47700
No office rateBile duct exploration
47700 describes exploration of the bile ducts. It is not the code for operative revision of a prior anastomosis.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
47701 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1562.01
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 47701: Bile duct anastomosis revision
Revision of a previously created bile duct anastomosis without reconstruction, typically to address a narrowed, leaking, or dysfunctional surgical connection.
47701 describes operative revision of an existing bile duct anastomosis while retaining the existing connection rather than creating a reconstruction. A surgeon may revise a narrowed or otherwise dysfunctional biliary-enteric junction after prior biliary surgery. The work is performed in an operating room and involves surgically correcting the anastomosis, not simply inspecting the bile duct. The operative report should identify the prior connection and the revision performed.
Choose this code when the surgeon revises the existing anastomosis without reconstruction; use the related reconstruction code when the operative work includes reconstruction. Document the indication, anatomy, surgical changes, and whether reconstruction was performed. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this anastomosis. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 47701
- 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 is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU28.01 · 58%
- Practice expense (office) RVU13.02 · 27%
- Malpractice RVU7.48 · 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.
47701 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
47760 describes creating a connection between extrahepatic bile ducts and the gastrointestinal tract; 47701 revises an existing connection without reconstruction.
No office rate
47765 describes creating a connection between liver ducts and the gastrointestinal tract, rather than revising an existing bile duct anastomosis.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
47701 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · 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.
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Madera
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1694.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1631.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1642.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1608.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1602.50
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1619.15
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1752.29
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1743.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1799.48
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1764.75
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1580.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1617.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1602.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1631.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1682.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1562.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1776.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2020.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1952.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1897.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2004.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1457.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1437.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1570.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1604.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1724.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1594.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1827.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1726.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1680.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1621.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1574.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1432.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1453.82
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1838.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1723.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1831.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1460.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1454.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1550.77
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1628.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1559.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1715.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1607.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1726.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1614.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1491.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1524.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1776.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1614.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1457.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1588.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1599.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1553.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1494.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1619.78
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1500.95
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1471.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1431.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1765.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1721.94
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1634.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1578.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1976.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1756.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1869.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1524.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1584.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1518.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1619.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1544.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1703.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1570.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1621.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1625.42
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1549.75
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1454.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1465.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1618.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1563.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1568.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1591.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1590.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1581.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1718.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1573.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1568.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1539.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1621.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1492.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1595.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1720.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1429.12
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1670.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 47701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1555.32
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
47701 · 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 47701 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1718.21
$1562.01 × 110% = $1718.21
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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 47701 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,714
- Code
- 47701
- Physician work
- 28.01
- Practice expense
- 13.02
- Malpractice
- 7.48
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 28.01 | × 1.017 | 28.4862 |
| Practice expense | 13.02 | × 1.096 | 14.2699 |
| Malpractice | 7.48 | × 0.536 | 4.0093 |
| Total RVUs | 46.7654 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$1562.01
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 28.01 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 13.02 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 7.48 | 0.536 |
(28.01 × 1.017 + 13.02 × 1.096 + 7.48 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1562.01
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
47701 · 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 | $1562.01 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1562.01 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1562.01 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1562.01 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1646.61 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1646.61 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1646.61 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1646.61 | RVU25A |
47701 billing questions
How is 47701 distinguished from 47702?
Use 47701 for revision of the existing bile duct anastomosis without reconstruction. When the operative work includes reconstruction, consider 47702 instead.
Does 47701 include the related postoperative visits?
Yes. Its 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can modifier 50 be used for a bilateral revision?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for revision of a bile duct anastomosis; the service is not a paired bilateral procedure.
When may an assistant-at-surgery be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is available only when the record documents medical necessity. Co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted for this code.
What documentation supports reporting 47701?
Document the preexisting anastomosis, the reason it required revision, the operative work performed, and whether reconstruction was performed.
How are multiple procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, with the other procedures paid at 50% when performed in the same session.
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.
5,71147612,,Removal of gallbladder,A,,20.68,9.46,NA,9.46,,5.53,35.67,35.67,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71247620,,Removal of gallbladder,A,,22.49,9.90,NA,9.90,,6.02,38.41,38.41,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71347700,,Exploration of bile ducts,A,,16.09,9.80,NA,9.80,,4.30,30.19,30.19,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,71447701,,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
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