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CPT 0524T

Contractor-priced

0524T · PFS Q2 2026 · Historical

Contractor-published range

$1,431.11–$1,757.91

Participating · Office (non-facility) · Whole service

MAC-published fee schedules available in Localis: 20 of 144 payment localities. Missing data does not establish a $0 allowance.

No national PFS rate in Q2 2026

Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.

Check for a published amount in your locality.

View contractor sources and effective dates

CPT 0524T carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q2 2026 release, so there is no single national rate—Medicare contractors publish their own amounts. Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. Contractor-published amounts on file range $1,431.11–$1,757.91 across 20 localities; enter a ZIP for the exact local amount.

Amount evidence: MAC-published fee schedules and effective dates. The PFS row establishes contractor pricing.

Inspect PFS status evidence
Code
0524T
Release
Q2 2026, revision 1
Result
Contractor-priced

Citations

  • Establishes the PFS status (C) and the resulting pathway for this code: contractor-priced.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)

    Q2 2026 · revision 1

    Latest revision of this release

    Release period: April 1 – June 30, 2026

    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 PPRRVU2026_Apr_nonQPP.csv in rvu26b-updated-05-01-2026.zip (row 472)
    hcpcs (col 1)
    0524T
    modifier (col 2)
    blank
    status_code (col 4)
    C

    SHA-256: afc9cf9fe60742518cf6aaccd507edc035052ab9ab1be48644be39f38fceec48

    Original source file

Compact facts

Why is there no national PFS amount for 0524T?

Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced). Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. Carrier-priced: no national payment amount.

Payment considerations Copy link

Review the applicable inputs and payment rules. Each link opens the supporting detail on this page.

Bilateral adjustment Applies Multiple-procedure reduction Context required Assistant/co-surgeon treatment Context required Global surgery Context required Contractor pricing Applies
Other payment indicators (5)

Facility/non-facility: Not determined, Professional/technical component: Does not apply, NCCI same-day edits: Not determined, MUE behavior: Not determined, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply.

Find the local Medicare amount for 0524T Copy link

Medicare sets this price locally

0524T has no single national Physician Fee Schedule amount. Use the ZIP, modifier, setting, and participation fields above to match it to a Medicare locality and the contractor amount we have on file.

Your practical estimate will appear here

We hold files from First_coast and Novitas across JH and JN, most recently effective Jan 1, 2026. A missing locality means our contractor coverage is incomplete—not that Medicare pays $0.

This is the published amount for this code—not necessarily the entire visit or procedure. A hospital may bill a separate facility charge, and other services, drugs, or supplies can add to the total.

Contractor-published source figures, not a national rate. Par = participating-provider amount Non-par = nonparticipating-provider amount C = technical component capped at the OPPS amount # = facility-setting amount
View all 40 published fee rows
Jurisdiction / locality Modifier Note Par Non-par Limiting charge Effective Source
JH · Arkansas, Area 13 CMS 07102-13 — — $1,431.11 $1,359.55 $1,563.48 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Arkansas, Area 13 CMS 07102-13 — # $143.73 $136.54 $157.02 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Colorado, Area 01 CMS 04112-01 — — $1,750.41 $1,662.89 $1,912.32 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Colorado, Area 01 CMS 04112-01 — # $155.80 $148.01 $170.21 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 01 CMS 07202-01 — — $1,571.17 $1,492.61 $1,716.50 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 01 CMS 07202-01 — # $160.90 $152.86 $175.79 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 99 CMS 07202-99 — — $1,481.68 $1,407.60 $1,618.74 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Louisiana, Area 99 CMS 07202-99 — # $155.34 $147.57 $169.71 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Mississippi, Area 00 CMS 07302-00 — — $1,439.76 $1,367.77 $1,572.94 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Mississippi, Area 00 CMS 07302-00 — # $149.38 $141.91 $163.20 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · New Mexico, Area 05 CMS 04212-05 — — $1,536.36 $1,459.54 $1,678.47 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · New Mexico, Area 05 CMS 04212-05 — # $162.05 $153.95 $177.04 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Oklahoma, Area 00 CMS 04312-00 — — $1,489.30 $1,414.84 $1,627.07 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Oklahoma, Area 00 CMS 04312-00 — # $150.96 $143.41 $164.92 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 09 CMS 04412-09 — — $1,639.09 $1,557.14 $1,790.71 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 09 CMS 04412-09 — # $153.88 $146.19 $168.12 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 11 CMS 04412-11 — — $1,648.75 $1,566.31 $1,801.26 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 11 CMS 04412-11 — # $156.04 $148.24 $170.48 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 15 CMS 04412-15 — — $1,643.33 $1,561.16 $1,795.33 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 15 CMS 04412-15 — # $155.12 $147.36 $169.46 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 18 CMS 04412-18 — — $1,657.05 $1,574.20 $1,810.33 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 18 CMS 04412-18 — # $168.85 $160.41 $184.47 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 20 CMS 04412-20 — — $1,518.92 $1,442.97 $1,659.42 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 20 CMS 04412-20 — # $155.10 $147.35 $169.45 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 28 CMS 04412-28 — — $1,633.89 $1,552.20 $1,785.03 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 28 CMS 04412-28 — # $156.17 $148.36 $170.61 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 31 CMS 04412-31 — — $1,742.79 $1,655.65 $1,904.00 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 31 CMS 04412-31 — # $157.17 $149.31 $171.71 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 99 CMS 04412-99 — — $1,577.48 $1,498.61 $1,723.40 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JH · Texas, Area 99 CMS 04412-99 — # $155.22 $147.46 $169.58 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 03 CMS 09102-03 — — $1,697.33 $1,612.46 $1,854.33 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 03 CMS 09102-03 — # $179.15 $170.19 $195.72 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 04 CMS 09102-04 — — $1,757.91 $1,670.01 $1,920.51 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 04 CMS 09102-04 — # $197.76 $187.87 $216.05 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 99 CMS 09102-99 — — $1,603.14 $1,522.98 $1,751.43 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Florida, Area 99 CMS 09102-99 — # $170.39 $161.87 $186.15 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Puerto Rico, Area 20 CMS 09202-20 — — $1,673.68 $1,590.00 $1,828.50 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · Puerto Rico, Area 20 CMS 09202-20 — # $158.50 $150.58 $173.17 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · U.S. Virgin Islands, Area 50 CMS 09202-50 — — $1,673.68 $1,590.00 $1,828.50 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file
JN · U.S. Virgin Islands, Area 50 CMS 09202-50 — # $158.50 $150.58 $173.17 Jan 1, 2026 Contractor file

