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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

47382 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$3690.38

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$632.93

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Liver ablation

About 47382: Percutaneous liver tumor radiofrequency ablation

Reports image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency treatment of one or more liver tumors, distinguishing it from laparoscopic, open, and other ablation methods.

Percutaneous liver radiofrequency ablation treats one or more liver tumors by placing an electrode through the skin and heating target tissue with radiofrequency energy. Interventional radiologists and other appropriately trained procedural specialists commonly perform it with imaging to guide probe placement, often in a hospital-based procedure suite. Clinical uses include treatment of selected primary liver cancers and metastatic lesions when local tumor destruction is planned.

Report 47382 for the percutaneous radiofrequency approach, whether one or multiple tumors are treated; do not select it for laparoscopic or open access, cryoablation, or irreversible electroporation. The procedure report should identify the treated lesion or lesions, percutaneous access, radiofrequency method, and treatment performed. CMS assigns a 10-day minor-procedure global period, so related postoperative visits during that interval are included. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 47382

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days are included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
Assistant at surgery
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU14.60 · 14%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU86.46 · 84%
  • Malpractice RVU1.64 · 2%

2.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2260 by national volume

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.

47382 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

47370

Liver tumor ablation

Laparoscopic radiofrequency

No office rate

Both use radiofrequency energy for liver tumor ablation. Choose 47370 for laparoscopic access and 47382 for percutaneous access.

47380

Liver ablation

Open approach, radiofrequency

No office rate

Both describe radiofrequency liver tumor ablation, but 47380 is for open access; 47382 is for percutaneous access.

47383

Liver ablation

Percutaneous cryoablation

$6,338.33

Both are percutaneous liver tumor ablation codes. 47382 identifies radiofrequency treatment, whereas 47383 identifies cryoablation.

47384

Liver ablation

Percutaneous electroporation

No office rate

Both use a percutaneous approach for liver tumor ablation. 47384 is for irreversible electroporation, not radiofrequency energy.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 47382 is $3695.35—$4.97 higher than the $3690.38 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

47382 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $3690.38

  2. Bakersfield

    $3695.35

    $4.97 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $3690.38

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $3690.65

    $0.27 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $3690.38

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $3690.38

    The same base rate than Merced

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $3960.34

    $269.96 higher than Merced

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 47382 ranges from $2996.52 in Arkansas to $4734.92 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Madera

