CPT code 50329: Graft reconstruction, ureteral reconstruction2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Iowa

In Iowa, Medicare pays $143.73 for 50329 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 50329 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 50329 covers

A transplant surgeon performs this work on the donor kidney outside the recipient’s body, before the graft is implanted. The service addresses reconstruction of the graft’s ureter; it is distinct from preparing the kidney’s surrounding tissues or reconstructing its artery or vein. It is generally part of the operative work surrounding a kidney transplant, rather than a procedure performed on the recipient’s native ureter.

Report 50329 when the operative record supports actual reconstruction of the donor graft’s ureter, not merely routine graft preparation. Documentation should identify the ureteral work performed and distinguish it from any preparation or reconstruction of other graft structures. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies a 50% reduction to the others.

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 Iowa compares for 50329

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 50329 runs from $142.38 in Wisconsin to $206.35 in Alaska. Iowa pays $143.73. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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50329 rates by state

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

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How the 50329 rate is calculated

Each of 50329’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 50329

The CMS indicators that decide how 50329 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 50329

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

How 50329 has changed in Iowa

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Where the Iowa rate applies

Iowa is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1026 cities and communities in Iowa. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ackley
• Ackworth
• Adair
• Adel
• Afton
• Agency
• Ainsworth
• Akron

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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.

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