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CPT code 00792: Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for intraperitoneal partial hepatectomy is reported for surgery that removes part of the liver from the upper abdomen.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities4.8K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 00792

Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomy

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 00792 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 00792 covers

This anesthesia service supports an intraperitoneal partial hepatectomy, in which a surgeon removes part of the liver. The procedure involves the upper abdomen and is distinct from a liver biopsy, pancreatic resection, or liver transplant. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service for the operative encounter.

Select 00792 when the operative procedure is a partial hepatectomy; 00790 is for other intraperitoneal upper-abdominal procedures not otherwise specified, while 00794 and 00796 identify pancreatic resection and liver transplantation. The operative report should establish the procedure, and the anesthesia record should support the service and its start and end times. This code has 13 base units; Medicare payment is (base units + time units) × the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place, beginning with anesthesia preparation and ending when the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance 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 00792 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

00792 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

00792 rates by state

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

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00792 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 00792 rate is calculated

Each of 00792’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 · 00792

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 00792

00792 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 · 00792

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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00792 isn’t priced in this setting.

00792 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 00792

    Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00790

    Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal procedures0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00702

    Liver biopsy anesthesia, upper anterior abdomen0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00794

    Pancreatectomy anesthesia, upper abdominal procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00796

    Liver transplant anesthesia, recipient transplant procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

00790Upper abdominal anesthesiaIntraperitoneal procedures
Choose 00792 when the operation is a partial hepatectomy. Use 00790 for other intraperitoneal upper-abdominal procedures not otherwise specified.
00702Liver biopsy anesthesiaUpper anterior abdomen
00702 is for anesthesia during liver biopsy; 00792 is for surgical removal of part of the liver.
00794Pancreatectomy anesthesiaUpper abdominal procedure
00794 applies to pancreatic resection. Use 00792 for partial liver resection.
00796Liver transplant anesthesiaRecipient transplant procedure
00796 is for liver transplantation, while 00792 is for partial hepatectomy.

Codes related to 00792

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

Codes related to 00792
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
00790Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal proceduresGeneral code for other intraperitoneal upper-abdominal procedures not otherwise specified.No office rate
00794Pancreatectomy anesthesia, upper abdominal procedureFor anesthesia during intraperitoneal upper-abdominal pancreatic resection.No office rate
00796Liver transplant anesthesia, recipient transplant procedureFor anesthesia during liver transplantation.No office rate
00797Bariatric anesthesia, bariatric upper-abdominal procedureFor anesthesia during intraperitoneal upper-abdominal gastric surgery for morbid obesity.No office rate

00792 billing questions

When should I use this instead of 00790?

Use 00792 when the operation is a partial hepatectomy. Code 00790 is for other intraperitoneal upper-abdominal procedures not otherwise specified.

Does this code cover a liver biopsy?

No. 00702 is used for anesthesia during a liver biopsy; 00792 is for partial liver resection.

Is this the code for a liver transplant?

No. Anesthesia for liver transplantation is reported with 00796; 00792 is for partial hepatectomy.

How are anesthesia time units calculated?

Report anesthesia time in minutes. CMS converts time to 15-minute units, calculated to one decimal place; for example, 38 minutes equals 2.5 time units.

What should the records show?

The operative report should establish that the procedure was a partial hepatectomy. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and its start and end times.

How does Medicare pay when an anesthesiologist medically directs a CRNA?

Medicare pays each practitioner 50% of the allowance for the personally performed service.

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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