$167.15–$182.51
This code is for freezing cervical tissue. Code 57510 is used when electrical or thermal cautery is the treatment method.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
57511 Cervical ablation Medicare reimbursement rates in Massachusetts
Cervical cryocautery freezes targeted abnormal cervical tissue, typically in an office, to ablate a lesion without excising it. Compare 57511 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Massachusetts.
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 57511 in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts 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
$194.87–$213.76
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$133.32–$143.97
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.
Gynecology procedure
About 57511: Cervical lesion cryoablation
Cervical cryocautery freezes targeted abnormal cervical tissue, typically in an office, to ablate a lesion without excising it.
A gynecologist uses a cryoprobe to freeze targeted abnormal tissue on the cervix. The procedure is commonly considered for cervical dysplasia after diagnostic evaluation, when the lesion is suitable for ablation rather than removal for examination. It is often performed in an office setting. Because the tissue is destroyed in place, this treatment does not provide an excised specimen for pathology.
Report this code when cryotherapy is the method used to treat the cervical lesion; do not select it for electrical or thermal cautery, laser treatment, or excisional conization. The record should identify the cervical finding, the treatment method and site, and the procedure performed. A 10-day global period includes related postoperative visits during that period. When multiple procedures subject to the standard reduction are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 57511
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.90 · 33%
- Practice expense (office) RVU3.45 · 61%
- Malpractice RVU0.34 · 6%
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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.
57511 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Massachusetts, from the same CMS release.
$201.55–$221.34
Choose 57513 when laser surgery is performed on the cervix; choose this code when cryotherapy is performed.
$367.79–$401.80
Code 57520 represents excisional conization, which removes cervical tissue; cryocautery ablates targeted tissue in place.
$156.08–$172.55
Code 57500 is for obtaining a cervical biopsy specimen. Cryocautery treats targeted tissue and does not provide a specimen.
Compare 57511 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Metropolitan Boston →
Office / nonfacility
$213.76
Facility
$143.97
Rest Of Massachusetts →
Office / nonfacility
$194.87
Facility
$133.32
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57511 billing questions
How is this code different from 57510?
Use this code when the cervical tissue is treated by freezing. Code 57510 describes electrical or thermal cautery instead.
Does cryocautery produce a specimen?
No. It destroys the targeted tissue rather than removing it for pathology; a separately performed biopsy or endocervical curettage should be documented as its own service.
Should modifier 50 be appended for treatment on both sides of the cervix?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
Are related postoperative visits separately reported during the global period?
Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. 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 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.
6,49857500,,Biopsy of cervix,A,,1.17,3.15,,0.67,,0.21,4.53,2.05,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,49957505,,Endocervical curettage,A,,1.16,3.09,,1.61,,0.21,4.46,2.98,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50057510,,Cauterization of cervix,A,,1.85,2.71,,0.87,,0.34,4.90,3.06,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50157511,,Cryocautery of cervix,A,,1.90,3.45,,1.70,,0.34,5.69,3.94,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50257513,,Laser surgery of cervix,A,,1.90,3.64,,1.68,,0.34,5.88,3.92,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50357520,,Conization of cervix,A,,4.01,5.99,,3.39,,0.79,10.79,8.19,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50457522,,Conization of cervix,A,,3.58,4.78,,2.71,,0.64,9.00,6.93,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00