CPT code 52601: TURP, electrosurgical resection2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $483.33 for 52601 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 52601 covers

A urologist performs this transurethral electrosurgical resection to remove prostate tissue obstructing urinary flow, most often for benign prostatic enlargement. The procedure is commonly performed in an operating room with endoscopic visualization; removed tissue may be sent for pathology. The service includes associated cystourethroscopy and control of postoperative bleeding when part of the TURP service.

Report 52601 for the initial electrosurgical resection, not a later procedure to remove recurrent prostate tissue. The operative report should support the indication and describe the resection performed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period are included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. 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 Arkansas compares for 52601

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 52601 runs from $483.33 in Arkansas to $680.29 in Alaska. Arkansas pays $483.33. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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52601 rates by state

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How the 52601 rate is calculated

Each of 52601’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 52601

52601 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 52601

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

How 52601 has changed in Arkansas

Price 52601 for an earlier date of service

Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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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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