No office rate
Both codes concern release of the ureter. Choose based on the specific operative indication and work documented for the code billed.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50722 in Salinas
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$909.25
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 50722: Ureteral release with or without repositioning
Reports operative freeing of a ureter from surrounding tissue, with or without repositioning, when the work is release rather than ureteral reconstruction.
This operation frees a ureter from tissue that is tethering, compressing, or encasing it; the surgeon may also reposition the mobilized ureter. A urologist commonly performs the work in an operating room, sometimes with a gynecologic or other pelvic surgeon when the ureter is involved in a broader pelvic operation. The operative note should identify the affected ureter, the surrounding attachments or tissue causing the need for release, and the dissection and any repositioning performed.
Report the code when the operative work is ureteral release, not a repair or reconstruction that changes the ureter’s structure. The note should make the extent of the release clear and distinguish it from separately described procedures. This major surgery code includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50722
- 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
- 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 RVU17.50 · 65%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.51 · 24%
- Malpractice RVU3.05 · 11%
73
Medicare services in 2024 · #5121 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.
50722 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Salinas, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
This neighboring code includes release and revision in its short descriptor. Use it when the record supports revision work in addition to release.
No office rate
50700 describes ureteral revision or repair. This code is the better fit when the operation frees the ureter without reconstructing it.
$894.62
50706 treats ureteral narrowing by balloon dilation. This code describes operative freeing of the ureter from surrounding tissue.
The same code, a different location
How does Salinas compare?
50722 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Salinas · 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 · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$959.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$921.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$920.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$913.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$917.32
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$993.39
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$989.93
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1016.96
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1002.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$896.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$915.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$909.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$954.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$985.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1068.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1040.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1036.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1164.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$882.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$902.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$953.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$988.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$945.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$929.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$890.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.75
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$989.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$942.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$835.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.03
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$874.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$958.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$953.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$903.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$864.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$966.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$888.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$903.62
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.48
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.72
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$900.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$982.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$957.10
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$906.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1069.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$972.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1025.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$862.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$872.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$942.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.11
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$872.02
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$906.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$945.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$882.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$870.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$851.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$963.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$824.20
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 50722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.34
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
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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?
Salinas is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 50722 in Salinas. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1000.18
$909.25 × 110% = $1000.18
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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 50722 in Salinas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,976
- Code
- 50722
- Physician work
- 17.50
- Practice expense
- 6.51
- Malpractice
- 3.05
GPCI2026.csv
22
- Locality
- Salinas
- Physician work
- 1.031
- Practice expense
- 1.159
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 17.50 | × 1.031 | 18.0425 |
| Practice expense | 6.51 | × 1.159 | 7.5451 |
| Malpractice | 3.05 | × 0.536 | 1.6348 |
| Total RVUs | 27.2224 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Salinas$909.25
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 17.5 | 1.031 |
| Practice expense | 6.51 | 1.159 |
| Malpractice | 3.05 | 0.536 |
(17.5 × 1.031 + 6.51 × 1.159 + 3.05 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $909.25
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
50722 · 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 | $909.25 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $909.25 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $909.25 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $909.25 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1020.44 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1020.44 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1020.44 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1020.44 | RVU25A |
50722 billing questions
How is this different from 50715?
Both codes describe ureteral release, but the operative indication and work should support the specific code selected. Document the reason for freeing the ureter and the dissection performed.
When should a ureteral revision code be considered instead?
Use a revision or reconstructive code when the surgeon repairs or alters the ureter itself rather than only freeing it from surrounding tissue. The operative note should describe that additional structural work.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. The descriptor or anatomy makes bilateral adjustment inappropriate for this code.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
How are multiple 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.
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.
5,97350705,,Ureteral embolization/occl,A,,3.93,48.58,,0.36,,0.49,53.00,4.78,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97450706,,Balloon dilate urtrl strix,A,,3.71,19.62,,0.53,,0.41,23.74,4.65,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97550715,,Release of ureter,A,,20.12,9.14,NA,9.14,,4.26,33.52,33.52,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97650722,,Release of ureter,A,,17.50,6.51,NA,6.51,,3.05,27.06,27.06,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97750725,,Release/revise ureter,A,,19.70,7.30,NA,7.30,,2.53,29.53,29.53,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97850727,,Revise ureter,A,,8.07,5.00,NA,5.00,,1.11,14.18,14.18,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97950728,,Revise ureter,A,,11.88,5.68,NA,5.68,,1.51,19.07,19.07,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
2301182,CA,72,SAN DIEGO-CHULA VISTA-CARLSBAD,1.030,1.196,0.542
2401112,CA,05,SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-BERKELEY (SAN FRANCISCO/SAN MATEO/ALAMEDA/CONTRA COSTA CNTY),1.095,1.410,0.425
2501112,CA,52,SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-BERKELEY (MARIN CNTY),1.095,1.410,0.459