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CPT code 57513: Cervical laser, laser ablation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Santa Clara County, CA

Report cervical laser surgery when a gynecologist uses laser energy to ablate targeted abnormal cervical tissue, commonly for cervical dysplasia.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality57 Medicare services in 2024

In Santa Clara County, CA, Medicare pays $250.27 for 57513 in the office and $155.87 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$250.27Office (non-facility)
$155.87Hospital or facility
+27.4%vs the national office rate ($196.40)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 57513 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 57513 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Santa Clara County, CA
  2. What 57513 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 57513 covers

A gynecologist typically performs this procedure in an office or outpatient setting to destroy a visible area of abnormal cervical tissue with laser energy. A common clinical situation is treatment of cervical dysplasia after diagnostic evaluation. Because the laser ablates tissue rather than removing a cone-shaped specimen, this approach differs from excisional treatment when tissue is needed for examination.

Select this code when the documented treatment is laser surgery of the cervix, not cautery or cryocautery. The record should identify the cervical finding, treatment method, and area treated. Medicare includes related postoperative visits for 10 days in the procedure’s global period. When multiple procedures are performed 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 for this cervical procedure. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, 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 Santa Clara County, CA compares for 57513

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 57513 runs from $173.75 in Arkansas to $251.85 in San Benito County, CA. Santa Clara County, CA pays $250.27. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

57513 in Santa Clara County, CA vs other payment areas
  1. Santa Clara County, CA · this page$250.27
  2. Bakersfield, CA · California$204.83−$45.44
  3. Chico, CA · California$203.88−$46.39
  4. El Centro, CA · California$203.94−$46.33
  5. Fresno, CA · California$203.88−$46.39
  6. Hanford, CA · California$203.88−$46.39
  7. Los Angeles, CA · California$217.43−$32.84

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

Every other payment area

57513 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Madera, CACalifornia$203.88$132.13
Merced, CACalifornia$203.88$132.13
Modesto, CACalifornia$203.88$132.13
Napa, CACalifornia$233.47$147.19
Oxnard, CACalifornia$216.02$138.64
Redding, CACalifornia$203.88$132.13
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia$203.88$132.13
Riverside, CACalifornia$207.54$135.79

57513 rates by state

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

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$173.75

$230.93

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57513 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$230.931
AL$176.271
AR$173.751
AZ$190.991
CA$203.88–$251.8529
CO$202.451
CT$209.411
DC$222.751
DE$194.111
FL$196.76–$218.753
GA$185.45–$200.822
GU$208.271
HI$208.271
IA$179.221
ID$180.691
IL$192.21–$212.164
IN$181.681
KS$179.091
KY$181.941
LA$181.94–$190.772
MA$201.55–$221.342
MD$197.56–$222.753
ME$182.38–$191.112
MI$187.28–$199.932
MN$191.931
MO$179.32–$190.583
MS$176.531
MT$196.371
NC$184.151
ND$189.651
NE$179.971
NH$199.961
NJ$211.22–$220.622
NM$188.591
NV$194.621
NY$186.95–$233.175
OH$185.911
OK$180.861
OR$192.54–$208.002
PA$185.80–$204.722
PR$197.561
RI$200.391
SC$185.451
SD$188.861
TN$180.081
TX$184.65–$202.288
UT$187.941
VA$190.99–$222.752
VI$197.561
VT$189.571
WA$200.95–$225.092
WI$183.431
WV$185.361
WY$193.441

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How the 57513 rate is calculated

Each of 57513’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 · 57513

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.90

1.90 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense3.64

3.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.34

0.34 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

5.8800

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$196.40

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

The exact Santa Clara County, CA inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,502

Code
57513
Physician work
1.90
Practice expense
3.64
Malpractice
0.34

GPCI2026.csv

28

Locality
Santa Clara County, CA
Physician work
1.110
Practice expense
1.442
Malpractice
0.397
Office calculation for 57513 in Santa Clara County, CA
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.90× 1.1102.1090
Practice expense3.64× 1.4425.2489
Malpractice0.34× 0.3970.1350
Total RVUs7.4929
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Santa Clara County, CA$250.27

