CPT code 50562: Renal endoscopy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington
Reports endoscopic resection of a renal tumor through a nephrotomy or pyelotomy, rather than biopsy, lesion treatment, or stone removal.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 50562 in Washington.
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 50562 covers
A urologist uses an endoscope through an opening made into the kidney or renal pelvis to resect a tumor, such as a lesion in the renal pelvis or calyces. The work is performed in an operating room and includes the endoscopic approach and tumor resection. It is distinct from taking a biopsy alone or treating a lesion without resecting it.
Select this code when the operative report supports both the nephrotomy or pyelotomy route and tumor resection. Document the tumor site and the work performed; a biopsy or stone extraction alone supports a different service. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery payment is not permitted. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor and anatomy.
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 50562 pays more and less in Washington
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Rest Of Washington | Unavailable | $512.16 |
| Seattle (King Cnty) | Unavailable | $547.35 |
How the 50562 rate is calculated
Each of 50562’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 · 50562
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work10.63
10.63 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense3.36
3.36 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice1.35
1.35 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
15.3400
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$512.37
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 50562
50562 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 50562
Renal endoscopy
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.08/0.83/0.09 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 50562
Renal endoscopy
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
50562 without 51 · national facility
$512.37
Renal endoscopy
50562-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$256.19
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%).
50562 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 50555Kidney endoscopy
- Use for renal endoscopy with biopsy when tissue is sampled without tumor resection. Report 50562 when the tumor is resected through the nephrotomy or pyelotomy.
- 50557Renal endoscopy
- This sibling code describes endoscopic treatment of a renal lesion; 50562 is the choice when the operative work includes tumor resection.
- 50561Renal endoscopy
- This code is for endoscopic removal of a calculus. A renal tumor resection through a nephrotomy or pyelotomy is reported with 50562.
50562 billing questions
How is this different from renal endoscopy with biopsy?
This code is for resection of a renal tumor through a nephrotomy or pyelotomy. A biopsy without tumor resection is a different service.
Can the endoscopic approach be billed separately?
The endoscopic approach and tumor resection are included in this service. Do not separately report the same operative steps as diagnostic renal endoscopy.
What modifier guidance applies?
Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor and anatomy. Medicare may pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are multiple procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and the other procedures are paid at 50%. Medicare does not permit team-surgery payment for this code.
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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