CPT code 51880: Cystostomy closure, existing urinary opening2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $413.62 for 51880 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 51880 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 51880 covers

A urologist closes an existing opening between the bladder and the skin after urinary drainage through that route is no longer needed. The opening may have been created for suprapubic bladder drainage or as a vesicostomy. This service addresses closure of the established drainage opening, rather than repair of a new bladder injury. It is generally performed in an operating room or other surgical setting.

Report 51880 when the procedure is directed at closing the cystostomy. The operative note should identify the existing opening, why it is being closed, and the work performed. The service has 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 other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; 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 South Carolina compares for 51880

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 51880 runs from $392.34 in Arkansas to $549.84 in Alaska. South Carolina pays $413.62. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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51880 rates by state

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

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How the 51880 rate is calculated

Each of 51880’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 51880

51880 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 51880

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

How 51880 has changed in South Carolina

Price 51880 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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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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