CPT code 50953: Ureteroscopy, with ureteral catheterization2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Madera, CA

In Madera, CA, Medicare pays $426.43 for 50953 in the office and $284.40 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 50953 covers

A urologist passes an endoscope through an existing ureterostomy to examine the ureter and catheterize it. Irrigation, instillation, or ureteropyelography may accompany the procedure. This approach is distinct from reaching the ureter through the bladder and urethra; it uses the surgically created opening from the ureter to the body surface. It may be performed in a facility setting for evaluation or management of a ureteral problem when this access route is used.

Report the code when the documented service includes ureteroscopy through the ureterostomy and ureteral catheterization; the operative note should identify the access route and services performed. CMS applies endoscopy-family pricing when related endoscopies are performed together, so those services are not necessarily paid as separate full procedures. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. For a bilateral procedure, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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.

How Madera, CA compares for 50953

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 50953 runs from $377.87 in Arkansas to $518.92 in Alaska. Madera, CA pays $426.43. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 50953 rate is calculated

Each of 50953’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 50953

The CMS indicators that decide how 50953 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 50953

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How 50953 has changed in Madera, CA

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Where the Madera, CA rate applies

Madera, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 17 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Madera
• Ahwahnee
• Bass Lake
• Bonadelle Ranchos
• Chowchilla
• Coarsegold
• Fairmead
• La Vina

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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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