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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

53852 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$1501.27

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$358.39

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 53852: Prostate radiofrequency thermotherapy

Reports transurethral radiofrequency thermotherapy that destroys prostate tissue, typically to treat urinary symptoms from benign prostatic enlargement.

A urologist delivers radiofrequency heat through a transurethral device to destroy prostate tissue, generally to relieve lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic enlargement. The treatment is performed through the urethra and may occur in an office or facility setting. This code identifies the radiofrequency thermotherapy method, not prostate tissue treatment by microwave energy or radiofrequency-generated water vapor.

Select the code from the documented treatment method; the operative report should identify radiofrequency thermotherapy and describe the procedure performed. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the 90-day global 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% reduction. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this prostate procedure. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 53852

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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
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 RVU5.78 · 14%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU35.28 · 84%
  • Malpractice RVU0.75 · 2%

153

Medicare services in 2024 · #4549 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.

53852 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

53850

Prostate treatment

Microwave thermotherapy

$1,537.77

Choose 53852 for radiofrequency thermotherapy; choose 53850 when the operative documentation identifies microwave thermotherapy.

53854

Prostate ablation

Radiofrequency water vapor

$3,692.23

53854 describes prostate treatment using radiofrequency-generated water vapor, while 53852 identifies radiofrequency thermotherapy by a different method.

53860

Prostate treatment

Transurethral radiofrequency

$2,601.90

53860 is for transurethral needle ablation. Use 53852 when the documented prostate tissue treatment is radiofrequency thermotherapy.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 53852 is $1503.49—$2.22 higher than the $1501.27 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

53852 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $1501.27

  2. Bakersfield

    $1503.49

    $2.22 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $1501.27

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $1501.40

    $0.13 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $1501.27

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $1501.27

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $1611.63

    $110.36 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, 53852 ranges from $1218.19 in Arkansas to $1926.95 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 · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1771.06

