CPT code 50728: Ureter revision2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Florida
Reports complex operative revision of a ureter to correct a significant abnormality, such as scarring or deformity after prior surgery or injury.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 50728 in Florida.
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 50728 covers
A urologist performs this operation to revise a ureter when its anatomy or function requires a complicated reconstruction. The work may address a ureter altered by prior surgery or injury, including significant scarring or narrowing. The surgeon dissects the affected ureter and reconstructs it to restore suitable drainage or continuity. This is generally an operating-room service in a facility setting, rather than an office procedure.
Select this code when the operative report supports a complicated ureteral revision, rather than the less complex revision represented by 50727. Document the affected anatomy, the condition being corrected, the extent of dissection, and the reconstructive steps that establish the complexity. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; team surgery is not.
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.
Where 50728 pays more and less in Florida
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | Unavailable | $680.17 |
| Miami | Unavailable | $721.85 |
| Rest Of Florida | Unavailable | $653.98 |
How the 50728 rate is calculated
Each of 50728’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 · 50728
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work11.88
11.88 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense5.68
5.68 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice1.51
1.51 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
19.0700
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$636.96
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 50728
50728 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 50728
Ureter revision
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 2 | Permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.08/0.83/0.09 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 50728
Ureter revision
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
50728 without 51 · national facility
$636.96
Ureter revision
50728-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$318.48
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
50728 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 50727Ureter revision
- This is the same-family code for ureter revision at the less complicated level. Use 50728 when the operative documentation supports a complicated revision.
- 50700Ureter repair
- 50700 describes ureteroplasty, a plastic repair of the ureter; 50728 is for complicated revision of the ureter.
- 50760Ureter repair
- 50760 identifies ureteroureterostomy, joining ureteral ends. Choose it when that specific reconstruction is performed rather than reporting a broader complicated revision.
- 50780Ureter reimplantation
- 50780 is for connecting a ureter to the bladder. It is the more specific choice when the reconstruction is ureteral reimplantation.
50728 billing questions
How does 50728 differ from 50727?
Both describe ureter revision, but 50728 is for a complicated revision. The operative report should explain the anatomy, dissection, and reconstruction supporting that level.
Can modifier 50 be used when both ureters are revised?
No. CMS identifies modifier 50 as inappropriate for this code; the code's descriptor or anatomy does not support the bilateral adjustment.
What postoperative care is included in the global period?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are other 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, with payment at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made, and co-surgeons are permitted. Team surgery is not permitted for this code.
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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