Office: (1.9 × 1.11 + 3.64 × 1.442 + 0.34 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $250.27

Facility: (1.9 × 1.11 + 1.68 × 1.442 + 0.34 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $155.87

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Payment rules and modifiers for 57513

57513 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 57513

Cervical laser, laser ablation

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period010Minor procedure: the day of the procedure plus 10 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)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.80/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 57513

Cervical laser, laser ablation

10-day global period ends

Oct 11, 2026

Covers Oct 1, 2026 through Oct 11, 2026 (11 days).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

After the global period ends: visits and procedures are billed normally.

SurgeryVisit
Sep 28, 2026Oct 14, 2026

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

57513 without 51 · national office

$196.40

Cervical laser, laser ablation

57513-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$98.20

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 57513

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

Codes related to 57513
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Santa Clara County, CA
Used instead
57510Cervical cautery, noncryo, nonlaser methodCervical cauterization is a different method for treating cervical tissue.$203.62
57511Cervical ablation, cryotherapy techniqueCryocautery treats cervical tissue using freezing rather than laser energy.$241.12
57520Cervical cone, non-loop excisionCervical conization removes a tissue specimen rather than ablating the target.$447.65
57522LEEP conization, loop electrode excisionLoop-electrode conization excises cervical tissue rather than ablating it with laser.$371.44

How 57513 has changed in Santa Clara County, CA

57513 · Office / nonfacility

$250.27

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.37 lower than on 2025-10-01, moving from $251.64 to $250.27 (0.5%).

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

    $251.64changed to$250.27

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.95 changed to 1.90
    • Practice expense RVU 3.83 changed to 3.64
    • Malpractice RVU 0.33 changed to 0.34
    • Work GPCI 1.100 changed to 1.110
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.435 changed to 1.442
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.420 changed to 0.397

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $264.70changed to$251.64

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 3.95 changed to 3.83

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $260.38changed to$264.70

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $266.49changed to$260.38

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 3.97 changed to 3.95
    • Malpractice RVU 0.31 changed to 0.33
    • Work GPCI 1.098 changed to 1.100
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.409 changed to 1.435
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.417 changed to 0.420

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $269.51changed to$266.49

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 3.99 changed to 3.97
    • Malpractice RVU 0.32 changed to 0.31
    • Work GPCI 1.096 changed to 1.098
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.383 changed to 1.409
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.414 changed to 0.417

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $250.36changed to$269.51

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 3.55 changed to 3.99
    • Malpractice RVU 0.31 changed to 0.32

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $220.45changed to$250.36

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 2.82 changed to 3.55
    • Work GPCI 1.089 changed to 1.096
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.369 changed to 1.383
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.401 changed to 0.414

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $195.12changed to$220.45

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 2.35 changed to 2.82
    • Work GPCI 1.083 changed to 1.089
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.354 changed to 1.369
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.388 changed to 0.401

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $173.66changed to$195.12

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 1.92 changed to 2.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.29 changed to 0.31

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $171.68changed to$173.66

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 1.89 changed to 1.92
    • Malpractice RVU 0.28 changed to 0.29
    • Work GPCI 1.086 changed to 1.083
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.351 changed to 1.354
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.402 changed to 0.388

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $170.80changed to$171.68

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 1.88 changed to 1.89
    • Work GPCI 1.088 changed to 1.086
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.347 changed to 1.351
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.416 changed to 0.402

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $172.05changed to$170.80

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 1.89 changed to 1.88
    • Malpractice RVU 0.29 changed to 0.28

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $171.20changed to$172.05

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $171.37changed to$171.20

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 1.88 changed to 1.89
    • Malpractice RVU 0.32 changed to 0.29
    • Work GPCI 1.083 changed to 1.088
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.342 changed to 1.347
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.466 changed to 0.416

