47147 Prep donor liver/arterial
What 47147 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Prep donor liver/arterial.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 47147 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 6.83 | 1.67 | 1.79 | 10.29 | $343.70 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 6.83 | 1.67 | 1.79 | 10.29 | $343.70 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Global concept does not apply.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 47147 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 47147? These codes are bundled into it
47147 is a Column 1 code in 10 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
47120 | Partial removal of liver | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
47122 | Extensive removal of liver | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
47125 | Partial removal of liver | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
47600 | Cholecystectomy | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
47605 | Cholecystectomy w/cholang | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
47610 | Removal of gallbladder | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
69990 | Microsurgery add-on | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.