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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

57500 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$156.69

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$69.05

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.

Gynecology

About 57500: Cervical tissue biopsy

Reports tissue sampling or local excision of a cervical lesion, commonly performed for evaluation of an abnormal screening result or visible cervical finding.

A gynecologist or other qualified clinician removes cervical tissue for examination, often after an abnormal Pap or HPV result or when a visible cervical lesion needs evaluation. The service may involve one or multiple samples from the cervix, or local removal of a lesion; it is commonly performed in an office using a speculum and biopsy instrument. The tissue is submitted for pathology. Sampling from the endocervical canal with a curette is a different service.

Report 57500 for the cervical tissue biopsy or local lesion excision, documenting the site and procedure performed. One reporting covers single or multiple cervical biopsy samples in the same service. A 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 57500

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 RVU1.17 · 26%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.15 · 70%
  • Malpractice RVU0.21 · 5%

6.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1752 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.

57500 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

57505

Cervical sampling

Endocervical canal

$154.23

Use 57500 for cervical tissue biopsy or local lesion excision. Use 57505 when the specimen is obtained by curettage from the endocervical canal.

57455

Cervical biopsy

Colposcopy-guided biopsy

$164.63

This colposcopy service includes cervical biopsy. Do not separately report 57500 for biopsy already included in the colposcopy service.

57520

Cervical cone

Non-loop excision

$369.26

57520 is for cervical conization, a more extensive excisional procedure. Use 57500 for a cervical biopsy or local lesion excision rather than a cone procedure.

57510

Cervical cautery

Noncryo, nonlaser method

$167.74

57510 describes cauterization of the cervix. It is a treatment procedure, while 57500 obtains tissue or locally excises a lesion.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 57500 is $141.34—$15.35 lower than the $156.69 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

57500 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $156.69

  2. Beaumont

    $141.34

    $15.35 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $149.13

    $7.56 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $150.24

    $6.45 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $149.28

    $7.41 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $149.68

    $7.01 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $153.52

    $3.17 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, 57500 ranges from $133.07 in Arkansas to $198.85 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 · 57500

