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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

61312 Hematoma evacuation Medicare reimbursement rates in Mississippi

Reports operative evacuation of an extradural or subdural hematoma above the tentorium through a craniotomy or craniectomy. Compare 61312 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Mississippi.

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 61312 in Mississippi?

Mississippi 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

$1812.58

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Mississippi

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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Neurosurgery

About 61312: Supratentorial extra- or subdural hematoma evacuation

Reports operative evacuation of an extradural or subdural hematoma above the tentorium through a craniotomy or craniectomy.

A neurosurgeon uses a craniotomy or craniectomy to reach and remove an extradural or subdural hematoma in the supratentorial compartment. The service is typically performed in a hospital operating room for conditions such as an acute intracranial bleed requiring surgical evacuation. The code identifies both the hematoma’s location and its compartment; it is not the code for an intracerebral clot or a hematoma below the tentorium.

The operative report should establish the supratentorial site, whether the collection is extradural or subdural, and that it was evacuated. The surgical approach and routine work integral to reaching and closing the operative site are part of the service. This major surgery includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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% reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor and anatomy.

CMS billing rules for 61312

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 RVU29.42 · 49%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU18.25 · 30%
  • Malpractice RVU12.36 · 21%

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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.

61312 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Mississippi, from the same CMS release.

61313

Hematoma evacuation

Supratentorial, intracerebral

No office rate

Choose 61313 when the hematoma is within brain tissue in the supratentorial compartment. This code is for an extradural or subdural collection above the tentorium.

61314

Hematoma evacuation

Infratentorial, extradural or subdural

No office rate

Both codes describe extradural or subdural hematoma evacuation, but 61314 is for the infratentorial compartment; this code is supratentorial.

61322

Cranial decompression

Without lobectomy

No office rate

61322 describes cranial decompression without lobectomy, rather than evacuation of a specifically identified supratentorial extradural or subdural hematoma.

Compare 61312 by payment locality

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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 61312 in Mississippi.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,759

Code
61312
Physician work
29.42
Practice expense
18.25
Malpractice
12.36

GPCI2026.csv

67

Locality
Mississippi
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.861
Malpractice
0.739
Facility calculation for 61312 in Mississippi
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work29.42× 1.00029.4200
Practice expense18.25× 0.86115.7133
Malpractice12.36× 0.7399.1340
Total RVUs54.2673
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Mississippi$1812.58

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
Work29.421
Practice expense18.250.861
Malpractice12.360.739

(29.42 × 1 + 18.25 × 0.861 + 12.36 × 0.739) × $33.4009 = $1812.58

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.

61312 billing questions

How does this code differ from 61313?

Use this code for a supratentorial extradural or subdural collection. Code 61313 describes evacuation of a hematoma within the brain tissue.

Can the craniotomy or craniectomy be reported separately?

The operative access is part of the hematoma evacuation service. Do not separately report routine access or closure as a second procedure.

Should modifier 50 be appended?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code’s descriptor and anatomy.

How is the 90-day global period handled?

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

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.

What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, while other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.

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 61312PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,759 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MississippiGPCI2026.csv, line 67 (RVU26D)