General surgery · CPT and work RVUs
General surgery wRVU table.
The procedure codes a surgical practice bills, with the work RVU from the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule and the global period, and the office visit codes every practice shares.
General surgery procedures.
CPT and HCPCS codes with the work RVU from the 2025 CMS Physician Fee Schedule and the CMS global period. A dash means no work RVU is listed here; CLFS means the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule applies. Confirm against the current file before billing; nothing here is billing advice.
| Code | Description | Work RVU | Global |
|---|---|---|---|
47562 | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 10.47 | 090 |
47563 | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with cholangiography | — | 090 |
44970 | Laparoscopic appendectomy | — | 090 |
49505 | Repair of initial inguinal hernia, age 5 or over, reducible | — | 090 |
49650 | Laparoscopic repair of initial inguinal hernia | — | 090 |
49591 | Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s), any approach, total defect length under 3 cm, reducible (2023 code family) | — | 000 |
19120 | Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma or other benign or malignant tumor of breast, open, one or more lesions | 5.56 | 090 |
19301 | Partial mastectomy (lumpectomy) | — | 090 |
60240 | Thyroidectomy, total or complete | — | 090 |
44140 | Colectomy, partial, with anastomosis | — | 090 |
43775 | Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy | — | 090 |
10060 | Incision and drainage of abscess, simple or single | 1.22 | 010 |
11042 | Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm or less | 1.01 | 000 |
12001 | Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, trunk or extremities, 2.5 cm or less | 0.84 | 000 |
45378 | Colonoscopy, flexible, diagnostic | 3.26 | 000 |
Office visits, shared by every specialty.
| Code | Description | Work RVU | Global |
|---|---|---|---|
99202 | Office visit, new patient, straightforward medical decision making or 15-29 minutes | 0.93 | XXX |
99203 | Office visit, new patient, low complexity or 30-44 minutes | 1.60 | XXX |
99204 | Office visit, new patient, moderate complexity or 45-59 minutes | 2.60 | XXX |
99205 | Office visit, new patient, high complexity or 60-74 minutes | 3.50 | XXX |
99211 | Office visit, established patient, may not require a physician | 0.18 | XXX |
99212 | Office visit, established patient, straightforward or 10-19 minutes | 0.70 | XXX |
99213 | Office visit, established patient, low complexity or 20-29 minutes | 1.30 | XXX |
99214 | Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity or 30-39 minutes | 1.92 | XXX |
99215 | Office visit, established patient, high complexity or 40-54 minutes | 2.80 | XXX |
G2211 | Visit complexity add-on for a longitudinal relationship (Medicare, with 99202-99215) | 0.33 | ZZZ |
99024 | Post-operative follow-up visit included in the global package (report for tracking; no separate payment) | n/a | XXX |
000- 0-day global: the visit on the day of the procedure is included; visits afterwards are billed.
010- 10-day global: routine post-operative visits for 10 days are included in the fee.
090- 90-day global: the day before, the day of and 90 days of routine post-operative care are included.
XXX- No global period: the concept does not apply (E/M, imaging, laboratory).
ZZZ- Add-on code: it takes the global period of the primary procedure it is reported with.
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