47700
No office rateBile duct exploration
47700 describes exploration of the bile ducts. Choose 47715 when the operation includes removal of a bile duct cyst.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
47715 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1213.87
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.
Biliary surgery
About 47715: Bile duct cyst excision
Reports operative removal of a bile duct cyst, commonly a choledochal cyst, when the surgeon documents excision of the cyst rather than exploration alone.
This code is for an operation to remove a cyst arising from the bile duct, including a choledochal cyst. A general or hepatobiliary surgeon typically performs the procedure in an operating room, often for a cystic bile duct abnormality requiring definitive treatment. The operative report should identify the cyst, its location and extent, and the work performed to remove it. It should also describe any reconstruction of bile drainage performed as part of the operation.
Report the code when the documented service is excision of a bile duct cyst, not merely inspection of the ducts or removal of a bile duct tumor. The code has a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 47715
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care 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
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU21.01 · 56%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.92 · 29%
- Malpractice RVU5.61 · 15%
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.
47715 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
47711 is for excision of a bile duct tumor, not a cyst. Base code selection on the lesion documented in the operative report.
No office rate
47712 also describes bile duct tumor excision. It is not the cyst-excision code; distinguish the services by the documented lesion and operative work.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
47715 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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 · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1321.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1269.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1273.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1251.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1246.67
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1260.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1368.71
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1362.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1405.33
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1379.29
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1229.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1260.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1247.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1271.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1312.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1377.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1555.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1503.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1467.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1544.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1126.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1111.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1215.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1244.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1335.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1234.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1410.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1332.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1299.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1250.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1224.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.94
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1414.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1327.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1413.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1130.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1197.46
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1257.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1204.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1332.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1246.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1336.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1249.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1153.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1181.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1369.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1246.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1132.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1227.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1198.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1154.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1253.50
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1161.79
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1142.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.24
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1245.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1369.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1333.67
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1261.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1222.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1528.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1359.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1447.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1179.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1173.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1257.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1196.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1317.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1255.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1259.00
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1198.04
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1129.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1133.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1255.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1207.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1214.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1232.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1230.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1224.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1327.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1217.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1212.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1192.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1255.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1157.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1237.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1337.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1108.88
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1286.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 47715
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1205.15
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
47715 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
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| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
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| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
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| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 47715 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1335.26
$1213.87 × 110% = $1335.26
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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 47715 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,717
- Code
- 47715
- Physician work
- 21.01
- Practice expense
- 10.92
- Malpractice
- 5.61
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 21.01 | × 1.017 | 21.3672 |
| Practice expense | 10.92 | × 1.096 | 11.9683 |
| Malpractice | 5.61 | × 0.536 | 3.0070 |
| Total RVUs | 36.3424 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$1213.87
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 21.01 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 10.92 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 5.61 | 0.536 |
(21.01 × 1.017 + 10.92 × 1.096 + 5.61 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1213.87
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
47715 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1213.87 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1213.87 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1213.87 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1213.87 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1269.60 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1269.60 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1269.60 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1269.60 | RVU25A |
47715 billing questions
When should this code be chosen over bile duct exploration?
Use this code when the surgeon removes a bile duct cyst. Exploration alone, without cyst excision, is a different service.
How does cyst excision differ from bile duct tumor excision?
The operative diagnosis and findings distinguish a cystic lesion from a bile duct tumor. The tumor excision codes are not substitutes when the documented lesion is a cyst.
Should modifier 50 be appended?
No. The CMS payment rule identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction.
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.
5,71447701,,Bile duct revision,A,,28.01,13.02,NA,13.02,,7.48,48.51,48.51,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71547711,,Excision of bile duct tumor,A,,25.25,11.75,NA,11.75,,6.33,43.33,43.33,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71647712,,Excision of bile duct tumor,A,,32.88,13.80,NA,13.80,,8.80,55.48,55.48,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71747715,,Excision of bile duct cyst,A,,21.01,10.92,NA,10.92,,5.61,37.54,37.54,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71847720,,Fuse gallbladder & bowel,A,,17.88,10.16,NA,10.16,,4.78,32.82,32.82,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71947721,,Fuse upper gi structures,A,,21.44,11.03,NA,11.03,,5.73,38.20,38.20,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,72047740,,Fuse gallbladder & bowel,A,,20.70,10.85,NA,10.85,,5.53,37.08,37.08,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623