Billing code 52282: Urethral stentMedicare rate & RVUs in Missouri
Reports cystoscopic placement of a urethral stent, distinguishing treatment directed at the urethra from placement of a stent in the ureter.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 52282 in Missouri.
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 52282 covers
A urologist passes a cystoscope through the urethra to position a stent within the urethral passage. The service is used when a urethral stent is placed to maintain patency; it is distinct from placing a stent in a ureter. It is generally performed in a procedural or operating-room setting.
Report the code for the urethral stent placement, with documentation identifying the indication, urethral site, and placement performed. The cystoscopic work used to position the stent is part of the service. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgery 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.
Where 52282 pays more and less in Missouri
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Kansas City | Unavailable | $292.59 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis | Unavailable | $294.09 |
| Rest Of Missouri | Unavailable | $287.85 |
How the 52282 rate is calculated
Each of 52282’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 · 52282
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 6.23Practice expense 1.81Malpractice 0.85
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Payment rules and modifiers for 52282
The CMS indicators that decide how 52282 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 52282
Urethral stent
| 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) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| 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 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
52282 without 51 · national facility
$296.93
Urethral stent
52282-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$148.47
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%).
52282 compared with similar codes
Compare codes
52282 vs 52281 vs 52284 vs 52332: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 52281Urethral dilation
- 52281 describes cystoscopic calibration or dilation of a urethral stricture. Choose 52282 when the service includes placement of a urethral stent.
- 52284Urethral dilation
- 52284 is for balloon dilation of a urethral stricture. It does not describe placement of a urethral stent.
- 52332Ureteral stent
- 52332 describes insertion of an indwelling ureteral stent. Use 52282 for a stent placed in the urethra.
52282 billing questions
How is this different from ureteral stent placement?
This code is for a stent placed in the urethra. A stent placed in a ureter is reported with the code for ureteral stent insertion, such as 52332.
Can the cystoscopy be billed separately?
The cystoscopic work used to position the urethral stent is part of this service; do not report it again as a separate diagnostic cystoscopy.
Should modifier 50 be used for bilateral placement?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?
Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure. The global period is 0 days.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be billed?
CMS 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 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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