CPT code 51555: Partial cystectomy, complicated procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arizona

In Arizona, Medicare pays $1,105.94 for 51555 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 51555 covers

A urologist reports this service when surgery removes part of the bladder in a complicated partial cystectomy, such as resection of a localized bladder tumor that requires a technically involved bladder-wall removal. The operation is generally performed in a hospital operating room. The operative report should establish that the surgeon removed only part of the bladder and explain the complexity of the resection; the diagnosis alone does not distinguish this service from a simpler partial cystectomy.

Select this code based on the documented procedure and complexity, not merely the presence or size of a tumor. When the operation includes ureteral reimplantation, compare the code for partial cystectomy with that additional feature. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; 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 Arizona compares for 51555

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 51555 runs from $1,040.76 in Arkansas to $1,477.66 in Alaska. Arizona pays $1,105.94. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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51555 rates by state

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

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How the 51555 rate is calculated

Each of 51555’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 51555

51555 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 51

Codes related to 51555

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

How 51555 has changed in Arizona

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Where the Arizona rate applies

Arizona is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 467 cities and communities in Arizona. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aguila
• Ajo
• Ak Chin
• Ak-Chin Village
• Alamo Lake
• Ali Chuk
• Ali Chukson
• Ali Molina

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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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