Contractor-priced
0486T · PFS Q2 2020 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q2 2020
Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
PFS status evidence
Inspect PFS status evidence
- Code
- 0486T
- Release
- Q2 2020, revision 1
- Result
- Contractor-priced
Citations
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Shows this code’s PFS status (C). Result: Contractor-priced.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU20BApril 1 – June 30, 2020
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU20_APR.csv row 5,454 in rvu20b-updated-05012020.zip
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CPT 0486T has no published national rate. It carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q2 2020 release. Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
Why is there no national PFS amount for 0486T?
Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced). Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
CMS indicators that apply to 0486T: PCTC 1 (splits into professional and technical).
Splits into professional and technical
PCTC
1
This procedure splits into a professional component (modifier 26) and a technical component (modifier TC), each separately payable.
Global surgery period XXX (does not apply).
Why would a Medicare claim for 0486T be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced)—Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. See status indicators
- 0486T splits into a professional component (modifier 26) and a technical component (modifier TC)—a claim for only one part needs that modifier to price correctly. See billing policy
Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.
CMS RVU20BApril 1 – June 30, 2020
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Reconciling a contractor-priced payment for 0486T Copy link
What to check (4)
There is no national allowed amount for 0486T, so every reconciliation of this line runs against the MAC fee schedule that was in force for the date of service rather than against a national baseline.
- Compare the paid amount against the MAC fee schedule in force for the date of service; there is no national allowed amount here to reconcile against.
- Confirm which component the line carried before comparing anything: the same code prices three ways—globally, as a professional component with modifier 26, and as a technical component with modifier TC.
- Check whether a second side was billed separately—the published RVUs already price both sides, so there is no additional amount behind that line.
- Reprice the line against the release, locality, setting, modifier and participation status that applied to the date of service before treating any difference as an underpayment.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files; CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files (status indicator field); CMS Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04).
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The PFS file shows this code is priced by the contractor. Its amounts come from the MAC-published schedules and effective dates shown above.
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01 PPRRVU20_APR.csv · Q2 2020 (RVU20B) · row 5,454—priced by the contractor
- Effective
- April 1 – June 30, 2020
- Locator
- PPRRVU20_APR.csv in rvu20b-updated-05012020.zip · row 5,454 of 17,250 · via CMS
- Fields read
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Cite this rate
CPT 0486T National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q2 2020; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU20B, PPRRVU20_APR.csv row 5,454. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/0486T/2020/B
Past releases are never edited, so the citation stays checkable after CMS publishes a newer one. Methodology · Plain-text summary · JSON
How has it changed? Copy link
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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