CPT code 59076: Fetal shunt, ultrasound-guided placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in El Centro, CA

In El Centro, CA, Medicare pays $432.15 for 59076 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 59076 covers

A maternal-fetal medicine specialist or other qualified fetal interventionist places a shunt through the maternal abdomen and uterus into a fetal fluid space, positioning it to drain into the amniotic cavity. Examples include a pleuroamniotic shunt for fetal hydrothorax or a vesicoamniotic shunt for obstructive urinary tract disease. The service is performed under ultrasound guidance, commonly in a specialized fetal therapy setting.

Report the placement when a shunt is inserted; needle aspiration of fluid without shunt placement is a different service. Documentation should identify the fetal condition and target space, the shunt placement, and ultrasound guidance. The procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 El Centro, CA compares for 59076

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 59076 runs from $394.79 in Wisconsin to $609.57 in Miami, FL. El Centro, CA pays $432.15. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 59076 rate is calculated

Each of 59076’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 59076

The CMS indicators that decide how 59076 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 59076

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

How 59076 has changed in El Centro, CA

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Where the El Centro, CA rate applies

El Centro, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• El Centro
• Bombay Beach
• Brawley
• Calexico
• Calipatria
• Desert Shores
• El Centro Naval Air Facility
• Heber

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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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