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CPT 63251 — Revise spinal cord vsls thrc

CPT code 63251 (Revise spinal cord vsls thrc) carries 43.52 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 86.96 in a non-facility setting and 86.96 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $2,904.54 and $2,904.54 respectively.

43.52
Work RVU
86.96
Total RVU (non-facility)
$2,904.54
Medicare, non-facility
$2,904.54
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 63251

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU43.52Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)25.07Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)0.0Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU18.37Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)86.96Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)86.96Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 63251 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility86.96$33.40$2,904.54
Facility86.96$33.40$2,904.54

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 63251

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.

63250 · 42.76 wRVU63252 · 43.51 wRVU63285 · 37.1 wRVU63287 · 39.08 wRVU63290 · 39.8 wRVU

Questions about CPT 63251

How many work RVUs is CPT 63251?

CPT 63251 is assigned 43.52 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 63251?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 63251 pays approximately $2,904.54 in a non-facility setting and $2,904.54 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 63251?

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.