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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

51610 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$133.10

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$58.54

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Urology procedure

About 51610: Bladder contrast injection for radiography

Reports injection of contrast into the bladder to support x-ray imaging, separate from the radiographic acquisition and interpretation.

A clinician introduces contrast into the bladder so it can be assessed on x-ray. The contrast is commonly delivered through a urinary catheter. This service may be part of a cystographic evaluation when the ordering clinician needs to assess the bladder, such as when investigating a suspected leak. Urologists and radiologists may perform the injection in a hospital, imaging department, or other procedure setting. The radiographic images and their interpretation are distinct from the injection service.

Report 51610 when the documented bladder contrast injection matches this service; the record should identify the clinical reason, the injection performed, and the associated imaging study. CMS assigns 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 other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 51610

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
Assistant at surgery
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.02 · 27%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.70 · 70%
  • Malpractice RVU0.12 · 3%

3.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2052 by national volume

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.

51610 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

51600

Bladder injection

Cystography or voiding study

$217.32

51600 describes an injection for cystography or voiding urethrocystography. Compare the documented procedure with each code's service rather than relying only on the general purpose of bladder imaging.

51605

Bladder study prep

Before contrast imaging

No office rate

51605 is identified as a bladder x-ray preparation service. Use 51610 for the injection service when that is what the record supports.

74430

Bladder imaging

Retrograde contrast

$43.42

74430 represents the radiographic cystography study, while 51610 represents the bladder contrast injection. They describe different parts of the imaging encounter.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 51610 is $119.86—$13.24 lower than the $133.10 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

51610 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $133.10

  2. Beaumont

    $119.86

    $13.24 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $126.84

    $6.26 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $127.64

    $5.46 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $126.79

    $6.31 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $127.21

    $5.89 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $129.41

    $3.69 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 51610 ranges from $113.60 in Arkansas to $170.01 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 51610

