# CPT 62287: Percutaneous nucleotomy/discectomy, lumbar

Medicare CPT 62287 pays $533.75 in a non-facility setting and $533.75 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $490.33 in Arkansas to $683.67 in Alaska, a 39% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/62287-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $533.75 |
| National facility | $533.75 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $683.67 | $683.67 |
| District of Columbia | $589.33 | $589.33 |
| New York | $582.46 | $582.46 |
| New Jersey | $577.17 | $577.17 |
| California | $567.19 | $567.19 |
| Washington | $564.85 | $564.85 |
| Florida | $563.82 | $563.82 |
| Massachusetts | $562.31 | $562.31 |
| Connecticut | $561.78 | $561.78 |
| Illinois | $556.32 | $556.32 |
| Maryland | $548.62 | $548.62 |
| Hawaii | $548.22 | $548.22 |
| Colorado | $543.43 | $543.43 |
| Rhode Island | $542.76 | $542.76 |
| Oregon | $538.33 | $538.33 |
| New Hampshire | $538.11 | $538.11 |
| Puerto Rico | $535.49 | $535.49 |
| Virgin Islands | $535.49 | $535.49 |
| Pennsylvania | $534.48 | $534.48 |
| Michigan | $534.14 | $534.14 |
| Montana | $533.68 | $533.68 |
| Georgia | $531.05 | $531.05 |
| Texas | $530.08 | $530.08 |
| Delaware | $529.70 | $529.70 |
| Nevada | $528.76 | $528.76 |
| Wyoming | $525.67 | $525.67 |
| New Mexico | $523.30 | $523.30 |
| Arizona | $523.04 | $523.04 |
| Virginia | $521.20 | $521.20 |
| West Virginia | $520.79 | $520.79 |
| Utah | $518.51 | $518.51 |
| Louisiana | $517.72 | $517.72 |
| Minnesota | $517.71 | $517.71 |
| Missouri | $516.71 | $516.71 |
| Ohio | $516.50 | $516.50 |
| Vermont | $516.39 | $516.39 |
| North Dakota | $515.30 | $515.30 |
| South Carolina | $513.81 | $513.81 |
| Maine | $513.20 | $513.20 |
| South Dakota | $513.12 | $513.12 |
| North Carolina | $509.06 | $509.06 |
| Kentucky | $508.79 | $508.79 |
| Oklahoma | $505.30 | $505.30 |
| Wisconsin | $503.81 | $503.81 |
| Indiana | $503.10 | $503.10 |
| Idaho | $501.29 | $501.29 |
| Tennessee | $501.07 | $501.07 |
| Kansas | $499.04 | $499.04 |
| Nebraska | $498.94 | $498.94 |
| Iowa | $497.92 | $497.92 |
| Mississippi | $497.69 | $497.69 |
| Alabama | $495.13 | $495.13 |
| Arkansas | $490.33 | $490.33 |

## 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
- 61548: Hypophysectomy, transnasal/transseptal approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/61548-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 62287 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