CPT code 57285: Paravaginal repair, vaginal approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

Reports vaginal reconstruction of a lateral vaginal support defect, commonly performed for prolapse caused by detachment of the vaginal wall from its pelvic support.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality815 Medicare services in 2024

In Virginia, Medicare pays $593.30 for 57285 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$593.30Hospital 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.

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On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Virginia
  2. What 57285 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 57285 covers

A urogynecologist, gynecologist, or pelvic reconstructive surgeon uses a vaginal route to restore support where the lateral vaginal wall has separated from its pelvic attachment. The repair may address an associated cystocele when that correction is part of the same operation. It is typically performed in a facility operating room for vaginal prolapse caused by a paravaginal defect.

Choose this code when the operative report documents repair of the lateral support defect through the vagina, rather than a central anterior wall repair or an abdominal approach. The note should identify the defect, route, and repair performed. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; team surgery is not. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

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 Virginia compares for 57285

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 57285 runs from $559.64 in Arkansas to $786.59 in Alaska. Virginia pays $593.30. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

57285 in Virginia vs other payment areas
  1. Virginia · this page$593.30
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$640.86+$47.56
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$673.40+$80.10
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$719.06+$125.76
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$700.61+$107.31
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$704.41+$111.11
  7. Alaska · Alaska$786.59+$193.29

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

Every other payment area

57285 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$565.66
ArkansasArkansas—$559.64
ArizonaArizona—$600.39
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$613.95
Chico, CACalifornia—$608.56
El Centro, CACalifornia—$608.88
Fresno, CACalifornia—$608.56
Hanford, CACalifornia—$608.56

57285 rates by state

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57285 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 57285 rate is calculated

Each of 57285’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 · 57285

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work11.31

11.31 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense5.20

5.20 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.90

1.90 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

18.4100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$614.91

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

The exact Virginia inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,466

Code
57285
Physician work
11.31
Practice expense
5.20
Malpractice
1.90

GPCI2026.csv

106

Locality
Virginia
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.983
Malpractice
0.706
Facility calculation for 57285 in Virginia
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work11.31× 1.00011.3100
Practice expense5.20× 0.9835.1116
Malpractice1.90× 0.7061.3414
Total RVUs17.7630
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Virginia$593.30

Facility: (11.31 × 1 + 5.2 × 0.983 + 1.9 × 0.706) × $33.4009 = $593.30

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Payment rules and modifiers for 57285

57285 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 57285

Paravaginal repair, vaginal approach

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are 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)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)2Permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.08/0.83/0.09Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 57285

Paravaginal repair, vaginal approach

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

57285 without 51 · national facility

$614.91

Paravaginal repair, vaginal approach

57285-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$307.46

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 57285 has changed in Virginia

57285 · 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$593.30RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$593.30RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$593.30RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$593.30RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$657.30RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$657.30RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$657.30RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$657.30RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$676.67RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$676.67RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$676.67RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$676.67RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$665.63RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$690.95RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$690.95RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$690.95RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$690.95RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$706.74RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$706.74RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$706.74RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$706.74RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$704.72RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$704.72RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$704.72RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$704.72RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$709.40RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$709.40RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$709.40RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$709.40RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$687.19RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$687.19RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$687.19RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$687.19RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$679.34RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$679.34RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$679.34RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$679.34RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$677.44RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$677.44RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$677.44RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$677.44RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$670.85RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$670.85RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$670.85RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$670.85RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$674.69RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$674.69RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$671.34RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$671.34RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$678.68RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$678.68RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$678.68RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$678.68RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$660.15RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$660.15RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$660.15RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$660.15RVU13AR

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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  • Allison Gap

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57285 billing questions

How does this differ from 57284?

Both address a paravaginal support defect, but 57285 uses a vaginal route. Code 57284 is the open abdominal approach.

Can 57240 also be reported for a cystocele?

A cystocele corrected as part of the paravaginal repair is included in this service. Do not separately report 57240 for the same repair work; document any distinct, separately performed anterior wall repair clearly.

Can mesh insertion be reported with this repair?

When qualifying mesh or another prosthesis is inserted for the pelvic floor defect, 57267 is the related add-on code. The operative note should support the insertion and site.

Should modifier 50 be used for bilateral repair?

No. The code's anatomy and descriptor make modifier 50 inappropriate.

How are assistant and co-surgeon services treated?

CMS permits payment for an assistant at surgery and for co-surgeons. Team surgery is not permitted for this code.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the preoperative visit on the day before surgery and 90 days of related postoperative care.

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 57285PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,466 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VirginiaGPCI2026.csv, line 106 (RVU26D)

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