CPT code 52344: Stricture treatment, ureteral stricture, ureteroscopic2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Medicare pays $324.93 for 52344 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 52344 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 52344 covers

A urologist uses cystoscopy to access the ureter, then advances a ureteroscope or pyeloscope to directly visualize a ureteral stricture. Treatment may include dilation or an endoscopic incision, such as with a laser or electrocautery. The procedure is typically performed in a surgical facility for a narrowing that obstructs or impedes urine flow; the operative note should identify the stricture site and describe the endoscopic treatment performed.

Select this code when the treated narrowing is in the ureter and ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy is part of the procedure. Document the scope used, the location and laterality of the stricture, and the treatment method. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; 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 Puerto Rico compares for 52344

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 52344 runs from $301.01 in Arkansas to $430.30 in Alaska. Puerto Rico pays $324.93. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

Every other payment area

52344 rates by state

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

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How the 52344 rate is calculated

Each of 52344’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 52344

The CMS indicators that decide how 52344 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 52344

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

How 52344 has changed in Puerto Rico

Price 52344 for an earlier date of service

Where the Puerto Rico rate applies

Puerto Rico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 292 cities and communities in Puerto Rico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aceitunas
• Adjuntas
• Aguada
• Aguadilla
• Aguas Buenas
• Aguas Claras
• Aguilita
• Aibonito

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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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