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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

52332 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$394.55

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$139.03

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 procedure

About 52332: Cystoscopic ureteral stent placement

Reports cystoscopic placement of an indwelling ureteral stent to maintain drainage between the kidney and bladder, often during treatment of ureteral stones or obstruction.

A urologist places an indwelling stent through the urethra and bladder, advancing it into the ureter so urine can drain from the kidney to the bladder. The stent may be used when a ureter is obstructed or swollen, or after endoscopic treatment of a ureteral or renal stone. The service is commonly performed in a hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgery center; office use is less frequent.

Report 52332 when the documented service includes placement of the indwelling stent, not merely cystoscopic inspection or stent removal. The operative note should identify the side, reason for placement, and placement details. When a related endoscopy is performed in the same session, CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies. For bilateral placement, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 52332

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
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 RVU2.75 · 25%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU8.05 · 72%
  • Malpractice RVU0.36 · 3%

129.7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #491 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.

52332 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

52352

Ureteroscopy

Stone removal or manipulation

No office rate

Use 52352 for ureteroscopic stone removal without lithotripsy. Add 52332 only when a distinct indwelling stent is placed during the session.

52353

Stone lithotripsy

Ureteroscopy or pyeloscopy

No office rate

52353 reports ureteroscopic or renal stone lithotripsy. A distinct stent placement may be reported separately, while 52356 represents lithotripsy with stent placement included.

52310

Cystoscopic removal

Simple urethral or bladder removal

$313.31

52310 describes cystoscopic removal of a stent or other foreign body; 52332 is for placing an indwelling ureteral stent.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 52332 is $395.61—$1.06 higher than the $394.55 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

52332 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $394.55

  2. Bakersfield

    $395.61

    $1.06 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $394.55

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $394.61

    $0.06 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $394.55

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $394.55

    The same base rate than Merced

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $421.68

    $27.13 higher than Merced

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 52332 ranges from $329.01 in Arkansas to $496.12 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

