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CPT 63250 — Revise spinal cord vsls crvl

CPT code 63250 (Revise spinal cord vsls crvl) carries 42.76 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 84.86 in a non-facility setting and 84.86 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $2,834.40 and $2,834.40 respectively.

42.76
Work RVU
84.86
Total RVU (non-facility)
$2,834.40
Medicare, non-facility
$2,834.40
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 63250

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU42.76Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)24.05Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)0.0Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU18.05Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)84.86Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)84.86Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 63250 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility84.86$33.40$2,834.40
Facility84.86$33.40$2,834.40

These are national amounts. Actual payment is adjusted by the Geographic Practice Cost Index for your locality — check yours with the GPCI lookup.

Billing rules for CPT 63250

Global period
90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.
Multiple procedure reduction
Subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction (100%/50%/50%…).
Bilateral surgery
Bilateral adjustment does not apply.
Assistant surgeon
Permitted.
Co-surgeon
Not permitted.
Team surgery
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.

Related codes

Codes in the same CMS family, with their work RVU values.

63251 · 43.52 wRVU63252 · 43.51 wRVU63285 · 37.1 wRVU63287 · 39.08 wRVU63290 · 39.8 wRVU

Questions about CPT 63250

How many work RVUs is CPT 63250?

CPT 63250 is assigned 42.76 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 63250?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 63250 pays approximately $2,834.40 in a non-facility setting and $2,834.40 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 63250?

90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.

RVU values reflect the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (conversion factor $33.40). Payment figures are national and unadjusted for geography. Verify against the official fee schedule before using for billing.