CPT code 00730: Posterior abdominal anesthesia, upper posterior abdominal wall2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Missouri
Anesthesia for procedures involving the upper posterior abdominal wall, reported when the operative site and procedure fit this abdominal-wall category.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 00730 in Missouri.
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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What 00730 covers
Anesthesia for procedures involving the upper posterior abdominal wall is provided by an anesthesiologist or CRNA during operative care. The operative report identifies the procedure and site, while the anesthesia record documents the anesthesia service and time. This category is distinguished from upper anterior abdominal wall procedures and operations within the upper abdominal cavity.
Select 00730 for an upper posterior abdominal wall procedure rather than an upper GI endoscopic procedure, an upper abdominal hernia repair, or an intraperitoneal upper abdominal operation. The records should support the posterior abdominal site, the procedure performed, and the anesthesia practitioner’s service and time. Medicare assigns 5 base units; payment is the sum of base units and time units multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Anesthesia time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute time units to one decimal place, starting with preparation for anesthesia and ending when 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 00730 pays more and less in Missouri
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MO | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MO | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Missouri | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the 00730 rate is calculated
Each of 00730’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 · 00730
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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 00730
00730 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 · 00730
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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00730 isn’t priced in this setting.
00730 compared with similar codes
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4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 00700Abdominal wall anesthesiaUnspecified upper anterior wall
- Choose 00730 for an upper posterior abdominal wall site and 00700 for an upper anterior abdominal wall site.
- 00731Upper GI endoscopyNon-ERCP procedure
- 00731 is for anesthesia during upper GI endoscopy; 00730 is for operative procedures involving the upper posterior abdominal wall.
- 00790Upper abdominal anesthesiaIntraperitoneal procedures
- 00790 applies to intraperitoneal upper abdominal procedures. 00730 applies to procedures involving the upper posterior abdominal wall.
00730 billing questions
How does 00730 differ from 00700?
00730 is for procedures involving the upper posterior abdominal wall. Use 00700 for procedures on the upper anterior abdominal wall.
When is 00730 a better fit than 00790?
Use 00730 for an upper posterior abdominal wall procedure. Code 00790 covers intraperitoneal procedures in the upper abdomen.
Should an upper GI endoscopy be reported with 00730?
Anesthesia for an upper GI endoscopic procedure is represented by 00731 or 00732, depending on the procedure. 00730 describes anesthesia for upper posterior abdominal wall procedures.
What should the records show?
The operative report should identify the procedure and upper posterior abdominal wall site. The anesthesia record should support the practitioner’s service and the start and end of anesthesia time.
How are Medicare units calculated for 00730?
This code has 5 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 surgeon’s procedure included in the anesthesia claim?
No. The anesthesia professional reports the anesthesia service, while 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.
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