The authenticated MAC fees API returns the same source rows. ZIP5s that span localities are flagged and use only the crosswalk's dominant locality until ZIP+4 overrides are available.

Reconciling a contractor-priced payment for 0524T Copy link

There is no national allowed amount for 0524T, 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.

What to reconcile

  • 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.
  • Ask the MAC which global period it assigned: the contractor sets the follow-up window for this code, so whether a post-operative visit should have paid depends on the contractor that priced it.
  • Rank the claim’s procedure lines before calling a reduced line short-paid—under the standard multiple-procedure rule only the highest-valued one prices in full.
  • Look for modifier 50 or a second-side line before comparing: billed for both sides, this procedure should price at 150% of the single-side amount.
  • 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.

Nearby payment lines

National Q2 2026 amounts at GPCI 1.000. A blank means this schedule does not publish a payable PFS amount.

No comparison lines are present in this release.

Check an actual payment Model this code in a contract

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).

Payment rules

Global period: what 0524T's fee already covers Copy link

YYY Contractor decides

Your Medicare Administrative Contractor decides whether a global period applies and sets its length when it prices the code. The result is 0, 10, or 90 days.

Billing policy Copy link

What 0524T's billing-policy indicators mean. These show for every code, priced or not: a restriction like "bilateral not allowed" still matters on a carrier-priced code.

Policy Value What it means
Bilateral surgery 1 150% bilateral adjustment applies. Billed bilaterally (modifier 50, or on both sides), Medicare pays 150% of the single-side fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery 1 Never separately payable. An assistant at surgery may never be separately paid for this procedure—a statutory restriction.
Co-surgeons 0 Not permitted. Medicare does not recognize co-surgeons (modifier 62) for this procedure.
Team surgery 0 Not permitted. Medicare does not recognize a surgical team (modifier 66) for this procedure.
Multiple procedures 2 Standard reduction applies. The same standard ranking-and-reduction rule as indicator 1 applies to this procedure when billed with others on the same date.
Professional/technical split 0 No PC/TC split. This is a physician service code; the professional/technical split does not apply, and the code is billed as a single service.

Can you bill it with another code? Copy link

Enter a second CPT or HCPCS code billed on the same date of service. We'll check the current NCCI procedure-to-procedure edit between it and 0524T.

See every current NCCI pair for 0524T →

Common payment questions Copy link

Why would a Medicare claim for 0524T be denied or paid less?

These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.

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.

History
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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Source & method

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Contractor amounts come from the MAC-published schedules and effective dates identified above. The PFS file establishes contractor pricing. Releases are immutable: historical evidence remains tied to the specified release. Our methodology covers the depth: sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before they ship.

Physician relative value file (Q2 2026) · rvu26b-updated-05-01-2026.zip (PPRRVU2026_Apr_nonQPP.csv row 472)

Use the (i) buttons next to each amount above for the exact row, columns, and math.

Cite this rate

This citation identifies the source release, so its evidence remains reproducible after a newer release lands.

CPT 0524T National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q2 2026; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/0524T/2026/B