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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

56501 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$173.18

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$113.91

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 procedure

About 56501: Simple vulvar lesion destruction

Destruction of one or more simple vulvar lesions, such as external genital warts, by an appropriate method in an office or outpatient setting.

Report 56501 for destruction of one or more simple vulvar lesions, commonly external genital warts (condylomata), using a method such as cryotherapy, electrosurgery, laser, or chemical treatment. A gynecologist or other clinician may perform the procedure in an office or outpatient facility. The service treats the lesion rather than obtaining tissue for histologic diagnosis; when a lesion needs diagnostic sampling, a vulvar biopsy may be appropriate instead.

Choose this code for simple destruction; 56515 is the related code for extensive or complicated destruction. Document the lesion site, the method used, and the clinical basis for treatment. Medicare assigns a 10-day minor-procedure global period, so related postoperative visits during those 10 days are included. When another procedure subject to multiple-procedure rules is performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Report without modifier 50. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 56501

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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
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 RVU1.54 · 28%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.75 · 68%
  • Malpractice RVU0.25 · 5%

2.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2305 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.

56501 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

56515

Vulvar lesion destruction

Extensive lesions

$257.97

Both codes describe vulvar lesion destruction. Choose 56501 for simple lesions and 56515 for extensive or complicated destruction.

56605

Vulvar biopsy

First lesion sampled

$88.44

56605 obtains tissue from a vulvar or perineal lesion for diagnosis; 56501 destroys the lesion without describing diagnostic sampling.

17110

Benign lesion destruction

Up to 14 lesions

$103.30

17110 is for qualifying benign lesions outside the vulvar-specific code family. For simple vulvar lesion destruction, use 56501.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 56501 is $191.46—$18.28 higher than the $173.18 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

56501 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $173.18

  2. Austin

    $191.46

    $18.28 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $182.49

    $9.31 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $183.82

    $10.64 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $182.67

    $9.49 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $183.14

    $9.96 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $187.72

    $14.54 higher than Beaumont

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, 56501 ranges from $163.33 in Arkansas to $242.19 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 · 56501

