# CPT 59821

> The national PFS baseline was $289.26 for CPT 59821 in the office (non-facility) setting and $270.26 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, the office amount is $209.62–$362.09 and the facility amount is $196.74–$342.06.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2013 (2013 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2013
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $289.26
- Facility national allowed amount: $270.26
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 5.09
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 5.01
- Facility practice expense RVU: 4.25
- Malpractice RVU: 1.47
- Conversion factor: 25.0008
- 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/rvu13a.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU13.csv, row 9,637
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/59821/2013/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/59821/2013/A
- Last significant update: 2026-09-14T15:21:59+00:00