Priced using anesthesia methodology
00215 · PFS Q4 2014 · Historical
Illustrative example
~$564.75
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 00215’s RVUs, PFS status and conversion factor Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
PPRRVU14_V0815_v5.csv
row 4,134
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File fingerprint The GPCIs Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
CY 2014 GPCI _12172013.csv
row 78
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File fingerprint Anesthesia conversion factors (ANES) CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
ANES 2014_V0103.csv
row 78
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File fingerprint
Source
In the CMS file
9ff6da39ad421c38c816089ae3bed4bd754a642336efa8e8901e9cc38cca8705
In the CMS file
544aec167a634687dc8b61f2eee8bfa75880a369328b9e79a6507bea595a58a2
In the CMS file
92dec4d2b34c359aed5901d306fc3e0ddff7d1ea620fda922ee253d6b868d3d2
240-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 9—set by CMS for this code and the same in every locality. One time unit is 15 minutes, rounded to one decimal, so a 240-minute case adds 16 time units.
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
- 00215
- Release
- Q4 2014, 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)CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU14_V0815_v5.csv row 4,134 in rvu14d.zip
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CPT 00215 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 $564.75 for a 240-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q4 2014 release, before sequestration.
Why is there no national PFS amount for 00215?
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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Arbitration outcomes for 00215 are coming Join the waitlist →
Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
CMS's surgical and split-billing indicators don't adjust 00215's amount.
CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
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The PFS file shows this code is priced as anesthesia. The estimate uses the base units, case length, and locality conversion factor shown beside it.
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01 PPRRVU14_V0815_v5.csv · Q4 2014 (RVU14D) · row 4,134—priced as anesthesia
- Effective
- October 1 – December 31, 2014
- Locator
- PPRRVU14_V0815_v5.csv in rvu14d.zip · row 4,134 of 15,907 · via CMS
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Status J (col 4)SHA-256 9ff6da39ad421c38…
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02 Physician & Other Practitioners · CY2024—volume and who bills it limits
- Effective
- Calendar-year snapshot, on a different cycle from the Q4 2014 fee schedule
- Doesn’t establish
- Medicare Advantage, Medicaid or commercial volume.
- Note
- The dataset suppresses rows under 11 beneficiaries.
Cite this rate
CPT 00215 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2014; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU14D, PPRRVU14_V0815_v5.csv row 4,134. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/00215/2014/D
Past releases are never edited, so the citation stays checkable after CMS publishes a newer one. Methodology · Plain-text summary · JSON
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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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Usage and related codes Copy link
In CY2024, 00215 ranked #3,689 of the 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare that year, by patients served or total allowed dollars.
- Services
- 1,914
- Allowed
- $576,332
- Beneficiaries
- 1,244
CY2024 Medicare fee-for-service, from the CMS Physician & Other Practitioners dataset (limits). Localis groups related codes for payment research; the grouping isn't the AMA's code families.