    Office

    $177.84

    Facility

    $116.03

    $4.66 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 56501

    Office

    $207.27

    Facility

    $130.21

    $34.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 56501

    Office

    $211.06

    Facility

    $134.33

    $37.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 56501

    Office

    $202.94

    Facility

    $135.14

    $29.76 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 56501

    Office

    $196.84

    Facility

    $131.38

    $23.66 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 56501

    Office

    $213.52

    Facility

    $137.83

    $40.34 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 56501

    Office

    $215.15

    Facility

    $145.79

    $41.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 56501

    Office

    $165.76

    Facility

    $108.77

    $7.42 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 56501

    Office

    $163.33

    Facility

    $107.38

    $9.85 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 56501

    Office

    $179.96

    Facility

    $116.84

    $6.78 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.78

    Facility

    $123.39

    $21.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.11

    Facility

    $122.72

    $20.93 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 56501

    Office

    $224.00

    Facility

    $138.16

    $50.82 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 56501

    Office

    $206.13

    Facility

    $129.14

    $32.95 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 56501

    Office

    $196.76

    Facility

    $125.38

    $23.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 56501

    Office

    $203.43

    Facility

    $127.69

    $30.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 56501

    Office

    $202.68

    Facility

    $127.19

    $29.50 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 56501

    Office

    $207.31

    Facility

    $129.41

    $34.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 56501

    Office

    $236.76

    Facility

    $144.93

    $63.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 56501

    Office

    $236.48

    Facility

    $144.64

    $63.30 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 56501

    Office

    $242.19

    Facility

    $148.27

    $69.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 56501

    Office

    $241.03

    Facility

    $147.11

    $67.85 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 56501

    Office

    $199.45

    Facility

    $125.27

    $26.27 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 56501

    Office

    $209.18

    Facility

    $130.04

    $36.00 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 56501

    Office

    $203.40

    Facility

    $127.46

    $30.22 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 56501

    Office

    $211.27

    Facility

    $131.29

    $38.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 56501

    Office

    $223.59

    Facility

    $137.75

    $50.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 56501

    Office

    $194.07

    Facility

    $122.68

    $20.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 56501

    Office

    $191.85

    Facility

    $122.55

    $18.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 56501

    Office

    $197.47

    Facility

    $127.32

    $24.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 56501

    Office

    $182.95

    Facility

    $118.60

    $9.77 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 56501

    Office

    $193.42

    Facility

    $127.44

    $20.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 56501

    Office

    $183.73

    Facility

    $121.46

    $10.55 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 56501

    Office

    $188.88

    Facility

    $122.70

    $15.70 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 56501

    Office

    $173.12

    Facility

    $115.02

    $0.06 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 56501

    Office

    $198.69

    Facility

    $124.63

    $25.51 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 56501

    Office

    $169.36

    Facility

    $109.76

    $3.82 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 56501

    Office

    $170.62

    Facility

    $110.70

    $2.56 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 56501

    Office

    $183.49

    Facility

    $123.57

    $10.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 56501

    Office

    $178.85

    Facility

    $119.38

    $5.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 56501

    Office

    $195.23

    Facility

    $128.34

    $22.05 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 56501

    Office

    $171.61

    Facility

    $111.23

    $1.57 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 56501

    Office

    $168.87

    Facility

    $110.00

    $4.31 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 56501

    Office

    $170.43

    Facility

    $112.53

    $2.75 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 56501

    Office

    $178.79

    Facility

    $117.50

    $5.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 56501

    Office

    $170.29

    Facility

    $112.64

    $2.89 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 56501

    Office

    $210.53

    Facility

    $132.76

    $37.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 56501

    Office

    $190.81

    Facility

    $122.22

    $17.63 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 56501

    Office

    $196.99

    Facility

    $127.10

    $23.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 56501

    Office

    $186.37

    Facility

    $120.46

    $13.19 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 56501

    Office

    $171.86

    Facility

    $111.94

    $1.32 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 56501

    Office

    $180.83

    Facility

    $116.29

    $7.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 56501

    Office

    $186.39

    Facility

    $123.53

    $13.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 56501

    Office

    $175.22

    Facility

    $115.76

    $2.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 56501

    Office

    $182.79

    Facility

    $115.77

    $9.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 56501

    Office

    $177.21

    Facility

    $116.05

    $4.03 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 56501

    Office

    $179.05

    Facility

    $117.04

    $5.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 56501

    Office

    $167.54

    Facility

    $111.40

    $5.64 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 56501

    Office

    $165.45

    Facility

    $109.37

    $7.73 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 56501

    Office

    $185.02

    Facility

    $119.89

    $11.84 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 56501

    Office

    $173.63

    Facility

    $112.87

    $0.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 56501

    Office

    $180.08

    Facility

    $114.95

    $6.90 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 56501

    Office

    $170.20

    Facility

    $110.09

    $2.98 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 56501

    Office

    $189.13

    Facility

    $121.33