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4352.38

    Facility

    $675.63

    $662.00 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3948.86

    Facility

    $651.50

    $258.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3708.23

    Facility

    $650.78

    $17.85 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3893.13

    Facility

    $648.77

    $202.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3879.14

    Facility

    $645.94

    $188.76 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3985.83

    Facility

    $649.42

    $295.45 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4630.98

    Facility

    $697.58

    $940.60 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4629.12

    Facility

    $695.72

    $938.74 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4734.92

    Facility

    $712.26

    $1044.54 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4727.31

    Facility

    $704.64

    $1036.93 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3814.56

    Facility

    $637.15

    $124.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4035.98

    Facility

    $646.57

    $345.60 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3897.89

    Facility

    $645.17

    $207.51 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4077.91

    Facility

    $652.23

    $387.53 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 47382

    Office

    $4349.69

    Facility

    $672.94

    $659.31 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 47382

    Office

    $3690.38

    Facility

    $632.93

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 47382

    Office

    $3976.83

    Facility

    $690.63

    $286.45 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 47382

    Office

    $3632.43

    Facility

    $728.41

    $57.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 47382

    Office

    $3519.06

    Facility

    $715.47

    $171.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 47382

    Office

    $3961.41

    Facility

    $719.85

    $271.03 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 47382

    Office

    $3837.21

    Facility

    $866.24

    $146.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 47382

    Office

    $3045.52

    Facility

    $604.58

    $644.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 47382

    Office

    $2996.52

    Facility

    $600.22

    $693.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 47382

    Office

    $3332.86

    Facility

    $629.70

    $357.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 47382

    Office

    $3608.95

    Facility

    $640.77

    $81.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 47382

    Office

    $3673.89

    Facility

    $669.45

    $16.49 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 47382

    Office

    $3392.52

    Facility

    $636.36

    $297.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 47382

    Office

    $3512.07

    Facility

    $686.17

    $178.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 47382

    Office

    $3330.76

    Facility

    $663.86

    $359.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 47382

    Office

    $3488.95

    Facility

    $654.67

    $201.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 47382

    Office

    $3128.90

    Facility

    $640.54

    $561.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 47382

    Office

    $3802.85

    Facility

    $631.02

    $112.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 47382

    Office

    $3151.78

    Facility

    $599.25

    $538.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 47382

    Office

    $3170.38

    Facility

    $603.91

    $520.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 47382

    Office

    $3254.79

    Facility

    $688.32

    $435.59 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 47382

    Office

    $3209.87

    Facility

    $662.93

    $480.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 47382

    Office

    $3553.95

    Facility

    $688.98

    $136.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 47382

    Office

    $3191.30

    Facility

    $605.31

    $499.08 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 47382

    Office

    $3125.87

    Facility

    $604.03

    $564.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 47382

    Office

    $3105.07

    Facility

    $625.07

    $585.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 47382

    Office

    $3267.34

    Facility

    $642.29

    $423.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 47382

    Office

    $3095.87

    Facility

    $627.04

    $594.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 47382

    Office

    $4004.48

    Facility

    $673.65

    $314.10 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 47382

    Office

    $3580.01

    Facility

    $642.52

    $110.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 47382

    Office

    $3661.87

    Facility

    $668.58

    $28.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 47382

    Office

    $3465.31

    Facility

    $642.19

    $225.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 47382

    Office

    $3178.54

    Facility

    $612.07

    $511.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 47382

    Office

    $3384.07

    Facility

    $619.53

    $306.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 47382

    Office

    $3366.78

    Facility

    $674.77

    $323.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 47382

    Office

    $3186.10

    Facility

    $639.15

    $504.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 47382

    Office

    $3475.46

    Facility

    $604.91

    $214.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 47382

    Office

    $3252.85

    Facility

    $633.38

    $437.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 47382

    Office

    $3291.77

    Facility

    $636.03

    $398.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 47382

    Office

    $3030.33

    Facility

    $625.65

    $660.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 47382

    Office

    $3014.57

    Facility

    $612.68

    $675.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 47382

    Office

    $3430.16

    Facility

    $640.52

    $260.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 47382

    Office

    $3217.01

    Facility

    $614.28

    $473.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 47382

    Office

    $3397.73

    Facility

    $608.09

    $292.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 47382

    Office

    $3173.84

    Facility

    $599.00

    $516.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 47382

    Office

    $3541.83

    Facility

    $637.81

    $148.55 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 47382

    Office

    $3926.77

    Facility

    $690.79

    $236.39 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 47382

    Office

    $3720.77

    Facility

    $674.48

    $30.39 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 47382

    Office

    $3201.59

    Facility

    $643.49

    $488.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 47382

    Office

    $3424.01

    Facility

    $631.58

    $266.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 47382

    Office

    $4054.23

    Facility

    $737.34

    $363.85 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 47382

    Office

    $3738.07

    Facility

    $683.41

    $47.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 47382

