Billing code 57555: Cervical stump surgeryMedicare rate & RVUs in Florida
Removal of a retained cervical stump with vaginal wall repair, reported when both steps are performed as part of the same operation.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 57555 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 57555 covers
This operation removes a retained cervical stump, commonly after a prior supracervical hysterectomy, and includes repair of the vaginal wall. A gynecologic surgeon typically performs it in an operating room when excision of the stump and vaginal wall repair are both part of the operative treatment. It represents more than stump removal alone because the vaginal repair is included in the service.
Report the code when the operative documentation supports removal of the cervical stump and repair of the vaginal wall during the same procedure. The major-surgery global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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.
Where 57555 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 | $597.86 |
| Miami | Unavailable | $643.54 |
| Rest Of Florida | Unavailable | $570.89 |
How the 57555 rate is calculated
Each of 57555’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 · 57555
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 9.69Practice expense 5.07Malpractice 1.70
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Payment rules and modifiers for 57555
57555 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 57555
Cervical stump surgery
| 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) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.12/0.74/0.14 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 57555
Cervical stump surgery
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
57555 without 51 · national facility
$549.78
Cervical stump surgery
57555-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$274.89
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%).
57555 compared with similar codes
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57555 vs 57550 vs 57556 vs 57545 vs 57530: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 57550Cervical stump removal
- Use 57550 for cervical stump removal without the vaginal wall repair described by 57555. The repair is the distinguishing service in 57555.
- 57556Cervical stump surgery
- Both involve removal of a cervical stump, but 57556 includes intestinal repair rather than vaginal wall repair.
- 57545Cervical removal
- 57545 pairs cervical removal with pelvic floor repair. Choose 57555 when the documented repair is of the vaginal wall with cervical stump removal.
- 57530Cervix removal
- 57530 describes radical vaginal removal of the cervix. 57555 is for removal of a cervical stump with vaginal wall repair, not the radical procedure.
57555 billing questions
When should I report this instead of stump removal alone?
Report 57555 when the surgeon removes the cervical stump and repairs the vaginal wall during the operation. Use a stump-removal code without this repair when the vaginal wall is not repaired.
Can the vaginal wall repair be billed separately?
The repair is included in this combined service. Do not report a separate vaginal repair code for the same work.
Should modifier 50 be appended?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
What documentation supports 57555?
The operative report should establish that a cervical stump was removed and that the vaginal wall was repaired during the procedure.
How does the global period affect postoperative visits?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days after surgery.
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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