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    "code": "71046",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/71046/2018/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/71046/2018/C",
    "description": "A radiographic examination of the chest using two views, typically frontal and lateral. It is among the most common imaging studies, used to evaluate the lungs, heart silhouette, and chest structures.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "How much did Medicare pay for CPT 71046 in Q3 2018?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $30.96 for CPT 71046 in the office (non-facility) setting and $30.96 in a facility under the Q3 2018 Physician Fee Schedule, effective July 2018. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2018,
        "quarter": "C",
        "label": "Q3 2018",
        "effective": "July 1 – September 30, 2018",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 30.96,
        "facility": 30.96,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 0.22,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 0.62,
        "practice_expense_facility": 0.62,
        "malpractice": 0.02
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 35.9996,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q3 2018)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu18c1.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2018/C",
        "file": "PPRRVU18_JUL.csv",
        "row": 11709,
        "sha256": "514e3c115f8e62a35eb5f78fef7ed12ed7b60b22a5fe3f3f1bb5aadf119663c5"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:08:27+00:00"
}