# CPT 63020: Laminotomy with decompression, cervical, single interspace

Medicare CPT 63020 pays $1,064.15 in a non-facility setting and $1,064.15 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $927.89 in Arkansas to $1,262.86 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/63020-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Neurological Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $1,064.15 |
| National facility | $1,064.15 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $1,262.86 | $1,262.86 |
| Florida | $1,216.06 | $1,216.06 |
| Illinois | $1,196.53 | $1,196.53 |
| New York | $1,192.84 | $1,192.84 |
| District of Columbia | $1,183.02 | $1,183.02 |
| New Jersey | $1,155.14 | $1,155.14 |
| Connecticut | $1,139.56 | $1,139.56 |
| Massachusetts | $1,104.92 | $1,104.92 |
| Washington | $1,104.64 | $1,104.64 |
| Michigan | $1,103.35 | $1,103.35 |
| Maryland | $1,100.62 | $1,100.62 |
| California | $1,085.68 | $1,085.68 |
| West Virginia | $1,077.72 | $1,077.72 |
| Georgia | $1,076.82 | $1,076.82 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,070.90 | $1,070.90 |
| Rhode Island | $1,070.05 | $1,070.05 |
| Puerto Rico | $1,066.38 | $1,066.38 |
| Virgin Islands | $1,066.38 | $1,066.38 |
| Montana | $1,063.83 | $1,063.83 |
| Colorado | $1,062.01 | $1,062.01 |
| New Hampshire | $1,061.48 | $1,061.48 |
| New Mexico | $1,061.29 | $1,061.29 |
| Hawaii | $1,054.69 | $1,054.69 |
| Texas | $1,049.01 | $1,049.01 |
| Oregon | $1,046.53 | $1,046.53 |
| Delaware | $1,045.49 | $1,045.49 |
| Nevada | $1,038.02 | $1,038.02 |
| Louisiana | $1,035.13 | $1,035.13 |
| Ohio | $1,028.93 | $1,028.93 |
| Arizona | $1,028.25 | $1,028.25 |
| Missouri | $1,027.12 | $1,027.12 |
| Wyoming | $1,022.82 | $1,022.82 |
| Utah | $1,022.76 | $1,022.76 |
| Virginia | $1,010.28 | $1,010.28 |
| South Carolina | $1,008.42 | $1,008.42 |
| Kentucky | $1,004.07 | $1,004.07 |
| Maine | $986.10 | $986.10 |
| Oklahoma | $983.81 | $983.81 |
| Vermont | $981.42 | $981.42 |
| North Carolina | $978.65 | $978.65 |
| North Dakota | $969.71 | $969.71 |
| Minnesota | $964.39 | $964.39 |
| Mississippi | $964.34 | $964.34 |
| South Dakota | $958.58 | $958.58 |
| Tennessee | $952.37 | $952.37 |
| Indiana | $951.81 | $951.81 |
| Idaho | $946.80 | $946.80 |
| Kansas | $945.02 | $945.02 |
| Alabama | $942.71 | $942.71 |
| Wisconsin | $936.51 | $936.51 |
| Nebraska | $932.96 | $932.96 |
| Iowa | $932.62 | $932.62 |
| Arkansas | $927.89 | $927.89 |

## 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 63020 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