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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

G0342 Islet cell transplant Medicare reimbursement rates in New Mexico

Reports islet cell transplantation performed laparoscopically, commonly as part of treatment for chronic pancreatitis after pancreatic islet harvest. Compare G0342 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Mexico.

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 G0342 in New Mexico?

New Mexico 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

No supported rate

Facility setting

$720.44

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: New Mexico

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.

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Transplant surgery

About G0342: Laparoscopic islet cell transplantation

Reports islet cell transplantation performed laparoscopically, commonly as part of treatment for chronic pancreatitis after pancreatic islet harvest.

This service covers laparoscopic delivery of pancreatic islet cells for transplantation. A common clinical setting is autologous islet transplantation after pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis, with the islets infused into the portal circulation. A surgeon performs the laparoscopic portion in an operating room; the operative record should identify the laparoscopic approach and describe the transplant procedure performed.

Select this code when the islet transplantation is performed laparoscopically, rather than by percutaneous access or laparotomy. Documentation should establish the approach and the transplant work, including the operative context and islet delivery. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this procedure.

CMS billing rules for G0342

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 RVU11.62 · 54%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU6.79 · 32%
  • Malpractice RVU3.10 · 14%

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.

G0342 compared with similar codes

Office rates for New Mexico, from the same CMS release.

G0341

Islet transplant

Percutaneous approach

$1,473.61

G0341 is for percutaneous islet cell transplantation; G0342 is for the laparoscopic approach.

G0343

Islet transplant

Open laparotomy approach

No office rate

G0343 describes islet cell transplantation by laparotomy. Use G0342 when the transplant procedure is performed laparoscopically.

48160

Pancreas removal/transplant

No office rate

48160 describes pancreatectomy with autologous islet transplantation as a combined operation. G0342 identifies laparoscopic islet transplantation.

Compare G0342 by payment locality

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1 of 1 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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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 G0342 in New Mexico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

15,209

Code
G0342
Physician work
11.62
Practice expense
6.79
Malpractice
3.10

GPCI2026.csv

77

Locality
New Mexico
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.917
Malpractice
1.201
Facility calculation for G0342 in New Mexico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work11.62× 1.00011.6200
Practice expense6.79× 0.9176.2264
Malpractice3.10× 1.2013.7231
Total RVUs21.5695
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, New Mexico$720.44

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Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work11.621
Practice expense6.790.917
Malpractice3.11.201

(11.62 × 1 + 6.79 × 0.917 + 3.1 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $720.44

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.

G0342 billing questions

How does G0342 differ from G0341 and G0343?

Choose G0342 for laparoscopic islet transplantation. G0341 describes a percutaneous approach, while G0343 describes transplantation performed by laparotomy.

What documentation supports G0342?

The operative report should identify the laparoscopic approach and describe the islet transplantation performed, including its operative context and delivery.

Does the 90-day global period include postoperative care?

Yes. The global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through 90 days after surgery.

Can an assistant surgeon be reported?

Medicare may pay for an assistant at surgery. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

Should modifier 50 be used?

No. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this transplant procedure.

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 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.

RVUs for G0342PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,209 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for New MexicoGPCI2026.csv, line 77 (RVU26D)