    Facility

    $396.68

    $269.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1606.92

    Facility

    $374.36

    $105.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1509.41

    Facility

    $366.53

    $8.14 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1583.89

    Facility

    $371.15

    $82.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1578.22

    Facility

    $369.64

    $76.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1621.77

    Facility

    $374.61

    $120.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1884.42

    Facility

    $414.10

    $383.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1883.57

    Facility

    $413.25

    $382.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1926.95

    Facility

    $423.27

    $425.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1923.47

    Facility

    $419.78

    $422.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1551.95

    Facility

    $364.22

    $50.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1642.27

    Facility

    $375.30

    $141.00 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1585.89

    Facility

    $370.01

    $84.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1659.33

    Facility

    $378.80

    $158.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1769.83

    Facility

    $395.45

    $268.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 53852

    Office

    $1501.27

    Facility

    $358.39

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 53852

    Office

    $1619.50

    Facility

    $391.11

    $118.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 53852

    Office

    $1483.11

    Facility

    $397.58

    $18.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 53852

    Office

    $1436.18

    Facility

    $388.19

    $65.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 53852

    Office

    $1614.43

    Facility

    $402.72

    $113.16 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 53852

    Office

    $1558.37

    Facility

    $447.81

    $57.10 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 53852

    Office

    $1238.32

    Facility

    $325.89

    $262.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 53852

    Office

    $1218.19

    Facility

    $322.45

    $283.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 53852

    Office

    $1356.35

    Facility

    $345.90

    $144.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 53852

    Office

    $1468.74

    Facility

    $359.23

    $32.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 53852

    Office

    $1496.35

    Facility

    $373.28

    $4.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 53852

    Office

    $1380.79

    Facility

    $350.52

    $120.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 53852

    Office

    $1432.05

    Facility

    $375.72

    $69.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 53852

    Office

    $1357.24

    Facility

    $360.35

    $144.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 53852

    Office

    $1420.96

    Facility

    $361.50

    $80.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 53852

    Office

    $1274.04

    Facility

    $343.88

    $227.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 53852

    Office

    $1547.38

    Facility

    $361.75

    $46.11 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 53852

    Office

    $1281.22

    Facility

    $327.08

    $220.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 53852

    Office

    $1289.02

    Facility

    $329.67

    $212.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 53852

    Office

    $1327.62

    Facility

    $368.27

    $173.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 53852

    Office

    $1308.08

    Facility

    $356.02

    $193.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 53852

    Office

    $1449.00

    Facility

    $378.07

    $52.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 53852

    Office

    $1297.59

    Facility

    $330.94

    $203.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 53852

    Office

    $1270.94

    Facility

    $328.27

    $230.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 53852

    Office

    $1263.56

    Facility

    $336.53

    $237.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 53852

    Office

    $1330.37

    Facility

    $349.12

    $170.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 53852

    Office

    $1259.93

    Facility

    $337.07

    $241.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 53852

    Office

    $1630.26

    Facility

    $385.18

    $128.99 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 53852

    Office

    $1456.95

    Facility

    $358.91

    $44.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 53852

    Office

    $1491.54

    Facility

    $372.64

    $9.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 53852

    Office

    $1410.51

    Facility

    $355.22

    $90.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 53852

    Office

    $1292.75

    Facility

    $333.40

    $208.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 53852

    Office

    $1376.64

    Facility

    $343.25

    $124.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 53852

    Office

    $1372.43

    Facility

    $366.15

    $128.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 53852

    Office

    $1297.20

    Facility

    $345.15

    $204.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 53852

    Office

    $1413.03

    Facility

    $340.01

    $88.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 53852

    Office

    $1324.03

    Facility

    $344.87

    $177.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 53852

    Office

    $1339.98

    Facility

    $347.26

    $161.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 53852

    Office

    $1233.22

    Facility

    $334.35

    $268.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 53852

    Office

    $1226.16

    Facility

    $328.33

    $275.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 53852

    Office

    $1396.44

    Facility

    $353.67

    $104.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 53852

    Office

    $1308.50

    Facility

    $335.59

    $192.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 53852

    Office

    $1381.61

    Facility

    $338.84

    $119.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 53852

    Office

    $1290.17

    Facility

    $327.69

    $211.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 53852

    Office

    $1441.67

    Facility

    $356.14

    $59.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 53852

    Office

    $1598.90

    Facility

    $389.28

    $97.63 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 53852

    Office

    $1515.06

    Facility

    $376.34

    $13.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 53852

    Office

    $1303.72

    Facility

    $347.50

    $197.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 53852

    Office

    $1393.49

    Facility

    $349.67

    $107.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 53852

    Office

    $1653.03

    Facility

    $413.17

    $151.76 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 53852

    Office

    $1522.39

    Facility

    $380.55

    $21.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 53852

    Office

    $1634.39

    Facility

    $401.82

    $133.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 53852

    Office

    $1330.13

    Facility

    $339.50

    $171.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 53852

    Office

    $1294.17

    Facility

    $342.12

    $207.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 53852

    Office

    $1264.82

    Facility

    $333.62

    $236.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 53852

    Office

    $1523.97

    Facility

    $365.44

    $22.70 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 53852

    Office

    $1384.34

    Facility

    $345.73

    $116.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 53852

    Office

    $1453.12

    Facility

    $367.59

    $48.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 53852

    Office

    $1298.49

    Facility

    $341.22

    $202.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 53852

    Office

    $1409.08

    Facility

    $354.83

    $92.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 53852

    Office

    $1436.34

    Facility

    $359.15

    $64.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 53852

    Office

    $1303.18

    Facility

    $339.65

    $198.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 53852

    Office

    $1379.86

    Facility

    $337.08

    $121.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 53852

    Office

    $1277.66

    Facility

    $329.78

    $223.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1462.37

    Facility

    $359.11

    $38.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1288.66

    Facility

    $339.73

    $212.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1381.92

    Facility

    $348.53

    $119.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1389.96

    Facility

    $351.35

    $111.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1378.50

    Facility

    $350.32

    $122.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1385.48

    Facility

    $350.00

    $115.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1399.21

    Facility

    $363.73

    $102.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 53852

    Office

    $1333.96

    Facility

    $344.37

    $167.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 53852

    Office

    $1323.23

    Facility

    $343.02

    $178.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 53852

    Office

    $1369.09

    Facility

    $344.05

    $132.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 53852

    Office

    $1409.08

    Facility

    $354.83

    $92.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 53852

    Office

    $1372.33

    Facility

    $339.98

    $128.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 53852

    Office

    $1455.47

    Facility

    $357.43

    $45.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 53852

    Office

    $1669.05

    Facility

    $389.57

    $167.78 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 53852

    Office

    $1329.66

    Facility

    $330.68

    $171.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 53852

    Office

    $1252.92

    Facility

    $346.75

    $248.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 53852

    Office

    $1389.98

    Facility

    $347.20

    $111.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

53852 · 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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$1,218.19

