CPT 00172
Priced using anesthesia methodology
00172 · PFS Q2 2024 · Historical
Illustrative example
~$208.10
Formula (base_units + time_units) × anesthesia_cf Localis calculated this from CMS’s published inputs. Select an underlined value to see where it comes from. time_units = time_minutes / 15, rounded to one decimal place. The anesthesia conversion factor is CMS's published locality-adjusted value. Citations Supplies the RVUs and PFS status for this code and component. Q2 2024 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2024 SHA-256: 9acf98f4d515fb61037a7404940c363a795b0209d9c64268dd8e5962fb9e4a91 Supplies the geographic adjustment factors for this locality. Q2 2024 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2024 SHA-256: 4b92cf5fa9921e29a8149d07473a63e3b62e172742b2969d1dce9502162405c4 Supplies the dollar conversion factor used in the formula. Q2 2024 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2024 SHA-256: 9acf98f4d515fb61037a7404940c363a795b0209d9c64268dd8e5962fb9e4a91 Q2 2024 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2024 SHA-256: c3b5156943ad766b2ea329aed645743dc68d526171ebad31c4a36e74a60c9e05 Q1 2022 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: January 1 – March 31, 2022 SHA-256: ebbf7d42ecaf759c280f0b9fced5ea71dd16505a0563bb7c942cee068c797fde
Source
Record details
PPRRVU24_APR.csv
in
rvu24b-updated-03-18-2024.zip
(row 5,836)
Record details
GPCI2024.csv
in
rvu24b-updated-03-18-2024.zip
(row 99)
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PPRRVU24_APR.csv
in
rvu24b-updated-03-18-2024.zip
(row 11)
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ANES2024.csv
in
rvu24b-updated-03-18-2024.zip
(row 97)
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Section 508 compliant version of CY_2022_Anesthesia_Base_Units_110921.txt
in
2022-anesthesia-base-units-cpt-code.zip
(row 21)
60-minute example case in Dallas, TX
Anesthesia has no single national rate—payment is (base units + time units) × the locality's anesthesia conversion factor. This example is before sequestration. Enter the service-location ZIP and case length for a local estimate.
Base units 6—set by CMS for this code and the same in every locality. One time unit is 15 minutes, rounded to one decimal, so a 60-minute case adds 4 time units.
CPT 00172 is an anesthesia code, so Medicare has no single national rate: payment is (base units + time units) × the locality's anesthesia conversion factor—for example, about $208.10 for a 60-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q2 2024 release, before sequestration.
Amount evidence: base units, time units, and the locality conversion factor, shown in the estimate. The PFS row shows this code is priced as anesthesia.
Inspect PFS status evidence
- Code
- 00172
- Release
- Q2 2024, revision 1
- Result
- Priced using anesthesia methodology
Citations
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Shows this code’s PFS status (J). Result: Priced using anesthesia methodology.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)Q2 2024 · revision 1
Latest revision of this release
Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2024
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
Record details
PPRRVU24_APR.csv in rvu24b-updated-03-18-2024.zip (row 5,836)- hcpcs (col 1)
- 00172
- modifier (col 2)
- blank
- status_code (col 4)
- J
SHA-256: 9acf98f4d515fb61037a7404940c363a795b0209d9c64268dd8e5962fb9e4a91
Why is there no national PFS amount for 00172?
Its status indicator is J (anesthesia). Medicare prices this under the anesthesia formula—(base units + time units) × the locality anesthesia conversion factor—not the standard RVU formula. Choose a locality to see that factor.
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Other payment indicators (10)
Facility/non-facility: Not determined, Professional/technical component: Does not apply, Bilateral adjustment: Does not apply, Multiple-procedure reduction: Does not apply, Assistant/co-surgeon treatment: Does not apply, Global surgery: Does not apply, NCCI same-day edits: Not determined, MUE behavior: Not determined, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply, Contractor pricing: Does not apply.
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When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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How often 00172 is billed Copy link
Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 00172 ranked #7,190 of the 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare that year, by patients served or total allowed dollars.
2024 Medicare fee-for-service national totals. They exclude Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial volume, so real-world use runs higher. This is a calendar-year snapshot from the CMS Physician & Other Practitioners dataset, on a different cycle from the Q2 2024 fee schedule above.
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The anesthesia estimate uses the base units, case length, and locality conversion factor shown beside it. The PFS file shows this code is priced as anesthesia. Past releases are never edited, so these sources stay valid after CMS publishes a newer one. Our methodology explains sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before we publish them.
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CPT 00172 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q2 2024; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/00172/2024/B