Billing code 63082: Vertebral decompressionMedicare rate & RVUs in Ohio
Reports removal of an additional cervical vertebral body segment for anterior spinal cord or nerve root decompression, beyond the first segment.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 63082 in Ohio.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 63082 covers
A spine surgeon performs this additional-segment service through an anterior cervical approach, removing vertebral body tissue to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. It may be part of surgery for cervical myelopathy caused by degenerative narrowing or other pathology requiring vertebral body removal, and is typically performed in an operating room. The code represents an additional cervical segment, not the first segment treated.
Report it with the primary cervical vertebral body decompression code, 63081, when the operative report supports removal and neural decompression at an additional segment. Documentation should identify the cervical levels treated, the anterior approach, and the decompression performed at each additional segment. CMS classifies this as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period.
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.
63082 in Ohio
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Unavailable | $233.71 |
How the 63082 rate is calculated
Each of 63082’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 63082
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 4.25Practice expense 1.43Malpractice 1.43
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Payment rules and modifiers for 63082
The CMS indicators that decide how 63082 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 63082
Vertebral decompression
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | ZZZ | Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 2 | Permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 80 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
63082 without 80 · national facility
$237.48
Vertebral decompression
63082-80 · Assistant: 16%
$38.00
A physician assistant at surgery is paid 16% of the surgeon’s fee schedule amount.
63082 compared with similar codes
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63082 vs 63081 vs 63086 vs 63075: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 63081Cervical corpectomy
- 63081 reports the primary cervical vertebral body decompression segment. Use 63082 only for an additional cervical segment and only with the primary procedure.
- 63086Vertebral corpectomy
- 63086 is the additional-segment counterpart for thoracic vertebral body decompression; 63082 is for cervical segments.
- 63075Cervical discectomy
- 63075 describes anterior cervical decompression involving disc removal at an interspace. 63082 describes an additional vertebral body segment removed for decompression.
63082 billing questions
When is 63082 reported instead of 63081?
63081 represents the first cervical segment treated by anterior vertebral body decompression. Report 63082 for each additional cervical segment documented in the same operative service.
Can 63082 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the primary cervical procedure, 63081.
How should the additional segment be documented?
The operative report should identify the additional cervical level and describe vertebral body removal performed there to decompress the spinal cord or nerve roots.
How does 63082 differ from a cervical discectomy code?
63082 represents an additional cervical vertebral body segment removed for decompression. A cervical discectomy code describes decompression through disc removal at an interspace rather than an additional corpectomy segment.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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