No office rate
61322 reports the supratentorial decompressive craniectomy without lobectomy. Report 61316 as an add-on only when the removed flap is also placed subcutaneously.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61316 Bone flap storage Medicare reimbursement rates in Texas
Reports placement of a cranial bone flap beneath the skin during cranial surgery so it can be preserved for possible later reconstruction. Compare 61316 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Texas.
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 61316 in Texas?
Texas has 8 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 8 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
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.
Where 61316 pays more and less in Texas
Neurosurgery
About 61316: Subcutaneous cranial bone flap placement
Reports placement of a cranial bone flap beneath the skin during cranial surgery so it can be preserved for possible later reconstruction.
During cranial surgery, the neurosurgeon places a removed bone flap in a subcutaneous pocket, commonly in the abdomen, to preserve it for possible later cranioplasty. This is a separate storage step during the operation, not the later reconstruction of the skull. It may accompany a decompressive craniectomy when the flap cannot be replaced immediately.
Report 61316 only with a primary procedure. The operative note should identify the cranial bone flap, document its subcutaneous placement, and support that this step occurred during the same operative session as the primary cranial surgery. Do not report it for a flap that was removed but not placed subcutaneously, or for later replacement of a stored flap. CMS pays this add-on within the primary procedure's global period; it is not a standalone service.
CMS billing rules for 61316
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.36 · 57%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.47 · 20%
- Malpractice RVU0.56 · 23%
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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.
61316 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Texas, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
61323 describes supratentorial decompression with lobectomy. It is a primary operation; 61316 separately reports subcutaneous placement of the removed cranial flap.
No office rate
62143 concerns replacement of a bone flap or prosthetic plate. 61316 describes placing a flap beneath the skin for possible later reconstruction, not replacing it.
Compare 61316 by payment locality
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8 of 8 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | Office Unavailable | Facility $78.70 |
| Beaumont | Office Unavailable | Facility $77.09 |
| Brazoria | Office Unavailable | Facility $75.94 |
| Dallas | Office Unavailable | Facility $77.52 |
| Fort Worth | Office Unavailable | Facility $77.60 |
| Galveston | Office Unavailable | Facility $76.86 |
| Houston | Office Unavailable | Facility $87.11 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office Unavailable | Facility $77.21 |
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61316 billing questions
Can 61316 be reported by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be billed with a primary procedure from the same operative session.
How is bone-flap storage different from cranioplasty?
61316 reports placing the removed flap beneath the skin for possible later use. Cranioplasty codes describe reconstruction or replacement of the skull defect, generally at a later operation.
What documentation supports 61316?
The operative report should identify the removed cranial flap and describe its placement in a subcutaneous pocket during the primary surgery.
How many units are reported when one flap is stored?
Report the service for the documented placement of the cranial bone flap; the operative note should make clear what was placed and where.
How does the global period affect payment?
CMS pays 61316 within the global period of the primary procedure with which it is billed.
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.
6,76061313,,Crnec/crnot sttl icere,A,,27.39,19.42,NA,19.42,,11.50,58.31,58.31,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,76161314,,Crnec/crnot ittl xdrl/sdrl,A,,25.25,17.69,NA,17.69,,10.62,53.56,53.56,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,76261315,,Crnec/crnot ittl ntracereblr,A,,28.91,19.26,NA,19.26,,12.22,60.39,60.39,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,76361316,,Inc&subq plmt crnl bone grf,A,,1.36,0.47,NA,0.47,,0.56,2.39,2.39,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,76461320,,Crnec/crnot drg icr abs sttl,A,,26.73,17.13,NA,17.13,,11.14,55.00,55.00,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,76561321,,Crnec/crnot drg icr abs ittl,A,,29.77,19.60,NA,19.60,,12.58,61.95,61.95,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,76661322,,Crnec/crnot dcmprv w/o lobec,A,,33.40,21.53,NA,21.53,,14.04,68.97,68.97,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00