    Office

    $4011.28

    Facility

    $713.92

    $320.90 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 47382

    Office

    $3269.61

    Facility

    $619.45

    $420.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 47382

    Office

    $3179.47

    Facility

    $632.52

    $510.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 47382

    Office

    $3109.06

    Facility

    $617.91

    $581.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 47382

    Office

    $3744.60

    Facility

    $645.31

    $54.22 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 47382

    Office

    $3402.45

    Facility

    $623.97

    $287.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 47382

    Office

    $3568.02

    Facility

    $664.01

    $122.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 47382

    Office

    $3190.46

    Facility

    $629.56

    $499.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 47382

    Office

    $3461.22

    Facility

    $640.89

    $229.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 47382

    Office

    $3528.92

    Facility

    $647.22

    $161.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 47382

    Office

    $3202.58

    Facility

    $624.95

    $487.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 47382

    Office

    $3393.90

    Facility

    $604.26

    $296.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 47382

    Office

    $3142.12

    Facility

    $606.33

    $548.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3592.50

    Facility

    $641.06

    $97.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3166.48

    Facility

    $627.90

    $523.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3396.13

    Facility

    $631.60

    $294.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3415.33

    Facility

    $636.85

    $275.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3387.17

    Facility

    $636.58

    $303.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3404.54

    Facility

    $634.42

    $285.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3434.56

    Facility

    $664.44

    $255.82 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 47382

    Office

    $3277.68

    Facility

    $630.31

    $412.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 47382

    Office

    $3251.41

    Facility

    $629.15

    $438.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 47382

    Office

    $3365.07

    Facility

    $622.86

    $325.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 47382

    Office

    $3461.22

    Facility

    $640.89

    $229.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 47382

    Office

    $3374.33

    Facility

    $612.59

    $316.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 47382

    Office

    $3576.58

    Facility

    $639.08

    $113.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 47382

    Office

    $4100.17

    Facility

    $677.28

    $409.79 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 47382

    Office

    $3271.08

    Facility

    $598.60

    $419.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 47382

    Office

    $3075.57

    Facility

    $651.37

    $614.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 47382

    Office

    $3416.03

    Facility

    $626.39

    $274.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

47382 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$2,996.52

$4,212.65

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

View all state and territory rates as a table
State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$3,837.211
AL$3,045.521
AR$2,996.521
AZ$3,332.861
CA$3,690.38–$4,734.9229
CO$3,608.951
CT$3,673.891
DC$3,976.831
DE$3,392.521
FL$3,330.76–$3,632.433
GA$3,128.90–$3,488.952
GU$3,802.851
HI$3,802.851
IA$3,151.781
ID$3,170.381
IL$3,209.87–$3,553.954
IN$3,191.301
KS$3,125.871
KY$3,105.071
LA$3,095.87–$3,267.342
MA$3,580.01–$4,004.482
MD$3,465.31–$3,976.833
ME$3,178.54–$3,384.072
MI$3,186.10–$3,366.782
MN$3,475.461
MO$3,030.33–$3,291.773
MS$3,014.571
MT$3,430.161
NC$3,217.011
ND$3,397.731
NE$3,173.841
NH$3,541.831
NJ$3,720.77–$3,926.772
NM$3,201.591
NV$3,424.011
NY$3,269.61–$4,054.235
OH$3,179.471
OK$3,109.061
OR$3,402.45–$3,744.602
PA$3,190.46–$3,568.022
PR$3,461.221
RI$3,528.921
SC$3,202.581
SD$3,393.901
TN$3,142.121
TX$3,166.48–$3,592.508
UT$3,251.411
VA$3,365.07–$3,976.832
VI$3,461.221
VT$3,374.331
WA$3,576.58–$4,100.172
WI$3,271.081
WV$3,075.571
WY$3,416.031

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 47382 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $3690.38 and the facility-setting rate is $632.93: a difference of $3057.45.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 47382 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$4059.42

$3690.38 × 110% = $4059.42

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 47382 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

5,673

Code
47382
Physician work
14.60
Practice expense
86.46
Malpractice
1.64

GPCI2026.csv

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Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 47382 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work14.60× 1.01714.8482
Practice expense86.46× 1.09694.7602
Malpractice1.64× 0.5360.8790
Total RVUs110.4874
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$3690.38

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work14.61.017
Practice expense86.461.096
Malpractice1.640.536

(14.6 × 1.017 + 86.46 × 1.096 + 1.64 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $3690.38

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work14.61.017
Practice expense2.941.096
Malpractice1.640.536

(14.6 × 1.017 + 2.94 × 1.096 + 1.64 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $632.93

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

47382 · Office / nonfacility

$3690.38

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $72.45 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $3617.93 to $3690.38 (2.0%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $3617.93changed to$3690.38

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 14.97 changed to 14.60
    • Practice expense RVU 87.64 changed to 86.46
    • Malpractice RVU 1.57 changed to 1.64
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $3617.93

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$3690.38$632.93RVU26D
2026-07-01$3690.38$632.93RVU26C
2026-04-01$3690.38$632.93RVU26B
2026-01-01$3690.38$632.93RVU26A
2025-10-01$3617.93$702.94RVU25D
2025-07-01$3617.93$702.94RVU25C
2025-04-01$3617.93$702.94RVU25B
2025-01-01$3617.93$702.94RVU25A

47382 billing questions

How is 47382 distinguished from laparoscopic or open ablation?

Use 47382 when the radiofrequency electrode reaches the liver tumor percutaneously. Laparoscopic and open access correspond to different codes, even when the energy method is also radiofrequency.

Can 47382 be reported once for each treated tumor?

The code covers treatment of one or more liver tumors. Do not multiply units solely because multiple tumors are treated.

Is cryoablation reported with 47382?

No. 47382 is for radiofrequency ablation; percutaneous cryoablation is represented by 47383.

Are related postoperative visits separately payable during the global period?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure payment.

Can modifier 50 or an assistant-at-surgery claim be used?

Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 47382.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 47382PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,673 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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