CPT code 52332: Ureteral stent, indwelling stent placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $364.13 for 52332 in the office and $133.32 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 52332 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 52332 covers

A urologist places an indwelling stent through the urethra and bladder, advancing it into the ureter so urine can drain from the kidney to the bladder. The stent may be used when a ureter is obstructed or swollen, or after endoscopic treatment of a ureteral or renal stone. The service is commonly performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center; office use is less frequent.

Report 52332 when the documented service includes placement of the indwelling stent, not merely cystoscopic inspection or stent removal. The operative note should identify the side, reason for placement, and placement details. When a related endoscopy is performed in the same session, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. For bilateral placement, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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 Vermont compares for 52332

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 52332 runs from $329.01 in Arkansas to $496.12 in San Benito County, CA. Vermont pays $364.13. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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52332 rates by state

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

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How the 52332 rate is calculated

Each of 52332’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 52332

The CMS indicators that decide how 52332 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 52332

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

How 52332 has changed in Vermont

Price 52332 for an earlier date of service

Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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