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Billing code 50760: Ureter repairMedicare rate & RVUs

Ureteroureterostomy reconnects separated or resected ureteral ends and is reported when the surgeon restores continuity between segments of the same ureter.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities219 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,027.08 for 50760 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 50760

Ureter repair

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Work RVUs
19.57
Total RVUs
30.75
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$1,027.08

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 50760 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 50760 covers

A urologist performs ureteroureterostomy to join healthy ends of the same ureter, commonly after removing a short diseased or injured segment or repairing a ureteral injury. The reconstruction may be needed for a stricture or damage that leaves a gap not suitable for direct repair. The operation is generally performed in a surgical facility; it is not an office-based ureteral procedure. The defining feature is an anastomosis between ureteral segments, rather than an attachment to the bladder or renal pelvis.

Report the procedure when the operative documentation supports reconnection of ureteral ends. The record should identify the affected ureter, the reason for reconstruction, the segments joined, and any additional procedures performed in the same session. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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.

Where 50760 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

50760 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$946.13
Alaska*Unavailable$1,321.18
ArizonaUnavailable$1,002.97
ArkansasUnavailable$936.28
AtlantaUnavailable$1,055.53
AustinUnavailable$1,030.97
BakersfieldUnavailable$1,021.34
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$1,082.98
BeaumontUnavailable$995.58
BrazoriaUnavailable$1,005.55

50760 rates by state

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

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50760 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

How the 50760 rate is calculated

Each of 50760’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 · 50760

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 19.57Practice expense 7.86Malpractice 3.32

30.7500 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$1,027.08

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Payment rules and modifiers for 50760

50760 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 50760

Ureter repair

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)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
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 · 50760

Ureter repair

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.

  • 24 Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79 Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58 Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78 Unplanned 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 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

50760 without 50 · national facility

$1,027.08

Ureter repair

50760-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$1,540.62

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

50760 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

50760 vs 50700 vs 50770 vs 50780 vs 50740: national Medicare rates

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  • 50760
    Ureter repair · 19.57 wRVU
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  • 50700
    Ureter repair · 16.27 wRVU
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  • 50770
    Ureteral anastomosis · 20.69 wRVU
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  • 50780
    Ureter reimplantation · 19.45 wRVU
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  • 50740
    Pyeloplasty · 19.57 wRVU
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How to choose

50700Ureter repair
Use 50760 when the surgeon joins ureteral ends. Use 50700 for plastic repair of the ureter when the documented work is not a ureter-to-ureter anastomosis.
50770Ureteral anastomosis
50760 reconnects segments of the same ureter. 50770 describes a transureteral connection involving the other ureter.
50780Ureter reimplantation
50760 joins ureter to ureter; 50780 joins the ureter to the bladder.
50740Pyeloplasty
50760 joins ureteral segments, while 50740 connects the ureter to the renal pelvis.

Codes related to 50760

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

Codes related to 50760
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
50700Ureter repairUreteroplasty is a plastic repair rather than ureter-to-ureter anastomosis.No office rate
50740PyeloplastyConnects a ureter to the renal pelvis instead of to another ureteral segment.No office rate
50770Ureteral anastomosisUsed for a transureteral connection between ureters rather than reconnection of the same ureter.No office rate
50780Ureter reimplantationConnects a ureter to the bladder when the reconstruction is a ureteral reimplantation.No office rate
50782Ureteral reimplantationA ureteral reimplantation option for a different reconstructive anatomy.No office rate

50760 billing questions

How is 50760 different from ureteral reimplantation?

50760 joins ureteral segments to each other. Ureteral reimplantation, such as 50780, connects the ureter to the bladder.

When is 50760 preferable to ureteroplasty?

Report 50760 when the repair creates an anastomosis between ureteral ends. Ureteroplasty, 50700, describes a plastic repair of the ureter rather than that ureter-to-ureter connection.

What documentation supports 50760?

The operative report should establish that the surgeon joined segments of the same ureter and explain the defect or condition requiring reconstruction. It should also identify the side and any separately performed procedures.

Can 50760 be reported bilaterally?

Yes. The CMS bilateral rule specifies modifier 50, with payment at 150%.

How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative visits?

The day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90 are included in the global period.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid for 50760?

An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is 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 50760PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,982 (RVU26D)

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