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CPT code 00794: Pancreatectomy anesthesia, upper abdominal procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for upper-abdominal intraperitoneal pancreatectomy, reported when anesthesia supports surgical removal of pancreatic tissue during an operative procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities8.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 00794

Pancreatectomy anesthesia, upper abdominal procedure

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 00794 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 00794 covers

Code 00794 represents anesthesia for an intraperitoneal operation in the upper abdomen involving pancreatectomy. An anesthesiologist or CRNA provides anesthesia and monitors the patient during the operative service, commonly in a hospital operating room. The procedure involves removal of pancreatic tissue; this code is distinct from anesthesia for general upper-abdominal operations without pancreatic resection.

Select 00794 for pancreatectomy; use 00790 for other upper-abdominal intraperitoneal procedures, while 00792, 00796, and 00797 identify anesthesia for partial liver resection, liver transplantation, and gastric restrictive procedures. The operative report should establish the pancreatic resection, and the anesthesia record should support the service and its time. This code has 8 base units. Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor; time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place, beginning when the practitioner starts preparing the patient and ending when the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care. Conversion factors vary 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 00794 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

00794 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

00794 rates by state

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

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00794 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 00794 rate is calculated

Each of 00794’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 · 00794

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 00794

00794 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 · 00794

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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00794 isn’t priced in this setting.

00794 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 00794

    Pancreatectomy anesthesia, upper abdominal procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00790

    Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal procedures0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00792

    Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00796

    Liver transplant anesthesia, recipient transplant procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 00797

    Bariatric anesthesia, bariatric upper-abdominal procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

00790Upper abdominal anesthesiaIntraperitoneal procedures
Choose 00794 for pancreatectomy. Code 00790 covers other upper-abdominal intraperitoneal procedures.
00792Liver resection anesthesiaPartial hepatectomy
00792 is for anesthesia involving partial liver resection; 00794 is for pancreatectomy.
00796Liver transplant anesthesiaRecipient transplant procedure
00796 applies to liver transplantation, while 00794 applies to pancreatectomy.
00797Bariatric anesthesiaBariatric upper-abdominal procedure
00797 is for gastric restrictive procedures; 00794 is for pancreatectomy.

Codes related to 00794

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

Codes related to 00794
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
00790Upper abdominal anesthesia, intraperitoneal proceduresFor other upper-abdominal intraperitoneal procedures rather than pancreatectomy.No office rate
Same family
00792Liver resection anesthesia, partial hepatectomyAnesthesia code for partial liver resection.No office rate
00796Liver transplant anesthesia, recipient transplant procedureAnesthesia code for liver transplantation.No office rate
00797Bariatric anesthesia, bariatric upper-abdominal procedureAnesthesia code for gastric restrictive procedures.No office rate

00794 billing questions

When should I choose 00794 instead of 00790?

Choose 00794 when the operation includes pancreatectomy. Code 00790 covers other upper-abdominal intraperitoneal procedures.

Does 00794 apply to every procedure involving the pancreas?

No. It is for anesthesia supporting pancreatectomy, not every procedure involving or near the pancreas. The operative report should establish pancreatic resection.

What documentation supports reporting 00794?

The operative report should identify the pancreatic resection, and the anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and its time.

How are anesthesia units calculated for 00794?

The code has 8 base units, and Medicare adds time units before multiplying by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Anesthesia time is converted from minutes to 15-minute units to one decimal place.

How does 00794 differ from 00792, 00796, and 00797?

00794 is for pancreatectomy. The other codes identify anesthesia for partial liver resection, liver transplantation, and gastric restrictive procedures, respectively.

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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