CPT code 51736: Uroflowmetry, simple flow study2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Iowa

In Iowa, Medicare pays $13.41 for 51736 in the office.

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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 51736 covers

The patient voids into a flow-measuring device, which records urinary flow for clinical review. Urologists and urogynecologists commonly use the study when evaluating symptoms such as a weak stream, hesitancy, or suspected impaired bladder emptying. The service can be performed in an office or outpatient setting by the physician or trained staff, with the findings interpreted and reported by the qualified professional.

Report 51736 for the simple flow study, rather than the more involved electronic uroflowmetry represented by 51741. Documentation should identify the clinical reason for testing, the flow study performed, its results, and the interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and an unmodified claim represents the global service. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction.

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 Iowa compares for 51736

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 51736 runs from $13.08 in Arkansas to $18.40 in San Benito County, CA. Iowa pays $13.41. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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51736 rates by state

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

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How the 51736 rate is calculated

Each of 51736’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 51736

The CMS indicators that decide how 51736 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 51736

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

How 51736 has changed in Iowa

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Where the Iowa rate applies

Iowa is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1026 cities and communities in Iowa. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ackley
• Ackworth
• Adair
• Adel
• Afton
• Agency
• Ainsworth
• Akron

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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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