Priced using anesthesia methodology
00944 · PFS Q4 2014 · Historical
Illustrative example
~$225.90
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 00944’s RVUs, PFS status and conversion factor Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
PPRRVU14_V0815_v5.csv
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File fingerprint The GPCIs Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
CY 2014 GPCI _12172013.csv
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File fingerprint Anesthesia conversion factors (ANES) CMS RVU14DOctober 1 – December 31, 2014
ANES 2014_V0103.csv
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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.
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
- 00944
- 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 4,272 in rvu14d.zip
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CPT 00944 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 $225.90 for a 60-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q4 2014 release, before sequestration.
Why is there no national PFS amount for 00944?
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 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 00944 is billed Copy link
Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 00944 ranked #2,105 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 Q4 2014 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 00944 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 4,272. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/00944/2014/D