# CPT 15821

> CMS published national PFS baselines of $634.28 in the office (non-facility) setting and $483.65 in a facility for CPT 15821 in the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. These figures take effect for dates of service beginning Oct 1, 2026. Across payment localities, the office amount is $568.79–$821.00 and the facility amount is $439.40–$603.78. This price has been unchanged since Q1 2026, when it increased 5.6%.

## Selected release

- Release: Q4 2026 (2026 D)
- Effective: October 1 – December 31, 2026
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $634.28
- Facility national allowed amount: $483.65
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 6.67
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 11.67
- Facility practice expense RVU: 7.16
- Malpractice RVU: 0.65
- Conversion factor: 33.4009
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## NCCI edits

- Never-billable pair count: 74
- Modifier-allowed pair count: 166
- MUE units per patient per date of service: not published
- Complete list: https://localishealth.com/cpt/15821/2026/D/ncci-edits.txt

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q4 2026)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, row 1,562
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/15821/2026/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/15821/2026/D
- Last significant update: 2026-09-01T06:33:29+00:00