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    "code": "71046",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/71046/2021/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/71046/2021/A",
    "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 Q1 2021?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $34.20 for CPT 71046 in the office (non-facility) setting and $34.20 in a facility under the Q1 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2021. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This is a 3.0% increase from the previous quarter."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2021,
        "quarter": "A",
        "label": "Q1 2021",
        "effective": "January 1 – March 31, 2021",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 34.2,
        "facility": 34.2,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 0.22,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 0.74,
        "practice_expense_facility": 0.74,
        "malpractice": 0.02
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 34.8931,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q1 2021)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu21a-updated-01052021.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2021/A",
        "file": "PPRRVU21_JAN.csv",
        "row": 12204,
        "sha256": "8e6212d64ca58c6a20c44ea319d2148c49156b1fe63a6b68e64a5b0695b0e674"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:10:16+00:00"
}