Procept BioRobotics says Aquablation therapy assigned a Category I code

The company states: “PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT) announced that Aquablation therapy was assigned a Category I code effective January 1, 2026. The 2026 Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule includes payment rates for a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology code related to Aquablation therapy. Category I CPT code 52XX1 will replace Category III CPT code 0421T as the primary code for Aquablation therapy. The new CPT Category I Code 52XX1 was assigned a 2026 national Medicare physician proposed payment of 16.14 total RVUs which translates to an approximate national average of $540, under the 2026 proposed Medicare PFS. By comparison, TURP was assigned 15.82 total RVUs which translate to an approximate national average of $529.”