$308.13
This code describes percutaneous needle biopsy of liver tissue. Code 47015 is for laparoscopic treatment of a hepatic cyst, not tissue sampling.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
47015 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1072.48
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.
Hepatobiliary surgery
About 47015: Laparoscopic hepatic cyst aspiration or injection
Report laparoscopic aspiration of a hepatic cyst or injection for sclerosis when the surgeon treats the cyst through a laparoscopic approach.
A surgeon uses laparoscopy to aspirate fluid from a hepatic cyst or inject it for sclerosis. This is an operative treatment of a liver cyst, typically performed in a hospital or surgical facility by a general or hepatobiliary surgeon. The laparoscopic approach distinguishes this service from open drainage and from needle biopsy of liver tissue.
Select the code when the operative report documents the laparoscopic approach and cyst aspiration or injection. The 90-day global period 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. CMS may pay for an assistant at surgery; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 47015
- 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 RVU18.04 · 55%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.20 · 31%
- Malpractice RVU4.82 · 15%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5979 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.
47015 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Use 47001 for a liver needle biopsy performed with another major procedure. Code 47015 describes cyst aspiration or injection, not biopsy.
No office rate
Use 47010 for open drainage of a hepatic abscess or cyst. Code 47015 describes laparoscopic aspiration or injection of a hepatic cyst.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
47015 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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 · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1171.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1122.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1124.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1106.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.38
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1115.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1214.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1208.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1246.40
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1224.02
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1087.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1115.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1163.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1215.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1364.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1318.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1292.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1355.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$991.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$978.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1070.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1176.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1086.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1238.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1170.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1143.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1083.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$978.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.14
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1240.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1165.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1241.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$996.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$991.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1052.73
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1106.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1058.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1177.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1099.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1176.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1101.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1016.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1041.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1202.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1095.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1000.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1079.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1088.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1053.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1014.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1103.91
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1023.29
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1008.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$977.86
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1207.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.30
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1108.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1077.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1345.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1197.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1275.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1039.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1075.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1031.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1055.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1160.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1067.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1105.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.54
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1054.19
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$997.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$998.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1106.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1062.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1070.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1085.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1084.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1078.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1167.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1071.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1067.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1051.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1105.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1021.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1091.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1182.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$978.52
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1128.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 47015
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1062.38
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
47015 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| 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 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 47015 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1179.73
$1072.48 × 110% = $1179.73
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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 47015 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,647
- Code
- 47015
- Physician work
- 18.04
- Practice expense
- 10.20
- Malpractice
- 4.82
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 18.04 | × 1.017 | 18.3467 |
| Practice expense | 10.20 | × 1.096 | 11.1792 |
| Malpractice | 4.82 | × 0.536 | 2.5835 |
| Total RVUs | 32.1094 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$1072.48
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 18.04 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 10.2 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 4.82 | 0.536 |
(18.04 × 1.017 + 10.2 × 1.096 + 4.82 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1072.48
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
47015 · 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 | $1072.48 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1072.48 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1072.48 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1072.48 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1115.49 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1115.49 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1115.49 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1115.49 | RVU25A |
47015 billing questions
How does this differ from open drainage of a hepatic cyst?
This code describes laparoscopic cyst aspiration or injection. Open drainage is reported with 47010 when the surgeon treats the cyst through an open approach.
Can a liver needle biopsy be reported during the same operation?
Code 47001 describes a liver needle biopsy performed in conjunction with another major procedure. Report it only when a distinct biopsy is documented, rather than treating cyst aspiration or injection as a biopsy.
Which 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?
CMS may pay for an assistant at surgery. 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 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.
5,64447000,,Needle biopsy of liver perq,A,,1.61,6.84,,0.51,,0.17,8.62,2.29,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,64547001,,Ndl biopsy lvr tm oth maj px,A,,1.85,0.45,NA,0.45,,0.47,2.77,2.77,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,64647010,,Hepatot opn drg absc/cst 1/2,A,,18.92,10.44,NA,10.44,,4.86,34.22,34.22,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,64747015,,Lapt aspir&/njx hep prst cst,A,,18.04,10.20,NA,10.20,,4.82,33.06,33.06,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,64847100,,Wedge biopsy of liver,A,,12.59,8.62,NA,8.62,,3.18,24.39,24.39,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,64947120,,Partial removal of liver,A,,38.03,17.31,NA,17.31,,9.53,64.87,64.87,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,65047122,,Extensive removal of liver,A,,57.99,21.40,NA,21.40,,14.84,94.23,94.23,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536