CPT 63048 Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve roots [eg, spinal or lateral recess stenosis]), single vertebral segment; each additional segment, cervical, thoracic, or lumbar
RVU Snapshot
- Work RVU: 3.38
- PE RVU: 1.13
- MP RVU: 1.10
- Total RVU: 5.61
- Estimated Medicare payment: $187.38
- Global period: ZZZ
- Assistant surgeon indicator: 2
- Co-surgeon indicator: 2
- Team surgeon indicator: 0
- Bilateral indicator: 0
- Multiple procedure indicator: 0
Coding Note
Case Builder uses this same total-RVU Medicare payment estimate and applies modifier or MPPR adjustments only at the case level.
Sources: RVU values from CMS PFS RVU26C July 2026 non-QPP. Indicator metadata from CMS PFS RVU26C July 2026 non-QPP. Educational coding support only; confirm final billing against AMA CPT, CMS MPFS, NCCI, and payer policy.