$137.82
Both describe lumbar or sacral interlaminar injections without imaging guidance. Choose 62326 for catheter delivery by continuous infusion or intermittent bolus; 62322 describes the technique without that catheter service.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
62326 Epidural injection Medicare reimbursement rates in Ohio
Report this service for a lumbar or sacral interlaminar epidural or subarachnoid drug injection using a catheter for infusion or intermittent bolus without imaging guidance. Compare 62326 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Ohio.
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 62326 in Ohio?
Ohio 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
$145.50
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Ohio
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$80.55
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Ohio
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.
Pain management
About 62326: Lumbar or sacral epidural injection with catheter
Report this service for a lumbar or sacral interlaminar epidural or subarachnoid drug injection using a catheter for infusion or intermittent bolus without imaging guidance.
This service covers delivery of a diagnostic or therapeutic substance into the lumbar or sacral epidural or subarachnoid space through a catheter, including catheter placement and continuous infusion or intermittent bolus. It is commonly performed by an anesthesiologist or pain specialist in a facility setting for situations such as epidural pain control or medication delivery for lumbar or sacral pain. The code describes a catheter technique without imaging guidance; it is distinct from a single-injection technique and from a catheter procedure performed with imaging guidance.
Select the code based on the documented spinal region, catheter use, infusion or bolus method, and whether imaging guidance was used. Documentation should identify the approach, catheter placement, injected substance, and guidance method. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 62326
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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.
- 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 RVU1.74 · 38%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.70 · 59%
- Malpractice RVU0.15 · 3%
1.3K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2793 by national volume
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.
62326 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Ohio, from the same CMS release.
$256.65
Both cover lumbar or sacral catheter injection by continuous infusion or intermittent bolus. Choose 62327 when imaging guidance is used; 62326 is for the procedure without imaging guidance.
$146.13
The catheter technique is similar, but 62324 is for the cervical or thoracic region. 62326 is for the lumbar or sacral region.
Compare 62326 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
Ohio →
Office / nonfacility
$145.50
Facility
$80.55
Need rates for a whole code list?
Fee-sheet and API access are in early access. Tell us which codes and locations your team needs.
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 62326 in Ohio.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,970
- Code
- 62326
- Physician work
- 1.74
- Practice expense
- 2.70
- Malpractice
- 0.15
GPCI2026.csv
85
- Locality
- Ohio
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.913
- Malpractice
- 1.008
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.74 | × 1.000 | 1.7400 |
| Practice expense | 2.70 | × 0.913 | 2.4651 |
| Malpractice | 0.15 | × 1.008 | 0.1512 |
| Total RVUs | 4.3563 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Ohio$145.50
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.74 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.7 | 0.913 |
| Malpractice | 0.15 | 1.008 |
(1.74 × 1 + 2.7 × 0.913 + 0.15 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $145.50
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.74 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.57 | 0.913 |
| Malpractice | 0.15 | 1.008 |
(1.74 × 1 + 0.57 × 0.913 + 0.15 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $80.55
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.
62326 billing questions
How does this differ from 62322?
62326 involves a catheter for continuous infusion or intermittent bolus. 62322 is the lumbar or sacral interlaminar injection code for a technique without that catheter service.
When should 62327 be used instead?
Use 62327 when the lumbar or sacral catheter injection is performed with imaging guidance. This code describes the catheter technique without imaging guidance.
Does the code include catheter placement?
Yes. Catheter placement is part of the service, along with delivery by continuous infusion or intermittent bolus.
What documentation supports this code?
Document the lumbar or sacral interlaminar approach, catheter placement and use, the substance delivered, and whether imaging guidance was used.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures performed in the same session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeons and team surgery are 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.
6,96762323,,Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac,A,,1.76,6.25,,0.74,,0.17,8.18,2.67,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,9,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,96862324,,Njx interlaminar crv/thrc,A,,1.84,2.60,,0.58,,0.16,4.60,2.58,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,9,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,96962325,,Njx interlaminar crv/thrc,A,,2.15,5.60,,0.68,,0.19,7.94,3.02,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,9,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97062326,,Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac,A,,1.74,2.70,,0.57,,0.15,4.59,2.46,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,9,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97162327,,Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac,A,,1.85,6.18,,0.75,,0.19,8.22,2.79,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,9,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97262328,,Dx lmbr spi pnxr w/fluor/ct,A,,1.69,4.58,,0.33,,0.18,6.45,2.20,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,97362329,,Ther spi pnxr csf fluor/ct,A,,1.98,5.86,,0.45,,0.35,8.19,2.78,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8213282,NY,99,REST OF NEW YORK,1.000,0.950,0.703
8311502,NC,00,NORTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.933,0.639
8403302,ND,01,NORTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.406
8515202,OH,00,OHIO,1.000,0.913,1.008
8604312,OK,00,OKLAHOMA,1.000,0.893,0.777
8702302,OR,01,PORTLAND,1.016,1.111,0.744
8802302,OR,99,REST OF OREGON,1.000,0.996,0.703