No office rate
Use 50541 for laparoscopic ablation of a renal cyst. This code describes surgical excision or opening of the renal cyst.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50280 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$848.40
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 50280: Open renal cyst excision or unroofing
Reports operative treatment of a cyst arising in the kidney when the surgeon removes cyst tissue or opens it to address the renal cyst.
A urologist or other qualified surgeon uses this service to surgically treat a cyst arising within the kidney, by removing cyst tissue or opening the cyst. It is generally performed in a hospital operating room for a renal cyst selected for operative treatment, such as a symptomatic cyst. The procedure is distinct from removing a cyst beside the kidney or taking a tissue sample for diagnosis.
Report the code when the operative record supports treatment of a renal cyst and describes the cyst’s location and the work performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. 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 50% multiple-procedure reduction. For bilateral surgery reported with modifier 50, CMS pays at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50280
- 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
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU16.66 · 65%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.67 · 26%
- Malpractice RVU2.14 · 8%
65
Medicare services in 2024 · #5187 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.
50280 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
50290 treats a cyst beside the kidney. This code is for a cyst arising within the kidney.
$528.62
50200 is a percutaneous renal biopsy for tissue diagnosis, not operative treatment of a renal cyst.
No office rate
50240 removes part of the kidney. Use this code when the operation treats the cyst without performing a partial nephrectomy.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
50280 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · 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 · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$921.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$879.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$870.23
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$878.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$956.26
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$953.83
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$977.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.30
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$870.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$917.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$928.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$969.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$964.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1111.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$856.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$876.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$870.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$851.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$788.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.23
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$905.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$915.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$793.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.92
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$908.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$856.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$805.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$891.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$806.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$835.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.58
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.99
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$808.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.11
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$926.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$900.41
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$846.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$989.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$958.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$831.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$810.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.93
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.07
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$803.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$856.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$837.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$841.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$830.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$916.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.90
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 50280
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.14
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
50280 · 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 50280 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$933.24
$848.40 × 110% = $933.24
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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 50280 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,892
- Code
- 50280
- Physician work
- 16.66
- Practice expense
- 6.67
- Malpractice
- 2.14
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 16.66 | × 1.017 | 16.9432 |
| Practice expense | 6.67 | × 1.096 | 7.3103 |
| Malpractice | 2.14 | × 0.536 | 1.1470 |
| Total RVUs | 25.4006 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$848.40
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 16.66 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 6.67 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.14 | 0.536 |
(16.66 × 1.017 + 6.67 × 1.096 + 2.14 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $848.40
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
50280 · 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 | $848.40 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $848.40 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $848.40 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $848.40 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $924.01 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $924.01 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $924.01 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $924.01 | RVU25A |
50280 billing questions
How is this different from laparoscopic renal cyst treatment?
This code represents surgical excision or opening of a renal cyst. For laparoscopic ablation of a renal cyst, consider 50541 instead.
When should 50290 be used instead?
50290 is for excision of a perinephric cyst, which is outside the kidney. Use 50280 when the treated cyst arises within the kidney.
Does the 90-day global include related postoperative care?
Yes. CMS includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care in this major-surgery global period.
How is bilateral treatment reported?
For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50; CMS pays the procedure at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while team surgery is not permitted.
What operative details support reporting this code?
Document that the cyst arises within the kidney and describe its location and whether the surgeon removed cyst tissue or opened the cyst. This distinguishes treatment from a renal biopsy or surgery on a perinephric cyst.
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.
5,88950236,,Removal of kidney & ureter,A,,26.27,9.50,NA,9.50,,3.37,39.14,39.14,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,89050240,,Nephrectomy partial,A,,23.60,8.87,NA,8.87,,3.18,35.65,35.65,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,89150250,,Opn abltj 1/> rnl mas crysrg,A,,21.66,8.14,NA,8.14,,2.78,32.58,32.58,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,89250280,,Exc/unroofing cyst kidney,A,,16.66,6.67,NA,6.67,,2.14,25.47,25.47,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,89350290,,Excision perinephric cyst,A,,15.75,6.48,NA,6.48,,2.02,24.25,24.25,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,89450300,,Remove cadaver donor kidney,X,,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
5,89550320,,Remove kidney living donor,A,,21.87,16.68,NA,16.68,,5.85,44.40,44.40,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536