# CPT 61548: Hypophysectomy, transnasal/transseptal approach

Medicare CPT 61548 pays $1,487.01 in a non-facility setting and $1,487.01 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $1,280.45 in Wisconsin to $1,775.56 in Alaska, a 39% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61548-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Neurological Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $1,487.01 |
| National facility | $1,487.01 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $1,775.56 | $1,775.56 |
| Florida | $1,744.96 | $1,744.96 |
| Illinois | $1,721.09 | $1,721.09 |
| New York | $1,673.09 | $1,673.09 |
| District of Columbia | $1,639.70 | $1,639.70 |
| New Jersey | $1,605.88 | $1,605.88 |
| Connecticut | $1,594.15 | $1,594.15 |
| Michigan | $1,569.64 | $1,569.64 |
| West Virginia | $1,544.16 | $1,544.16 |
| Maryland | $1,537.24 | $1,537.24 |
| Massachusetts | $1,522.50 | $1,522.50 |
| Georgia | $1,520.46 | $1,520.46 |
| Washington | $1,517.52 | $1,517.52 |
| New Mexico | $1,503.70 | $1,503.70 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,503.23 | $1,503.23 |
| Puerto Rico | $1,487.95 | $1,487.95 |
| Virgin Islands | $1,487.95 | $1,487.95 |
| Rhode Island | $1,487.23 | $1,487.23 |
| Montana | $1,486.47 | $1,486.47 |
| California | $1,473.68 | $1,473.68 |
| New Hampshire | $1,471.80 | $1,471.80 |
| Colorado | $1,465.93 | $1,465.93 |
| Texas | $1,464.88 | $1,464.88 |
| Louisiana | $1,460.17 | $1,460.17 |
| Delaware | $1,458.00 | $1,458.00 |
| Ohio | $1,449.60 | $1,449.60 |
| Missouri | $1,445.31 | $1,445.31 |
| Oregon | $1,442.54 | $1,442.54 |
| Nevada | $1,442.23 | $1,442.23 |
| Hawaii | $1,435.29 | $1,435.29 |
| Arizona | $1,433.90 | $1,433.90 |
| Utah | $1,432.08 | $1,432.08 |
| Wyoming | $1,416.58 | $1,416.58 |
| Kentucky | $1,413.49 | $1,413.49 |
| South Carolina | $1,411.80 | $1,411.80 |
| Virginia | $1,399.64 | $1,399.64 |
| Oklahoma | $1,377.93 | $1,377.93 |
| Maine | $1,365.59 | $1,365.59 |
| North Carolina | $1,358.74 | $1,358.74 |
| Mississippi | $1,353.07 | $1,353.07 |
| Vermont | $1,348.64 | $1,348.64 |
| North Dakota | $1,326.10 | $1,326.10 |
| Tennessee | $1,320.19 | $1,320.19 |
| Indiana | $1,314.57 | $1,314.57 |
| Alabama | $1,312.58 | $1,312.58 |
| Minnesota | $1,309.50 | $1,309.50 |
| Kansas | $1,308.98 | $1,308.98 |
| Idaho | $1,307.86 | $1,307.86 |
| South Dakota | $1,307.14 | $1,307.14 |
| Arkansas | $1,291.49 | $1,291.49 |
| Iowa | $1,285.00 | $1,285.00 |
| Nebraska | $1,283.49 | $1,283.49 |
| Wisconsin | $1,280.45 | $1,280.45 |

## 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
- 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
- 61680: Surgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformation, supratentorial, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61680-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 61548 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