  • Madera

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 52332

    Office

    $458.13

    Facility

    $150.85

    $63.58 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 52332

    Office

    $419.73

    Facility

    $144.16

    $25.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 52332

    Office

    $398.45

    Facility

    $142.93

    $3.90 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 52332

    Office

    $414.31

    Facility

    $143.17

    $19.76 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 52332

    Office

    $412.77

    Facility

    $142.57

    $18.22 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 52332

    Office

    $422.70

    Facility

    $143.87

    $28.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 52332

    Office

    $485.21

    Facility

    $156.49

    $90.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 52332

    Office

    $484.81

    Facility

    $156.08

    $90.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 52332

    Office

    $496.12

    Facility

    $159.94

    $101.57 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 52332

    Office

    $494.45

    Facility

    $158.27

    $99.90 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 52332

    Office

    $406.11

    Facility

    $140.57

    $11.56 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 52332

    Office

    $426.91

    Facility

    $143.65

    $32.36 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 52332

    Office

    $414.38

    Facility

    $142.54

    $19.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 52332

    Office

    $431.23

    Facility

    $144.94

    $36.68 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 52332

    Office

    $457.54

    Facility

    $150.26

    $62.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 52332

    Office

    $394.55

    Facility

    $139.03

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 52332

    Office

    $426.93

    Facility

    $152.30

    $32.38 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 52332

    Office

    $402.16

    Facility

    $159.47

    $7.61 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 52332

    Office

    $390.31

    Facility

    $156.01

    $4.24 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 52332

    Office

    $429.24

    Facility

    $158.33

    $34.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 52332

    Office

    $430.76

    Facility

    $182.47

    $36.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 52332

    Office

    $333.93

    Facility

    $129.93

    $60.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 52332

    Office

    $329.01

    Facility

    $128.74

    $65.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 52332

    Office

    $362.69

    Facility

    $136.78

    $31.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 52332

    Office

    $388.43

    Facility

    $140.37

    $6.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 52332

    Office

    $397.82

    Facility

    $146.73

    $3.27 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 52332

    Office

    $368.77

    Facility

    $138.43

    $25.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 52332

    Office

    $385.97

    Facility

    $149.80

    $8.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 52332

    Office

    $366.97

    Facility

    $144.09

    $27.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 52332

    Office

    $379.75

    Facility

    $142.88

    $14.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 52332

    Office

    $346.02

    Facility

    $138.06

    $48.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 52332

    Office

    $404.53

    Facility

    $139.45

    $9.98 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 52332

    Office

    $342.65

    Facility

    $129.33

    $51.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 52332

    Office

    $344.91

    Facility

    $130.42

    $49.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 52332

    Office

    $363.44

    Facility

    $148.95

    $31.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 52332

    Office

    $356.13

    Facility

    $143.28

    $38.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 52332

    Office

    $389.94

    Facility

    $150.51

    $4.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 52332

    Office

    $346.95

    Facility

    $130.83

    $47.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 52332

    Office

    $340.98

    Facility

    $130.22

    $53.57 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 52332

    Office

    $341.89

    Facility

    $134.63

    $52.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 52332

    Office

    $358.53

    Facility

    $139.14

    $36.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 52332

    Office

    $341.33

    Facility

    $135.00

    $53.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 52332

    Office

    $427.36

    Facility

    $148.99

    $32.81 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 52332

    Office

    $386.03

    Facility

    $140.54

    $8.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 52332

    Office

    $396.70

    Facility

    $146.54

    $2.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 52332

    Office

    $375.91

    Facility

    $139.98

    $18.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 52332

    Office

    $346.70

    Facility

    $132.21

    $47.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 52332

    Office

    $365.90

    Facility

    $134.86

    $28.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 52332

    Office

    $371.59

    Facility

    $146.61

    $22.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 52332

    Office

    $350.91

    Facility

    $138.06

    $43.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 52332

    Office

    $372.09

    Facility

    $132.19

    $22.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 52332

    Office

    $356.08

    Facility

    $137.16

    $38.47 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 52332

    Office

    $359.87

    Facility

    $137.92

    $34.68 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 52332

    Office

    $335.34

    Facility

    $134.37

    $59.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 52332

    Office

    $332.24

    Facility

    $131.51

    $62.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 52332

    Office

    $372.73

    Facility

    $139.59

    $21.82 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 52332

    Office

    $350.40

    Facility

    $132.88

    $44.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 52332

    Office

    $365.61

    Facility

    $132.47

    $28.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 52332

    Office

    $344.57

    Facility

    $129.38

    $49.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 52332

    Office

    $382.27

    Facility

    $139.58

    $12.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 52332

    Office

    $422.38

    Facility

    $151.94

    $27.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 52332

    Office

    $402.33

    Facility

    $147.74

    $7.78 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 52332

    Office

    $352.85

    Facility

    $139.07

    $41.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 52332

    Office

    $371.01

    Facility

    $137.64

    $23.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 52332

    Office

    $439.76

    Facility

    $162.55

    $45.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 52332

    Office

    $404.96

    Facility

    $149.67

    $10.41 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 52332

