CPT code 47540: Biliary stent, percutaneous placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $4,622.43 for 47540 in the office and $404.90 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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.

What 47540 covers

An interventional radiologist or other physician with appropriate procedural training places a stent in the bile ducts through percutaneous access, commonly using imaging to guide the device across an obstructed or narrowed segment. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital or another setting equipped for image-guided biliary intervention. Diagnostic cholangiography may be performed as part of the stent procedure.

Select this code when the documented service meets its specific percutaneous stent-placement circumstances; distinguish it from biliary drainage catheter placement, exchange, or duct dilation. The record should identify the biliary access, target duct or obstruction, stent placement, and imaging performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are 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.

How Washington, DC area compares for 47540

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 47540 runs from $3,429.19 in Arkansas to $5,578.88 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $4,622.43. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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47540 rates by state

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How the 47540 rate is calculated

Each of 47540’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 47540

The CMS indicators that decide how 47540 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 47540

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

How 47540 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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