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Billing code 50782: Ureteral reimplantationMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports ureteral reimplantation requiring extensive bladder mobilization, including a psoas hitch, to connect the ureter to the bladder without undue tension.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $963.28 for 50782 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 50782

Ureteral reimplantation

Work RVUs
19.17
Total RVUs
28.84
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$963.28

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 50782 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 50782 covers

A urologist uses this code when reconnecting a ureter to the bladder requires extensive bladder mobilization, including hitching the bladder toward the psoas muscle. The added reach can help create a tension-free connection after distal ureteral loss or damage, such as from an injury, stricture, or excision. The operation is generally performed in a hospital or other surgical facility; pediatric urologists may also perform it for selected congenital or reflux-related conditions.

Report the code when the operative work supports this more extensive reimplantation rather than a direct ureter-to-bladder connection. Documentation should identify the indication, affected side, ureteral work, and bladder mobilization or hitch performed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are reduced to 50%. For bilateral work, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; 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 50782 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

50782 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$897.31
Alaska*Unavailable$1,261.85
ArizonaUnavailable$943.91
ArkansasUnavailable$889.25
AtlantaUnavailable$985.69
AustinUnavailable$969.05
BakersfieldUnavailable$966.11
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$1,010.69
BeaumontUnavailable$935.79
BrazoriaUnavailable$948.02

50782 rates by state

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

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50782 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 50782 rate is calculated

Each of 50782’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 · 50782

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work19.17

19.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense7.19

7.19 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice2.48

2.48 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

28.8400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$963.28

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 50782

50782 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 50782

Ureteral reimplantation

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)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 · 50782

Ureteral reimplantation

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 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

50782 without 50 · national facility

$963.28

Ureteral reimplantation

50782-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$1,444.92

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

50782 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

  • 50782

    Ureteral reimplantation19.17 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50780

    Ureter reimplantation19.45 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50783

    Ureteral reimplantation20.18 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50785

    Ureteral reimplantation21.67 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 50760

    Ureter repair19.57 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

50780Ureter reimplantation
Use 50780 for direct ureter-to-bladder anastomosis. 50782 represents the more extensive bladder mobilization, including a psoas hitch.
50783Ureteral reimplantation
50783 represents ureteral reimplantation with creation of a bladder flap; 50782 represents extensive bladder dissection, including a psoas hitch.
50785Ureteral reimplantation
50785 is the sibling code for reimplantation involving extensive ureteral tailoring. 50782 is distinguished by the extensive bladder dissection and psoas hitch.
50760Ureter repair
50760 joins one ureter to another. Choose 50782 when the ureter is reimplanted into the bladder with extensive bladder mobilization.

Codes related to 50782

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

Codes related to 50782
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
50780Ureter reimplantationDirect ureter-to-bladder anastomosis without the extensive bladder dissection represented by 50782.No office rate
50783Ureteral reimplantationSibling reimplantation code for a reconstruction using creation of a bladder flap.No office rate
50785Ureteral reimplantationSibling reimplantation code for cases requiring extensive ureteral tailoring.No office rate
Used instead
50760Ureter repairConnects ureter to ureter rather than reimplanting the ureter into the bladder.No office rate

50782 billing questions

How is 50782 distinguished from 50780?

50782 describes reimplantation requiring extensive bladder dissection, including a psoas hitch. 50780 is the direct ureter-to-bladder anastomosis without that additional extent.

When is a psoas hitch part of the coded service?

Report 50782 when the surgeon mobilizes the bladder and hitches it toward the psoas as part of the extensive ureteral reimplantation. The operative report should describe the added mobilization and reconstruction.

Can the ureteral reimplantation be billed with other procedures?

Other procedures performed in the same session may be separately reportable when supported by the operative work. Medicare applies its multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%.

How is bilateral reimplantation reported?

For bilateral work, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

What postoperative care is included?

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

May an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

CMS permits payment for an assistant at surgery and permits co-surgeons for this code. 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 50782PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,985 (RVU26D)

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