Billing code 64772: Spinal nerve surgeryMedicare rate & RVUs in Ohio
Reports surgical interruption of a single spinal nerve outside the dura when the operation intentionally severs or avulses that nerve.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 64772 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 64772 covers
This operation intentionally interrupts a spinal nerve outside the dura, by severing or avulsing it. A neurosurgeon or spine surgeon typically performs it in an operating room when the treatment plan calls for surgical interruption of a specific spinal nerve. The operative report should identify the nerve, its extradural location, and the procedure performed.
Report this code for one spinal nerve; documentation should distinguish the target from a cranial or peripheral nerve. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery payment is not permitted.
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.
64772 in Ohio
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Unavailable | $498.19 |
How the 64772 rate is calculated
Each of 64772’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 · 64772
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 7.64Practice expense 6.39Malpractice 1.43
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Payment rules and modifiers for 64772
64772 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 64772
Spinal nerve surgery
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| 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) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.11/0.76/0.13 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 64772
Spinal nerve surgery
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
64772 without 51 · national facility
$516.38
Spinal nerve surgery
64772-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$258.19
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
64772 compared with similar codes
Compare codes
64772 vs 64771 vs 64763 vs 64766: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 64771Cranial nerve transection
- Use 64772 for an extradural spinal nerve. Use 64771 when the nerve being interrupted is cranial.
- 64763Nerve neurotomy
- Use 64763 for the specific hip or thigh nerve covered by that code, not for an extradural spinal nerve.
- 64766Nerve neurotomy
- Use 64766 for the specific hip or thigh nerve and site covered by that code; 64772 targets an extradural spinal nerve.
64772 billing questions
How is this code distinguished from the cranial nerve code?
This code is for interruption of an extradural spinal nerve. The cranial nerve code, 64771, is selected when the operative target is a cranial nerve.
What should the operative report document?
Document the specific spinal nerve, its extradural location, and the actual nerve interruption performed. The record should support that the target was a spinal nerve rather than a cranial or peripheral nerve.
Does the code include postoperative visits?
Yes. Its 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How is it paid when another procedure is performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and the other procedure or procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team-surgery payment is not permitted.
How many spinal nerves does this code describe?
The service is for a single spinal nerve. The operative documentation should identify that nerve and its extradural location.
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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