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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

51702 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$67.94

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$22.71

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 51702: Temporary indwelling bladder catheter placement

Reports placement of a temporary indwelling bladder catheter, such as a Foley, when ongoing bladder drainage is needed for retention or another clinical indication.

A clinician places a temporary indwelling catheter through the urethra into the bladder and leaves it in place to drain urine. A common clinical situation is acute urinary retention; placement may also be needed when ongoing bladder drainage or urine-output monitoring is part of care. The service is performed in settings such as an office, emergency department, or hospital. The defining feature is that the catheter remains in the bladder for continued drainage, rather than being inserted briefly and removed after emptying the bladder.

Report the service when the record supports the need for an indwelling catheter and its placement. Document the clinical indication and that the catheter was left in place. Choose a non-indwelling catheterization code when the catheter is removed after drainage, and a complex catheterization code when the placement meets that code’s complexity criteria. CMS assigns this procedure a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 51702

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 RVU0.49 · 25%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.40 · 71%
  • Malpractice RVU0.07 · 4%

230K

Medicare services in 2024 · #357 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.

51702 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

51701

Bladder catheterization

In-and-out catheter

$46.74

51702 describes placement of a catheter left in place for ongoing drainage. 51701 describes non-indwelling catheterization, with removal after drainage.

51703

Bladder catheter

Complicated insertion

$159.50

51703 is for complex catheterization. Use 51702 for temporary indwelling placement when the documented circumstances do not meet the complex code’s criteria.

51705

Catheter exchange

Simple cystostomy tube change

$104.74

51705 concerns changing an existing cystostomy tube. 51702 concerns placing a temporary indwelling bladder catheter, typically through the urethra.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 51702 is $61.09—$6.85 lower than the $67.94 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

51702 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $67.94

  2. Beaumont

    $61.09

    $6.85 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $64.66

    $3.28 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $65.09

    $2.85 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $64.66

    $3.28 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $64.87

    $3.07 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $66.15

    $1.79 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, 51702 ranges from $57.74 in Arkansas to $86.85 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 · 51702

