No office rate
47100 is for a wedge biopsy of liver tissue. Use 47120 when the surgeon performs a therapeutic partial resection rather than taking a wedge for diagnostic sampling.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
47120 Liver resection Medicare reimbursement rates in Michigan
Reports surgical removal of part of the liver, such as resection of a localized tumor or metastasis when the operation is not an extensive hepatectomy. Compare 47120 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Michigan.
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 47120 in Michigan?
Michigan has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$2157.48–$2364.84
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Hepatobiliary surgery
About 47120: Partial liver resection
Reports surgical removal of part of the liver, such as resection of a localized tumor or metastasis when the operation is not an extensive hepatectomy.
A surgeon removes a portion of the liver as treatment for a localized condition, commonly a primary liver tumor or metastasis such as colorectal cancer spread to the liver. The procedure is performed in an operating room, typically in a hospital facility. The operative report should establish that the surgeon performed a therapeutic resection, rather than taking a wedge solely to obtain a diagnostic specimen.
Select this code from the resection performed, not just the diagnosis or specimen label. Document the indication, the liver tissue removed, and the operative extent so the service can be distinguished from a wedge biopsy and more extensive liver resections. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this single-organ resection. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 47120
- 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 RVU38.03 · 59%
- Practice expense (office) RVU17.31 · 27%
- Malpractice RVU9.53 · 15%
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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.
47120 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Michigan, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
47122 describes a trisegmentectomy, a more extensive liver resection. Choose based on the operation documented, not simply the presence of a liver tumor.
No office rate
47125 is for a left liver lobectomy. Use 47120 when the documented resection is a partial hepatectomy rather than that lobectomy.
No office rate
47130 is for a right liver lobectomy. Use 47120 when the documented resection is a partial hepatectomy rather than that lobectomy.
Compare 47120 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Detroit →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$2364.84
Rest Of Michigan →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$2157.48
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47120 billing questions
How is this different from a liver wedge biopsy?
47120 describes a therapeutic partial liver resection. A wedge taken for diagnostic sampling is reported as 47100, rather than as a therapeutic resection.
How should the operative extent guide code selection?
Use the code that matches the resection actually performed. More extensive resections, including a trisegmentectomy or a lobectomy, have separate codes; document the extent in the operative report.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this resection of a single organ.
What postoperative care is included in the global period?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are paid at 50%.
May an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. 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.
5,64647010,,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
5,65147125,,Partial removal of liver,A,,51.71,19.64,NA,19.64,,13.27,84.62,84.62,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,65247130,,Partial removal of liver,A,,55.76,20.56,NA,20.56,,14.19,90.51,90.51,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00