$41.91
51702 describes placement of a catheter left in place for ongoing drainage. 51701 describes non-indwelling catheterization, with removal after drainage.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
51702 Bladder catheter Medicare reimbursement rates in Nebraska
Reports placement of a temporary indwelling bladder catheter, such as a Foley, when ongoing bladder drainage is needed for retention or another clinical indication. Compare 51702 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Nebraska.
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 51702 in Nebraska?
Nebraska has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$60.41
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nebraska
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$20.95
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nebraska
One mapped payment locality.
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.
Urology procedure
About 51702: Temporary indwelling bladder catheter placement
Reports placement of a temporary indwelling bladder catheter, such as a Foley, when ongoing bladder drainage is needed for retention or another clinical indication.
A clinician places a temporary indwelling catheter through the urethra into the bladder and leaves it in place to drain urine. A common clinical situation is acute urinary retention; placement may also be needed when ongoing bladder drainage or urine-output monitoring is part of care. The service is performed in settings such as an office, emergency department, or hospital. The defining feature is that the catheter remains in the bladder for continued drainage, rather than being inserted briefly and removed after emptying the bladder.
Report the service when the record supports the need for an indwelling catheter and its placement. Document the clinical indication and that the catheter was left in place. Choose a non-indwelling catheterization code when the catheter is removed after drainage, and a complex catheterization code when the placement meets that code’s complexity criteria. CMS assigns this procedure a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 51702
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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 RVU0.49 · 25%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.40 · 71%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 4%
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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.
51702 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Nebraska, from the same CMS release.
$142.65
51703 is for complex catheterization. Use 51702 for temporary indwelling placement when the documented circumstances do not meet the complex code’s criteria.
$93.49
51705 concerns changing an existing cystostomy tube. 51702 concerns placing a temporary indwelling bladder catheter, typically through the urethra.
Compare 51702 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$60.41
Facility
$20.95
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 51702 in Nebraska.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,047
- Code
- 51702
- Physician work
- 0.49
- Practice expense
- 1.40
- Malpractice
- 0.07
GPCI2026.csv
72
- Locality
- Nebraska
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.923
- Malpractice
- 0.378
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.49 | × 1.000 | 0.4900 |
| Practice expense | 1.40 | × 0.923 | 1.2922 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | × 0.378 | 0.0265 |
| Total RVUs | 1.8087 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Nebraska$60.41
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.49 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.4 | 0.923 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.378 |
(0.49 × 1 + 1.4 × 0.923 + 0.07 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $60.41
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.49 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.12 | 0.923 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.378 |
(0.49 × 1 + 0.12 × 0.923 + 0.07 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $20.95
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
51702 billing questions
How is this different from 51701?
51702 is for a catheter left in the bladder for ongoing drainage. 51701 is used for non-indwelling catheterization, where the catheter is removed after drainage.
When should 51703 be considered instead?
Use 51703 when catheter placement meets the criteria for complex catheterization, rather than routine temporary indwelling placement. The note should support the circumstances that made the placement complex.
What documentation supports 51702?
Document the clinical reason for bladder drainage and that an indwelling catheter was placed and left in the bladder. Retention is a common indication.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this service, so modifier 50 should not be used.
How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect payment?
When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the remaining procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in this code’s 0-day global period.
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.
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6,04551700,,Irrigation of bladder,A,,0.59,1.68,,0.12,,0.07,2.34,0.78,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,04651701,,Insert bladder catheter,A,,0.49,0.80,,0.10,,0.07,1.36,0.66,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,04751702,,Insert temp bladder cath,A,,0.49,1.40,,0.12,,0.07,1.96,0.68,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,04851703,,Insert bladder cath complex,A,,1.43,3.00,,0.40,,0.19,4.62,2.02,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,04951705,,Change of bladder tube,A,,0.88,2.03,,0.41,,0.12,3.03,1.41,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,05051710,,Change of bladder tube,A,,1.32,2.72,,0.70,,0.17,4.21,2.19,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002
7005302,MO,99,REST OF MISSOURI,1.000,0.862,0.974
7103202,MT,01,MONTANA**,1.000,1.000,0.998
7205402,NE,00,NEBRASKA,1.000,0.923,0.378
7301312,NV,00,NEVADA**,1.000,1.001,0.833
7414312,NH,40,NEW HAMPSHIRE,1.000,1.041,0.875
7512402,NJ,01,NORTHERN NJ,1.063,1.160,1.068