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CPT 96547 — Intraop hipec px 1st 60 min

CPT code 96547 (Intraop hipec px 1st 60 min) carries 6.53 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 9.87 in a non-facility setting and 9.87 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $329.67 and $329.67 respectively.

6.53
Work RVU
9.87
Total RVU (non-facility)
$329.67
Medicare, non-facility
$329.67
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 96547

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU6.53Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)1.82Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)0.0Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU1.52Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)9.87Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)9.87Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 96547 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility9.87$33.40$329.67
Facility9.87$33.40$329.67

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 96547

Global period
Add-on code — global period is bundled with the primary procedure.
Multiple procedure reduction
No multiple-procedure payment reduction applies.
Bilateral surgery
Bilateral adjustment does not apply.
Assistant surgeon
Permitted.
Co-surgeon
Not permitted.
Team surgery
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.

Related codes

Codes in the same CMS family, with their work RVU values.

96548 · 3.0 wRVU

Questions about CPT 96547

How many work RVUs is CPT 96547?

CPT 96547 is assigned 6.53 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 96547?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 96547 pays approximately $329.67 in a non-facility setting and $329.67 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 96547?

Add-on code — global period is bundled with the primary procedure.

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.