No office rate
Choose 50770 when the surgeon connects one ureter to the opposite ureter to redirect drainage. Choose 50760 for a ureter-to-ureter connection that does not cross to the opposite side.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50770 Ureteral anastomosis Medicare reimbursement rates in Maine
Reports reconstructive surgery that connects one ureter to the opposite ureter, redirecting urine when the affected ureter cannot drain normally to the bladder. Compare 50770 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Maine.
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 50770 in Maine?
Maine has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$976.89–$995.50
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Urologic surgery
About 50770: Transureteroureterostomy
Reports reconstructive surgery that connects one ureter to the opposite ureter, redirecting urine when the affected ureter cannot drain normally to the bladder.
In a transureteroureterostomy, the surgeon connects the affected ureter to the opposite ureter so urine can drain through the other side into the bladder. Urologists typically perform this reconstructive operation in a surgical facility when the usual route from a kidney to the bladder cannot be restored or used. The operative report should identify the ureteral anatomy, the side and course of the connection, and the reason for redirecting drainage.
Report this code for the cross-connection between ureters, not for reconnecting separated ends of the same ureter or implanting a ureter into the bladder. The 90-day global period includes 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 other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this procedure. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50770
- 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 RVU20.69 · 67%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.51 · 24%
- Malpractice RVU2.65 · 9%
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.
50770 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Maine, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
50780 applies when the ureter is implanted into the bladder; 50770 connects it to the opposite ureter.
No office rate
50782 is a ureter-to-bladder reimplantation option for duplicated ureter anatomy. It does not describe the cross-connection between ureters reported with 50770.
Compare 50770 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Rest Of Maine →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$976.89
Southern Maine →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$995.50
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50770 billing questions
How is this different from 50760?
This procedure connects one ureter to the opposite ureter. Use 50760 for a ureter-to-ureter connection that does not redirect drainage across to the opposite side.
When is 50780 a better fit?
Use 50780 when the ureter is connected to the bladder. This code describes a connection from one ureter to the opposite ureter.
Should modifier 50 be appended when both ureters are involved?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this procedure; do not report it with modifier 50.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should establish the ureter-to-opposite-ureter connection, the anatomy involved, and the clinical reason the surgeon redirected drainage.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons are paid only when supporting documentation is provided; team surgery is 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 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.
5,98050740,,Fusion of ureter & kidney,A,,19.57,9.75,NA,9.75,,5.22,34.54,34.54,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,98150750,,Fusion of ureter & kidney,A,,20.69,7.51,NA,7.51,,2.65,30.85,30.85,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,98250760,,Ureteroureterostomy,A,,19.57,7.86,NA,7.86,,3.32,30.75,30.75,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,98350770,,Splicing of ureters,A,,20.69,7.51,NA,7.51,,2.65,30.85,30.85,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,98450780,,Reimplant ureter in bladder,A,,19.45,7.64,NA,7.64,,3.05,30.14,30.14,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,98550782,,Reimplant ureter in bladder,A,,19.17,7.19,NA,7.19,,2.48,28.84,28.84,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,98650783,,Reimplant ureter in bladder,A,,20.18,7.40,NA,7.40,,2.60,30.18,30.18,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00