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CPT code 00790: Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal procedures2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for intraperitoneal operations in the upper abdomen when a more specific anesthesia category does not cover the procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities368.5K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 00790

Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal procedures

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 00790 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 00790 covers

This code covers anesthesia for intraperitoneal operations in the upper abdomen that do not fit a more specific anesthesia category. Common settings include open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy, splenectomy, and non-bariatric stomach operations. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service furnished for the operation in a hospital or other surgical facility.

Select another category for anterior abdominal wall work, upper-abdominal hernia repair, partial hepatectomy, pancreatic procedures, liver transplantation, and bariatric gastric procedures. The operative report should identify the operation and its site; the anesthesia record should support the service and document anesthesia start and end times. This code has 7 base units, and Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the anesthesia conversion factor for the locality. Anesthesia time begins when the practitioner starts preparing the patient and ends when personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; minutes convert to 15-minute units to one decimal place, and 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 00790 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

00790 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

00790 rates by state

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

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00790 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 00790 rate is calculated

Each of 00790’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 · 00790

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 00790

00790 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 · 00790

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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00790 isn’t priced in this setting.

00790 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 00790

    Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal procedures0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00700

    Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wall0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00750

    Hernia repair anesthesia, upper abdomen, other0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00792

    Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00797

    Bariatric anesthesia, bariatric upper-abdominal procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

00700Abdominal wall anesthesiaUnspecified upper anterior wall
00700 is for anterior abdominal wall procedures. Choose 00790 for a qualifying operation within the upper-abdominal peritoneal cavity.
00750Hernia repair anesthesiaUpper abdomen, other
00750 is for upper-abdominal hernia repair. 00790 is for other qualifying intraperitoneal upper-abdominal procedures.
00792Liver resection anesthesiaPartial hepatectomy
00792 is for anesthesia for partial hepatectomy. Use 00790 for other qualifying upper-abdominal intraperitoneal operations.
00797Bariatric anesthesiaBariatric upper-abdominal procedure
00797 is for anesthesia for bariatric gastric procedures. 00790 applies to other qualifying intraperitoneal upper-abdominal procedures.

Codes related to 00790

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

Codes related to 00790
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
00792Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomyUse instead for anesthesia for partial hepatectomy.No office rate
00794Pancreatectomy anesthesia, upper abdominal procedureUse instead for anesthesia for pancreatic procedures.No office rate
00796Liver transplant anesthesia, recipient transplant procedureUse instead for anesthesia for liver transplantation.No office rate
00797Bariatric anesthesia, bariatric upper-abdominal procedureUse instead for anesthesia for bariatric gastric procedures.No office rate
00700Abdominal wall anesthesia, unspecified upper anterior wallFor anesthesia for anterior abdominal wall procedures.No office rate
00750Hernia repair anesthesia, upper abdomen, otherFor anesthesia for upper-abdominal hernia repair.No office rate

00790 billing questions

When should 00790 be chosen over the more specific upper-abdominal anesthesia codes?

Use 00790 for an intraperitoneal upper-abdominal operation when a more specific category does not describe the procedure. Partial hepatectomy, pancreatic procedures, liver transplantation, and bariatric gastric procedures have separate anesthesia categories.

Does 00790 cover laparoscopic upper-abdominal surgery?

Yes, when the operation is intraperitoneal in the upper abdomen and does not fall into a more specific anesthesia category. The operative approach alone does not determine the category.

Is 00790 used for abdominal wall or upper-abdominal hernia surgery?

No. Anterior abdominal wall procedures and upper-abdominal hernia repairs have other anesthesia categories; 00790 is for qualifying intraperitoneal operations.

How are time units calculated for 00790?

Anesthesia time runs from preparation of the patient until personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care. Minutes convert to 15-minute units to one decimal place.

What documentation supports reporting 00790?

The operative report should identify the procedure and its intraperitoneal upper-abdominal site. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and document its start and end times.

Does 00790 include the surgeon’s procedure?

No. It represents the anesthesia service; the operating provider reports the surgical procedure.

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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