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $170.50changed to$171.37

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 2.05 changed to 1.88
    • Malpractice RVU 0.33 changed to 0.32
    • Work GPCI 1.077 changed to 1.083
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.337 changed to 1.342
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.516 changed to 0.466

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. October 1, 2013

    RVU13D

    No ratechanged to$170.50

  17. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$250.27$155.87RVU26D
2026-07-01$250.27$155.87RVU26C
2026-04-01$250.27$155.87RVU26B
2026-01-01$250.27$155.87RVU26A
2025-10-01$251.64$173.66RVU25D
2025-07-01$251.64$173.66RVU25C
2025-04-01$251.64$173.66RVU25B
2025-01-01$251.64$173.66RVU25A
2024-10-01$264.70$179.67RVU24D
2024-07-01$264.70$179.67RVU24C
2024-04-01$264.70$179.67RVU24B
2024-03-09$264.70$179.67RVU24AR
2024-01-01$260.38$176.74RVU24A
2023-10-01$266.49$180.07RVU23D
2023-07-01$266.49$180.07RVU23C
2023-04-01$266.49$180.07RVU23B
2023-01-01$266.49$180.07RVU23A
2022-10-01$269.51$180.01RVU22D
2022-07-01$269.51$180.01RVU22C
2022-04-01$269.51$180.01RVU22B
2022-01-01$269.51$180.01RVU22A
2021-10-01$250.36$175.57RVU21D
2021-07-01$250.36$175.57RVU21C
2021-04-01$250.36$175.57RVU21B
2021-01-01$250.36$175.57RVU21A
2020-10-01$220.45$169.56RVU20D
2020-07-01$220.45$169.56RVU20C
2020-04-01$220.45$169.56RVU20B
2020-01-01$220.45$169.56RVU20A
2019-10-01$195.12$164.86RVU19D
2019-07-01$195.12$164.86RVU19C
2019-04-01$195.12$164.86RVU19B
2019-01-01$195.12$164.86RVU19A
2018-10-01$173.66$157.58RVU18D
2018-07-01$173.66$157.58RVU18C
2018-04-01$173.66$157.58RVU18B
2018-01-01$173.66$157.58RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$171.68$157.13RVU17D
2017-07-01$171.68$157.13RVU17C
2017-04-01$171.68$157.13RVU17B
2017-01-01$171.68$157.13RVU17A
2016-10-01$170.80$156.33RVU16D
2016-07-01$170.80$156.33RVU16C
2016-04-01$170.80$156.33RVU16B
2016-01-01$170.80$156.33RVU16A
2015-10-01$172.05$157.53RVU15D
2015-07-01$172.05$157.53RVU15C
2015-04-01$171.20$156.75RVU15B
2015-01-01$171.20$156.75RVU15A
2014-10-01$171.37$156.95RVU14D
2014-07-01$171.37$156.95RVU14C
2014-04-01$171.37$156.95RVU14B
2014-01-01$171.37$156.95RVU14A
2013-10-01$170.50$155.49RVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Santa Clara County, CA rate applies

Santa Clara County, 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.

  • San Jose
  • Santa Clara
  • Sunnyvale
  • Alum Rock
  • Burbank
  • Cambrian Park
  • Campbell
  • Cupertino

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57513 billing questions

How does this differ from cervical cauterization or cryocautery?

Use 57513 when laser energy is the documented treatment method. Cervical cauterization and cryocautery are reported with their respective codes when those methods are used.

When would conization be a better fit?

Conization removes a cone-shaped tissue specimen, while laser ablation destroys targeted tissue. Choose the service that matches the procedure actually performed and documented.

Are related postoperative visits separately reported?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in this procedure.

Can modifier 50 be reported?

No. Bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this cervical procedure.

How are other procedures performed in the same session paid?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures in the same session are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and 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

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RVUs for 57513PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,502 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Santa Clara County, CAGPCI2026.csv, line 28 (RVU26D)

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