    Office

    $145.26

    Facility

    $66.65

    $11.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 57500

    Office

    $169.81

    Facility

    $71.81

    $13.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 57500

    Office

    $172.94

    Facility

    $75.36

    $16.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 57500

    Office

    $166.34

    Facility

    $80.11

    $9.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 57500

    Office

    $161.19

    Facility

    $77.94

    $4.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 57500

    Office

    $174.96

    Facility

    $78.71

    $18.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 57500

    Office

    $174.54

    Facility

    $86.32

    $17.85 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 57500

    Office

    $135.11

    Facility

    $62.63

    $21.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 57500

    Office

    $133.07

    Facility

    $61.91

    $23.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 57500

    Office

    $147.03

    Facility

    $66.77

    $9.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 57500

    Office

    $159.41

    Facility

    $68.62

    $2.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.85

    Facility

    $68.07

    $2.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 57500

    Office

    $183.77

    Facility

    $74.60

    $27.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 57500

    Office

    $168.90

    Facility

    $70.99

    $12.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 57500

    Office

    $161.08

    Facility

    $70.29

    $4.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 57500

    Office

    $166.61

    Facility

    $70.27

    $9.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 57500

    Office

    $165.99

    Facility

    $69.99

    $9.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 57500

    Office

    $169.89

    Facility

    $70.82

    $13.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 57500

    Office

    $194.36

    Facility

    $77.56

    $37.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 57500

    Office

    $194.12

    Facility

    $77.33

    $37.43 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 57500

    Office

    $198.85

    Facility

    $79.41

    $42.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 57500

    Office

    $197.88

    Facility

    $78.43

    $41.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 57500

    Office

    $163.34

    Facility

    $68.99

    $6.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 57500

    Office

    $171.49

    Facility

    $70.85

    $14.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 57500

    Office

    $166.61

    Facility

    $70.03

    $9.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 57500

    Office

    $173.21

    Facility

    $71.49

    $16.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 57500

    Office

    $183.43

    Facility

    $74.26

    $26.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 57500

    Office

    $158.82

    Facility

    $68.03

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 57500

    Office

    $156.97

    Facility

    $68.84

    $0.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 57500

    Office

    $161.66

    Facility

    $72.45

    $4.97 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 57500

    Office

    $149.53

    Facility

    $67.69

    $7.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 57500

    Office

    $158.34

    Facility

    $74.43

    $1.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 57500

    Office

    $150.20

    Facility

    $71.02

    $6.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 57500

    Office

    $154.52

    Facility

    $70.36

    $2.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 57500

    Office

    $141.29

    Facility

    $67.40

    $15.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 57500

    Office

    $162.77

    Facility

    $68.58

    $6.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 57500

    Office

    $138.13

    Facility

    $62.34

    $18.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 57500

    Office

    $139.19

    Facility

    $62.99

    $17.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 57500

    Office

    $150.00

    Facility

    $73.79

    $6.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 57500

    Office

    $146.10

    Facility

    $70.47

    $10.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 57500

    Office

    $159.84

    Facility

    $74.76

    $3.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 57500

    Office

    $140.02

    Facility

    $63.23

    $16.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 57500

    Office

    $137.73

    Facility

    $62.84

    $18.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 57500

    Office

    $139.03

    Facility

    $65.39

    $17.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 57500

    Office

    $146.05

    Facility

    $68.11

    $10.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 57500

    Office

    $138.91

    Facility

    $65.60

    $17.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 57500

    Office

    $172.55

    Facility

    $73.64

    $15.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 57500

    Office

    $156.08

    Facility

    $68.86

    $0.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 57500

    Office

    $161.27

    Facility

    $72.39

    $4.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 57500

    Office

    $152.38

    Facility

    $68.56

    $4.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 57500

    Office

    $140.24

    Facility

    $64.03

    $16.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 57500

    Office

    $147.77

    Facility

    $65.68

    $8.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 57500

    Office

    $152.44

    Facility

    $72.50

    $4.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 57500

    Office

    $143.06

    Facility

    $67.43

    $13.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 57500

    Office

    $149.42

    Facility

    $64.18

    $7.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 57500

    Office

    $144.73

    Facility

    $66.95

    $11.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 57500

    Office

    $146.27

    Facility

    $67.41

    $10.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 57500

    Office

    $136.60

    Facility

    $65.20

    $20.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 57500

    Office

    $134.85

    Facility

    $63.53

    $21.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 57500

    Office

    $151.29

    Facility

    $68.46

    $5.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 57500

    Office

    $141.72

    Facility

    $64.44

    $14.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 57500

    Office

    $147.14

    Facility

    $64.31

    $9.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 57500

    Office

    $138.84

    Facility

    $62.39

    $17.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 57500

    Office

    $154.74

    Facility

    $68.51

