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CPT code 15847: Abdominoplasty add-on, umbilical repositioning and plication2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Add-on abdominoplasty work involving abdominal skin removal with umbilical repositioning and fascial tightening, reported with the primary abdominal excision service.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities193 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 15847

Abdominoplasty add-on, umbilical repositioning and plication

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
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Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
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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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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 15847 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 15847 covers

This add-on describes the additional work of an abdominoplasty that repositions the umbilicus and tightens the abdominal fascia while excess abdominal skin and tissue are removed. Plastic surgeons commonly perform the work in an operating room, including for patients seeking abdominal contouring after substantial weight loss. The code is reported with the primary abdominal skin-excision service, not by itself.

Medicare assigns CPT 15847 physician fee schedule status C, or carrier priced. CMS publishes no national payment; the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim. The contractor also determines the global period. Report the add-on only when the documented procedure includes the additional abdominoplasty work represented by this code; repositioning the umbilicus and tightening the fascia are part of that work, not separate services under this code.

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 15847 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

15847 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

15847 rates by state

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

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15847 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 15847 rate is calculated

Each of 15847’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 · 15847

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 15847

The CMS indicators that decide how 15847 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 15847

Abdominoplasty add-on, umbilical repositioning and plication

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodYYYThe Medicare contractor sets the global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 80 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

15847 without 80 · national facility

$0.00

Abdominoplasty add-on, umbilical repositioning and plication

15847-80 · Assistant: 16%

$0.00

A physician assistant at surgery is paid 16% of the surgeon’s fee schedule amount.

When to use modifier 80

15847 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 15847

    Abdominoplasty add-on, umbilical repositioning and plication0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 15830

    Panniculectomy, infraumbilical skin and tissue16.68 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 15832

    Thigh lift, excess skin excision12.53 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 15834

    Skin excision, hip region11.87 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

15830PanniculectomyInfraumbilical skin and tissue
Use 15830 for the primary abdominal excess-skin excision. Add 15847 when the procedure also includes the specified abdominoplasty work with umbilical repositioning and fascial tightening.
15832Thigh liftExcess skin excision
15832 applies to excess-skin excision of the thigh. 15847 concerns additional abdominoplasty work reported with an abdominal procedure.
15834Skin excisionHip region
15834 applies to excess-skin excision of the hip. It is not the abdominal abdominoplasty add-on represented by 15847.

Codes related to 15847

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

Codes related to 15847
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Add-on codes
15830Panniculectomy, infraumbilical skin and tissuePrimary abdominal skin-excision service reported with this abdominoplasty add-on.No office rate

15847 billing questions

When should 15847 be reported with 15830?

Report 15847 with 15830 when the abdominal skin-excision procedure also includes abdominoplasty work with umbilical repositioning and fascial tightening. The add-on is not reported alone.

Can umbilical repositioning or fascial tightening be billed separately from 15847?

Those features are included in the work represented by 15847. They are not separate services under this code.

How is 15847 different from 15830?

15830 describes the primary abdominal excess-skin excision. 15847 is the add-on for the specified additional abdominoplasty work performed with that primary service.

Does 15847 have a national Medicare payment amount?

No. It has physician fee schedule status C, so the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim.

Who determines the Medicare global period for 15847?

The Medicare contractor determines the global period.

What should the operative report document for 15847?

The operative report should describe the additional abdominoplasty work, including umbilical repositioning and fascial tightening.

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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