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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

51715 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$360.10

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$173.77

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 51715: Endoscopic urethral bulking injection

Endoscopic injection of bulking material into urethral or bladder-neck tissue to improve closure in patients with stress urinary incontinence.

A urologist or urogynecologist uses a cystoscope to place bulking material beneath the lining of the urethra and/or bladder neck. The added volume helps the outlet close more effectively. The procedure is used for stress urinary incontinence associated with inadequate urethral sphincter closure, including cases in which a patient and clinician select an injection approach rather than a sling operation. It is commonly performed in an ambulatory or office-based setting, depending on the technique and clinical circumstances.

Report one unit for the endoscopic injection service, not a separate unit for each deposit of material. The record should identify the incontinence indication, injection site, material, and endoscopic procedure performed. Cystoscopic access and visualization are part of the injection service; do not separately report routine diagnostic cystoscopy for that same work. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are reduced to 50%. Bilateral adjustment is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 51715

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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
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 RVU3.64 · 35%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU6.20 · 60%
  • Malpractice RVU0.53 · 5%

16.9K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1210 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.

51715 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

52287

Bladder chemodenervation

Cystoscopic injection

$382.38

51715 injects bulking material into urethral or bladder-neck tissue to improve outlet closure. 52287 injects the bladder for chemodenervation, rather than treating urethral sphincter weakness.

52327

Reflux injection

Vesicoureteral reflux

No office rate

52327 treats vesicoureteral reflux by injection at the ureteral orifice. 51715 targets urethral or bladder-neck tissue for stress urinary incontinence.

57288

Sling procedure

Stress-incontinence sling

No office rate

57288 is a sling operation for stress urinary incontinence. Use 51715 for endoscopic injection of bulking material, not sling placement.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 51715 is $361.64—$1.54 higher than the $360.10 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

51715 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $360.10

  2. $1.54 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $360.10

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $360.19

    $0.09 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $360.10

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. The same base rate than Redding

  7. $23.20 higher than Redding

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, 51715 ranges from $308.58 in Arkansas to $443.06 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 · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 51715

