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CPT code 00702: Liver biopsy anesthesia, upper anterior abdomen2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for a liver biopsy, reported when the anesthesia service supports obtaining liver tissue rather than a separate upper-abdominal operation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities2.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 00702

Liver biopsy anesthesia, upper anterior abdomen

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 00702 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 00702 covers

This service covers anesthesia for obtaining a liver tissue specimen, commonly by percutaneous biopsy under imaging guidance. An anesthesia practitioner provides and reports the anesthesia service while the procedural clinician performs the biopsy. The procedure report should establish that a liver biopsy was performed and describe its approach; the anesthesia record documents the anesthesia care and times.

Choose 00702 for anesthesia supporting a liver biopsy, rather than 00700 for an upper anterior abdominal wall procedure that is not otherwise specified. When anesthesia is for a different procedure, such as upper GI endoscopy, select the code for that procedure. Medicare payment is (4 base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is reported in minutes and converted to units per 15 minutes, to one decimal place, from preparation for anesthesia until the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.

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 00702 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

00702 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

00702 rates by state

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

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00702 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 00702 rate is calculated

Each of 00702’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 · 00702

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 00702

00702 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 · 00702

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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00702 isn’t priced in this setting.

00702 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 00702

    Liver biopsy anesthesia, upper anterior abdomen0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00700

    Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wall0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00731

    Upper GI endoscopy, non-ERCP procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00792

    Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

00700Abdominal wall anesthesiaUnspecified upper anterior wall
Use 00702 for anesthesia supporting a liver biopsy. Use 00700 for an upper anterior abdominal wall procedure not otherwise specified.
00731Upper GI endoscopyNon-ERCP procedure
Use 00731 when anesthesia is for an upper GI endoscopic procedure; use 00702 when the anesthetized procedure is a liver biopsy.
00792Liver resection anesthesiaPartial hepatectomy
00792 applies to anesthesia for partial hepatectomy, a liver resection; 00702 is for biopsy.

Codes related to 00702

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

Codes related to 00702
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
00700Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wallGeneral upper anterior abdominal wall anesthesia code when the procedure is not otherwise specified.No office rate
00792Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomyAnesthesia for partial hepatectomy, a liver resection rather than a biopsy.No office rate
Used instead
00731Upper GI endoscopy, non-ERCP procedureRelevant when the anesthesia service is for an upper GI endoscopic procedure.No office rate

00702 billing questions

How does 00702 differ from 00700?

00702 identifies anesthesia for a liver biopsy. 00700 is the general choice for an upper anterior abdominal wall procedure that is not otherwise specified.

Should 00702 be used when a liver biopsy is performed during upper GI endoscopy?

When anesthesia is for an upper GI endoscopic procedure, 00731 is the relevant neighboring code. 00702 identifies anesthesia for a liver biopsy.

What should the records show?

The procedure report should establish that liver tissue was biopsied and describe the procedure performed. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and its start and end times.

How are units calculated for 00702?

The code has 4 base units. Medicare adds time units, calculated from anesthesia minutes in 15-minute units to one decimal place, and multiplies the total by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor.

Is the biopsy procedure itself reported with 00702?

No. 00702 reports the anesthesia service; the clinician performing the biopsy reports the 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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