CPT code 50750: Ureteral reconstruction, connection to renal pelvis2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $1,030.42 for 50750 nationally in a facility.

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

What 50750 covers

Code 50750 represents reconstructive surgery that creates a drainage connection from the ureter into the renal pelvis. Urologists use it when the required reconstruction terminates in the pelvis, such as in selected repairs of ureteropelvic-junction obstruction. The operation is generally performed in an operating room; the defining feature is the anatomy of the connection.

Choose this code based on the documented anastomosis site, not simply the presence of ureteral narrowing: a connection to a renal calyx, another ureter, or the bladder points to a different reconstruction. The operative report should identify the affected side, indication, relevant anatomy, and completed connection. CMS assigns a 90-day major-surgery global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For same-session procedures, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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.

Where 50750 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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50750 rates by state

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How the 50750 rate is calculated

Each of 50750’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 50750

50750 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

50750 compared with similar codes

How to choose

50740PyeloplastyStandard complexity

Use 50750 when the ureter is connected to the renal pelvis. Code 50740 is for a connection to a renal calyx.

50760Ureter repairUreteroureterostomy

Code 50760 joins ureteral segments to each other; 50750 connects the ureter to the renal pelvis.

50780Ureter reimplantationDirect bladder anastomosis

Code 50780 describes ureteral implantation into the bladder. Code 50750 ends the reconstruction at the renal pelvis.

50700Ureter repairPlastic reconstruction

Code 50700 covers ureteral repair rather than the specific ureter-to-renal-pelvis reconstruction reported with 50750.

Codes related to 50750

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

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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