CPT code 47125: Liver resection, complete left-lobe resection2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in California

CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 47125 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 47125 covers

This code describes a formal resection of the liver’s entire left lobe, typically performed by a hepatobiliary or other surgeon in an operating room. It may be used to remove a localized liver tumor or other diseased tissue when the planned and completed operation involves the full left lobe. The operative report should make the resection extent clear; the size or number of lesions alone does not establish the code.

Select this code from the documented anatomy and extent of resection, distinguishing a complete left lobectomy from a partial lobectomy, trisegmentectomy, or complete right lobectomy. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the major-surgery global period. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

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 47125 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 47125 rate is calculated

Each of 47125’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 47125

47125 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

47125 compared with similar codes

How to choose

47120Liver resectionPartial hepatectomy

47120 describes a partial lobectomy. Report 47125 when the operative report supports removal of the entire left lobe.

47122Liver resectionTrisegmentectomy

47122 describes a trisegmentectomy, not a complete left lobectomy. Base selection on the resection anatomy documented by the surgeon.

47130Liver resectionWith hepatic duct reconstruction

47130 describes a complete right lobectomy; 47125 is the corresponding code for the left lobe.

Codes related to 47125

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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