# CPT 79005

> The national PFS baseline was $134.05 for CPT 79005 in the office (non-facility) setting and $134.05 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 $109.44–$168.44.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2013 (2013 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2013
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $134.05
- Facility national allowed amount: $134.05
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 1.80
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 2.06
- Facility practice expense RVU: 2.06
- Malpractice RVU: 0.08
- 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 12,531
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/79005/2013/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/79005/2013/A
- Last significant update: 2026-09-18T06:15:48+00:00