# CPT 61518: Crnec Exc Brain Tumor Infratentorial/post Fossa

Medicare CPT 61518 pays $2,685.10 in a non-facility setting and $2,685.10 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $2,271.26 in Wisconsin to $3,205.82 in Florida, a 41% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61518-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Neurological Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $2,685.10 |
| National facility | $2,685.10 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Florida | $3,205.82 | $3,205.82 |
| Illinois | $3,159.74 | $3,159.74 |
| Alaska | $3,143.46 | $3,143.46 |
| New York | $3,040.40 | $3,040.40 |
| District of Columbia | $2,966.41 | $2,966.41 |
| New Jersey | $2,902.85 | $2,902.85 |
| Connecticut | $2,890.58 | $2,890.58 |
| Michigan | $2,856.87 | $2,856.87 |
| West Virginia | $2,810.99 | $2,810.99 |
| Maryland | $2,780.05 | $2,780.05 |
| Georgia | $2,755.96 | $2,755.96 |
| Massachusetts | $2,740.12 | $2,740.12 |
| Washington | $2,728.04 | $2,728.04 |
| New Mexico | $2,725.43 | $2,725.43 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,717.34 | $2,717.34 |
| Puerto Rico | $2,686.12 | $2,686.12 |
| Virgin Islands | $2,686.12 | $2,686.12 |
| Montana | $2,684.00 | $2,684.00 |
| Rhode Island | $2,678.38 | $2,678.38 |
| New Hampshire | $2,651.11 | $2,651.11 |
| Texas | $2,640.33 | $2,640.33 |
| Louisiana | $2,637.82 | $2,637.82 |
| California | $2,635.03 | $2,635.03 |
| Colorado | $2,634.57 | $2,634.57 |
| Delaware | $2,626.27 | $2,626.27 |
| Ohio | $2,616.48 | $2,616.48 |
| Missouri | $2,607.45 | $2,607.45 |
| Nevada | $2,594.57 | $2,594.57 |
| Oregon | $2,589.10 | $2,589.10 |
| Arizona | $2,580.31 | $2,580.31 |
| Utah | $2,578.95 | $2,578.95 |
| Hawaii | $2,569.71 | $2,569.71 |
| Kentucky | $2,545.46 | $2,545.46 |
| Wyoming | $2,542.85 | $2,542.85 |
| South Carolina | $2,539.27 | $2,539.27 |
| Virginia | $2,509.99 | $2,509.99 |
| Oklahoma | $2,473.32 | $2,473.32 |
| Maine | $2,443.42 | $2,443.42 |
| North Carolina | $2,431.38 | $2,431.38 |
| Mississippi | $2,425.68 | $2,425.68 |
| Vermont | $2,406.44 | $2,406.44 |
| North Dakota | $2,360.12 | $2,360.12 |
| Tennessee | $2,355.44 | $2,355.44 |
| Alabama | $2,342.78 | $2,342.78 |
| Indiana | $2,342.64 | $2,342.64 |
| Kansas | $2,333.19 | $2,333.19 |
| Idaho | $2,329.65 | $2,329.65 |
| Minnesota | $2,324.27 | $2,324.27 |
| South Dakota | $2,321.82 | $2,321.82 |
| Arkansas | $2,301.45 | $2,301.45 |
| Iowa | $2,283.88 | $2,283.88 |
| Nebraska | $2,280.19 | $2,280.19 |
| Wisconsin | $2,271.26 | $2,271.26 |

## Related codes

- 10140: I&d Hematoma Seroma/fluid Collection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11055: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 1 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11055-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11056: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 2-4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11057: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion >4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11057-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11403: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11404: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 3.1-4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11406: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l >4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11603: Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/arm/leg 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11603-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 61518 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