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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

52282 Urethral stent Medicare reimbursement rates in Washington

Reports cystoscopic placement of a urethral stent, distinguishing treatment directed at the urethra from placement of a stent in the ureter. Compare 52282 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Washington.

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 52282 in Washington?

Washington 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

$296.06–$315.87

2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Washington

Highest: Seattle (King Cnty)

A spread of $19.81 per service.

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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Urology

About 52282: Cystoscopic urethral stent placement

Reports cystoscopic placement of a urethral stent, distinguishing treatment directed at the urethra from placement of a stent in the ureter.

A urologist passes a cystoscope through the urethra to position a stent within the urethral passage. The service is used when a urethral stent is placed to maintain patency; it is distinct from placing a stent in a ureter. It is generally performed in a procedural or operating-room setting.

Report the code for the urethral stent placement, with documentation identifying the indication, urethral site, and placement performed. The cystoscopic work used to position the stent is part of the service. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy-family pricing applies. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgery and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 52282

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together.
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 RVU6.23 · 70%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.81 · 20%
  • Malpractice RVU0.85 · 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.

52282 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Washington, from the same CMS release.

52281

Urethral dilation

Cystoscopic stricture treatment

$319.65–$359.96

52281 describes cystoscopic calibration or dilation of a urethral stricture. Choose 52282 when the service includes placement of a urethral stent.

52284

Urethral dilation

Drug-coated balloon

$2,817.11–$3,268.55

52284 is for balloon dilation of a urethral stricture. It does not describe placement of a urethral stent.

52332

Ureteral stent

Indwelling stent placement

$385.32–$436.18

52332 describes insertion of an indwelling ureteral stent. Use 52282 for a stent placed in the urethra.

Compare 52282 by payment locality

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2 of 2 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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52282 billing questions

How is this different from ureteral stent placement?

This code is for a stent placed in the urethra. A stent placed in a ureter is reported with the code for ureteral stent insertion, such as 52332.

Can the cystoscopy be billed separately?

The cystoscopic work used to position the urethral stent is part of this service; do not report it again as a separate diagnostic cystoscopy.

Should modifier 50 be used for bilateral placement?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure. The global period is 0 days.

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be billed?

CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. Co-surgeons and team surgery are 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.

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