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CPT code 00950: Culdoscopy anesthesia, vaginal route to pelvis2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

Anesthesia for culdoscopy covers endoscopic access to the pelvic cavity through the posterior vaginal fornix for pelvic evaluation or intervention.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 00950 in Virginia.

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Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 00950 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 00950 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Virginia
  2. What 00950 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 00950 covers

Culdoscopy is an endoscopic approach into the pelvic cavity through the posterior vaginal fornix, used to inspect or access the cul-de-sac. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports anesthesia for this procedure; the procedural clinician reports the operative service separately.

Select 00950 when the operative record documents culdoscopy, rather than a nonspecific vaginal procedure (00940) or hysteroscopy or hysterosalpingography (00952). The operative report should identify culdoscopy and its route, and the anesthesia record should support anesthesia time. This code has 5 base units; Medicare payment is (base units + time units) × the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is counted in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place, from preparation until the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; conversion factors vary by locality.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Virginia compares for 00950

00950 in Virginia vs other payment areas
  1. Virginia · this pageUnavailable
  2. Los Angeles, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  3. Washington, DC area · District of ColumbiaUnavailable
  4. Miami, FL · FloridaUnavailable
  5. Chicago, IL · IllinoisUnavailable
  6. Manhattan, NY · New YorkUnavailable
  7. Alaska · AlaskaUnavailable

Other areas in Virginia first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

00950 in every other Medicare payment locality
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00950 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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00950 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

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How the 00950 rate is calculated

Each of 00950’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 00950

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 00950

00950 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · 00950

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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00950 isn’t priced in this setting.

Codes related to 00950

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 00950
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Virginia
Used instead
00940Vaginal procedure anesthesia, other vaginal proceduresFor vaginal procedures without a more specifically identified anesthesia category.No office rate
Same family
00942Vaginal and urethral anesthesia, colpotomy, repair, or open urethralA sibling code for specified vaginal procedures other than culdoscopy.No office rate
00944Vaginal hysterectomy, vaginal surgical routeAnesthesia for vaginal hysterectomy, rather than culdoscopic access.No office rate
00948Cerclage anesthesia, vaginal cervical procedureAnesthesia for cervical cerclage, a distinct vaginal procedure.No office rate
00952Hysteroscopy anesthesia, hysteroscopy or tubal imagingAnesthesia for hysteroscopy or hysterosalpingography through the cervix.No office rate

How 00950 has changed in Virginia

00950 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26D
2026-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26C
2026-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26B
2026-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26A
2025-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25D
2025-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25C
2025-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25B
2025-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25A
2024-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24D
2024-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24C
2024-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24B
2024-03-09UnavailableUnavailableRVU24AR
2024-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24A
2023-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23D
2023-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23C
2023-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23B
2023-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23A
2022-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22D
2022-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22C
2022-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22B
2022-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22A
2021-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21D
2021-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21C
2021-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21B
2021-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21A
2020-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20D
2020-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20C
2020-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20B
2020-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20A
2019-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19D
2019-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19C
2019-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19B
2019-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19A
2018-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18D
2018-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18C
2018-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18B
2018-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18AR1
2017-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17D
2017-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17C
2017-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17B
2017-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17A
2016-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU16D
2016-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU16C
2016-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU16B
2016-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU16A
2015-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU15D
2015-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU15C
2015-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU15B
2015-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU15A
2014-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU14D
2014-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU14C
2014-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU14B
2014-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU14A
2013-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU13D
2013-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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  • Abingdon
  • Accomac
  • Adwolf
  • Afton
  • Alberta
  • Aldie
  • Allison Gap

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00950 billing questions

When should I choose 00950 instead of 00940?

Use 00950 when the operative documentation identifies culdoscopy through the vaginal fornix. Code 00940 is for vaginal procedures without a more specific anesthesia category.

How is 00950 different from anesthesia for hysteroscopy?

Culdoscopy accesses the pelvic cavity through the vaginal fornix. Hysteroscopy or hysterosalpingography accesses the uterine cavity through the cervix and is represented by 00952.

What should the records show?

The operative report should identify culdoscopy and its vaginal route. The anesthesia record should document the anesthesia service and support the reported time.

How are Medicare anesthesia units calculated for 00950?

The code has 5 base units. Medicare adds time units, calculated from minutes in 15-minute units to one decimal place, then applies the anesthesia conversion factor for the payment locality.

Is the surgeon's culdoscopy included in the anesthesia claim?

No. The procedural clinician reports the culdoscopy separately; 00950 represents the anesthesia service for that procedure.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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