    Office

    $123.27

    Facility

    $56.39

    $9.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 51610

    Office

    $144.81

    Facility

    $61.44

    $11.71 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 51610

    Office

    $146.60

    Facility

    $63.58

    $13.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 51610

    Office

    $138.09

    Facility

    $64.72

    $4.99 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 51610

    Office

    $134.14

    Facility

    $63.31

    $1.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 51610

    Office

    $147.40

    Facility

    $65.51

    $14.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 51610

    Office

    $149.36

    Facility

    $74.30

    $16.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 51610

    Office

    $115.25

    Facility

    $53.58

    $17.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 51610

    Office

    $113.60

    Facility

    $53.06

    $19.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 51610

    Office

    $124.89

    Facility

    $56.60

    $8.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 51610

    Office

    $136.00

    Facility

    $58.76

    $2.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.66

    Facility

    $58.41

    $2.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 51610

    Office

    $157.11

    Facility

    $64.22

    $24.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 51610

    Office

    $144.12

    Facility

    $60.81

    $11.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 51610

    Office

    $136.94

    Facility

    $59.70

    $3.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 51610

    Office

    $142.33

    Facility

    $60.36

    $9.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 51610

    Office

    $141.79

    Facility

    $60.11

    $8.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 51610

    Office

    $145.12

    Facility

    $60.83

    $12.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 51610

    Office

    $166.30

    Facility

    $66.93

    $33.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 51610

    Office

    $166.17

    Facility

    $66.80

    $33.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 51610

    Office

    $170.01

    Facility

    $68.38

    $36.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 51610

    Office

    $169.45

    Facility

    $67.82

    $36.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 51610

    Office

    $139.51

    Facility

    $59.24

    $6.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 51610

    Office

    $146.50

    Facility

    $60.88

    $13.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 51610

    Office

    $142.32

    Facility

    $60.15

    $9.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 51610

    Office

    $147.98

    Facility

    $61.44

    $14.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 51610

    Office

    $156.92

    Facility

    $64.03

    $23.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 51610

    Office

    $135.64

    Facility

    $58.39

    $2.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 51610

    Office

    $133.56

    Facility

    $58.58

    $0.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 51610

    Office

    $136.73

    Facility

    $60.82

    $3.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 51610

    Office

    $126.94

    Facility

    $57.31

    $6.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 51610

    Office

    $132.67

    Facility

    $61.28

    $0.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 51610

    Office

    $126.31

    Facility

    $58.93

    $6.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 51610

    Office

    $130.61

    Facility

    $59.01

    $2.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 51610

    Office

    $119.29

    Facility

    $56.42

    $13.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 51610

    Office

    $138.93

    Facility

    $58.80

    $5.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 51610

    Office

    $118.18

    Facility

    $53.69

    $14.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 51610

    Office

    $118.93

    Facility

    $54.09

    $14.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 51610

    Office

    $125.11

    Facility

    $60.27

    $7.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 51610

    Office

    $122.67

    Facility

    $58.33

    $10.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 51610

    Office

    $134.03

    Facility

    $61.65

    $0.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 51610

    Office

    $119.62

    Facility

    $54.28

    $13.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 51610

    Office

    $117.61

    Facility

    $53.90

    $15.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 51610

    Office

    $117.91

    Facility

    $55.26

    $15.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 51610

    Office

    $123.48

    Facility

    $57.17

    $9.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 51610

    Office

    $117.72

    Facility

    $55.35

    $15.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 51610

    Office

    $146.71

    Facility

    $62.56

    $13.61 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 51610

    Office

    $132.77

    Facility

    $58.56

    $0.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 51610

    Office

    $136.34

    Facility

    $60.72

    $3.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 51610

    Office

    $129.35

    Facility

    $58.03

    $3.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 51610

    Office

    $119.53

    Facility

    $54.69

    $13.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 51610

    Office

    $125.97

    Facility

    $56.13

    $7.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 51610

    Office

    $127.85

    Facility

    $59.84

    $5.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 51610

    Office

    $120.93

    Facility

    $56.59

    $12.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 51610

    Office

    $128.05

    Facility

    $55.53

    $5.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 51610

    Office

    $122.67

    Facility

    $56.49

    $10.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 51610

    Office

    $123.94

    Facility

    $56.85

    $9.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 51610

    Office

    $115.71

    Facility

    $54.96

    $17.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 51610

    Office

    $114.68

    Facility

    $54.00

    $18.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 51610

    Office

    $128.25

    Facility

    $57.78

    $4.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 51610

    Office

    $120.77

    Facility

    $55.02

    $12.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 51610

    Office

    $125.88

    Facility

    $55.40

    $7.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 51610

    Office

    $118.82

    Facility

    $53.77

