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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

56700 Hymenal surgery Medicare reimbursement rates in Nebraska

Reports partial removal of hymenal tissue or revision of a restrictive hymenal ring, such as when the tissue causes symptoms or limits vaginal opening. Compare 56700 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 56700 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

No supported rate

Facility setting

$166.10

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.

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Gynecologic surgery

About 56700: Partial hymenectomy or hymenal ring revision

Reports partial removal of hymenal tissue or revision of a restrictive hymenal ring, such as when the tissue causes symptoms or limits vaginal opening.

A gynecologist typically performs this procedure to remove part of the hymen or revise a hymenal ring that is restrictive, thickened, or scarred. Patients may have symptoms such as difficulty with tampon insertion or pain related to the hymenal opening. The service is performed in a surgical setting, with the operative work directed at the hymenal tissue rather than a broader repair of the vaginal opening or perineum.

Choose this code when the documented operation involves partial hymenectomy or revision of the hymenal ring; a simple incision of hymenal tissue is a different service. The operative note should identify the tissue treated, the reason for surgery, and the work performed. CMS assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 56700

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
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 RVU2.77 · 51%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.19 · 40%
  • Malpractice RVU0.48 · 9%

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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.

56700 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Nebraska, from the same CMS release.

56442

Hymenotomy

Hymenal opening incision

No office rate

This code describes partial hymenectomy or hymenal ring revision. Choose 56442 for a simple incision of hymenal tissue.

56800

Introital repair

Plastic repair

No office rate

This code is for repair of the introitus. Choose 56700 when the operative work is confined to partial removal or revision of the hymenal ring.

56810

Perineoplasty

Nonobstetric perineal repair

No office rate

This code addresses perineal repair. Choose 56700 when the documented procedure treats the hymen or hymenal ring instead.

Compare 56700 by payment locality

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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 56700 in Nebraska.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,421

Code
56700
Physician work
2.77
Practice expense
2.19
Malpractice
0.48

GPCI2026.csv

72

Locality
Nebraska
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.923
Malpractice
0.378
Facility calculation for 56700 in Nebraska
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.77× 1.0002.7700
Practice expense2.19× 0.9232.0214
Malpractice0.48× 0.3780.1814
Total RVUs4.9728
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Nebraska$166.10

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.771
Practice expense2.190.923
Malpractice0.480.378

(2.77 × 1 + 2.19 × 0.923 + 0.48 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $166.10

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.

56700 billing questions

How does this differ from a simple hymenotomy?

Use 56700 for partial removal of hymenal tissue or revision of the hymenal ring. A simple incision of hymenal tissue is represented by 56442.

Are postoperative visits included?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.

Can modifier 50 be used?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this service and anatomy.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.

What documentation supports the code?

Document the hymenal tissue treated, the symptoms or clinical reason for surgery, and whether the work was partial excision or revision rather than a simple incision.

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.

RVUs for 56700PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,421 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for NebraskaGPCI2026.csv, line 72 (RVU26D)