61595 Transtemporal approach/skull
Surgery
Global 90d
Also known as: transtemporal approach, translabyrinthine variant
Transtemporal approach to skull base and intracranial lesion with drilling of temporal bone for access to lateral brainstem.
Clinical Context
Provides lateral access to cerebellopontine angle and lateral brainstem. Used for acoustic neuromas and other cerebellopontine angle lesions.
RVU Breakdown
| Work RVU | 32.90 |
| Practice Expense RVU | 24.06 |
| Malpractice RVU | 8.49 |
| Total RVU | 65.45 |
Est. Medicare Payment
$2,186.03
National estimate based on 2026 CMS PFS Conversion Factor ($33.40). Actual payment varies by locality (GPCI adjustment).
Specialties
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