Priced using anesthesia methodology
00220 · PFS Q1 2022 · Historical
Illustrative example
~$556.92
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 00220’s RVUs, PFS status and conversion factor Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU22AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2022
PPRRVU22_JAN.csv
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File fingerprint The GPCIs Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU22AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2022
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File fingerprint Anesthesia conversion factors (ANES) CMS RVU22AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2022
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File fingerprint Anesthesia base units by CPT code Q1 2022January 1 – March 31, 2022
Section 508 compliant version of CY_2022_Anesthesia_Base_Units_110921.txt
row 33
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File fingerprint
Source
In the CMS file
10258dd1f6966657ef18c0f2c85ff446c9d799406974c4b536139a327c43799e
In the CMS file
4038a5882c9297287e9540f2a2096064540c2ed8beab7a4e79aa803f186647ea
In the CMS file
37158fcca205ea96063a5103347f02a5cc903d24ec42173ac3e1398236cfa202
ebbf7d42ecaf759c280f0b9fced5ea71dd16505a0563bb7c942cee068c797fde
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 10—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.
CPT 00220 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 $556.92 for a 240-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q1 2022 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
- 00220
- Release
- Q1 2022, 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 RVU22AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2022
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU22_JAN.csv row 5,133 in rvu22a.zip
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10258dd1f6966657ef18c0f2c85ff446c9d799406974c4b536139a327c43799e
Why is there no national PFS amount for 00220?
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 00220 is billed Copy link
Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 00220 ranked #2,070 of the 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare that year, by patients served or total allowed dollars. It repeats: a patient billed for it in 2024 was billed 1.6 times on average that year.
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 Q1 2022 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 00220 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q1 2022; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU22A, PPRRVU22_JAN.csv row 5,133. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/00220/2022/A