# CPT 52281: Cystourethroscopy with calibration/dilation of urethral stricture

Medicare CPT 52281 pays $310.29 in a non-facility setting and $136.61 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $275.03 in Arkansas to $363.22 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/52281-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Urology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $310.29 |
| National facility | $136.61 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $363.22 | $178.25 |
| District of Columbia | $353.65 | $149.04 |
| California | $346.26 | $140.74 |
| New York | $342.99 | $149.23 |
| New Jersey | $342.20 | $146.63 |
| Washington | $339.80 | $141.81 |
| Massachusetts | $336.75 | $141.61 |
| Hawaii | $333.83 | $136.35 |
| Connecticut | $330.68 | $143.63 |
| Florida | $322.37 | $148.11 |
| Colorado | $322.10 | $137.30 |
| Maryland | $321.27 | $140.20 |
| Oregon | $318.86 | $135.88 |
| Rhode Island | $317.59 | $138.17 |
| New Hampshire | $317.35 | $136.54 |
| Illinois | $314.52 | $146.70 |
| Puerto Rico | $312.41 | $136.82 |
| Virgin Islands | $312.41 | $136.82 |
| Montana | $310.27 | $136.59 |
| Nevada | $308.50 | $134.64 |
| Minnesota | $307.88 | $129.16 |
| Pennsylvania | $307.65 | $137.52 |
| Wyoming | $307.17 | $133.48 |
| Delaware | $307.02 | $135.42 |
| Texas | $306.70 | $135.70 |
| Virginia | $303.21 | $132.48 |
| Georgia | $303.19 | $137.50 |
| North Dakota | $303.15 | $129.47 |
| Michigan | $302.46 | $139.37 |
| South Dakota | $302.31 | $128.63 |
| Vermont | $302.27 | $130.32 |
| Arizona | $302.09 | $133.79 |
| Utah | $296.54 | $133.28 |
| Maine | $296.52 | $130.56 |
| New Mexico | $295.38 | $136.12 |
| Wisconsin | $293.21 | $126.82 |
| Missouri | $292.92 | $133.53 |
| Louisiana | $292.70 | $134.13 |
| South Carolina | $292.63 | $132.14 |
| Ohio | $292.23 | $133.65 |
| North Carolina | $291.97 | $129.92 |
| Indiana | $288.87 | $127.87 |
| West Virginia | $288.13 | $137.20 |
| Idaho | $287.26 | $127.47 |
| Nebraska | $286.74 | $126.43 |
| Kentucky | $286.10 | $131.69 |
| Tennessee | $285.73 | $127.85 |
| Iowa | $285.30 | $126.38 |
| Oklahoma | $285.28 | $130.18 |
| Kansas | $284.29 | $127.28 |
| Alabama | $278.98 | $127.01 |
| Mississippi | $278.14 | $128.60 |
| Arkansas | $275.03 | $125.83 |

## Related codes

- 50010: Renal exploration, not necessitating other specific procedures — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50010-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50060: Nephrolithotomy, removal of calculus — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50120: Pyelotomy, with exploration — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50200: Renal biopsy, percutaneous, needle — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50200-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50230: Nephrectomy, radical, transperitoneal or retroperitoneal — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50230-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50240: Nephrectomy, partial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50240-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50250: Cryosurgical ablation of renal mass, percutaneous — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50250-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50320: Donor nephrectomy, open, from living donor — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50320-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 52281 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules