G0147 Scr c/v cyto, automated sys
What G0147 is
Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system under physician supervision
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0147 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Statutory exclusion - not payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps G0147 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: Anatomic Consideration. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
G0147 is bundled into these codes
G0147 appears as a Column 2 code in 18 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0147 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
88141 | Cytopath c/v interpret | 0 | Check pair |
88142 | Cytopath c/v thin layer | 0 | Check pair |
88143 | Cytopath c/v thin layer redo | 0 | Check pair |
88147 | Cytopath c/v automated | 0 | Check pair |
88148 | Cytopath c/v auto rescreen | 0 | Check pair |
88150 | Cytopath c/v manual | 0 | Check pair |
88152 | Cytopath c/v auto redo | 0 | Check pair |
88153 | Cytopath c/v redo | 0 | Check pair |
88164 | Cytopath tbs c/v manual | 0 | Check pair |
88165 | Cytopath tbs c/v redo | 0 | Check pair |
88166 | Cytopath tbs c/v auto redo | 0 | Check pair |
88167 | Cytopath tbs c/v select | 0 | Check pair |
88174 | Cytopath c/v auto in fluid | 0 | Check pair |
88175 | Cytopath c/v auto fluid redo | 0 | Check pair |
G0124 | Screen c/v thin layer by md | 0 | 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.