    $15.95 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 56501

    Office

    $208.89

    Facility

    $133.34

    $35.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 56501

    Office

    $199.43

    Facility

    $128.31

    $26.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 56501

    Office

    $176.32

    Facility

    $116.60

    $3.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 56501

    Office

    $183.77

    Facility

    $118.57

    $10.59 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 56501

    Office

    $219.16

    Facility

    $141.72

    $45.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 56501

    Office

    $201.01

    Facility

    $129.69

    $27.83 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 56501

    Office

    $214.82

    Facility

    $137.83

    $41.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 56501

    Office

    $176.30

    Facility

    $114.42

    $3.12 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 56501

    Office

    $174.21

    Facility

    $114.75

    $1.03 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 56501

    Office

    $169.78

    Facility

    $111.61

    $3.40 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 56501

    Office

    $197.63

    Facility

    $125.27

    $24.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 56501

    Office

    $182.06

    Facility

    $117.19

    $8.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 56501

    Office

    $192.71

    Facility

    $124.91

    $19.53 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 56501

    Office

    $174.31

    Facility

    $114.52

    $1.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 56501

    Office

    $186.29

    Facility

    $120.45

    $13.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 56501

    Office

    $189.25

    Facility

    $121.97

    $16.07 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 56501

    Office

    $174.27

    Facility

    $114.09

    $1.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 56501

    Office

    $179.50

    Facility

    $114.36

    $6.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 56501

    Office

    $169.78

    Facility

    $110.57

    $3.40 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 56501

    Office

    $176.67

    Facility

    $115.45

    $3.49 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 56501

    Office

    $180.46

    Facility

    $116.43

    $7.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 56501

    Office

    $186.29

    Facility

    $120.45

    $13.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 56501

    Office

    $179.66

    Facility

    $115.18

    $6.48 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 56501

    Office

    $190.35

    Facility

    $121.77

    $17.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 56501

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $134.60

    $41.34 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 56501

    Office

    $174.00

    Facility

    $111.61

    $0.82 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 56501

    Office

    $172.23

    Facility

    $115.63

    $0.95 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 56501

    Office

    $182.87

    Facility

    $117.74

    $9.69 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

56501 · 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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$163.33

$218.13

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$215.151
AL$165.761
AR$163.331
AZ$179.961
CA$194.07–$242.1929
CO$191.851
CT$197.471
DC$211.061
DE$182.951
FL$183.73–$202.943
GA$173.12–$188.882
GU$198.691
HI$198.691
IA$169.361
ID$170.621
IL$178.85–$196.844
IN$171.611
KS$168.871
KY$170.431
LA$170.29–$178.792
MA$190.81–$210.532
MD$186.37–$211.063
ME$171.86–$180.832
MI$175.22–$186.392
MN$182.791
MO$167.54–$179.053
MS$165.451
MT$185.021
NC$173.631
ND$180.081
NE$170.201
NH$189.131
NJ$199.43–$208.892
NM$176.321
NV$183.771
NY$176.30–$219.165
OH$174.211
OK$169.781
OR$182.06–$197.632
PA$174.31–$192.712
PR$186.291
RI$189.251
SC$174.271
SD$179.501
TN$169.781
TX$173.18–$191.468
UT$176.671
VA$180.46–$211.062
VI$186.291
VT$179.661
WA$190.35–$214.522
WI$174.001
WV$172.231
WY$182.871

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 56501 in Beaumont, the physician’s office rate is $173.18 and the facility-setting rate is $113.91: a difference of $59.27.

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

$190.50

$173.18 × 110% = $190.50

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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 56501 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,408

Code
56501
Physician work
1.54
Practice expense
3.75
Malpractice
0.25

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 56501 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.54× 1.0001.5400
Practice expense3.75× 0.9103.4125
Malpractice0.25× 0.9290.2323
Total RVUs5.1848
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$173.18

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.541
Practice expense3.750.91
Malpractice0.250.929

(1.54 × 1 + 3.75 × 0.91 + 0.25 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $173.18

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.541
Practice expense1.80.91
Malpractice0.250.929

(1.54 × 1 + 1.8 × 0.91 + 0.25 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $113.91

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

56501 · Office / nonfacility

$173.18

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.51 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $172.67 to $173.18 (0.3%).

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

    $172.67changed to$173.18

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.58 changed to 1.54
    • Practice expense RVU 3.91 changed to 3.75
    • Malpractice RVU 0.24 changed to 0.25
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.929

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $172.67

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$173.18$113.91RVU26D
2026-07-01$173.18$113.91RVU26C
2026-04-01$173.18$113.91RVU26B
2026-01-01$173.18$113.91RVU26A
2025-10-01$172.67$123.30RVU25D
2025-07-01$172.67$123.30RVU25C
2025-04-01$172.67$123.30RVU25B
2025-01-01$172.67$123.30RVU25A

56501 billing questions

How do I choose between 56501 and 56515?

Use 56501 for simple vulvar lesion destruction. Use 56515 when the destruction is extensive or complicated; document the circumstances supporting that distinction.

Is 56501 reported once for multiple simple lesions?

The code describes destruction of lesion or lesions, so it is not reported once per lesion. Document the treated sites and the work performed.

Can I report a biopsy with 56501?

A biopsy is a diagnostic sampling service, while 56501 destroys the lesion. Report a biopsy only when tissue is separately sampled and the documentation supports that distinct service.

Should modifier 50 be appended for lesions on both sides?

No. Report the vulvar destruction without modifier 50.

What postoperative care is included?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure's Medicare payment.

How does Medicare handle another procedure performed in the same session?

Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeon or team-surgery billing is not permitted.

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 56501PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,408 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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