# CPT 61510: Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, supratentorial

Medicare CPT 61510 pays $2,161.37 in a non-facility setting and $2,161.37 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $1,838.34 in Wisconsin to $2,563.50 in Florida, a 39% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61510-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Neurological Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $2,161.37 |
| National facility | $2,161.37 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Florida | $2,563.50 | $2,563.50 |
| Illinois | $2,524.69 | $2,524.69 |
| Alaska | $2,521.61 | $2,521.61 |
| New York | $2,445.77 | $2,445.77 |
| District of Columbia | $2,394.15 | $2,394.15 |
| New Jersey | $2,340.54 | $2,340.54 |
| Connecticut | $2,326.72 | $2,326.72 |
| Michigan | $2,288.57 | $2,288.57 |
| West Virginia | $2,247.03 | $2,247.03 |
| Maryland | $2,238.39 | $2,238.39 |
| Massachusetts | $2,214.71 | $2,214.71 |
| Georgia | $2,212.03 | $2,212.03 |
| Washington | $2,206.84 | $2,206.84 |
| New Mexico | $2,185.21 | $2,185.21 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,184.47 | $2,184.47 |
| Puerto Rico | $2,163.13 | $2,163.13 |
| Virgin Islands | $2,163.13 | $2,163.13 |
| Montana | $2,160.53 | $2,160.53 |
| Rhode Island | $2,159.11 | $2,159.11 |
| California | $2,138.86 | $2,138.86 |
| New Hampshire | $2,138.74 | $2,138.74 |
| Colorado | $2,128.01 | $2,128.01 |
| Texas | $2,125.47 | $2,125.47 |
| Louisiana | $2,117.26 | $2,117.26 |
| Delaware | $2,114.93 | $2,114.93 |
| Ohio | $2,100.79 | $2,100.79 |
| Missouri | $2,094.23 | $2,094.23 |
| Oregon | $2,092.00 | $2,092.00 |
| Nevada | $2,091.60 | $2,091.60 |
| Hawaii | $2,084.35 | $2,084.35 |
| Arizona | $2,077.79 | $2,077.79 |
| Utah | $2,074.20 | $2,074.20 |
| Wyoming | $2,051.60 | $2,051.60 |
| Kentucky | $2,043.88 | $2,043.88 |
| South Carolina | $2,042.17 | $2,042.17 |
| Virginia | $2,024.75 | $2,024.75 |
| Oklahoma | $1,988.56 | $1,988.56 |
| Maine | $1,970.97 | $1,970.97 |
| North Carolina | $1,959.71 | $1,959.71 |
| Mississippi | $1,948.99 | $1,948.99 |
| Vermont | $1,945.46 | $1,945.46 |
| North Dakota | $1,910.59 | $1,910.59 |
| Tennessee | $1,899.00 | $1,899.00 |
| Indiana | $1,890.70 | $1,890.70 |
| Alabama | $1,886.25 | $1,886.25 |
| Minnesota | $1,885.47 | $1,885.47 |
| Kansas | $1,881.39 | $1,881.39 |
| South Dakota | $1,881.04 | $1,881.04 |
| Idaho | $1,880.07 | $1,880.07 |
| Arkansas | $1,852.95 | $1,852.95 |
| Iowa | $1,844.31 | $1,844.31 |
| Nebraska | $1,842.16 | $1,842.16 |
| Wisconsin | $1,838.34 | $1,838.34 |

## Related codes

- 61105: Twist drill hole for subdural/ventricular puncture — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61105-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61120: Burr hole(s) for ventricular puncture — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61150: Burr hole(s) with evacuation/drainage of abscess, superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61150-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61312: Craniectomy/craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma, supratentorial, extradural/subdural — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61312-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61520: Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, infratentorial/posterior fossa — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61520-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61533: Craniotomy with subdural implantation of electrodes for seizure focus — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61533-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61548: Hypophysectomy, transnasal/transseptal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61548-cpt-fee-schedule
- 61680: Surgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformation, supratentorial, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61680-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 61510 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules