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CPT code 50783: Ureteral reimplantation, extensive tailoring and flap2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports ureteral reimplantation requiring extensive ureteral tailoring and a bladder flap, commonly to reconstruct a distal ureteral defect.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities34 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,008.04 for 50783 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 50783

Ureteral reimplantation, extensive tailoring and flap

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
20.18
Total RVUs
30.18
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$1,008.04

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 50783 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 50783 covers

A urologist reconnects a ureter to the bladder after reconstructing the ureter and creating a bladder flap to bridge the distance. This open reconstructive operation may be used for a significant distal ureteral defect or stricture when the remaining ureter cannot reach the bladder without additional reconstruction. It is performed in an operating room, generally in a hospital facility.

Report this code when the operative note supports both extensive ureteral tailoring and bladder-flap reconstruction, not simply a routine ureter-to-bladder connection. Document the affected side, the ureteral defect or disease, and the reconstructive steps. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral work, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made, and co-surgeons are permitted; team-surgery payment 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.

Where 50783 pays more and less

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

109 of 109 payment localities

50783 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$939.45
AlaskaUnavailable$1,322.13
ArizonaUnavailable$987.87
ArkansasUnavailable$931.07
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$1,031.47
Austin, TXUnavailable$1,013.82
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$1,010.62
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$1,057.45
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$979.63
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$992.10

50783 rates by state

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

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50783 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 50783 rate is calculated

Each of 50783’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.

How the rate is built · 50783

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work20.18

20.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense7.40

7.40 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice2.60

2.60 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

30.1800

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,008.04

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 50783

50783 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 50783

Ureteral reimplantation, extensive tailoring and flap

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)2Permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.08/0.83/0.09Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 50783

Ureteral reimplantation, extensive tailoring and flap

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

50783 without 50 · national facility

$1,008.04

Ureteral reimplantation, extensive tailoring and flap

50783-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$1,512.06

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

50783 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 50783

    Ureteral reimplantation, extensive tailoring and flap20.18 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50780

    Ureter reimplantation, direct bladder anastomosis19.45 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50782

    Ureteral reimplantation, extensive bladder dissection19.17 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50760

    Ureter repair, ureteroureterostomy19.57 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

50780Ureter reimplantationDirect bladder anastomosis
50780 describes a more straightforward ureteral reimplantation. Choose 50783 when extensive tailoring and bladder-flap reconstruction are documented.
50782Ureteral reimplantationExtensive bladder dissection
50782 is the related extensive-tailoring option; 50783 additionally identifies reconstruction using a bladder flap.
50760Ureter repairUreteroureterostomy
50760 connects one ureter to another. This code reconnects the ureter to the bladder using extensive tailoring and a bladder flap.

Codes related to 50783

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

Codes related to 50783
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
50780Ureter reimplantation, direct bladder anastomosisRoutine ureter-to-bladder reimplantation without this code's extensive tailoring and flap reconstruction.No office rate
50782Ureteral reimplantation, extensive bladder dissectionSibling reimplantation code for extensive ureteral tailoring.No office rate
50785Ureteral reimplantation, with psoas hitchRelated ureter-to-bladder reconstruction code with a distinct reconstructive technique.No office rate
Used instead
50760Ureter repair, ureteroureterostomyJoins ureter to ureter rather than reconstructing the ureteral connection to the bladder.No office rate

50783 billing questions

When should this code be chosen over 50780?

Use 50783 when the operative report documents extensive ureteral tailoring and bladder-flap reconstruction. A straightforward reimplantation without those added reconstructive steps points to 50780.

How does this differ from 50782?

Both involve more than a routine reimplantation, but 50783 is distinguished by bladder-flap reconstruction along with extensive ureteral tailoring. Select based on the documented technique.

Can both ureters be reported?

For bilateral surgery, CMS identifies modifier 50 and pays the bilateral procedure at 150%. The operative documentation should establish that the qualifying reconstruction was performed on both sides.

Are related postoperative visits separately reported?

The 90-day global period includes related postoperative care for 90 days and the day-before preoperative visit. The reimplantation and its integral operative work are represented by the surgical service.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made, and co-surgeons are permitted. CMS does not permit team-surgery payment for this code.

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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