CPT code 50948: Ureteral reimplantation, laparoscopic, with bladder flap2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $1,071.37 for 50948 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 50948 covers

A urologist performs this operation laparoscopically to reconnect a ureter to the bladder, using a bladder flap to bridge the distance. It may be selected when a distal ureteral stricture, injury, or other defect leaves insufficient ureter for a direct reimplantation. The operation is performed in an operating room, commonly in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting.

Report this code when the operative technique includes the bladder flap, rather than a reimplantation without that flap. The operative report should identify the ureteral problem, laparoscopic approach, flap construction, and reimplantation. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed 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 North Dakota compares for 50948

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 50948 runs from $1,046.43 in Arkansas to $1,490.35 in Alaska. North Dakota pays $1,071.37. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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50948 rates by state

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

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How the 50948 rate is calculated

Each of 50948’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 50948

50948 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 50948

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

How 50948 has changed in North Dakota

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Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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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