CPT code 50549: Renal laparoscopy, unlisted procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Nebraska

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 50549 in Nebraska.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 50549 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 50549 covers

Code 50549 represents laparoscopic surgery involving the kidney when no more specific listed laparoscopic renal procedure describes the work. Urologists may report it for a renal operation that does not fit a named procedure code. The operative report should identify the renal target, indication, laparoscopic approach, work performed, and why a listed code does not describe the service. A comparable listed renal procedure can help characterize the work for review.

Medicare assigns physician fee schedule status C: CMS publishes no national payment, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor prices each claim. The contractor also sets the global period. Standard multiple-procedure reduction applies when procedures are performed in the same session. For bilateral reporting, modifier 50 applies. Report the unlisted operation itself rather than separate units for ports or operative steps.

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 Nebraska compares for 50549

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50549 rates by state

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How the 50549 rate is calculated

Each of 50549’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 50549

The CMS indicators that decide how 50549 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 50549

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

How 50549 has changed in Nebraska

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Where the Nebraska rate applies

Nebraska is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 593 cities and communities in Nebraska. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abie
• Adams
• Agnew
• Ainsworth
• Albion
• Alda
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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