CPT 0495T
Contractor-priced
0495T · PFS Q1 2024 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q1 2024
Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
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CPT 0495T has no published national rate. It carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q1 2024 release. Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
PFS status evidence
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- Code
- 0495T
- Release
- Q1 2024, revision 2
- Result
- Contractor-priced
Citations
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Shows this code’s PFS status (C). Result: Contractor-priced.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)Q1 2024 · revision 2
Latest revision of this release
Release period: March 9 – March 31, 2024
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
PPRRVU24_JAN.csv in rvu24ar-posted-04-01-2024.zip (row 6,207)- hcpcs (col 1)
- 0495T
- modifier (col 2)
- blank
- status_code (col 4)
- C
SHA-256: b6c71c98c3e26e2b217817da7000cc3516dc360a1c74d5ffd8f46bfa835f9741
Why is there no national PFS amount for 0495T?
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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Other payment indicators (9)
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.
Why would a Medicare claim for 0495T 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.
Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
Global period: what 0495T's fee already covers Copy link
The global surgery concept does not apply to this code.
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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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CPT 0495T National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q1 2024; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/0495T/2024/A