No office rate
Both use radiofrequency energy for liver tumor ablation. Choose 47370 for laparoscopic access and 47382 for percutaneous access.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
47382 Liver ablation Medicare reimbursement rates in Colorado
Reports image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency treatment of one or more liver tumors, distinguishing it from laparoscopic, open, and other ablation methods. Compare 47382 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Colorado.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 47382 in Colorado?
Colorado has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$3608.95
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Colorado
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$640.77
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Colorado
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
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%
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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 Colorado, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both describe radiofrequency liver tumor ablation, but 47380 is for open access; 47382 is for percutaneous access.
$6,170.16
Both are percutaneous liver tumor ablation codes. 47382 identifies radiofrequency treatment, whereas 47383 identifies cryoablation.
No office rate
Both use a percutaneous approach for liver tumor ablation. 47384 is for irreversible electroporation, not radiofrequency energy.
Compare 47382 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$3608.95
Facility
$640.77
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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 Colorado.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,673
- Code
- 47382
- Physician work
- 14.60
- Practice expense
- 86.46
- Malpractice
- 1.64
GPCI2026.csv
37
- Locality
- Colorado
- Physician work
- 1.012
- Practice expense
- 1.064
- Malpractice
- 0.781
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 14.60 | × 1.012 | 14.7752 |
| Practice expense | 86.46 | × 1.064 | 91.9934 |
| Malpractice | 1.64 | × 0.781 | 1.2808 |
| Total RVUs | 108.0495 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Colorado$3608.95
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 14.6 | 1.012 |
| Practice expense | 86.46 | 1.064 |
| Malpractice | 1.64 | 0.781 |
(14.6 × 1.012 + 86.46 × 1.064 + 1.64 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $3608.95
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 14.6 | 1.012 |
| Practice expense | 2.94 | 1.064 |
| Malpractice | 1.64 | 0.781 |
(14.6 × 1.012 + 2.94 × 1.064 + 1.64 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $640.77
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.
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.
5,67047379,,Unlisted laps px liver,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,2,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,67147380,,Open ablate liver tumor rf,A,,23.95,10.44,NA,10.44,,5.86,40.25,40.25,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,67247381,,Open ablate liver tumor cryo,A,,24.26,10.66,NA,10.66,,6.48,41.40,41.40,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,67347382,,Percut ablate liver rf,A,,14.60,86.46,,2.94,,1.64,102.70,19.18,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,67447383,,Perq abltj lvr cryoablation,A,,8.66,164.56,,2.29,,1.12,174.34,12.07,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,67547384,,Abltj ire liver 1+ tum perq,A,,9.41,2.17,NA,2.17,,1.12,12.70,12.70,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,67647399,,Unlisted procedure liver,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3401112,CA,69,VISALIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899