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CPT code 57461: Cervical LEEP, colposcopy with conization2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Utah

Reports colposcopic assessment of the cervix with loop-electrode removal of a cone-shaped cervical specimen, commonly for cervical dysplasia.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality459 Medicare services in 2024

In Utah, Medicare pays $334.26 for 57461 in the office and $157.81 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$334.26Office (non-facility)
$157.81Hospital or facility
−4.3%vs the national office rate ($349.37)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 57461 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 57461 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Utah
  2. What 57461 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 57461 covers

The clinician examines the cervix under magnification, typically after applying a solution that helps identify abnormal areas, then uses a loop electrode to excise a cone-shaped portion of cervical tissue. Gynecologists commonly perform this procedure for evaluation or treatment of cervical precancer, such as high-grade cervical dysplasia, in an office or outpatient facility. The excised tissue is sent for pathologic examination.

Report this code when colposcopy and loop-electrode conization are performed together; documentation should support the colposcopic assessment and the conization, not just a small loop biopsy. The service has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care are included. When related endoscopies are performed together, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this cervical procedure. Medicare does not pay an assistant-at-surgery claim, and co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting 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 Utah compares for 57461

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 57461 runs from $308.95 in Arkansas to $448.60 in San Benito County, CA. Utah pays $334.26. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

57461 in Utah vs other payment areas
  1. Utah · this page$334.26
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$387.07+$52.81
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$396.43+$62.17
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$388.94+$54.68
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$377.20+$42.94
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$403.54+$69.28
  7. Alaska · Alaska$410.31+$76.05

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

Every other payment area

57461 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$313.45$149.21
ArkansasArkansas$308.95$147.70
ArizonaArizona$339.74$157.84
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$364.56$158.83
Chico, CACalifornia$362.88$157.14
El Centro, CACalifornia$362.98$157.24
Fresno, CACalifornia$362.88$157.14
Hanford, CACalifornia$362.88$157.14

57461 rates by state

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

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$308.95

$410.31

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57461 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$410.311
AL$313.451
AR$308.951
AZ$339.741
CA$362.88–$448.6029
CO$360.261
CT$372.581
DC$396.431
DE$345.291
FL$349.87–$388.943
GA$329.70–$357.222
GU$370.771
HI$370.771
IA$318.781
ID$321.391
IL$341.71–$377.204
IN$323.181
KS$318.531
KY$323.501
LA$323.49–$339.252
MA$358.63–$393.992
MD$351.46–$396.433
ME$324.38–$340.022
MI$333.01–$355.502
MN$341.581
MO$318.80–$338.963
MS$313.871
MT$349.331
NC$327.551
ND$337.471
NE$320.141
NH$355.801
NJ$375.81–$392.612
NM$335.331
NV$346.241
NY$332.53–$414.855
OH$330.591
OK$321.601
OR$342.55–$370.202
PA$330.41–$364.182
PR$351.471
RI$356.521
SC$329.821
SD$336.071
TN$320.281
TX$328.35–$359.948
UT$334.261
VA$339.78–$396.432
VI$351.471
VT$337.301
WA$357.58–$400.722
WI$326.361
WV$329.481
WY$344.161

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How the 57461 rate is calculated

Each of 57461’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 · 57461

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work3.34

3.34 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense6.52

6.52 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.60

0.60 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

10.4600

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$349.37

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

The exact Utah inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,496

Code
57461
Physician work
3.34
Practice expense
6.52
Malpractice
0.60

GPCI2026.csv

104

Locality
Utah
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.940
Malpractice
0.898
Office calculation for 57461 in Utah
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.34× 1.0003.3400
Practice expense6.52× 0.9406.1288
Malpractice0.60× 0.8980.5388
Total RVUs10.0076
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Utah$334.26

Office: (3.34 × 1 + 6.52 × 0.94 + 0.6 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $334.26

Facility: (3.34 × 1 + 0.9 × 0.94 + 0.6 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $157.81

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Payment rules and modifiers for 57461

The CMS indicators that decide how 57461 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 57461

Cervical LEEP, colposcopy with conization

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures3Endoscopy family rules apply.
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

57461 without 51 · national office

$349.37

Cervical LEEP, colposcopy with conization

57461-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$174.69

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

Codes related to 57461

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

Codes related to 57461
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Utah
Same family
57460Cervical LEEP biopsy, loop biopsy, not cone excisionColposcopy with loop-electrode biopsy rather than conization.$295.28
57452Colposcopy, cervix, no tissue samplingColposcopic cervical examination without the loop-electrode excision.$120.61
57454Cervical colposcopy, biopsy and endocervical curettageColposcopy with cervical biopsy and endocervical curettage.$160.03
Used instead
57522LEEP conization, loop electrode excisionLoop-electrode conization when the service is reported without the colposcopy component.$288.85

How 57461 has changed in Utah

57461 · Office / nonfacility

$334.26

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $14.83 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $319.43 to $334.26 (4.6%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $319.43changed to$334.26

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 3.43 changed to 3.34
    • Practice expense RVU 6.33 changed to 6.52
    • Malpractice RVU 0.58 changed to 0.60
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.933 changed to 0.940
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.898

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $334.63changed to$319.43

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 6.53 changed to 6.33
    • Malpractice RVU 0.57 changed to 0.58

