Common surgery & pain management

47562 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal).

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	10.21	10.21
Practice expense RVU	6.04	6.04
Malpractice RVU	2.67	2.67
Total RVUs	18.92	18.92
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$631.95	$631.95
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$635.10	$635.10

How 47562 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 47562 ranges from $560.25 in Arkansas (AR) to $776.57 in Miami (FL); calculate 47562 for your locality.

Miami (FL) $776.57 Alaska (AK) $775.53 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $768.33 Chicago (IL) $750.83 Manhattan (NY) $738.71 Queens (NY) $729.91 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $717.25 Suburban Chicago (IL) $708.63 National average $631.95 … 97 more localities between … Wisconsin (WI) $561.76 Iowa (IA) $561.02 Nebraska (NE) $560.94 Arkansas (AR) $560.25

Non-facility payment for 47562 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: 090

90-day global period: routine pre- and post-operative care within 90 days is included in the payment.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 47562 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $631.95 and the facility payment is $631.95, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.

What is the work RVU for 47562?

The 2026 work RVU for 47562 is 10.21. Total RVUs are 18.92 in the non-facility setting and 18.92 in the facility setting.

Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?

Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.