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CPT 01842 Medicare anesthesia rate

Priced using anesthesia methodology

01842 · PFS Q1 2026 · Historical

Illustrative example

~$204.40

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
6
time_units
4
anesthesia_cf
20.44
amount
$204.40

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

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

Citations

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.

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
01842
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 277 in rvu26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip

    In the CMS file

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

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CPT 01842 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 $204.40 for a 60-minute case in Dallas, TX under the Q1 2026 release, before sequestration.

Why is there no national PFS amount for 01842?

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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Here are the inputs and payment rules that apply to this code. Each link takes you to the detail below.

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 01842 is billed Copy link

Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 01842 ranked #5,834 of the 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare that year, by patients served or total allowed dollars.

Beneficiaries
233
Office + facility beneficiaries combined
Services
337
Times it was billed
Allowed
$72,067
Total Medicare allowed dollars
Compare: ↑ #5,833 more popular · 92516 ↓ #5,841 less popular · 75801

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 2026 fee schedule above.

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Source & method

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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.

Physician relative value file (Q1 2026) · rvu26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip (PPRRVU2026_Jan_nonQPP.csv row 277)

Cite this rate

The citation names the release, so anyone can check it even after CMS publishes a newer one.

CPT 01842 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 277. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/01842/2026/A