CPT code 54300: Chordee correction2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $588.52 for 54300 nationally in a facility.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 54300 covers

This operation corrects chordee, a tethering or curvature of the penis, commonly encountered with hypospadias. A urologist typically performs the repair in an operating room, releasing or adjusting tissue to straighten the shaft; circumcision may be performed during the same operation. The service addresses penile straightening, not reconstruction of the urethral channel itself.

Select this code when the operative report supports an uncomplicated straightening procedure; use the more complex sibling when the documented repair warrants that level. Documentation should describe the curvature, operative findings, corrective steps, and any associated urethral work. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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. Assistant-at-surgery services 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 54300 pays more and less

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

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54300 rates by state

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How the 54300 rate is calculated

Each of 54300’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 54300

54300 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

54300 compared with similar codes

How to choose

54304Chordee correction

Both address penile chordee straightening. Choose 54304 when the documented repair is complicated rather than the uncomplicated service represented by 54300.

54360Penile plastic surgery

54300 is for straightening chordee; 54360 is penile plastic surgery for a different indication, not chordee correction.

54308Urethral reconstruction

54300 corrects penile curvature, while 54308 concerns reconstruction of the urethral channel.

54352Hypospadias revision

54352 describes revision of a prior hypospadias repair. Use 54300 for the current chordee straightening service, not simply because the patient has a prior repair.

Codes related to 54300

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

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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