CPT 61571 Incise skull for brain wound
RVU Snapshot
- Work RVU: 27.71
- PE RVU: 18.76
- MP RVU: 11.72
- Total RVU: 58.19
- Estimated Medicare payment: $1,943.60
- Global period: 90
- Assistant surgeon indicator: 2
- Co-surgeon indicator: 1
- Team surgeon indicator: 0
- Bilateral indicator: 0
- Multiple procedure indicator: 2
Coding Note
Case Builder uses this same total-RVU Medicare payment estimate and applies modifier or MPPR adjustments only at the case level.
Source: CMS PFS RVU26C July 2026 non-QPP. Educational coding support only; confirm final billing against AMA CPT, CMS MPFS, NCCI, and payer policy.