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CPT code 00700: Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wall2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for unspecified procedures on the upper anterior abdominal wall, reported when no more specific anesthesia category describes the operation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities22.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 00700

Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wall

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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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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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 00700 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 00700 covers

00700 is for anesthesia supporting surgery on the upper anterior abdominal wall when the procedure is not represented by a more specific anesthesia category. It is reported by the anesthesia professional, typically a physician anesthesiologist or CRNA, for the anesthesia service in an operative setting. The operative approach or incision does not by itself establish the code; the procedure and operative site distinguish this service from anesthesia for upper abdominal operations involving other structures.

Use a more specific anesthesia code for a liver biopsy, upper abdominal hernia repair, posterior abdominal wall surgery, or an intraperitoneal upper abdominal operation. The operative report should identify the procedure and site, and the anesthesia record should support the service and its start and end times. This code has 4 base units; Medicare calculates payment as base units plus time units multiplied by the anesthesia conversion factor. Time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place, from anesthesia preparation until the practitioner is no longer personally attending and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; the conversion factor varies by locality.

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 00700 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

00700 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

00700 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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00700 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 00700 rate is calculated

Each of 00700’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 · 00700

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 00700

00700 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · 00700

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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00700 isn’t priced in this setting.

00700 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 00700

    Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wall0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00702

    Liver biopsy anesthesia, upper anterior abdomen0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00730

    Posterior abdominal anesthesia, upper posterior abdominal wall0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00750

    Hernia repair anesthesia, upper abdomen, other0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00790

    Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal procedures0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

00702Liver biopsy anesthesiaUpper anterior abdomen
00702 is for anesthesia during liver biopsy. Use 00700 for an unspecified procedure on the upper anterior abdominal wall.
00730Posterior abdominal anesthesiaUpper posterior abdominal wall
00730 applies to procedures on the upper posterior abdominal wall; 00700 is for the upper anterior wall.
00750Hernia repair anesthesiaUpper abdomen, other
00750 is for anesthesia for upper abdominal hernia repair. 00700 is not the choice for that specifically identified operation.
00790Upper abdominal anesthesiaIntraperitoneal procedures
00790 covers upper abdominal intraperitoneal operations. 00700 is for a procedure on the anterior abdominal wall.

Codes related to 00700

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 00700
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
00702Liver biopsy anesthesia, upper anterior abdomenFor anesthesia for liver biopsy, a specifically identified upper abdominal procedure.No office rate
00730Posterior abdominal anesthesia, upper posterior abdominal wallFor anesthesia for procedures on the upper posterior rather than anterior abdominal wall.No office rate
00750Hernia repair anesthesia, upper abdomen, otherFor anesthesia for upper abdominal hernia repair.No office rate
00790Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal proceduresFor anesthesia for upper abdominal intraperitoneal operations.No office rate

00700 billing questions

When should 00700 be chosen over 00702?

Use 00700 for an unspecified procedure on the upper anterior abdominal wall. Use 00702 when the anesthesia is for a liver biopsy.

Does an upper abdominal incision alone support 00700?

No. The procedure and operative site determine the anesthesia code; an operation through an upper abdominal incision may involve an intraperitoneal site or another specifically coded procedure.

What should the operative and anesthesia records show?

The operative report should identify the procedure and establish that its site is the upper anterior abdominal wall. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and its start and end times.

How are anesthesia time units calculated for 00700?

Time is recorded in minutes and converted to 15-minute units, calculated to one decimal place. The interval begins with anesthesia preparation and ends when the practitioner is no longer personally attending and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.

Is 00700 a code for the surgeon’s operation?

No. It represents the anesthesia service; the surgeon reports the operative procedure separately.

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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