CPT 01490
Priced using anesthesia methodology
01490 · PFS Q3 2023 · Historical
Illustrative example
~$189.72
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 Supplies the RVUs and PFS status for this code and component. Q3 2023 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: July 1 – September 30, 2023 SHA-256: 64251eae48773025b05c6e45a77e1909e7151c421fe8f346124ba9623c491e37 Supplies the geographic adjustment factors for this locality. Q3 2023 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: July 1 – September 30, 2023 SHA-256: 137b8d9e8f68fd447b4021fe845ad875c082237bc752c7aabeb2731a57b4e75c Supplies the dollar conversion factor used in the formula. Q3 2023 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: July 1 – September 30, 2023 SHA-256: 64251eae48773025b05c6e45a77e1909e7151c421fe8f346124ba9623c491e37 Q3 2023 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: July 1 – September 30, 2023 SHA-256: 68f9e8284fa2134e8d348abca9271a694a7f32b67541b80d2982ef4fd37679f3 Q1 2022 · revision 1 Latest revision of this release Release period: January 1 – March 31, 2022 SHA-256: ebbf7d42ecaf759c280f0b9fced5ea71dd16505a0563bb7c942cee068c797fde
Source
Record details
PPRRVU23_JUL.csv
in
rvu23c.zip
(row 5,734)
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GPCI2023.csv
in
rvu23c.zip
(row 102)
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PPRRVU23_JUL.csv
in
rvu23c.zip
(row 11)
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ANES2023.csv
in
rvu23c.zip
(row 100)
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Section 508 compliant version of CY_2022_Anesthesia_Base_Units_110921.txt
in
2022-anesthesia-base-units-cpt-code.zip
(row 201)
90-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 3—set by CMS for this code and the same in every locality. One time unit is 15 minutes, rounded to one decimal, so a 90-minute case adds 6 time units.
CPT 01490 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 $189.72 for a 90-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q3 2023 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
- 01490
- Release
- Q3 2023, 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)Q3 2023 · revision 1
Latest revision of this release
Release period: July 1 – September 30, 2023
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
Record details
PPRRVU23_JUL.csv in rvu23c.zip (row 5,734)- hcpcs (col 1)
- 01490
- modifier (col 2)
- blank
- status_code (col 4)
- J
SHA-256: 64251eae48773025b05c6e45a77e1909e7151c421fe8f346124ba9623c491e37
Why is there no national PFS amount for 01490?
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?
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Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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How often 01490 is billed Copy link
Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 01490 ranked #7,031 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 Q3 2023 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 01490 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q3 2023; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/01490/2023/C