    Office

    $411.17

    Facility

    $187.10

    $51.07 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 51715

    Office

    $380.79

    Facility

    $179.83

    $20.69 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 51715

    Office

    $365.83

    Facility

    $179.50

    $5.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 51715

    Office

    $376.29

    Facility

    $178.56

    $16.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 51715

    Office

    $374.85

    Facility

    $177.81

    $14.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 51715

    Office

    $382.50

    Facility

    $179.16

    $22.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 51715

    Office

    $433.25

    Facility

    $193.53

    $73.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 51715

    Office

    $432.64

    Facility

    $192.93

    $72.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 51715

    Office

    $443.06

    Facility

    $197.90

    $82.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 51715

    Office

    $440.60

    Facility

    $195.44

    $80.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 51715

    Office

    $369.01

    Facility

    $175.36

    $8.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 51715

    Office

    $385.23

    Facility

    $178.67

    $25.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 51715

    Office

    $375.93

    Facility

    $177.70

    $15.83 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 51715

    Office

    $389.02

    Facility

    $180.24

    $28.92 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 51715

    Office

    $410.30

    Facility

    $186.23

    $50.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 51715

    Office

    $360.10

    Facility

    $173.77

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 51715

    Office

    $391.79

    Facility

    $191.52

    $31.69 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 51715

    Office

    $381.92

    Facility

    $204.94

    $21.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 51715

    Office

    $371.18

    Facility

    $200.32

    $11.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 51715

    Office

    $398.07

    Facility

    $200.52

    $37.97 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 51715

    Office

    $412.67

    Facility

    $231.61

    $52.57 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 51715

    Office

    $312.80

    Facility

    $164.04

    $47.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 51715

    Office

    $308.58

    Facility

    $162.54

    $51.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 51715

    Office

    $337.40

    Facility

    $172.66

    $22.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 51715

    Office

    $357.20

    Facility

    $176.31

    $2.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 51715

    Office

    $368.46

    Facility

    $185.36

    $8.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 51715

    Office

    $342.70

    Facility

    $174.73

    $17.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 51715

    Office

    $363.36

    Facility

    $191.14

    $3.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 51715

    Office

    $346.16

    Facility

    $183.63

    $13.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 51715

    Office

    $353.60

    Facility

    $180.87

    $6.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 51715

    Office

    $327.40

    Facility

    $175.75

    $32.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 51715

    Office

    $367.29

    Facility

    $173.98

    $7.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 51715

    Office

    $318.09

    Facility

    $162.53

    $42.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 51715

    Office

    $320.47

    Facility

    $164.06

    $39.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 51715

    Office

    $347.75

    Facility

    $191.34

    $12.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 51715

    Office

    $338.32

    Facility

    $183.10

    $21.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 51715

    Office

    $366.48

    Facility

    $191.88

    $6.38 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 51715

    Office

    $322.15

    Facility

    $164.55

    $37.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 51715

    Office

    $317.71

    Facility

    $164.02

    $42.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 51715

    Office

    $321.88

    Facility

    $170.74

    $38.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 51715

    Office

    $336.56

    Facility

    $176.58

    $23.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 51715

    Office

    $321.81

    Facility

    $171.35

    $38.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 51715

    Office

    $389.58

    Facility

    $186.59

    $29.48 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 51715

    Office

    $355.69

    Facility

    $176.67

    $4.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 51715

    Office

    $367.63

    Facility

    $185.20

    $7.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 51715

    Office

    $348.62

    Facility

    $176.57

    $11.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 51715

    Office

    $323.11

    Facility

    $166.70

    $36.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 51715

    Office

    $337.97

    Facility

    $169.49

    $22.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 51715

    Office

    $351.26

    Facility

    $187.20

    $8.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 51715

    Office

    $330.63

    Facility

    $175.41

    $29.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 51715

    Office

    $339.91

    Facility

    $164.97

    $20.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 51715

    Office

    $333.33

    Facility

    $173.69

    $26.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 51715

    Office

    $336.46

    Facility

    $174.61

    $23.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 51715

    Office

    $317.33

    Facility

    $170.78

    $42.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 51715

    Office

    $312.96

    Facility

    $166.58

    $47.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 51715

    Office

    $346.33

    Facility

    $176.32

    $13.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 51715

    Office

    $326.10

    Facility

    $167.48

    $34.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 51715

    Office

    $335.85

    Facility

    $165.84

    $24.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 51715

    Office

    $319.41

    Facility

    $162.49

    $40.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 51715

    Office

    $352.65

    Facility

    $175.66

    $7.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 51715

    Office

    $388.36

    Facility

    $191.15

    $28.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 51715

    Office

    $372.00

    Facility

    $186.35

    $11.90 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 51715

    Office

    $332.74

    Facility

    $176.84

    $27.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 51715

    Office

    $343.62

    Facility

    $173.44

    $16.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 51715

    Office

    $408.46

    Facility

    $206.32

    $48.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 51715

    Office

    $375.23

    Facility

    $189.07

    $15.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 51715

