CPT code 50434: Catheter conversion, nephrostomy to nephroureteral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $768.00 for 50434 in the office and $156.89 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 50434 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 50434 covers

An interventional radiologist or other qualified physician uses an existing percutaneous kidney access to redirect a nephrostomy catheter through the ureter, typically positioning its distal end in the bladder. This changes the drainage route from a catheter confined to the kidney to one that traverses the ureter. Fluoroscopic or other imaging guidance and a contrast study of the collecting system or ureter may be part of the procedure.

Report 50434 when an existing nephrostomy catheter is converted; documentation should identify the prior access and catheter, the route established, and the final catheter position. Imaging guidance, associated radiological supervision and interpretation, and a nephrostogram or ureterogram when performed are included. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. For bilateral conversion, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Alabama compares for 50434

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 50434 runs from $755.63 in Arkansas to $1,194.46 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $768.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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50434 rates by state

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

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How the 50434 rate is calculated

Each of 50434’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 50434

The CMS indicators that decide how 50434 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 50434

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

How 50434 has changed in Alabama

Price 50434 for an earlier date of service

Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abanda
• Abbeville
• Adamsville
• Addison
• Akron
• Alabaster
• Albertville
• Alexander City

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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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