No office rate
Choose 50541 for laparoscopic treatment of a renal cyst; choose 50542 when the treated target is a renal mass.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50541 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$816.22
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.
Urologic surgery
About 50541: Laparoscopic renal cyst ablation
Reported for laparoscopic operative treatment of a symptomatic renal cyst, typically by opening or unroofing the cyst and treating its wall.
A urologist typically performs this operation in a hospital or ambulatory surgical setting using laparoscopic access to treat a renal cyst. It is generally selected when a cyst is causing symptoms such as flank discomfort or interfering with urinary drainage and operative treatment is planned. The surgeon opens or unroofs the cyst and treats the remaining wall to reduce the chance of fluid reaccumulating; the operative report should establish the cyst’s renal location and the laparoscopic treatment performed.
Report the service for laparoscopic cyst treatment, not for treating a solid renal mass or removing part of the kidney. Document the indication, laterality, operative approach, and treatment performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. When both kidneys are treated, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50541
- 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 RVU16.44 · 67%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.99 · 24%
- Malpractice RVU2.15 · 9%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #3506 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.
50541 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
50543 is for laparoscopic partial nephrectomy involving removal of kidney tissue. 50541 describes laparoscopic treatment of a cyst without that partial-nephrectomy service.
50549
No office rateUnlisted laps px renal
50549 is the unlisted laparoscopic renal procedure code. Use 50541 when the documented operation is specifically laparoscopic renal cyst ablation.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
50541 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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 · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$845.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$916.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$913.90
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$936.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$926.53
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$824.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$849.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$939.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$918.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$930.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$764.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$824.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$862.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$881.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$767.14
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$792.68
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$794.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$874.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$861.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$777.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$792.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$863.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$807.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$811.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.85
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$781.67
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$778.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.92
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$868.33
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$955.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$879.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$924.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$800.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$830.27
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.02
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$773.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$807.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$811.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$803.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$783.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$821.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$762.90
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 50541
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.32
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
50541 · 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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| 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 50541 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$897.84
$816.22 × 110% = $897.84
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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 50541 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,931
- Code
- 50541
- Physician work
- 16.44
- Practice expense
- 5.99
- Malpractice
- 2.15
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 16.44 | × 1.017 | 16.7195 |
| Practice expense | 5.99 | × 1.096 | 6.5650 |
| Malpractice | 2.15 | × 0.536 | 1.1524 |
| Total RVUs | 24.4369 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$816.22
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 16.44 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 5.99 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.15 | 0.536 |
(16.44 × 1.017 + 5.99 × 1.096 + 2.15 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $816.22
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
50541 · 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 | $816.22 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $816.22 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $816.22 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $816.22 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $891.91 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $891.91 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $891.91 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $891.91 | RVU25A |
50541 billing questions
How does this differ from 50542?
50541 is for laparoscopic treatment of a renal cyst. Use 50542 when the target is a renal mass rather than a cyst.
When would 50543 be more appropriate?
50543 describes laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, in which part of the kidney is removed. It is not the cyst-ablation code when the operative treatment is opening or unroofing a cyst.
What documentation supports 50541?
The operative report should identify the renal cyst, the clinical reason for treatment, the laparoscopic approach, and the treatment performed. Record laterality, especially when both kidneys are treated.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral treatment?
Yes. CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; with modifier 50, payment is at 150%.
Are related postoperative visits included?
Yes. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days after surgery.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction, with payment at 50%.
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.
5,92850525,,Close nephrovisceral fistula,A,,23.78,11.14,NA,11.14,,6.36,41.28,41.28,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,92950526,,Close nephrovisceral fistula,A,,25.65,11.60,NA,11.60,,6.85,44.10,44.10,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,93050540,,Revision of horseshoe kidney,A,,20.57,7.49,NA,7.49,,2.64,30.70,30.70,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,2,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,93150541,,Laparo ablate renal cyst,A,,16.44,5.99,NA,5.99,,2.15,24.58,24.58,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,93250542,,Laparo ablate renal mass,A,,20.83,7.73,NA,7.73,,2.72,31.28,31.28,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,93350543,,Laparo partial nephrectomy,A,,26.72,9.63,NA,9.63,,3.46,39.81,39.81,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,93450544,,Laparoscopy pyeloplasty,A,,22.79,7.29,NA,7.29,,2.95,33.03,33.03,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,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