    Office

    $432.88

    Facility

    $157.31

    $38.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 52332

    Office

    $355.74

    Facility

    $134.26

    $38.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 52332

    Office

    $349.46

    Facility

    $136.60

    $45.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 52332

    Office

    $341.30

    Facility

    $133.11

    $53.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 52332

    Office

    $400.99

    Facility

    $141.97

    $6.44 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 52332

    Office

    $368.11

    Facility

    $135.90

    $26.44 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 52332

    Office

    $387.75

    Facility

    $145.06

    $6.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 52332

    Office

    $350.04

    Facility

    $136.02

    $44.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 52332

    Office

    $375.53

    Facility

    $139.83

    $19.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 52332

    Office

    $382.07

    Facility

    $141.24

    $12.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 52332

    Office

    $350.52

    Facility

    $135.10

    $44.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 52332

    Office

    $364.77

    Facility

    $131.63

    $29.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 52332

    Office

    $342.72

    Facility

    $130.80

    $51.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $387.16

    Facility

    $140.50

    $7.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $347.70

    Facility

    $135.55

    $46.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $368.42

    Facility

    $137.38

    $26.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $370.80

    Facility

    $138.59

    $23.75 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $368.27

    Facility

    $138.39

    $26.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $369.54

    Facility

    $138.03

    $25.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $376.13

    Facility

    $144.62

    $18.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 52332

    Office

    $357.87

    Facility

    $136.63

    $36.68 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 52332

    Office

    $355.39

    Facility

    $136.24

    $39.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 52332

    Office

    $364.65

    Facility

    $135.47

    $29.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 52332

    Office

    $375.53

    Facility

    $139.83

    $19.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 52332

    Office

    $364.13

    Facility

    $133.32

    $30.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 52332

    Office

    $385.32

    Facility

    $139.83

    $9.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 52332

    Office

    $436.18

    Facility

    $150.12

    $41.63 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 52332

    Office

    $353.14

    Facility

    $129.79

    $41.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 52332

    Office

    $342.71

    Facility

    $140.12

    $51.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 52332

    Office

    $369.63

    Facility

    $136.49

    $24.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

52332 · 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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$329.01

$445.34

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$430.761
AL$333.931
AR$329.011
AZ$362.691
CA$394.55–$496.1229
CO$388.431
CT$397.821
DC$426.931
DE$368.771
FL$366.97–$402.163
GA$346.02–$379.752
GU$404.531
HI$404.531
IA$342.651
ID$344.911
IL$356.13–$390.314
IN$346.951
KS$340.981
KY$341.891
LA$341.33–$358.532
MA$386.03–$427.362
MD$375.91–$426.933
ME$346.70–$365.902
MI$350.91–$371.592
MN$372.091
MO$335.34–$359.873
MS$332.241
MT$372.731
NC$350.401
ND$365.611
NE$344.571
NH$382.271
NJ$402.33–$422.382
NM$352.851
NV$371.011
NY$355.74–$439.765
OH$349.461
OK$341.301
OR$368.11–$400.992
PA$350.04–$387.752
PR$375.531
RI$382.071
SC$350.521
SD$364.771
TN$342.721
TX$347.70–$387.168
UT$355.391
VA$364.65–$426.932
VI$375.531
VT$364.131
WA$385.32–$436.182
WI$353.141
WV$342.711
WY$369.631

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 52332 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $394.55 and the facility-setting rate is $139.03: a difference of $255.52.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 52332 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$434.01

$394.55 × 110% = $434.01

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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 52332 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,142

Code
52332
Physician work
2.75
Practice expense
8.05
Malpractice
0.36

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 52332 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.75× 1.0172.7967
Practice expense8.05× 1.0968.8228
Malpractice0.36× 0.5360.1930
Total RVUs11.8125
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$394.55

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.751.017
Practice expense8.051.096
Malpractice0.360.536

(2.75 × 1.017 + 8.05 × 1.096 + 0.36 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $394.55

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.751.017
Practice expense1.071.096
Malpractice0.360.536

(2.75 × 1.017 + 1.07 × 1.096 + 0.36 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $139.03

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

52332 · Office / nonfacility

$394.55

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.46 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $383.09 to $394.55 (3.0%).

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

    $383.09changed to$394.55

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.82 changed to 2.75
    • Practice expense RVU 8.04 changed to 8.05
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.36
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $383.09

    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$394.55$139.03RVU26D
2026-07-01$394.55$139.03RVU26C
2026-04-01$394.55$139.03RVU26B
2026-01-01$394.55$139.03RVU26A
2025-10-01$383.09$150.81RVU25D
2025-07-01$383.09$150.81RVU25C
2025-04-01$383.09$150.81RVU25B
2025-01-01$383.09$150.81RVU25A

52332 billing questions

When is 52332 reported with ureteroscopic stone treatment?

Report it when an indwelling stent is placed as a distinct part of the session, such as with ureteroscopic stone extraction or lithotripsy. Code 52356 includes stent placement with ureteroscopic lithotripsy, so do not separately report 52332 for that included stent.

Does 52332 describe stent removal?

No. It describes stent placement. Cystoscopic removal of a ureteral stent is represented by a removal code, such as 52310 or 52315, depending on the service performed.

What documentation supports 52332?

Document the indication for drainage or support, the side treated, and that an indwelling ureteral stent was placed. If another endoscopic procedure was performed in the same session, the note should make the stent placement and the other work clear.

How is bilateral stent placement reported?

For bilateral placement, use modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported for 52332?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this procedure. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted under the CMS rules supplied for this code.

What same-day care is included in the global period?

The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. Related endoscopies performed together are subject to endoscopy-family pricing.

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 52332PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,142 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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