CPT code 52276: Urethral stricture treatment, direct-vision incision2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $253.51 for 52276 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 52276 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 52276 covers

A urologist passes a cystourethroscope through the urethra and directly visualizes a scarred, narrowed segment before incising it to open the lumen. This procedure is commonly performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center for urethral stricture disease; the operative report should identify the stricture and describe the incision performed.

Select 52276 when the surgeon treats the narrowing by incision under direct vision, rather than by dilation alone or a meatotomy for narrowing at the urethral opening. Document the stricture location, endoscopic findings, and technique. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When related endoscopies are performed together, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and 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 Washington, DC area compares for 52276

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 52276 runs from $216.36 in Arkansas to $308.76 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $253.51. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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52276 rates by state

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How the 52276 rate is calculated

Each of 52276’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 52276

The CMS indicators that decide how 52276 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 52276

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

How 52276 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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