CPT code 49322: Laparoscopic aspiration, cyst or cavity2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $377.90 for 49322 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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

What 49322 covers

A surgeon uses a laparoscope and instruments inserted through small abdominal incisions to aspirate fluid from a cavity or cyst. Gynecologic surgeons commonly perform the procedure for an ovarian cyst; other surgeons may use it for another suitable abdominal or pelvic cystic space. The code covers aspiration of one or multiple cysts or cavities during the procedure, rather than a separate service for each one.

Choose this code when the operative report documents laparoscopic aspiration, the treated site, and the procedure performed. It differs from laparoscopic biopsy, which obtains tissue rather than aspirating a cyst or cavity. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. 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 Connecticut compares for 49322

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 49322 runs from $316.56 in Arkansas to $439.25 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $377.90. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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49322 rates by state

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How the 49322 rate is calculated

Each of 49322’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 49322

49322 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 49322

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

How 49322 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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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