Contractor-priced
0490T · PFS Q3 2021 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q3 2021
Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
Check for a published amount in your locality.
PFS status evidence
Inspect PFS status evidence
- Code
- 0490T
- Release
- Q3 2021, 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 RVU21CJuly 1 – September 30, 2021
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU21_JUL.csv row 5,466 in rvu21c-updated-6302021.zip
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CPT 0490T has no published national rate. It carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q3 2021 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 0490T?
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 0490T: GLOB DAYS 000 (same day only).
Same day only
GLOB DAYS
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The fee covers pre-operative and post-operative work on the day of the procedure only—there is no follow-up window afterward. A visit the next day is separately payable.
Why would a Medicare claim for 0490T 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.
CMS RVU21CJuly 1 – September 30, 2021
Can you bill it with another code? Copy link
Reconciling a contractor-priced payment for 0490T Copy link
What to check (3)
There is no national allowed amount for 0490T, 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.
- Check the visit date: this code carries no follow-up window, so a related visit the day after the procedure is separately payable and should not have bundled.
- 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 PPRRVU21_JUL.csv · Q3 2021 (RVU21C) · row 5,466—priced by the contractor
- Effective
- July 1 – September 30, 2021
- Locator
- PPRRVU21_JUL.csv in rvu21c-updated-6302021.zip · row 5,466 of 17,403 · via CMS
- Fields read
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Cite this rate
CPT 0490T National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q3 2021; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU21C, PPRRVU21_JUL.csv row 5,466. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/0490T/2021/C
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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