Contractor-priced
0488T · PFS Q4 2018 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q4 2018
Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
PFS status evidence
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- Code
- 0488T
- Release
- Q4 2018, revision 1
- Result
- Contractor-priced
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Shows this code’s PFS status (C). Result: Contractor-priced.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU18DOctober 1 – December 31, 2018
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU18_OCT.csv row 5,149 in rvu18d.zip
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CPT 0488T has no published national rate. It carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q4 2018 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 0488T?
Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced). Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
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Why would a Medicare claim for 0488T 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
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.
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Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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Contractor amounts come from the MAC-published schedules and effective dates shown above. The PFS file shows this code is priced by the contractor. 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 0488T National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2018; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU18D, PPRRVU18_OCT.csv row 5,149. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/0488T/2018/D