CPT code 57150: Vaginal infection treatment, irrigation or medication2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Merced, CA

In Merced, CA, Medicare pays $55.60 for 57150 in the office and $21.92 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 57150 covers

An ob-gyn or other qualified clinician uses vaginal irrigation, applies a topical medicament, or performs both to manage an active vaginal infection such as vaginitis. The service is typically performed in an office or outpatient setting; it concerns treatment within the vagina, not tissue sampling or placement of a support device.

Report 57150 when the documented treatment includes irrigation and/or intravaginal medication for infection, rather than an examination alone. Record the infection being treated, the method used, and the medication when applied. Medicare assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When another procedure subject to multiple-procedure reduction is performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this vaginal service. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for it, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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 Merced, CA compares for 57150

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 57150 runs from $47.12 in Arkansas to $69.03 in San Benito County, CA. Merced, CA pays $55.60. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 57150 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 57150

The CMS indicators that decide how 57150 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 57150

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How 57150 has changed in Merced, CA

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Where the Merced, CA rate applies

Merced, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Merced
• Atwater
• Ballico
• Bear Creek
• Cressey
• Delhi
• Dos Palos
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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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