# CPT 71250

> Medicare paid $181.10 for CPT 71250 in the office (non-facility) setting and $181.10 in a facility under the Q4 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, effective October 2015. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This is a 0.5% increase from the previous quarter.

## What it is

A CT scan of the chest - lungs, airways, the space between the lungs, chest wall, and the ribs and spine within the field - taken without any iodinated dye in the veins. Lung tissue shows up well on its own against air, so the plain study is a good look at nodules, scarring, and infection. Companion codes cover the same scan after contrast and before-and-after contrast, which are preferred when the question is about blood vessels, lymph nodes, or a mass that needs its blood supply assessed.

## Selected release

- Release: Q4 2015 (2015 D)
- Effective: October 1 – December 31, 2015
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $181.10
- Facility national allowed amount: $181.10
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 1.02
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 3.96
- Facility practice expense RVU: 3.96
- Malpractice RVU: 0.06
- Conversion factor: 35.9335
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q4 2015)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu15d.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU15_OCT05_V1001.csv, row 11,186
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/71250/2015/D
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/71250/2015/D
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:06:14+00:00