    Office

    $62.85

    Facility

    $22.28

    $5.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 51702

    Office

    $73.91

    Facility

    $23.33

    $5.97 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 51702

    Office

    $74.94

    Facility

    $24.57

    $7.00 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 51702

    Office

    $70.96

    Facility

    $26.45

    $3.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 51702

    Office

    $68.84

    Facility

    $25.88

    $0.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 51702

    Office

    $75.46

    Facility

    $25.78

    $7.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 51702

    Office

    $75.64

    Facility

    $30.11

    $7.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 51702

    Office

    $58.61

    Facility

    $21.20

    $9.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 51702

    Office

    $57.74

    Facility

    $21.01

    $10.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 51702

    Office

    $63.68

    Facility

    $22.25

    $4.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.35

    Facility

    $22.49

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.16

    Facility

    $22.30

    $1.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 51702

    Office

    $80.22

    Facility

    $23.87

    $12.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 51702

    Office

    $73.55

    Facility

    $23.02

    $5.61 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.91

    Facility

    $23.05

    $1.97 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 51702

    Office

    $72.59

    Facility

    $22.87

    $4.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 51702

    Office

    $72.32

    Facility

    $22.77

    $4.38 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 51702

    Office

    $74.05

    Facility

    $22.92

    $6.11 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 51702

    Office

    $84.93

    Facility

    $24.65

    $16.99 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 51702

    Office

    $84.85

    Facility

    $24.57

    $16.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 51702

    Office

    $86.85

    Facility

    $25.20

    $18.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 51702

    Office

    $86.52

    Facility

    $24.87

    $18.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 51702

    Office

    $71.16

    Facility

    $22.46

    $3.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 51702

    Office

    $74.78

    Facility

    $22.83

    $6.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 51702

    Office

    $72.60

    Facility

    $22.75

    $4.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 51702

    Office

    $75.53

    Facility

    $23.03

    $7.59 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 51702

    Office

    $80.10

    Facility

    $23.75

    $12.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 51702

    Office

    $69.15

    Facility

    $22.29

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 51702

    Office

    $68.14

    Facility

    $22.65

    $0.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 51702

    Office

    $69.88

    Facility

    $23.84

    $1.94 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 51702

    Office

    $64.75

    Facility

    $22.51

    $3.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 51702

    Office

    $67.96

    Facility

    $24.65

    $0.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 51702

    Office

    $64.58

    Facility

    $23.71

    $3.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 51702

    Office

    $66.73

    Facility

    $23.30

    $1.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 51702

    Office

    $60.86

    Facility

    $22.73

    $7.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 51702

    Office

    $70.89

    Facility

    $22.28

    $2.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 51702

    Office

    $60.08

    Facility

    $20.96

    $7.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 51702

    Office

    $60.49

    Facility

    $21.16

    $7.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 51702

    Office

    $64.10

    Facility

    $24.76

    $3.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 51702

    Office

    $62.71

    Facility

    $23.68

    $5.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 51702

    Office

    $68.65

    Facility

    $24.74

    $0.71 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 51702

    Office

    $60.85

    Facility

    $21.22

    $7.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 51702

    Office

    $59.82

    Facility

    $21.17

    $8.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 51702

    Office

    $60.08

    Facility

    $22.07

    $7.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 51702

    Office

    $63.02

    Facility

    $22.79

    $4.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 51702

    Office

    $59.99

    Facility

    $22.15

    $7.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 51702

    Office

    $74.95

    Facility

    $23.90

    $7.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 51702

    Office

    $67.73

    Facility

    $22.71

    $0.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 51702

    Office

    $69.70

    Facility

    $23.82

    $1.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 51702

    Office

    $66.00

    Facility

    $22.73

    $1.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 51702

    Office

    $60.84

    Facility

    $21.51

    $7.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 51702

    Office

    $64.18

    Facility

    $21.81

    $3.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 51702

    Office

    $65.43

    Facility

    $24.18

    $2.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 51702

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $22.67

    $6.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 51702

    Office

    $65.18

    Facility

    $21.18

    $2.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 51702

    Office

    $62.56

    Facility

    $22.41

    $5.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 51702

    Office

    $63.23

    Facility

    $22.52

    $4.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 51702

    Office

    $58.95

    Facility

    $22.10

    $8.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 51702

    Office

    $58.36

    Facility

    $21.55

    $9.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 51702

    Office

    $65.46

    Facility

    $22.71

    $2.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 51702

    Office

    $61.49

    Facility

    $21.60

    $6.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 51702

    Office

    $64.08

    Facility

    $21.32

    $3.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 51702

    Office

    $60.41

    Facility

    $20.95

    $7.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 51702

    Office

    $67.09

    Facility

    $22.58

    $0.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 51702

    Office

    $74.14

    Facility

