CPT code 48102: Pancreatic biopsy, percutaneous needle2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $481.80 for 48102 in the office and $192.88 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 48102 covers

A clinician advances a needle through the skin to obtain pancreatic tissue for diagnostic evaluation, commonly when imaging identifies a suspicious mass. Interventional radiologists and surgeons typically perform the procedure in a hospital imaging or procedure suite, often using imaging to guide the needle. This code describes the percutaneous route; an open biopsy or an endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition uses a different code pathway.

Select the code when the documented approach is percutaneous needle biopsy of the pancreas, and record the target, route, sampling performed, and clinical reason. The 10-day global period includes related postoperative visits during that period. When another procedure subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction is performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery 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 South Dakota compares for 48102

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 48102 runs from $439.14 in Arkansas to $644.80 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $481.80. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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48102 rates by state

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

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How the 48102 rate is calculated

Each of 48102’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 48102

48102 has a 10-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

Codes related to 48102

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

How 48102 has changed in South Dakota

Price 48102 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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