# CPT 33256

> The national PFS baseline was $2,035.47 for CPT 33256 in the office (non-facility) setting and $2,035.47 in a facility under the Q1 2016 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2016. These are the national allowed amounts before locality (GPCI) adjustment; sequestration is excluded. Across payment localities, both settings' amount is $1,682.97–$2,628.66. This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous quarter.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2016 (2016 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2016
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $2035.47
- Facility national allowed amount: $2035.47
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 34.90
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 13.77
- Facility practice expense RVU: 13.77
- Malpractice RVU: 8.18
- Conversion factor: 35.8043
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q1 2016)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu16a.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU16_V0122.csv, row 7,494
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/33256/2016/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/33256/2016/A
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:06:29+00:00