    $24.54

    $6.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 51702

    Office

    $70.65

    Facility

    $23.96

    $2.71 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 51702

    Office

    $62.05

    Facility

    $22.85

    $5.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 51702

    Office

    $65.12

    Facility

    $22.33

    $2.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 51702

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    $26.52

    $9.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 51702

    Office

    $71.14

    Facility

    $24.32

    $3.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 51702

    Office

    $76.06

    Facility

    $25.52

    $8.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 51702

    Office

    $62.43

    Facility

    $21.82

    $5.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 51702

    Office

    $61.42

    Facility

    $22.38

    $6.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 51702

    Office

    $59.94

    Facility

    $21.76

    $8.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 51702

    Office

    $70.32

    Facility

    $22.82

    $2.38 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 51702

    Office

    $64.58

    Facility

    $22.00

    $3.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 51702

    Office

    $68.13

    Facility

    $23.62

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 51702

    Office

    $61.50

    Facility

    $22.26

    $6.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 51702

    Office

    $65.95

    Facility

    $22.72

    $1.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 51702

    Office

    $67.07

    Facility

    $22.90

    $0.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 51702

    Office

    $61.56

    Facility

    $22.06

    $6.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 51702

    Office

    $63.91

    Facility

    $21.16

    $4.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 51702

    Office

    $60.13

    Facility

    $21.27

    $7.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 51702

    Office

    $62.42

    Facility

    $22.23

    $5.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 51702

    Office

    $63.98

    Facility

    $21.96

    $3.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 51702

    Office

    $65.95

    Facility

    $22.72

    $1.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 51702

    Office

    $63.84

    Facility

    $21.52

    $4.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 51702

    Office

    $67.60

    Facility

    $22.58

    $0.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 51702

    Office

    $76.47

    Facility

    $24.01

    $8.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 51702

    Office

    $61.88

    Facility

    $20.93

    $6.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 51702

    Office

    $60.35

    Facility

    $23.20

    $7.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 51702

    Office

    $64.86

    Facility

    $22.10

    $3.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

51702 · 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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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$75.641
AL$58.611
AR$57.741
AZ$63.681
CA$69.15–$86.8529
CO$68.141
CT$69.881
DC$74.941
DE$64.751
FL$64.58–$70.963
GA$60.86–$66.732
GU$70.891
HI$70.891
IA$60.081
ID$60.491
IL$62.71–$68.844
IN$60.851
KS$59.821
KY$60.081
LA$59.99–$63.022
MA$67.73–$74.952
MD$66.00–$74.943
ME$60.84–$64.182
MI$61.70–$65.432
MN$65.181
MO$58.95–$63.233
MS$58.361
MT$65.461
NC$61.491
ND$64.081
NE$60.411
NH$67.091
NJ$70.65–$74.142
NM$62.051
NV$65.121
NY$62.43–$77.355
OH$61.421
OK$59.941
OR$64.58–$70.322
PA$61.50–$68.132
PR$65.951
RI$67.071
SC$61.561
SD$63.911
TN$60.131
TX$61.09–$67.948
UT$62.421
VA$63.98–$74.942
VI$65.951
VT$63.841
WA$67.60–$76.472
WI$61.881
WV$60.351
WY$64.861

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 51702 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $67.94 and the facility-setting rate is $22.71: a difference of $45.23.

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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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 51702 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$74.73

$67.94 × 110% = $74.73

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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 51702 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,047

Code
51702
Physician work
0.49
Practice expense
1.40
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 51702 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.49× 1.0020.4910
Practice expense1.40× 1.0581.4812
Malpractice0.07× 0.8860.0620
Total RVUs2.0342
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$67.94

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.491.002
Practice expense1.41.058
Malpractice0.070.886

(0.49 × 1.002 + 1.4 × 1.058 + 0.07 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $67.94

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.491.002
Practice expense0.121.058
Malpractice0.070.886

(0.49 × 1.002 + 0.12 × 1.058 + 0.07 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $22.71

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

51702 · Office / nonfacility

$67.94

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.30 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $61.64 to $67.94 (10.2%).

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

    $61.64changed to$67.94

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.50 changed to 0.49
    • Practice expense RVU 1.30 changed to 1.40
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.07
    • 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: $61.64

    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$67.94$22.71RVU26D
2026-07-01$67.94$22.71RVU26C
2026-04-01$67.94$22.71RVU26B
2026-01-01$67.94$22.71RVU26A
2025-10-01$61.64$24.08RVU25D
2025-07-01$61.64$24.08RVU25C
2025-04-01$61.64$24.08RVU25B
2025-01-01$61.64$24.08RVU25A

51702 billing questions

How is this different from 51701?

51702 is for a catheter left in the bladder for ongoing drainage. 51701 is used for non-indwelling catheterization, where the catheter is removed after drainage.

When should 51703 be considered instead?

Use 51703 when catheter placement meets the criteria for complex catheterization, rather than routine temporary indwelling placement. The note should support the circumstances that made the placement complex.

What documentation supports 51702?

Document the clinical reason for bladder drainage and that an indwelling catheter was placed and left in the bladder. Retention is a common indication.

Can modifier 50 be reported?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this service, so modifier 50 should not be used.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect payment?

When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the remaining procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in this code’s 0-day global period.

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 51702PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,047 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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