CPT code 38572: Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy, pelvic dissection plus para-aortic sampling2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $825.48 for 38572 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 38572 nationwide

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

What 38572 covers

A surgeon uses a laparoscope to remove pelvic lymph nodes on both sides and sample para-aortic nodes. The procedure is commonly performed by a gynecologic oncologist during laparoscopic staging or treatment of gynecologic malignancy, such as endometrial or cervical cancer. The operative report should make clear the pelvic dissection and para-aortic sampling performed; a limited node biopsy alone is a different service.

Report this code when the documented laparoscopic work includes both bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy and para-aortic sampling. The code is priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. CMS permits payment for an assistant at surgery and co-surgeons; team surgery is not permitted.

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 Montana compares for 38572

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 38572 runs from $747.33 in Arkansas to $1,050.20 in Alaska. Montana pays $825.48. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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38572 rates by state

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How the 38572 rate is calculated

Each of 38572’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 38572

38572 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 38572

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

How 38572 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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