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Billing code 47362: Liver wound repairMedicare rate & RVUs

Report operative repair of a traumatic liver wound when the documented repair includes packing or vascular control beyond a simple wound closure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities97 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,338.04 for 47362 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 47362

Liver wound repair

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Work RVUs
22.95
Total RVUs
40.06
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$1,338.04

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 47362 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 47362 covers

This code describes operative repair of an injured liver, commonly during emergency surgery for blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma with hepatic bleeding. A trauma, acute care, or general surgeon may explore the abdomen, control bleeding, and repair the hepatic wound; packing or hepatic artery ligation may be part of the work when needed. These cases are typically performed in a hospital operating room.

Select the repair code that matches the work documented in the operative report, including the wound’s complexity and whether packing or vascular control was performed. Document the injury, repair technique, and hemostatic measures. The code has a 90-day global period that includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; 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 47362 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

47362 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$1,209.12
Alaska*Unavailable$1,662.84
ArizonaUnavailable$1,299.30
ArkansasUnavailable$1,193.46
AtlantaUnavailable$1,383.90
AustinUnavailable$1,340.72
BakersfieldUnavailable$1,316.86
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$1,422.53
BeaumontUnavailable$1,290.14
BrazoriaUnavailable$1,299.77

47362 rates by state

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

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47362 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 47362 rate is calculated

Each of 47362’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 · 47362

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 22.95Practice expense 11.54Malpractice 5.57

40.0600 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$1,338.04

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Payment rules and modifiers for 47362

47362 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 47362

Liver wound repair

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 · 47362

Liver wound repair

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.

  • 24 Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79 Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58 Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78 Unplanned 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

47362 without 51 · national facility

$1,338.04

Liver wound repair

47362-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$669.02

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

47362 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

47362 vs 47350 vs 47360 vs 47361: national Medicare rates

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  • 47362
    Liver wound repair · 22.95 wRVU
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  • 47350
    Liver wound repair · 21.93 wRVU
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  • 47360
    Liver wound repair · 30.53 wRVU
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  • 47361
    Liver repair · 51.29 wRVU
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How to choose

47350Liver wound repair
47350 describes simple liver wound repair. Choose 47362 when the operative work supports the more extensive repair level, such as packing or vascular control.
47360Liver wound repair
47360 is the complex repair option. Distinguish it from 47362 by the specific repair and hemostatic measures documented in the operative report.
47361Liver repair
47361 is another liver wound repair level involving vascular control. Use the code whose stated repair features match the operative work, including whether packing is part of the service.

Codes related to 47362

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

Codes related to 47362
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
47350Liver wound repairSibling code for simple liver wound repair.No office rate
47360Liver wound repairSibling code for complex liver wound repair.No office rate
47361Liver repairSibling code for liver wound repair with vascular control.No office rate

47362 billing questions

When should I choose 47362 rather than a simpler liver wound repair code?

Use 47362 when the operative documentation supports the repair level involving measures such as packing or vascular control. A simple or otherwise less extensive repair may fit a different code in the liver wound repair family.

What documentation supports reporting 47362?

The operative report should identify the liver injury and describe the repair, including packing or vascular control when performed. The documented work should support the selected repair level.

How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?

The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period. The period begins in connection with this major surgery.

How are other procedures in the same session paid?

Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50% when performed in the same session.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. 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 47362PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,667 (RVU26D)

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