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $329.16changed to$334.63

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $340.38changed to$329.16

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 6.62 changed to 6.53
    • Malpractice RVU 0.56 changed to 0.57
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.926 changed to 0.933
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.865 changed to 0.930

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $346.95changed to$340.38

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 6.69 changed to 6.62
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.926
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.799 changed to 0.865

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $345.74changed to$346.95

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 6.58 changed to 6.69
    • Malpractice RVU 0.54 changed to 0.56

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $338.79changed to$345.74

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 5.88 changed to 6.58
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.919
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.982 changed to 0.799

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $324.66changed to$338.79

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 5.49 changed to 5.88
    • Malpractice RVU 0.42 changed to 0.54
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.923
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.165 changed to 0.982

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $313.71changed to$324.66

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 5.16 changed to 5.49
    • Malpractice RVU 0.43 changed to 0.42

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $313.73changed to$313.71

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 5.20 changed to 5.16
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.925 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.167 changed to 1.165

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $311.48changed to$313.73

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 5.17 changed to 5.20
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.922 changed to 0.925
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.169 changed to 1.167

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $313.86changed to$311.48

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Malpractice RVU 0.46 changed to 0.43

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $312.30changed to$313.86

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $314.88changed to$312.30

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 5.14 changed to 5.17
    • Malpractice RVU 0.56 changed to 0.46
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.922
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.136 changed to 1.169

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $315.53changed to$314.88

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 5.67 changed to 5.14
    • Malpractice RVU 0.59 changed to 0.56
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.916 changed to 0.919
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.102 changed to 1.136

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $315.53

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$334.26$157.81RVU26D
2026-07-01$334.26$157.81RVU26C
2026-04-01$334.26$157.81RVU26B
2026-01-01$334.26$157.81RVU26A
2025-10-01$319.43$173.36RVU25D
2025-07-01$319.43$173.36RVU25C
2025-04-01$319.43$173.36RVU25B
2025-01-01$319.43$173.36RVU25A
2024-10-01$334.63$177.48RVU24D
2024-07-01$334.63$177.48RVU24C
2024-04-01$334.63$177.48RVU24B
2024-03-09$334.63$177.48RVU24AR
2024-01-01$329.16$174.58RVU24A
2023-10-01$340.38$178.78RVU23D
2023-07-01$340.38$178.78RVU23C
2023-04-01$340.38$178.78RVU23B
2023-01-01$340.38$178.78RVU23A
2022-10-01$346.95$179.98RVU22D
2022-07-01$346.95$179.98RVU22C
2022-04-01$346.95$179.98RVU22B
2022-01-01$346.95$179.98RVU22A
2021-10-01$345.74$181.24RVU21D
2021-07-01$345.74$181.24RVU21C
2021-04-01$345.74$181.24RVU21B
2021-01-01$345.74$181.24RVU21A
2020-10-01$338.79$190.23RVU20D
2020-07-01$338.79$190.23RVU20C
2020-04-01$338.79$190.23RVU20B
2020-01-01$338.79$190.23RVU20A
2019-10-01$324.66$189.02RVU19D
2019-07-01$324.66$189.02RVU19C
2019-04-01$324.66$189.02RVU19B
2019-01-01$324.66$189.02RVU19A
2018-10-01$313.71$190.24RVU18D
2018-07-01$313.71$190.24RVU18C
2018-04-01$313.71$190.24RVU18B
2018-01-01$313.71$190.24RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$313.73$190.90RVU17D
2017-07-01$313.73$190.90RVU17C
2017-04-01$313.73$190.90RVU17B
2017-01-01$313.73$190.90RVU17A
2016-10-01$311.48$189.66RVU16D
2016-07-01$311.48$189.66RVU16C
2016-04-01$311.48$189.66RVU16B
2016-01-01$311.48$189.66RVU16A
2015-10-01$313.86$191.61RVU15D
2015-07-01$313.86$191.61RVU15C
2015-04-01$312.30$190.65RVU15B
2015-01-01$312.30$190.65RVU15A
2014-10-01$314.88$194.71RVU14D
2014-07-01$314.88$194.71RVU14C
2014-04-01$314.88$194.71RVU14B
2014-01-01$314.88$194.71RVU14A
2013-10-01$315.53$189.00RVU13D
2013-07-01$315.53$189.00RVU13C
2013-04-01$315.53$189.00RVU13B
2013-01-01$315.53$189.00RVU13AR

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Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Alpine
  • Alta
  • Altamont
  • Alton
  • Amalga
  • American Fork
  • Aneth
  • Annabella

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57461 billing questions

How does this differ from 57460?

57461 represents loop-electrode conization, which removes a cone-shaped cervical specimen. 57460 represents loop-electrode biopsy rather than conization.

When would 57522 be considered instead?

57522 describes loop-electrode conization without the colposcopy component represented by 57461. Use the code that matches the documented service performed.

Is the colposcopic examination separately reported?

The colposcopy is part of 57461 when performed with the loop-electrode conization. Do not separately report a colposcopy code for that same examination.

Can modifier 50 be used?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this cervical procedure.

What documentation supports reporting 57461?

Document the colposcopic assessment and the loop-electrode excision of a cone-shaped cervical specimen. The note should distinguish conization from a limited loop biopsy.

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

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's 0-day global period.

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 57461PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,496 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for UtahGPCI2026.csv, line 104 (RVU26D)

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