No office rate
Both involve ureterolysis, but 50722 is associated with a different clinical indication. Select based on the documented reason for releasing the ureter.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
50715 Ureterolysis Medicare reimbursement rates in Oregon
Surgical freeing of a ureter encased or restricted by retroperitoneal fibrosis, reported when the operation releases the ureter from that fibrotic tissue. Compare 50715 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Oregon.
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 50715 in Oregon?
Oregon 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
$1076.12–$1127.81
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.
Urology surgery
About 50715: Ureteral release for retroperitoneal fibrosis
Surgical freeing of a ureter encased or restricted by retroperitoneal fibrosis, reported when the operation releases the ureter from that fibrotic tissue.
This operation frees a ureter tethered or compressed by retroperitoneal fibrotic tissue, restoring its mobility and relieving external restriction. A urologist typically performs the dissection during abdominal or retroperitoneal surgery in a facility setting. The operative work centers on identifying the affected ureter and separating it from surrounding fibrosis; the code is specific to this clinical indication, rather than ureteral narrowing treated by dilation or reconstruction.
Report the code when the operative note supports ureterolysis for retroperitoneal fibrosis, including the affected side and the release performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 50715
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- 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 RVU20.12 · 60%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.14 · 27%
- Malpractice RVU4.26 · 13%
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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.
50715 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Oregon, from the same CMS release.
$786.25–$864.16
50706 treats an intrinsic ureteral stricture endoscopically with balloon dilation; this code describes surgical release from external retroperitoneal fibrosis.
No office rate
50700 is ureteroplasty, used when the ureter itself needs plastic reconstruction. This code is for freeing the ureter from surrounding fibrosis.
No office rate
50780 reconstructs the ureter by reimplanting it into the bladder. This code releases the ureter from fibrosis without defining that reconstructive procedure.
Compare 50715 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Portland →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1127.81
Rest Of Oregon →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.12
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50715 billing questions
When is this code selected instead of another ureterolysis code?
Use this code for ureterolysis performed for retroperitoneal fibrosis. A different ureterolysis code may apply when the operative indication is a distinct condition, such as ovarian vein syndrome.
How does this differ from ureteral dilation?
This operation frees the ureter from external fibrotic tissue. Code 50706 describes endoscopic balloon dilation of an intrinsic ureteral stricture.
What documentation supports reporting it?
Document retroperitoneal fibrosis as the indication, the ureter and side involved, and the operative dissection that frees the ureter from the fibrotic tissue.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral work?
CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
How are multiple procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are paid at 50% under the standard multiple procedure reduction.
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.
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.
5,97250700,,Revision of ureter,A,,16.27,6.59,NA,6.59,,2.09,24.95,24.95,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97350705,,Ureteral embolization/occl,A,,3.93,48.58,,0.36,,0.49,53.00,4.78,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97450706,,Balloon dilate urtrl strix,A,,3.71,19.62,,0.53,,0.41,23.74,4.65,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97550715,,Release of ureter,A,,20.12,9.14,NA,9.14,,4.26,33.52,33.52,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97650722,,Release of ureter,A,,17.50,6.51,NA,6.51,,3.05,27.06,27.06,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97750725,,Release/revise ureter,A,,19.70,7.30,NA,7.30,,2.53,29.53,29.53,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,97850727,,Revise ureter,A,,8.07,5.00,NA,5.00,,1.11,14.18,14.18,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00