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Billing code 47125: Liver resectionMedicare rate & RVUs

Report this operation when a surgeon removes the entire left lobe of the liver, rather than performing a smaller or more extensive resection.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities286 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $2,826.38 for 47125 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 47125

Liver resection

Work RVUs
51.71
Total RVUs
84.62
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$2,826.38

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 47125 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 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

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

109 of 109 payment localities

47125 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$2,552.02
Alaska*Unavailable$3,533.59
ArizonaUnavailable$2,742.22
ArkansasUnavailable$2,518.92
AtlantaUnavailable$2,931.15
AustinUnavailable$2,817.36
BakersfieldUnavailable$2,748.87
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$3,006.95
BeaumontUnavailable$2,735.88
BrazoriaUnavailable$2,736.79

47125 rates by state

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

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47125 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 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.

How the rate is built · 47125

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work51.71

51.71 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense19.64

19.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice13.27

13.27 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

84.6200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$2,826.38

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 47125

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

CMS payment indicators · 47125

Liver resection

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
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.
Split (54/55/56)0.09/0.81/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 47125

Liver resection

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

47125 without 51 · national facility

$2,826.38

Liver resection

47125-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$1,413.19

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

47125 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

  • 47125

    Liver resection51.71 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 47120

    Liver resection38.03 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 47122

    Liver resection57.99 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 47130

    Liver resection55.76 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

47120Liver resection
47120 describes a partial lobectomy. Report 47125 when the operative report supports removal of the entire left lobe.
47122Liver resection
47122 describes a trisegmentectomy, not a complete left lobectomy. Base selection on the resection anatomy documented by the surgeon.
47130Liver resection
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.

Codes related to 47125
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
47120Liver resectionPartial lobectomy; distinguishes a smaller resection from complete left-lobe removal.No office rate
47122Liver resectionTrisegmentectomy; selected for a different documented extent of liver resection.No office rate
47130Liver resectionComplete right-lobe lobectomy; differs by the side of the liver removed.No office rate

47125 billing questions

How does this differ from 47120?

47125 describes removal of the entire left lobe. Use 47120 for a partial lobectomy when the documented resection is smaller.

When would 47122 be the better choice?

47122 is for a trisegmentectomy. Choose based on the anatomic extent documented in the operative report, not simply the tumor’s size.

How do I distinguish this from 47130?

Both describe a complete lobectomy, but 47125 is for the left lobe and 47130 is for the right lobe.

What postoperative care is included?

The major-surgery global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.

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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RVUs for 47125PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,651 (RVU26D)

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