# CPT 47540: Placement of biliary drainage catheter, percutaneous, external

Medicare CPT 47540 pays $3,956.67 in a non-facility setting and $376.43 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $3,429.19 in Arkansas to $4,622.43 in District of Columbia, a 35% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/47540-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $3,956.67 |
| National facility | $376.43 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $4,622.43 | $404.90 |
| California | $4,617.94 | $381.53 |
| Washington | $4,467.46 | $385.99 |
| Hawaii | $4,440.57 | $369.84 |
| New Jersey | $4,431.92 | $400.57 |
| Massachusetts | $4,408.42 | $386.02 |
| New York | $4,401.84 | $407.72 |
| Alaska | $4,325.23 | $512.27 |
| Connecticut | $4,248.84 | $392.92 |
| Colorado | $4,185.54 | $376.16 |
| Oregon | $4,144.40 | $372.61 |
| Maryland | $4,117.28 | $384.88 |
| New Hampshire | $4,101.52 | $374.49 |
| Rhode Island | $4,078.60 | $380.21 |
| Minnesota | $4,039.39 | $355.32 |
| Florida | $3,999.13 | $406.95 |
| Puerto Rico | $3,996.13 | $376.50 |
| Virgin Islands | $3,996.13 | $376.50 |
| Montana | $3,956.61 | $376.36 |
| Nevada | $3,954.95 | $371.12 |
| Wyoming | $3,948.33 | $368.09 |
| North Dakota | $3,937.62 | $357.38 |
| South Dakota | $3,935.38 | $355.14 |
| Delaware | $3,911.33 | $374.05 |
| Vermont | $3,904.52 | $360.08 |
| Texas | $3,899.73 | $374.98 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,887.10 | $380.26 |
| Virginia | $3,885.52 | $366.14 |
| Illinois | $3,864.38 | $404.97 |
| Arizona | $3,839.50 | $370.25 |
| Georgia | $3,796.40 | $380.85 |
| Maine | $3,783.13 | $362.21 |
| Wisconsin | $3,781.99 | $352.12 |
| Michigan | $3,748.27 | $386.42 |
| Utah | $3,735.56 | $370.13 |
| North Carolina | $3,701.84 | $361.47 |
| South Carolina | $3,675.93 | $367.79 |
| Indiana | $3,675.15 | $356.27 |
| New Mexico | $3,661.77 | $378.69 |
| Missouri | $3,657.24 | $371.77 |
| Nebraska | $3,657.16 | $352.60 |
| Idaho | $3,649.32 | $355.50 |
| Louisiana | $3,642.31 | $373.54 |
| Ohio | $3,641.06 | $372.30 |
| Iowa | $3,628.73 | $352.81 |
| Tennessee | $3,611.43 | $356.99 |
| Kansas | $3,592.22 | $355.68 |
| Oklahoma | $3,561.04 | $363.88 |
| Kentucky | $3,550.94 | $368.10 |
| West Virginia | $3,494.87 | $383.64 |
| Alabama | $3,488.92 | $356.21 |
| Mississippi | $3,443.64 | $361.05 |
| Arkansas | $3,429.19 | $353.77 |

## Related codes

- 36901: Introduction of needle/catheter, dialysis circuit, imaging, diagnostic — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36901-cpt-fee-schedule
- 36902: Dialysis circuit, transluminal balloon angioplasty — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36902-cpt-fee-schedule
- 36905: Dialysis circuit, transluminal balloon angioplasty and thrombectomy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36905-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37184: Primary percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy, non-coronary, initial vessel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37184-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37191: Insertion of intravascular vena cava filter — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37191-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37193: Retrieval of intravascular vena cava filter, endovascular approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37193-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37211: Transcatheter thrombolytic infusion, arterial, initial treatment day — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37211-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37241: Vascular embolization/occlusion, venous — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37241-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 47540 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules