Unable to determine from available CMS sources
81506 · PFS Q1 2015 · Historical
Status I is not separately payable under the PFS.
CMS RVU15AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2015
PFS status evidence
Inspect PFS status evidence
- Code
- 81506
- Release
- Q1 2015, revision 1
- Result
- Unable to determine from available CMS sources
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Shows this code’s PFS status (I). Result: Unable to determine from available CMS sources.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU15AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2015
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv row 13,173 in rvu15a.zip
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CPT 81506 has no published national rate. It carries status I (not valid) in the Q1 2015 release. Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
Why is there no national PFS amount for 81506?
Its status indicator is I (not valid). Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. Status I is not separately payable under the PFS.
Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
CMS's surgical and split-billing indicators don't adjust 81506's amount.
Global surgery period XXX (does not apply).
Why would a Medicare claim for 81506 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is I (not valid)—Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. See status indicators
Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.
CMS RVU15AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2015
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01 PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv · Q1 2015 (RVU15A) · row 13,173—status I, RVUs limits
- Effective
- January 1 – March 31, 2015
- Locator
- PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv in rvu15a.zip · row 13,173 of 16,083 · via CMS
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Status I (col 4)SHA-256 d600c52a7d5f7573…
- Doesn’t establish
- A locality-adjusted allowed amount, or the payment after sequestration. National baselines use GPCI 1.000 and exclude sequestration.
- Note
- Whether a national amount exists depends on the status and CMS’s payment instructions; blank RVUs are never treated as zero.
Cite this rate
CPT 81506 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q1 2015; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU15A, PPRRVU15_V1223c.csv row 13,173. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/81506/2015/A
Past releases are never edited, so the citation stays checkable after CMS publishes a newer one. Methodology · Plain-text summary · JSON
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— Office (non-facility) and — Facility since Apr 1, 2015.
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Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 · Superseded revision
Q1 2024 rev 1
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Q2 2015 Apr 1, 2015 – Jun 30, 2015 · Q3 2015 Jul 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2015 · Q4 2015 Oct 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 · Q1 2016 Jan 1, 2016 – Mar 31, 2016 · Q2 2016 Apr 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016 · Q3 2016 Jul 1, 2016 – Sep 30, 2016 · Q4 2016 Oct 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 · Q1 2017 Jan 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017 · Q2 2017 Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2017 · Q3 2017 Jul 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2017 · Q4 2017 Oct 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 · Q1 2018 Jan 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2018 · Q2 2018 Apr 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2018 · Q3 2018 Jul 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 · Q4 2018 Oct 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 · Q1 2019 Jan 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2019 · Q2 2019 Apr 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019 · Q3 2019 Jul 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2019 · Q4 2019 Oct 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019 · Q1 2020 Jan 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2020 · Q2 2020 Apr 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020 · Q3 2020 Jul 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2020 · Q4 2020 Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 · Q1 2021 Jan 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021 · Q2 2021 Apr 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021 · Q3 2021 Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021 · Q4 2021 Oct 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 · Q1 2022 Jan 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022 · Q2 2022 Apr 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 · Q3 2022 Jul 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022 · Q4 2022 Oct 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 · Q1 2023 Jan 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023 · Q2 2023 Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 · Q3 2023 Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023 · Q4 2023 Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 · Q1 2024 Mar 9, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 · Q2 2024 Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 · Q3 2024 Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 · Q4 2024 Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 · Q1 2025 Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025 · Q2 2025 Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 · Q3 2025 Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025 · Q4 2025 Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 · Q1 2026 Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 · Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 · Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 · Q4 2026 Oct 1, 2026 – present
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Jan 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2015
Q1 2013
6 releases at this rate- Office
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Q1 2013 Jan 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2013 · Q2 2013 Apr 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2013 · Q2 2014 Apr 1, 2014 – Jun 30, 2014 · Q3 2014 Jul 1, 2014 – Sep 30, 2014 · Q4 2014 Oct 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014 · Q1 2015 Jan 1, 2015 – Mar 31, 2015
Earliest release in this history.
National baseline (GPCI 1.000), before sequestration.
When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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