    $14.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 51610

    Office

    $131.46

    Facility

    $58.09

    $1.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 51610

    Office

    $145.11

    Facility

    $63.36

    $12.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 51610

    Office

    $138.31

    Facility

    $61.35

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 51610

    Office

    $121.58

    Facility

    $56.95

    $11.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 51610

    Office

    $127.68

    Facility

    $57.13

    $5.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 51610

    Office

    $150.92

    Facility

    $67.12

    $17.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 51610

    Office

    $139.20

    Facility

    $62.03

    $6.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 51610

    Office

    $148.62

    Facility

    $65.32

    $15.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 51610

    Office

    $122.56

    Facility

    $55.61

    $10.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 51610

    Office

    $120.45

    Facility

    $56.10

    $12.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 51610

    Office

    $117.72

    Facility

    $54.78

    $15.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 51610

    Office

    $137.79

    Facility

    $59.49

    $4.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 51610

    Office

    $126.71

    Facility

    $56.51

    $6.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 51610

    Office

    $133.34

    Facility

    $59.98

    $0.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 51610

    Office

    $120.64

    Facility

    $55.95

    $12.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 51610

    Office

    $129.19

    Facility

    $57.94

    $3.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 51610

    Office

    $131.45

    Facility

    $58.65

    $1.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 51610

    Office

    $120.80

    Facility

    $55.68

    $12.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 51610

    Office

    $125.60

    Facility

    $55.12

    $7.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 51610

    Office

    $118.20

    Facility

    $54.13

    $14.90 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 51610

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    $56.19

    $10.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 51610

    Office

    $125.55

    Facility

    $56.27

    $7.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 51610

    Office

    $129.19

    Facility

    $57.94

    $3.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 51610

    Office

    $125.38

    Facility

    $55.61

    $7.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 51610

    Office

    $132.52

    Facility

    $58.31

    $0.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 51610

    Office

    $149.70

    Facility

    $63.23

    $16.60 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 51610

    Office

    $121.70

    Facility

    $54.18

    $11.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 51610

    Office

    $118.17

    Facility

    $56.93

    $14.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 51610

    Office

    $127.22

    Facility

    $56.74

    $5.88 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

51610 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$113.60

$152.83

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$149.361
AL$115.251
AR$113.601
AZ$124.891
CA$135.64–$170.0129
CO$133.561
CT$136.731
DC$146.601
DE$126.941
FL$126.31–$138.093
GA$119.29–$130.612
GU$138.931
HI$138.931
IA$118.181
ID$118.931
IL$122.67–$134.144
IN$119.621
KS$117.611
KY$117.911
LA$117.72–$123.482
MA$132.77–$146.712
MD$129.35–$146.603
ME$119.53–$125.972
MI$120.93–$127.852
MN$128.051
MO$115.71–$123.943
MS$114.681
MT$128.251
NC$120.771
ND$125.881
NE$118.821
NH$131.461
NJ$138.31–$145.112
NM$121.581
NV$127.681
NY$122.56–$150.925
OH$120.451
OK$117.721
OR$126.71–$137.792
PA$120.64–$133.342
PR$129.191
RI$131.451
SC$120.801
SD$125.601
TN$118.201
TX$119.86–$133.108
UT$122.441
VA$125.55–$146.602
VI$129.191
VT$125.381
WA$132.52–$149.702
WI$121.701
WV$118.171
WY$127.221

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 51610 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $133.10 and the facility-setting rate is $58.54: a difference of $74.56.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$146.41

$133.10 × 110% = $146.41

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 51610 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,044

Code
51610
Physician work
1.02
Practice expense
2.70
Malpractice
0.12

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 51610 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.02× 1.0021.0220
Practice expense2.70× 1.0582.8566
Malpractice0.12× 0.8860.1063
Total RVUs3.9850
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$133.10

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.021.002
Practice expense2.71.058
Malpractice0.120.886

(1.02 × 1.002 + 2.7 × 1.058 + 0.12 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $133.10

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.021.002
Practice expense0.591.058
Malpractice0.120.886

(1.02 × 1.002 + 0.59 × 1.058 + 0.12 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $58.54

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

51610 · Office / nonfacility

$133.10

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.97 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $127.13 to $133.10 (4.7%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

    $127.13changed to$133.10

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.05 changed to 1.02
    • Practice expense RVU 2.64 changed to 2.70
    • Malpractice RVU 0.13 changed to 0.12
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $127.13

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$133.10$58.54RVU26D
2026-07-01$133.10$58.54RVU26C
2026-04-01$133.10$58.54RVU26B
2026-01-01$133.10$58.54RVU26A
2025-10-01$127.13$63.86RVU25D
2025-07-01$127.13$63.86RVU25C
2025-04-01$127.13$63.86RVU25B
2025-01-01$127.13$63.86RVU25A

51610 billing questions

How does 51610 differ from 51600?

Both involve bladder-related contrast injection for x-ray evaluation. Choose the code that matches the documented injection service; do not select 51610 based only on the fact that a cystogram was performed.

Does 51610 include the x-ray study?

The code describes the injection service, not the radiographic image acquisition or interpretation. Report the imaging service separately when it is performed and separately reportable.

Can modifier 50 be reported?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

How does the multiple-procedure rule affect payment?

For procedures performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction to the others.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted for 51610. CMS does not permit co-surgeon or team-surgery reporting.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 51610PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,044 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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