    Office

    $399.66

    Facility

    $198.71

    $39.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 51715

    Office

    $330.76

    Facility

    $169.25

    $29.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 51715

    Office

    $328.49

    Facility

    $173.27

    $31.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 51715

    Office

    $320.26

    Facility

    $168.44

    $39.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 51715

    Office

    $366.77

    Facility

    $177.89

    $6.67 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 51715

    Office

    $340.28

    Facility

    $170.95

    $19.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 51715

    Office

    $360.46

    Facility

    $183.48

    $0.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 51715

    Office

    $328.41

    Facility

    $172.34

    $31.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 51715

    Office

    $348.38

    Facility

    $176.50

    $11.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 51715

    Office

    $353.60

    Facility

    $177.98

    $6.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 51715

    Office

    $327.97

    Facility

    $170.88

    $32.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 51715

    Office

    $334.61

    Facility

    $164.60

    $25.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 51715

    Office

    $319.33

    Facility

    $164.79

    $40.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $356.60

    Facility

    $176.73

    $3.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $326.47

    Facility

    $171.76

    $33.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $341.58

    Facility

    $173.10

    $18.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $344.12

    Facility

    $174.79

    $15.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $342.28

    Facility

    $174.65

    $17.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $342.85

    Facility

    $174.03

    $17.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $352.55

    Facility

    $183.73

    $7.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 51715

    Office

    $334.09

    Facility

    $172.75

    $26.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 51715

    Office

    $332.14

    Facility

    $172.33

    $27.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 51715

    Office

    $337.64

    Facility

    $170.52

    $22.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 51715

    Office

    $348.38

    Facility

    $176.50

    $11.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 51715

    Office

    $335.55

    Facility

    $167.24

    $24.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 51715

    Office

    $354.69

    Facility

    $175.67

    $5.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 51715

    Office

    $396.22

    Facility

    $187.61

    $36.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 51715

    Office

    $325.42

    Facility

    $162.55

    $34.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 51715

    Office

    $326.87

    Facility

    $179.13

    $33.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 51715

    Office

    $341.76

    Facility

    $171.75

    $18.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

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51715 · 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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$308.58

$412.67

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$412.671
AL$312.801
AR$308.581
AZ$337.401
CA$360.10–$443.0629
CO$357.201
CT$368.461
DC$391.791
DE$342.701
FL$346.16–$381.923
GA$327.40–$353.602
GU$367.291
HI$367.291
IA$318.091
ID$320.471
IL$338.32–$371.184
IN$322.151
KS$317.711
KY$321.881
LA$321.81–$336.562
MA$355.69–$389.582
MD$348.62–$391.793
ME$323.11–$337.972
MI$330.63–$351.262
MN$339.911
MO$317.33–$336.463
MS$312.961
MT$346.331
NC$326.101
ND$335.851
NE$319.411
NH$352.651
NJ$372.00–$388.362
NM$332.741
NV$343.621
NY$330.76–$408.465
OH$328.491
OK$320.261
OR$340.28–$366.772
PA$328.41–$360.462
PR$348.381
RI$353.601
SC$327.971
SD$334.611
TN$319.331
TX$326.47–$356.608
UT$332.141
VA$337.64–$391.792
VI$348.381
VT$335.551
WA$354.69–$396.222
WI$325.421
WV$326.871
WY$341.761

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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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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 51715 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $360.10 and the facility-setting rate is $173.77: a difference of $186.33.

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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Reference amount per service

$396.11

$360.10 × 110% = $396.11

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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 51715 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,051

Code
51715
Physician work
3.64
Practice expense
6.20
Malpractice
0.53

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 51715 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.64× 1.0173.7019
Practice expense6.20× 1.0966.7952
Malpractice0.53× 0.5360.2841
Total RVUs10.7812
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$360.10

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work3.641.017
Practice expense6.21.096
Malpractice0.530.536

(3.64 × 1.017 + 6.2 × 1.096 + 0.53 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $360.10

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work3.641.017
Practice expense1.111.096
Malpractice0.530.536

(3.64 × 1.017 + 1.11 × 1.096 + 0.53 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $173.77

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

51715 · Office / nonfacility

$360.10

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.49 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $353.61 to $360.10 (1.8%).

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

    $353.61changed to$360.10

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 3.73 changed to 3.64
    • Practice expense RVU 6.28 changed to 6.20
    • Malpractice RVU 0.51 changed to 0.53
    • 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: $353.61

    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$360.10$173.77RVU26D
2026-07-01$360.10$173.77RVU26C
2026-04-01$360.10$173.77RVU26B
2026-01-01$360.10$173.77RVU26A
2025-10-01$353.61$192.04RVU25D
2025-07-01$353.61$192.04RVU25C
2025-04-01$353.61$192.04RVU25B
2025-01-01$353.61$192.04RVU25A

51715 billing questions

How is 51715 different from a bladder Botox injection?

51715 places bulking material in urethral or bladder-neck tissue to improve outlet closure. CPT 52287 describes bladder chemodenervation, commonly used for overactive bladder.

Can diagnostic cystoscopy be billed separately on the same date?

Routine cystoscopic access and visualization are integral to the endoscopic injection. Do not separately report diagnostic cystoscopy for that same work.

Should the code be billed once for each injection deposit?

No. Report one unit for the procedure, rather than counting individual deposits of bulking material as separate units.

Is modifier 50 appropriate when treatment involves both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code. Report the endoscopic injection service without a bilateral modifier.

What documentation supports reporting 51715?

Document the stress-incontinence indication, the urethral or bladder-neck injection site, the bulking material used, and the endoscopic service performed.

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 51715PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,051 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)