$402.41
50951 represents diagnostic ureter endoscopy. Report 50980 when the operative record documents treatment during the endoscopic procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50980 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$308.59
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
About 50980: Endoscopic ureter treatment
Reports endoscopic treatment within the ureter, selected when the operative record documents a therapeutic procedure rather than diagnostic inspection alone.
A urologist uses an endoscope to inspect the ureter and treat an identified ureteral condition during the same procedure. The operative report should make clear that treatment was performed, not merely that the ureter was examined. This service is typically performed in a procedural or operating-room setting; the specific treatment and ureteral site should be documented.
Select this code when the documented service matches its therapeutic endoscopy scope, rather than a diagnostic-only or biopsy service. Record the treated finding, the work performed, and the side involved. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. 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. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50980
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU6.67 · 71%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.82 · 19%
- Malpractice RVU0.86 · 9%
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.
50980 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
$453.64
50955 is for ureter endoscopy with biopsy. Use 50980 for a therapeutic service rather than biopsy alone.
No office rate
Both are therapeutic ureter endoscopy codes. Choose between them based on the specific procedure documented and the applicable code descriptor.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
50980 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
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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
Madera
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$318.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$316.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$315.54
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.74
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$342.85
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$341.87
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$350.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$346.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$316.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$315.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$319.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$330.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$338.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$358.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$351.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$353.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$414.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$292.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$289.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$306.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$327.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$309.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$336.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$324.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$319.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$289.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$292.30
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$336.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$323.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$337.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$292.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$303.11
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$304.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$330.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$313.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$327.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$296.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$301.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$329.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$310.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$309.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$303.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$296.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.24
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$297.86
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$295.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$289.75
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$338.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$329.59
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$313.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$362.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$334.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$350.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$300.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$299.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$315.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$303.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$324.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$305.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$315.44
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$303.37
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$313.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$304.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$309.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$309.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$324.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$306.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$305.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$302.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$297.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$289.87
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$316.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 50980
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$304.83
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
50980 · 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?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 50980 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$339.45
$308.59 × 110% = $339.45
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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 50980 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,014
- Code
- 50980
- Physician work
- 6.67
- Practice expense
- 1.82
- Malpractice
- 0.86
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 6.67 | × 1.017 | 6.7834 |
| Practice expense | 1.82 | × 1.096 | 1.9947 |
| Malpractice | 0.86 | × 0.536 | 0.4610 |
| Total RVUs | 9.2391 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$308.59
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 6.67 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 1.82 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.86 | 0.536 |
(6.67 × 1.017 + 1.82 × 1.096 + 0.86 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $308.59
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
50980 · 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 | $308.59 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $308.59 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $308.59 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $308.59 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $341.02 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $341.02 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $341.02 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $341.02 | RVU25A |
50980 billing questions
When is this code selected instead of diagnostic ureter endoscopy?
Use this code when the operative record documents treatment performed during ureter endoscopy. Diagnostic inspection alone is represented by a diagnostic endoscopy code.
How does this differ from ureter endoscopy with biopsy?
Choose the biopsy code when tissue sampling is the documented service. This code represents therapeutic ureter endoscopy, not biopsy alone.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should identify the ureteral finding, the treatment actually performed, and the side treated. Documentation of endoscopic visualization alone does not establish a therapeutic service.
How are same-session procedures paid?
CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction to the others. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in this code's 0-day global period.
Can modifier 50 be reported for bilateral treatment?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. The record should support treatment on both sides.
When is an assistant-at-surgery service payable?
CMS pays an assistant at surgery only when documentation supports medical necessity. 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.
6,01150972,,Ureter endoscopy & catheter,A,,6.71,1.83,NA,1.83,,0.87,9.41,9.41,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,01250974,,Ureter endoscopy & biopsy,A,,8.93,2.30,NA,2.30,,1.15,12.38,12.38,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,1,0,0,0,9,50970,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,01350976,,Ureter endoscopy & treatment,A,,8.80,2.27,NA,2.27,,1.14,12.21,12.21,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,1,0,0,0,9,50970,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,01450980,,Ureter endoscopy & treatment,A,,6.67,1.82,NA,1.82,,0.86,9.35,9.35,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,0155100F,,Rsk fx ref w/n 24 hrs xray,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,01651020,,Cystotomy/cystostomy w/fulg,A,,7.50,4.56,NA,4.56,,0.98,13.04,13.04,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,01751040,,Incise & drain bladder,A,,4.38,3.23,NA,3.23,,0.56,8.17,8.17,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623