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CPT 00848 Medicare anesthesia rate

Priced using anesthesia methodology

00848 · PFS Q1 2026 · Historical

Illustrative example

~$408.80

Source

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.

base_units
8
time_units
12
anesthesia_cf
20.44
amount
$408.80

time_units = time_minutes / 15, rounded to one decimal place.

The anesthesia conversion factor is CMS's published locality-adjusted value.

Citations

180-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 8—set by CMS for this code and the same in every locality. One time unit is 15 minutes, rounded to one decimal, so a 180-minute case adds 12 time units.

View CMS source and method

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
00848
Release
Q1 2026, revision 1
Result
Priced using anesthesia methodology

Citations

  • Shows this code’s PFS status (J). Result: Priced using anesthesia methodology.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2026

    This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.

    PPRRVU2026_Jan_nonQPP.csv row 136 in rvu26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip

    In the CMS file

    Loading rows 134–138 of PPRRVU2026_Jan_nonQPP.csv…

    Download rvu26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip from CMS File fingerprint 9a15cb9cc117f079f5bbd41819bcad7c9ebf71fa8836ee186e079bc15b3269de

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CPT 00848 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 $408.80 for a 180-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q1 2026 release, before sequestration.

Why is there no national PFS amount for 00848?

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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CMS's surgical and split-billing indicators don't adjust 00848's amount.

CMS RVU26AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2026

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This code

00848

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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.

  1. 01 PPRRVU2026_Jan_nonQPP.csv · Q1 2026 (RVU26A) · row 136—priced as anesthesia
    Source
    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU), Q1 2026 release
    Effective
    January 1 – March 31, 2026
    Locator
    PPRRVU2026_Jan_nonQPP.csv in rvu26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip · row 136 of 19,226 · via CMS
    Fields read
    Status J (col 4)
    SHA-256 9a15cb9cc117f079…
  2. 02 Physician & Other Practitioners · CY2024—volume and who bills it limits
    Source
    CMS Physician & Other Practitioners dataset
    Effective
    Calendar-year snapshot, on a different cycle from the Q1 2026 fee schedule
    Doesn’t establish
    Medicare Advantage, Medicaid or commercial volume.
    Note
    The dataset suppresses rows under 11 beneficiaries.

Cite this rate

CPT 00848 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q1 2026; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU26A, PPRRVU2026_Jan_nonQPP.csv row 136. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/00848/2026/A

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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In CY2024, 00848 ranked #4,997 of the 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare that year, by patients served or total allowed dollars.

Services
352
Allowed
$184,258
Beneficiaries
236

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.