No office rate
Use 50080 for a relatively simple percutaneous case with stone burden up to 2 cm. Use 50081 for a larger stone or a complex procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50080 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$628.10
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 surgery
About 50080: Percutaneous removal of small renal stone
Reports percutaneous removal or fragmentation of a relatively simple kidney or renal pelvis stone up to 2 cm through an access tract created through the flank.
A urologist uses a percutaneous tract through the flank to reach a kidney or renal pelvis stone and fragment or remove it. This code describes the simpler procedure for stone burden up to 2 cm, such as a small stone in a renal calyx or renal pelvis. The service is typically performed in an operating room, most often in a hospital facility.
Choose the code based on stone size and procedural complexity, not simply the number of fragments removed. The operative report should support the stone’s size and location, the percutaneous approach, and the work performed; larger or complex cases are distinguished from this service. Medicare applies a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 for a bilateral procedure is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is statutorily restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50080
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- 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 RVU12.10 · 64%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.16 · 27%
- Malpractice RVU1.56 · 8%
1.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2630 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.
50080 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
50060 describes nephrolithotomy by a different approach. 50080 specifically involves percutaneous access to the kidney or renal pelvis.
No office rate
52356 treats a stone through ureteroscopic access and includes ureteral stent placement. 50080 reaches the kidney or renal pelvis through a percutaneous tract.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
50080 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in California 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
Merced
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.36
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.47
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$707.70
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.82
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$687.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$584.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$623.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.36
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$589.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$605.05
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$625.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$596.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.50
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.25
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.92
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$685.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.68
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$731.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$640.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$611.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.34
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.69
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$594.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$623.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$610.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$585.31
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 50080
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.06
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
50080 · 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?
El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, 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.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 50080 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$690.91
$628.10 × 110% = $690.91
A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.
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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 50080 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,874
- Code
- 50080
- Physician work
- 12.10
- Practice expense
- 5.16
- Malpractice
- 1.56
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 12.10 | × 1.017 | 12.3057 |
| Practice expense | 5.16 | × 1.096 | 5.6554 |
| Malpractice | 1.56 | × 0.541 | 0.8440 |
| Total RVUs | 18.8050 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$628.10
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 12.1 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 5.16 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.56 | 0.541 |
(12.1 × 1.017 + 5.16 × 1.096 + 1.56 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $628.10
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
50080 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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
Explore release dates and calculate this code in an earlier period →
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 from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $628.10 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $628.10 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $628.10 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $628.10 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $682.72 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $682.72 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $682.72 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $682.72 | RVU25A |
50080 billing questions
How is 50080 distinguished from 50081?
50080 is for a relatively simple percutaneous case with stone burden up to 2 cm. Use 50081 for a larger stone or a complex case.
Can stone fragmentation be billed separately?
Fragmentation and removal are part of the percutaneous stone procedure. Do not report them as separate services for the same work.
Does the number of stones determine the code?
No. Select the level using stone size and procedural complexity, supported by the operative report, rather than counting fragments or stones alone.
What does the 90-day global period include?
It includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. The procedure’s related routine care is not separately reported during that period.
How is a bilateral procedure reported?
For a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50, Medicare pays 150% under the stated rule.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is subject to a statutory restriction. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.
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.
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801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
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