# CPT 34834

> The national PFS baseline was $284.77 for CPT 34834 in the office (non-facility) setting and $284.77 in a facility under the Q1 2013 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2013. These are the national allowed amounts before locality (GPCI) adjustment; sequestration is excluded. Across payment localities, both settings' amount is $233.48–$365.39.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2013 (2013 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2013
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $284.77
- Facility national allowed amount: $284.77
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 5.34
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 1.79
- Facility practice expense RVU: 1.79
- Malpractice RVU: 1.24
- Conversion factor: 34.0230
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q1 2013)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu13ar.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU13_V1226_UP0.csv, row 7,324
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/34834/2013/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/34834/2013/A
- Last significant update: 2026-09-18T06:15:48+00:00