Billing code 52330: Stone manipulationMedicare rate & RVUs in Delaware
Cystoscopic manipulation repositions a ureteral stone without extracting it, such as moving a stone back toward the kidney before shock-wave treatment.
Medicare pays $584.05 for 52330 in the office in Delaware (Delaware). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 52330 covers
A urologist passes a cystoscope through the urethra into the bladder and manipulates a ureteral calculus without extracting it. A classic use is moving a ureteral stone back toward the kidney before planned extracorporeal shock-wave treatment; this service is the endoscopic manipulation, not the later fragmentation or removal. It is most often performed in an operating room or ambulatory surgery center, though office services also occur.
Report 52330 when the operative note supports cystoscopic manipulation of a ureteral stone and no stone extraction. Document the stone’s location, the manipulation performed, and whether treatment was unilateral or bilateral. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When related endoscopies are performed together, CMS applies endoscopy-family pricing. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
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.
52330 in Delaware
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | $584.05 | $229.30 |
How the 52330 rate is calculated
Each of 52330’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 52330
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 4.90Practice expense 12.15Malpractice 0.62
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Payment rules and modifiers for 52330
The CMS indicators that decide how 52330 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 52330
Stone manipulation
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 000 | Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included. |
| Multiple procedures | 3 | Endoscopy family rules apply. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 1 | Not paid (statutory restriction). |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
52330 without 50 · national office
$590.19
Stone manipulation
52330-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$885.29
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
52330 compared with similar codes
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52330 vs 52320 vs 52325 vs 52352 vs 52332: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 52320Ureteral stone removal
- Choose 52330 for manipulation without extraction; choose 52320 when the ureteral stone is removed.
- 52325Stone fragmentation
- 52325 describes endoscopic fragmentation of a ureteral stone. 52330 describes manipulation without fragmentation or extraction.
- 52352Ureteroscopy
- 52352 involves ureteroscopic removal of a stone. 52330 is cystoscopic manipulation without stone extraction.
- 52332Ureteral stent
- 52332 reports placement of an indwelling ureteral stent; it does not describe manipulating a ureteral stone.
52330 billing questions
How does 52330 differ from stone removal?
52330 describes manipulating a ureteral stone without extracting it. Use a removal code when the stone is retrieved, and a fragmentation code when it is broken up endoscopically.
Can a ureteral stent be reported with 52330?
A stent may be placed during the same session when clinically performed. Document the stent placement separately; CMS endoscopy-family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
What documentation supports 52330?
The operative note should identify the ureteral stone and side, describe the cystoscopic manipulation, and make clear that the stone was not removed.
How is bilateral 52330 paid?
CMS recognizes bilateral reporting with modifier 50 and pays the procedure at 150%.
Are assistant or co-surgeon services payable?
CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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