No office rate
Use 53505 for a female urethral injury. Code 53502 describes male injury repair without extensive mobilization.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
53505 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$451.38
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.
Urologic surgery
About 53505: Female urethral injury repair
Repair of an injured female urethra, reported for operative reconstruction of urethral damage rather than repair of a urethral defect.
This code describes operative repair of an injured female urethra to restore its continuity. The service is typically performed by a urologist or gynecologic surgeon in a hospital or other surgical facility. The injury may be traumatic or occur during another clinical event; the operative work is directed at repairing the urethral injury itself, not simply examining the urethra.
Report the code when the operative record supports repair of a female urethral injury. Document the injury’s location and extent, the repair performed, and any associated procedures. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 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. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon and team-surgery payment are not permitted. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this service.
CMS billing rules for 53505
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are 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
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU8.05 · 60%
- Practice expense (office) RVU4.27 · 32%
- Malpractice RVU1.05 · 8%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5272 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.
53505 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 53510 is for male urethral injury repair requiring extensive mobilization; 53505 is the female injury repair code.
No office rate
Code 53515 describes complicated male urethral injury repair. Select 53505 for repair of a female urethral injury.
No office rate
Code 53520 is for repair of a urethral defect. Code 53505 is for repair of a urethral injury.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
53505 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Austin · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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 · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$435.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$471.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$490.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$506.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$494.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$507.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$574.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$413.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$409.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$437.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$451.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$491.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$466.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$459.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$463.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$461.31
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$466.53
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$511.61
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$510.42
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$522.91
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$454.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$466.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$461.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$470.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$489.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$451.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$470.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$442.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$476.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$457.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$456.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$437.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$451.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$413.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.68
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$470.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$453.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$479.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$415.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$427.76
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$442.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$428.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$481.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$451.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$469.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$421.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$432.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$465.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$438.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$426.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$437.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$439.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$446.50
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.35
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$413.77
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$448.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$488.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$473.85
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$441.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$440.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$479.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$505.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$429.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$434.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$423.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$457.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$435.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$464.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$432.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$447.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$452.60
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$430.47
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$423.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$434.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$433.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$447.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$427.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$449.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$485.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.31
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$443.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 53505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$437.45
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
53505 · 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 / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Austin is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
- 53505 in Austin
Multiple payment areas
- 53505 in Barton Creek
- 53505 in Bee Cave
- 53505 in Briarcliff
- 53505 in Cedar Park
Multiple payment areas
- 53505 in Creedmoor
Multiple payment areas
- 53505 in Elgin
Multiple payment areas
- 53505 in Garfield
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 53505 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$496.52
$451.38 × 110% = $496.52
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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 53505 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,215
- Code
- 53505
- Physician work
- 8.05
- Practice expense
- 4.27
- Malpractice
- 1.05
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 8.05 | × 1.002 | 8.0661 |
| Practice expense | 4.27 | × 1.058 | 4.5177 |
| Malpractice | 1.05 | × 0.886 | 0.9303 |
| Total RVUs | 13.5141 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$451.38
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 8.05 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 4.27 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 1.05 | 0.886 |
(8.05 × 1.002 + 4.27 × 1.058 + 1.05 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $451.38
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
53505 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $451.38 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $451.38 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $451.38 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $451.38 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $480.76 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $480.76 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $480.76 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $480.76 | RVU25A |
53505 billing questions
How does 53505 differ from 53502?
53505 is for repair of a female urethral injury. Code 53502 describes a male urethral injury repair without extensive mobilization.
When would 53520 be considered instead?
53520 describes repair of a urethral defect, rather than repair of an injury. The operative documentation should support the condition actually treated.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant surgeon be paid for 53505?
CMS allows assistant-at-surgery payment for this code. Co-surgeon and team-surgery payment are not permitted.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
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.
6,21253460,,Revision of urethra,A,,7.56,4.07,NA,4.07,,0.99,12.62,12.62,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,21353500,,Urethrlys transvag w/ scope,A,,12.68,5.53,NA,5.53,,1.93,20.14,20.14,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,21453502,,Repair of urethra injury,A,,8.05,4.28,NA,4.28,,1.05,13.38,13.38,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,21553505,,Repair of urethra injury,A,,8.05,4.27,NA,4.27,,1.05,13.37,13.37,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,21653510,,Repair of urethra injury,A,,10.69,5.20,NA,5.20,,1.36,17.25,17.25,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,21753515,,Repair of urethra injury,A,,13.86,5.86,NA,5.86,,1.77,21.49,21.49,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,21853520,,Repair of urethra defect,A,,9.24,4.90,NA,4.90,,1.20,15.34,15.34,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858