# CPT 61520: Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, infratentorial/posterior fossa

Medicare CPT 61520 pays $3,499.08 in a non-facility setting and $3,499.08 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $2,970.59 in Wisconsin to $4,171.78 in Alaska, a 40% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61520-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Neurological Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $3,499.08 |
| National facility | $3,499.08 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $4,171.78 | $4,171.78 |
| Florida | $4,171.57 | $4,171.57 |
| Illinois | $4,118.26 | $4,118.26 |
| New York | $3,949.31 | $3,949.31 |
| District of Columbia | $3,845.43 | $3,845.43 |
| New Jersey | $3,770.71 | $3,770.71 |
| Connecticut | $3,756.58 | $3,756.58 |
| Michigan | $3,730.32 | $3,730.32 |
| West Virginia | $3,681.63 | $3,681.63 |
| Maryland | $3,617.70 | $3,617.70 |
| Georgia | $3,597.90 | $3,597.90 |
| New Mexico | $3,563.78 | $3,563.78 |
| Massachusetts | $3,556.62 | $3,556.62 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,545.48 | $3,545.48 |
| Washington | $3,539.05 | $3,539.05 |
| Puerto Rico | $3,498.73 | $3,498.73 |
| Virgin Islands | $3,498.73 | $3,498.73 |
| Montana | $3,497.66 | $3,497.66 |
| Rhode Island | $3,488.82 | $3,488.82 |
| Louisiana | $3,451.15 | $3,451.15 |
| New Hampshire | $3,448.94 | $3,448.94 |
| Texas | $3,444.55 | $3,444.55 |
| Colorado | $3,426.24 | $3,426.24 |
| Delaware | $3,425.76 | $3,425.76 |
| Ohio | $3,423.57 | $3,423.57 |
| California | $3,413.06 | $3,413.06 |
| Missouri | $3,411.19 | $3,411.19 |
| Nevada | $3,381.93 | $3,381.93 |
| Utah | $3,370.98 | $3,370.98 |
| Oregon | $3,368.35 | $3,368.35 |
| Arizona | $3,368.34 | $3,368.34 |
| Kentucky | $3,335.42 | $3,335.42 |
| Hawaii | $3,329.20 | $3,329.20 |
| South Carolina | $3,322.11 | $3,322.11 |
| Wyoming | $3,315.23 | $3,315.23 |
| Virginia | $3,275.33 | $3,275.33 |
| Oklahoma | $3,241.58 | $3,241.58 |
| Maine | $3,193.46 | $3,193.46 |
| Mississippi | $3,184.85 | $3,184.85 |
| North Carolina | $3,181.31 | $3,181.31 |
| Vermont | $3,140.44 | $3,140.44 |
| Tennessee | $3,086.80 | $3,086.80 |
| North Dakota | $3,079.06 | $3,079.06 |
| Alabama | $3,075.59 | $3,075.59 |
| Indiana | $3,067.53 | $3,067.53 |
| Kansas | $3,058.80 | $3,058.80 |
| Idaho | $3,051.81 | $3,051.81 |
| South Dakota | $3,029.57 | $3,029.57 |
| Minnesota | $3,028.34 | $3,028.34 |
| Arkansas | $3,024.60 | $3,024.60 |
| Iowa | $2,993.40 | $2,993.40 |
| Nebraska | $2,987.43 | $2,987.43 |
| Wisconsin | $2,970.59 | $2,970.59 |

## 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
- 61510: Craniectomy for excision of brain tumor, supratentorial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61510-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 61520 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