Priced using anesthesia methodology
00529 · PFS Q1 2015 · Historical
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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.
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- Code
- 00529
- Release
- Q1 2015, revision 1
- Result
- Priced using anesthesia methodology
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Shows this code’s PFS status (J). Result: Priced using anesthesia methodology.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU15AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2015
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv row 4,219 in rvu15a.zip
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CPT 00529 is an anesthesia code, so Medicare has no single national rate: payment is (base units + time units) × the locality's anesthesia conversion factor, so the amount varies by locality and case length (Q1 2015 release).
Why is there no national PFS amount for 00529?
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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Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 00529 ranked #3,077 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 Q1 2015 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 00529 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q1 2015; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU15A, PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv row 4,219. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/00529/2015/A