    $1.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 57500

    Office

    $171.08

    Facility

    $74.99

    $14.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 57500

    Office

    $163.23

    Facility

    $72.77

    $6.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 57500

    Office

    $143.98

    Facility

    $68.02

    $12.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 57500

    Office

    $150.24

    Facility

    $67.32

    $6.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 57500

    Office

    $179.70

    Facility

    $81.21

    $23.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 57500

    Office

    $164.53

    Facility

    $73.83

    $7.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 57500

    Office

    $176.06

    Facility

    $78.15

    $19.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 57500

    Office

    $143.96

    Facility

    $65.27

    $12.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 57500

    Office

    $142.21

    Facility

    $66.58

    $14.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 57500

    Office

    $138.48

    Facility

    $64.51

    $18.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 57500

    Office

    $161.81

    Facility

    $69.79

    $5.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 57500

    Office

    $148.80

    Facility

    $66.30

    $7.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 57500

    Office

    $157.68

    Facility

    $71.45

    $0.99 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 57500

    Office

    $142.29

    Facility

    $66.25

    $14.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 57500

    Office

    $152.36

    Facility

    $68.61

    $4.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 57500

    Office

    $154.76

    Facility

    $69.20

    $1.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 57500

    Office

    $142.26

    Facility

    $65.72

    $14.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 57500

    Office

    $146.65

    Facility

    $63.81

    $10.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 57500

    Office

    $138.48

    Facility

    $63.19

    $18.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 57500

    Office

    $144.28

    Facility

    $66.41

    $12.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 57500

    Office

    $147.46

    Facility

    $66.03

    $9.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 57500

    Office

    $152.36

    Facility

    $68.61

    $4.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 57500

    Office

    $146.79

    Facility

    $64.78

    $9.90 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 57500

    Office

    $155.71

    Facility

    $68.49

    $0.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 57500

    Office

    $175.86

    Facility

    $74.22

    $19.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 57500

    Office

    $142.03

    Facility

    $62.68

    $14.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 57500

    Office

    $140.55

    Facility

    $68.56

    $16.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 57500

    Office

    $149.48

    Facility

    $66.65

    $7.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

57500 · 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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$133.07

$178.83

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$174.541
AL$135.111
AR$133.071
AZ$147.031
CA$158.82–$198.8529
CO$156.971
CT$161.661
DC$172.941
DE$149.531
FL$150.20–$166.343
GA$141.29–$154.522
GU$162.771
HI$162.771
IA$138.131
ID$139.191
IL$146.10–$161.194
IN$140.021
KS$137.731
KY$139.031
LA$138.91–$146.052
MA$156.08–$172.552
MD$152.38–$172.943
ME$140.24–$147.772
MI$143.06–$152.442
MN$149.421
MO$136.60–$146.273
MS$134.851
MT$151.291
NC$141.721
ND$147.141
NE$138.841
NH$154.741
NJ$163.23–$171.082
NM$143.981
NV$150.241
NY$143.96–$179.705
OH$142.211
OK$138.481
OR$148.80–$161.812
PA$142.29–$157.682
PR$152.361
RI$154.761
SC$142.261
SD$146.651
TN$138.481
TX$141.34–$156.698
UT$144.281
VA$147.46–$172.942
VI$152.361
VT$146.791
WA$155.71–$175.862
WI$142.031
WV$140.551
WY$149.481

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 57500 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $156.69 and the facility-setting rate is $69.05: a difference of $87.64.

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

$172.36

$156.69 × 110% = $172.36

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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 57500 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,498

Code
57500
Physician work
1.17
Practice expense
3.15
Malpractice
0.21

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 57500 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.17× 1.0021.1723
Practice expense3.15× 1.0583.3327
Malpractice0.21× 0.8860.1861
Total RVUs4.6911
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$156.69

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.171.002
Practice expense3.151.058
Malpractice0.210.886

(1.17 × 1.002 + 3.15 × 1.058 + 0.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $156.69

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.171.002
Practice expense0.671.058
Malpractice0.210.886

(1.17 × 1.002 + 0.67 × 1.058 + 0.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $69.05

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

57500 · Office / nonfacility

$156.69

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.40 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $150.29 to $156.69 (4.3%).

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

    $150.29changed to$156.69

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.20 changed to 1.17
    • Practice expense RVU 3.12 changed to 3.15
    • Malpractice RVU 0.20 changed to 0.21
    • 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: $150.29

    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$156.69$69.05RVU26D
2026-07-01$156.69$69.05RVU26C
2026-04-01$156.69$69.05RVU26B
2026-01-01$156.69$69.05RVU26A
2025-10-01$150.29$74.16RVU25D
2025-07-01$150.29$74.16RVU25C
2025-04-01$150.29$74.16RVU25B
2025-01-01$150.29$74.16RVU25A

57500 billing questions

How does 57500 differ from endocervical curettage?

57500 reports tissue biopsy or local lesion excision from the cervix. Use 57505 for curettage sampling of the endocervical canal.

Can 57500 be reported with a colposcopy code?

When the colposcopy service includes cervical biopsy, such as 57455, do not separately report 57500 for that same biopsy.

How many units are reported for multiple cervical samples?

Report 57500 once for single or multiple cervical biopsy samples performed in the same service.

Is modifier 50 appropriate for biopsies from both sides of the cervix?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code; report the service without modifier 50.

What documentation supports 57500?

Document the cervical site sampled or lesion removed and the procedure performed. Pathology submission supports that tissue was obtained for examination.

How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure. The global period is 0 days.

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 57500PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,498 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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