CPT codes representative of 2023 work RVUs.
| CPT Code | Descriptor | Work RVUs |
| 22869 | Insertion of interlaminar/interspinous process stabilization/distraction device, without open decompression or fusion, including image guidance when performed, lumbar; single level | 7.03 |
| 22102 | Partial excision of posterior vertebral component (eg, spinous process, lamina, or facet) for intrinsic bony lesion, single vertebral segment; lumbar | 11.08 |
| 63030a | Laminotomy (hemilaminectomy), with decompression of nerve root(s), including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy and/or excision of herniated intervertebral disc; 1 interspace, lumbar | 12.00 |
| 63047 | Laminectomy, facetectomy, and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s], eg, spinal or lateral recess stenosis), single vertebral segment; lumbar | 15.37 |
| 63620 | Stereotactic radiosurgery (particle beam, gamma ray, or linear accelerator); 1 spinal lesion | 15.60 |
| 63005 | Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without facetectomy, foraminotomy, or discectomy (eg, spinal stenosis), 1 or 2 vertebral segments; lumbar, except for spondylolisthesis | 16.43 |
| 22630 | Arthrodesis, posterior interbody technique, including laminectomy and/or discectomy to prepare interspace (other than for decompression), single interspace; lumbar | 22.09 |
| 22612 | Arthrodesis, posterior, or posterolateral technique, single level; lumbar (with lateral transverse technique, when performed) | 23.53 |
| 22532 | Arthrodesis, lateral extracavitary technique, including minimal discectomy to prepare interspace (other than for decompression); thoracic | 25.99 |
| 22533 | Arthrodesis, lateral extracavitary technique, including minimal discectomy to prepare interspace (other than for decompression); lumbar | 24.79 |
| 22633a | Arthrodesis, combined posterior, or posterolateral technique with posterior interbody technique including laminectomy and/or discectomy sufficient to prepare interspace (other than for decompression), single interspace and segment; lumbar | 26.80 |
Abbreviations: CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; OWCP, Office of Workers' Compensation Program; RVU, relative value unit.
Note: OWCP Medical Fee Schedule—Effective Date: 9 July 2023, Last Update: 18 September 2023.8
↵a From 2018 to the latest OWCP Medical Fee Schedule update on 18 September 2023, the RVU numbers have remained unchanged for most CPT codes listed in Table 1 except for CPT Code 63030, which was reduced from 13.18 (2018) to 12.00 (2023) and CPT code 22633, which was reduced from 27.75 (2018) to 26.80 (2023).