Urology · Massachusetts

Urology commercial reimbursement in Massachusetts

How Massachusetts urology rates compare with the national market.

Urology in Massachusetts

37 codes · 112 sampled providers
Index vs national
110
10% above
Rank among states
15 of 50
1 = highest
Codes above national
33 of 37
median code at 110%
Providers
112
sampled

What the data shows

1

Urology ranks 15th of 50 states in Massachusetts with an index of 110 (100 = the specialty's national median), across 37 codes and 112 sampled providers.

2

Of the 37 urology codes with enough data in Massachusetts, 33 pay above the national median and 4 below; the typical code sits at 110% of the national median.

3

Largest premium over the national median: CPT 76872 (Us transrectal) at 137%; largest discount: CPT 76857 (Us exam pelvic limited) at 90%.

4

Measured against Medicare, Massachusetts urology rates have a median of 190% of the Medicare rate across these codes.

Codes above and below the national median

The five largest gaps in each direction

Highest vs national

CodeMassachuseNationalGapProv.
76872
Us transrectal
$258$188+37%103
99215
Office o/p est hi 40 min
$249$187+33%112
99214
Office o/p est mod 30 min
$177$134+32%112
99213
Office o/p est low 20 min
$121$92+32%112
99205
Office o/p new hi 60 min
$334$257+30%112

Lowest vs national

CodeMassachuseNationalGapProv.
76857
Us exam pelvic limited
$67$75-10%103
76775
Us exam abdo back wall lim
$87$92-6%103
52000
Cystourethroscopy
$208$210-1%112
55866
Laps surg prst8ect rpbic rad
$2,236$2,237-0%112
74178
Ct abd&plv wo cntr flwd cntr
$499$498+0%102

All urology codes in Massachusetts

Median across payers vs the specialty's national median and the Medicare rate; sorted by premium
CodeMassachusettNationalGap% of MedicareProvidersTINsLevel
CPT 76872
Us transrectal
$258$188+37%215%103129
CPT 99215
Office o/p est hi 40 min
$249$187+33%129%112225
CPT 99214
Office o/p est mod 30 min
$177$134+33%131%112225
CPT 99213
Office o/p est low 20 min
$121$92+32%127%112226
CPT 99205
Office o/p new hi 60 min
$334$257+30%141%112225
CPT 99212
Office o/p est sf 10 min
$66$52+27%111%112225
CPT 99204
Office o/p new mod 45 min
$249$197+26%141%112225
CPT 99203
Office o/p new low 30 min
$156$125+25%133%112225
CPT 93000
Electrocardiogram complete
$32$26+24%207%103133
CPT 51798
Us urine capacity measure
$26$21+21%203%97111
CPT 99426
Prin care mgmt staff 1st 30
$91$77+19%134%102127
CPT 99490
Chrnc care mgmt staff 1st 20
$71$60+19%108%103133
CPT 51728
Cystometrogram w/vp
$611$520+18%182%111220
CPT 51729
Cystometrogram w/vp&up
$651$554+17%184%111219
CPT 55874
Tprnl plmt biodegrdabl matrl
$301$257+17%211%112219
CPT 52648
Laser surgery of prostate
$1,736$1,508+15%328%112220
CPT 52649
Prostate laser enucleation
$1,533$1,355+13%233%112220
CPT 52310
Cystoscopy and treatment
$350$317+10%260%112224
CPT 52281
Cystoscopy and treatment
$367$334+10%269%112223
CPT 20610
Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us
$93$86+8%135%104134
CPT 51702
Insert temp bladder cath
$66$61+8%289%112222
CPT 51700
Irrigation of bladder
$83$77+8%319%112221
CPT 50590
Fragmenting of kidney stone
$1,141$1,065+7%150%112223
CPT 52287
Cystoscopy chemodenervation
$391$367+6%262%112220
CPT 52332
Cystoscopy and treatment
$383$360+6%274%112224
CPT 52356
Cysto/uretero w/lithotripsy
$694$657+6%190%112223
CPT 76770
Us exam abdo back wall comp
$159$153+4%150%103132
CPT 76856
Us exam pelvic complete
$154$148+4%146%103133
CPT 64566
Neuroeltrd stim post tibial
$71$69+2%272%112219
CPT 52224
Cystoscopy and treatment
$467$459+2%266%112222
CPT 51720
Treatment of bladder lesion
$113$111+2%297%112220
CPT 52601
Prostatectomy (turp)
$1,185$1,181+0%225%112220
CPT 74178
Ct abd&plv wo cntr flwd cntr
$499$498+0%148%102129
CPT 55866
Laps surg prst8ect rpbic rad
$2,236$2,237-0%207%112220
CPT 52000
Cystourethroscopy
$208$210-1%292%112224
CPT 76775
Us exam abdo back wall lim
$87$92-6%143%103132
CPT 76857
Us exam pelvic limited
$67$75-10%131%103132

Frequently asked questions

How do Massachusetts urology rates compare with the rest of the country?

Massachusetts ranks 15th of 50 states with an index of 110; 33 of 37 codes are above the national median.

Which urology code has the biggest premium in Massachusetts?

CPT 76872 (Us transrectal), at 137% of the national median.

Are these Medicare or commercial rates?

Commercial in-network negotiated rates from four national payers' published files; the Medicare comparison column uses the CY2026 Medicare physician fee schedule.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated
  • Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
  • Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
  • Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
  • Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
  • Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
  • Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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