Common surgery & pain management

62323 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Lumbar/caudal epidural injection with imaging guidance.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	1.76	1.76
Practice expense RVU	6.25	0.74
Malpractice RVU	0.17	0.17
Total RVUs	8.18	2.67
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$273.22	$89.18
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$274.58	$89.63

How 62323 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 62323 ranges from $241.03 in Arkansas (AR) to $369.32 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 62323 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $369.32 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $368.53 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $361.32 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $361.13 Napa (CA) $340.51 Vallejo (CA) $340.24 Seattle (WA) $322.51 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $321.30 National average $273.22 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $244.66 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $244.26 Mississippi (MS) $242.72 Arkansas (AR) $241.03

Non-facility payment for 62323 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: 000

Same-day global period: related visits on the day of the procedure are included in the payment.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 62323 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $273.22 and the facility payment is $89.18, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.

What is the work RVU for 62323?

The 2026 work RVU for 62323 is 1.76. Total RVUs are 8.18 in the non-facility setting and 2.67 in the facility setting.

Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?

Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.