No office rate
Use 61697 for a complex aneurysm in the carotid circulation; use 61698 when the aneurysm is in the vertebrobasilar circulation.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61697 Aneurysm repair Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Open intracranial surgery to repair a complex aneurysm in the carotid circulation, reported when the documented anatomy and operative approach meet this level. Compare 61697 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
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 61697 in Minnesota?
Minnesota 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
$3423.64
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
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.
Neurosurgery
About 61697: Complex carotid circulation aneurysm repair
Open intracranial surgery to repair a complex aneurysm in the carotid circulation, reported when the documented anatomy and operative approach meet this level.
This code describes open intracranial surgery for a complex aneurysm in the carotid circulation. A neurosurgeon typically performs the operation in a hospital operating room, using an intracranial approach to treat the aneurysm. The operative report should establish the aneurysm’s location within the carotid circulation, its complexity, and the work performed to repair it.
Select this code based on the documented circulation and complexity; do not choose it solely from aneurysm size. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days. For multiple procedures in one session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard reduction to the others. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
CMS billing rules for 61697
- 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 RVU61.82 · 52%
- Practice expense (office) RVU32.05 · 27%
- Malpractice RVU26.02 · 22%
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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.
61697 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 61624 describes endovascular permanent occlusion or embolization in the central nervous system. Code 61697 describes open intracranial repair of a complex carotid-circulation aneurysm.
No office rate
Code 61623 describes endovascular temporary balloon occlusion, not the open aneurysm repair reported with 61697.
Compare 61697 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$3423.64
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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 61697 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,864
- Code
- 61697
- Physician work
- 61.82
- Practice expense
- 32.05
- Malpractice
- 26.02
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 61.82 | × 1.000 | 61.8200 |
| Practice expense | 32.05 | × 1.029 | 32.9794 |
| Malpractice | 26.02 | × 0.296 | 7.7019 |
| Total RVUs | 102.5014 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Minnesota$3423.64
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 61.82 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 32.05 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 26.02 | 0.296 |
(61.82 × 1 + 32.05 × 1.029 + 26.02 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $3423.64
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.
61697 billing questions
How does this code differ from 61698?
Both describe complex intracranial aneurysm surgery, but 61697 is for the carotid circulation. Code 61698 is for the vertebrobasilar circulation.
Is 61624 interchangeable with this code?
No. Code 61624 describes an endovascular approach to permanent occlusion or embolization in the central nervous system. This code describes open intracranial surgery.
Can modifier 50 be used?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
What documentation supports reporting 61697?
The operative report should identify the aneurysm’s carotid-circulation location, explain the basis for its complexity, and describe the intracranial surgical repair performed.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
How does the 90-day global period affect billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days are included in the major-surgery global period.
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.
6,86161686,,Intracranial vessel surgery,A,,65.81,33.61,NA,33.61,,27.78,127.20,127.20,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,86261690,,Intracranial vessel surgery,A,,30.56,20.12,NA,20.12,,12.90,63.58,63.58,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,86361692,,Intracranial vessel surgery,A,,53.23,28.09,NA,28.09,,22.47,103.79,103.79,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,86461697,,Brain aneurysm repr complx,A,,61.82,32.05,NA,32.05,,26.02,119.89,119.89,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,86561698,,Brain aneurysm repr complx,A,,67.89,34.34,NA,34.34,,28.66,130.89,130.89,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,86661700,,Brain aneurysm repr simple,A,,49.35,26.72,NA,26.72,,20.06,96.13,96.13,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,86761702,,Inner skull vessel surgery,A,,58.54,31.06,NA,31.06,,24.72,114.32,114.32,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002