CPT code 50545: Radical nephrectomy, laparoscopic approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $1,119.29 for 50545 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 50545 covers

A urologist typically performs this operation in a hospital operating room, using laparoscopic access to remove the kidney and surrounding perinephric tissue as a radical procedure. It is commonly used for renal cancer when the planned operation removes the whole kidney rather than preserving part of it. The operative report should establish the laparoscopic approach and the extent of tissue removed.

Select this code for the radical operation actually performed, not solely because the diagnosis is cancer. A partial kidney resection, simple nephrectomy, or operation that also removes the ureter may point to a different code. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and 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 Minnesota compares for 50545

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 50545 runs from $1,097.63 in Arkansas to $1,563.87 in Alaska. Minnesota pays $1,119.29. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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50545 rates by state

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

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How the 50545 rate is calculated

Each of 50545’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 50545

50545 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 50545

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

How 50545 has changed in Minnesota

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Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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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