Billing code 64702: Nerve neuroplastyMedicare rate & RVUs in Utah
Surgical neuroplasty frees one or both digital nerves within the same finger or toe when scar tethering or focal compression requires operative release.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 64702 in Utah.
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 64702 covers
This code describes operative freeing of one or both digital nerves in a single finger or toe. The surgeon exposes the affected nerve and releases tissue tethering or constricting it; the service is directed to a digital nerve, not a larger nerve in the hand, foot, arm, or leg. Hand, orthopedic, plastic, and foot surgeons may perform it when examination and operative findings support focal digital nerve involvement.
Select the code when the treated nerve or nerves are in the same digit, and document the digit, side, nerve involvement, and release performed. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeon and team-surgery designations are 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.
64702 in Utah
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | Unavailable | $470.03 |
How the 64702 rate is calculated
Each of 64702’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 · 64702
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 6.10Practice expense 7.44Malpractice 1.09
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Payment rules and modifiers for 64702
64702 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 64702
Nerve neuroplasty
| 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) | 1 | Not paid (statutory restriction). |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| 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 · 64702
Nerve neuroplasty
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
64702 without 51 · national facility
$488.66
Nerve neuroplasty
64702-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$244.33
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%).
64702 compared with similar codes
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64702 vs 64704 vs 64708 vs 64726 vs 64776: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 64704Nerve neuroplasty
- 64702 is for one or both digital nerves in the same finger or toe. Consider 64704 for neuroplasty of a nerve of the hand or foot outside that digital-nerve service.
- 64708Nerve neuroplasty
- 64708 addresses neuroplasty of a major peripheral nerve in the arm or leg. It is not the code for freeing a digital nerve within one finger or toe.
- 64726Nerve decompression
- 64726 specifically describes decompression of a plantar digital nerve. Distinguish that foot-specific decompression service from neuroplasty of a digital nerve reported with 64702.
- 64776Neuroma excision
- 64776 reports excision of a digital nerve neuroma. Choose it when the operative service removes the neuroma rather than freeing the nerve from constricting or tethering tissue.
64702 billing questions
Can this code cover both digital nerves in one finger or toe?
Yes. It covers one or both digital nerves when they are in the same digit. Document the digit and which nerve or nerves were treated.
When should 64704 be considered instead?
Use 64702 for digital nerve work in a single finger or toe. Code 64704 describes neuroplasty of a nerve of the hand or foot outside that digital-nerve circumstance.
Can modifier 50 be used when both sides are treated?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code. The code's unit is based on the digital nerve or nerves treated within the same digit.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. Co-surgeon and team-surgery designations 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 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.
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