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CPT 47785 — Fuse bile ducts and bowel

CPT code 47785 (Fuse bile ducts and bowel) carries 54.79 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 88.99 in a non-facility setting and 88.99 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $2,972.35 and $2,972.35 respectively.

54.79
Work RVU
88.99
Total RVU (non-facility)
$2,972.35
Medicare, non-facility
$2,972.35
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 47785

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU54.79Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)20.17Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)0.0Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU14.03Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)88.99Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)88.99Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 47785 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility88.99$33.40$2,972.35
Facility88.99$33.40$2,972.35

These are national amounts. Actual payment is adjusted by the Geographic Practice Cost Index for your locality — check yours with the GPCI lookup.

Billing rules for CPT 47785

Global period
90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.
Multiple procedure reduction
Subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction (100%/50%/50%…).
Bilateral surgery
Bilateral adjustment does not apply.
Assistant surgeon
Permitted.
Co-surgeon
Not permitted.
Team surgery
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.

Questions about CPT 47785

How many work RVUs is CPT 47785?

CPT 47785 is assigned 54.79 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 47785?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 47785 pays approximately $2,972.35 in a non-facility setting and $2,972.35 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 47785?

90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.

RVU values reflect the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (conversion factor $33.40). Payment figures are national and unadjusted for geography. Verify against the official fee schedule before using for billing.