No office rate
Use 57550 for cervical stump removal without the vaginal wall repair described by 57555. The repair is the distinguishing service in 57555.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
57555 Cervical stump surgery Medicare reimbursement rates in Utah
Removal of a retained cervical stump with vaginal wall repair, reported when both steps are performed as part of the same operation. Compare 57555 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Utah.
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 57555 in Utah?
Utah 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
$533.83
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Utah
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.
Gynecologic surgery
About 57555: Cervical stump removal with vaginal repair
Removal of a retained cervical stump with vaginal wall repair, reported when both steps are performed as part of the same operation.
This operation removes a retained cervical stump, commonly after a prior supracervical hysterectomy, and includes repair of the vaginal wall. A gynecologic surgeon typically performs it in an operating room when excision of the stump and vaginal wall repair are both part of the operative treatment. It represents more than stump removal alone because the vaginal repair is included in the service.
Report the code when the operative documentation supports removal of the cervical stump and repair of the vaginal wall during the same procedure. The major-surgery global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 57555
- 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 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 RVU9.69 · 59%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.07 · 31%
- Malpractice RVU1.70 · 10%
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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.
57555 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Utah, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both involve removal of a cervical stump, but 57556 includes intestinal repair rather than vaginal wall repair.
No office rate
57545 pairs cervical removal with pelvic floor repair. Choose 57555 when the documented repair is of the vaginal wall with cervical stump removal.
No office rate
57530 describes radical vaginal removal of the cervix. 57555 is for removal of a cervical stump with vaginal wall repair, not the radical procedure.
Compare 57555 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$533.83
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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 57555 in Utah.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,510
- Code
- 57555
- Physician work
- 9.69
- Practice expense
- 5.07
- Malpractice
- 1.70
GPCI2026.csv
104
- Locality
- Utah
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.940
- Malpractice
- 0.898
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.69 | × 1.000 | 9.6900 |
| Practice expense | 5.07 | × 0.940 | 4.7658 |
| Malpractice | 1.70 | × 0.898 | 1.5266 |
| Total RVUs | 15.9824 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Utah$533.83
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.69 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 5.07 | 0.94 |
| Malpractice | 1.7 | 0.898 |
(9.69 × 1 + 5.07 × 0.94 + 1.7 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $533.83
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.
57555 billing questions
When should I report this instead of stump removal alone?
Report 57555 when the surgeon removes the cervical stump and repairs the vaginal wall during the operation. Use a stump-removal code without this repair when the vaginal wall is not repaired.
Can the vaginal wall repair be billed separately?
The repair is included in this combined service. Do not report a separate vaginal repair code for the same work.
Should modifier 50 be appended?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
What documentation supports 57555?
The operative report should establish that a cervical stump was removed and that the vaginal wall was repaired during the procedure.
How does the global period affect postoperative visits?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days after surgery.
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.
6,50757540,,Removal of residual cervix,A,,12.96,5.72,NA,5.72,,2.27,20.95,20.95,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50857545,,Remove cervix/repair pelvis,A,,13.75,5.89,NA,5.89,,2.41,22.05,22.05,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,50957550,,Removal of residual cervix,A,,6.18,4.29,NA,4.29,,1.09,11.56,11.56,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,51057555,,Remove cervix/repair vagina,A,,9.69,5.07,NA,5.07,,1.70,16.46,16.46,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,51157556,,Remove cervix repair bowel,A,,9.13,4.91,NA,4.91,,1.61,15.65,15.65,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,51257558,,D&c of cervical stump,A,,1.68,2.51,,1.44,,0.29,4.48,3.41,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,51357700,,Revision of cervix,A,,4.24,4.55,NA,4.55,,0.75,9.54,9.54,0,090,0.12,0.74,0.14,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
10104412,TX,15,GALVESTON,1.008,0.993,0.828
10204412,TX,18,HOUSTON,1.008,0.993,1.376
10304412,TX,99,REST OF TEXAS,1.000,0.949,0.903
10403502,UT,09,UTAH,1.000,0.940,0.898
10514512,VT,50,VERMONT,1.000,0.990,0.506
10611302,VA,00,VIRGINIA,1.000,0.983,0.706
10709202,VI,50,VIRGIN ISLANDS,1.000,1.011,0.985