CPT code 53665: Urethral dilation, female, complicated2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

Reports complicated urethral dilation in a female patient when the procedure involves circumstances beyond routine female urethral dilation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality92 Medicare services in 2024

In Vermont, Medicare pays $31.53 for 53665 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$31.53Hospital or facility

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 53665 nationwide

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

We’ll open 53665 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Vermont
  2. What 53665 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 53665 covers

A urologist or other qualified clinician uses urethral dilators to widen a narrowed female urethra when the dilation is complicated. The service may be performed in an office or facility setting. The record should explain the urethral problem and the circumstances that make the dilation complicated; the code is not selected simply because dilation is repeated.

Report 53665 for the complicated female procedure rather than routine female dilation, distinguishing it from initial and subsequent services in that code family. Document the indication, relevant anatomy or history, and work performed. Medicare assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, 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 Vermont compares for 53665

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 53665 runs from $30.76 in Wisconsin to $44.42 in Alaska. Vermont pays $31.53. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

53665 in Vermont vs other payment areas
  1. Vermont · this page$31.53
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$34.05+$2.52
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$35.69+$4.16
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$37.88+$6.35
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$37.16+$5.63
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$37.28+$5.75
  7. Alaska · Alaska$44.42+$12.89

Other areas in Vermont first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

53665 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$31.09
ArkansasArkansas—$30.86
ArizonaArizona—$32.47
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$32.87
Chico, CACalifornia—$32.61
El Centro, CACalifornia—$32.62
Fresno, CACalifornia—$32.61
Hanford, CACalifornia—$32.61

53665 rates by state

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53665 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

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How the 53665 rate is calculated

Each of 53665’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.

How the rate is built · 53665

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.74

0.74 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.16

0.16 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.09

0.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.9900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$33.07

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Vermont inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,226

Code
53665
Physician work
0.74
Practice expense
0.16
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

105

Locality
Vermont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.990
Malpractice
0.506
Facility calculation for 53665 in Vermont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.74× 1.0000.7400
Practice expense0.16× 0.9900.1584
Malpractice0.09× 0.5060.0455
Total RVUs0.9439
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Vermont$31.53

Facility: (0.74 × 1 + 0.16 × 0.99 + 0.09 × 0.506) × $33.4009 = $31.53

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Payment rules and modifiers for 53665

The CMS indicators that decide how 53665 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 53665

Urethral dilation, female, complicated

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

53665 without 51 · national facility

$33.07

Urethral dilation, female, complicated

53665-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$16.54

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

How 53665 has changed in Vermont

53665 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$31.53RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$31.53RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$31.53RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$31.53RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$34.60RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$34.60RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$34.60RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$34.60RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$35.78RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$35.78RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$35.78RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$35.78RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$35.19RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$36.38RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$36.38RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$36.38RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$36.38RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$37.28RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$37.28RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$37.28RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$37.28RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$37.59RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$37.59RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$37.59RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$37.59RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$38.78RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$38.78RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$38.78RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$38.78RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$39.20RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$39.20RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$39.20RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$39.20RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$39.15RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$39.15RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$39.15RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$39.15RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$39.13RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$39.13RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$39.13RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$39.13RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$38.76RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$38.76RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$38.76RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$38.76RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$39.26RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$39.26RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$39.06RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$39.06RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$38.73RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$38.73RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$38.73RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$38.73RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this settingRate data unavailableRVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this settingRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this settingRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this settingRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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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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53665 billing questions

When should 53665 be selected instead of 53660 or 53661?

Use 53665 for complicated female urethral dilation. Codes 53660 and 53661 distinguish routine female dilation by initial versus subsequent service.

Does a repeat dilation qualify as complicated?

Not by itself. The documentation should describe the circumstances that make the procedure complicated, rather than relying only on the fact that dilation was performed before.

Can modifier 50 be reported?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's global period.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed for 53665?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 53665PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,226 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VermontGPCI2026.csv, line 105 (RVU26D)

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