# CPT 35281

> The national PFS baseline was $1,686.52 for CPT 35281 in the office (non-facility) setting and $1,686.52 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 $1,373.67–$2,148.57.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2013 (2013 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2013
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $1686.52
- Facility national allowed amount: $1686.52
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 30.06
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 12.72
- Facility practice expense RVU: 12.72
- Malpractice RVU: 6.79
- 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 7,393
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/35281/2013/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/35281/2013/A
- Last significant update: 2026-09-18T06:15:48+00:00