant neuroelectrodes,A,,10.65,10.63,NA,10.63,,3.83,25.11,25.11,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,07963661,,Remove spine eltrd perq aray,A,,4.95,16.33,,3.32,,0.98,22.26,9.25,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,08063662,,Remove spine eltrd plate,A,,10.73,10.84,NA,10.84,,3.87,25.44,25.44,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,08163663,,Revise spine eltrd perq aray,A,,7.56,19.90,,3.62,,1.08,28.54,12.26,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,08263664,,Revise spine eltrd plate,A,,11.23,11.20,NA,11.20,,4.11,26.54,26.54,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,08363685,,Ins/rplc spi npg/rcvr pocket,A,,5.06,3.43,NA,3.43,,1.05,9.54,9.54,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00