No office rate
52341 reports endoscopic treatment of a ureteral stricture as the primary service. Code 50706 is an add-on for balloon dilation with a primary ureteral procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50706 Ureteral dilation Medicare reimbursement rates in Alaska
Reports balloon dilation of a narrowed ureter as an add-on during a primary ureteral procedure, with imaging guidance included when performed. Compare 50706 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alaska.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 50706 in Alaska?
Alaska has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$891.34
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alaska*
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$212.27
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alaska*
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Urology
About 50706: Balloon dilation of ureteral stricture
Reports balloon dilation of a narrowed ureter as an add-on during a primary ureteral procedure, with imaging guidance included when performed.
A urologist uses an endoluminal balloon to widen a narrowed segment of the ureter, including a stricture near the ureteropelvic junction. The balloon is positioned across the narrowing and expanded; fluoroscopy or contrast imaging may guide placement and confirm the treated segment. This service is generally performed in an operating room as part of a larger ureteral procedure, rather than as a stand-alone service.
Report 50706 only with a primary procedure, and document the ureteral stricture, its location, the balloon dilation performed, and the associated primary service. Imaging guidance is included when performed. CMS treats payment for this add-on as falling within the primary procedure’s global period. For bilateral dilation reported with modifier 50, CMS pays 150% of the unilateral amount.
CMS billing rules for 50706
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU3.71 · 16%
- Practice expense (office) RVU19.62 · 83%
- Malpractice RVU0.41 · 2%
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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.
50706 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alaska, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
52342 is the endoscopic primary-service code for treatment of a ureteropelvic junction stricture; 50706 reports balloon dilation as an add-on.
No office rate
50544 reports laparoscopic pyeloplasty. Report 50706 only when balloon dilation is also performed and the add-on requirements are met.
Compare 50706 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
Alaska* →
Office / nonfacility
$891.34
Facility
$212.27
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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 50706 in Alaska*.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,974
- Code
- 50706
- Physician work
- 3.71
- Practice expense
- 19.62
- Malpractice
- 0.41
GPCI2026.csv
5
- Locality
- Alaska*
- Physician work
- 1.500
- Practice expense
- 1.065
- Malpractice
- 0.551
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 3.71 | × 1.500 | 5.5650 |
| Practice expense | 19.62 | × 1.065 | 20.8953 |
| Malpractice | 0.41 | × 0.551 | 0.2259 |
| Total RVUs | 26.6862 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Alaska*$891.34
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 3.71 | 1.5 |
| Practice expense | 19.62 | 1.065 |
| Malpractice | 0.41 | 0.551 |
(3.71 × 1.5 + 19.62 × 1.065 + 0.41 × 0.551) × $33.4009 = $891.34
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 3.71 | 1.5 |
| Practice expense | 0.53 | 1.065 |
| Malpractice | 0.41 | 0.551 |
(3.71 × 1.5 + 0.53 × 1.065 + 0.41 × 0.551) × $33.4009 = $212.27
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.
50706 billing questions
Can 50706 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with an eligible primary procedure; document that procedure and the balloon dilation performed.
How does this differ from endoscopic treatment of a ureteral stricture?
Code 50706 identifies balloon dilation as an add-on during a primary ureteral procedure. Codes such as 52341 describe endoscopic treatment of a ureteral stricture as the primary service.
Is imaging guidance separately reported with 50706?
Imaging guidance, including fluoroscopy or contrast imaging when performed, is included in this code’s service.
How is bilateral balloon dilation reported?
When the procedure is bilateral, report modifier 50. CMS pays 150% of the unilateral amount.
What documentation supports reporting 50706?
Document the stricture’s ureteral location, the balloon dilation and any imaging guidance performed, and the primary procedure reported with the add-on.
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.
5,97150695,,Plmt ureteral stent prq,A,,6.63,30.77,,1.44,,0.71,38.11,8.78,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97250700,,Revision of ureter,A,,16.27,6.59,NA,6.59,,2.09,24.95,24.95,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97350705,,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
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3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609