$1,714.11

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

View all state and territory rates as a table
State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$1,558.371
AL$1,238.321
AR$1,218.191
AZ$1,356.351
CA$1,501.27–$1,926.9529
CO$1,468.741
CT$1,496.351
DC$1,619.501
DE$1,380.791
FL$1,357.24–$1,483.113
GA$1,274.04–$1,420.962
GU$1,547.381
HI$1,547.381
IA$1,281.221
ID$1,289.021
IL$1,308.08–$1,449.004
IN$1,297.591
KS$1,270.941
KY$1,263.561
LA$1,259.93–$1,330.372
MA$1,456.95–$1,630.262
MD$1,410.51–$1,619.503
ME$1,292.75–$1,376.642
MI$1,297.20–$1,372.432
MN$1,413.031
MO$1,233.22–$1,339.983
MS$1,226.161
MT$1,396.441
NC$1,308.501
ND$1,381.611
NE$1,290.171
NH$1,441.671
NJ$1,515.06–$1,598.902
NM$1,303.721
NV$1,393.491
NY$1,330.13–$1,653.035
OH$1,294.171
OK$1,264.821
OR$1,384.34–$1,523.972
PA$1,298.49–$1,453.122
PR$1,409.081
RI$1,436.341
SC$1,303.181
SD$1,379.861
TN$1,277.661
TX$1,288.66–$1,462.378
UT$1,323.231
VA$1,369.09–$1,619.502
VI$1,409.081
VT$1,372.331
WA$1,455.47–$1,669.052
WI$1,329.661
WV$1,252.921
WY$1,389.981

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 53852 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $1501.27 and the facility-setting rate is $358.39: a difference of $1142.88.

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 53852 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$1651.40

$1501.27 × 110% = $1651.40

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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 53852 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,228

Code
53852
Physician work
5.78
Practice expense
35.28
Malpractice
0.75

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 53852 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work5.78× 1.0175.8783
Practice expense35.28× 1.09638.6669
Malpractice0.75× 0.5360.4020
Total RVUs44.9471
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$1501.27

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work5.781.017
Practice expense35.281.096
Malpractice0.750.536

(5.78 × 1.017 + 35.28 × 1.096 + 0.75 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1501.27

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work5.781.017
Practice expense4.061.096
Malpractice0.750.536

(5.78 × 1.017 + 4.06 × 1.096 + 0.75 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $358.39

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

53852 · Office / nonfacility

$1501.27

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $119.78 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $1381.49 to $1501.27 (8.7%).

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

    $1381.49changed to$1501.27

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 5.93 changed to 5.78
    • Practice expense RVU 33.21 changed to 35.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.71 changed to 0.75
    • 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: $1381.49

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$1501.27$358.39RVU26D
2026-07-01$1501.27$358.39RVU26C
2026-04-01$1501.27$358.39RVU26B
2026-01-01$1501.27$358.39RVU26A
2025-10-01$1381.49$381.31RVU25D
2025-07-01$1381.49$381.31RVU25C
2025-04-01$1381.49$381.31RVU25B
2025-01-01$1381.49$381.31RVU25A

53852 billing questions

How is this code different from 53850?

53852 identifies prostate tissue treatment using radiofrequency thermotherapy. Use 53850 when the documented method is microwave thermotherapy.

How is this different from 53854?

53854 is for radiofrequency-generated water vapor thermotherapy. Choose 53852 when the documented technique is radiofrequency thermotherapy rather than water vapor treatment.

Should modifier 50 be appended?

No. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this prostate procedure.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

What happens if another procedure is performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.

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 53852PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,228 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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