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

CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 15847 in California.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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 in California

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 15847

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

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

15847 compared with similar codes

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.

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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