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    "code": "82150",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/82150/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/82150/2016/D",
    "description": "Measurement of amylase, a digestive enzyme produced mainly by the pancreas and the salivary glands. Levels rise sharply when the pancreas is inflamed, so the test is a standard part of working up sudden severe abdominal pain. Amylase rises and falls faster than lipase, the other pancreatic enzyme test, so the two are often ordered together or interpreted alongside each other.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 82150 in Q4 2016?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 82150 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q4 2016 release. The statutory definition of physician services does not include this item. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2016,
        "quarter": "D",
        "label": "Q4 2016",
        "effective": "October 1 – December 31, 2016",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "X",
        "non_facility_payable": false,
        "facility_payable": false
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": null,
        "facility": null,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": null,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": null,
        "practice_expense_facility": null,
        "malpractice": null
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 35.8043,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q4 2016)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu16d.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2016/D",
        "file": "PPRRVU16_V0804.csv",
        "row": 13461,
        "sha256": "376b12d2df1b1c1abaed1e123e9501352bf559c75a0a4f87f52878742af491c9"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:07:13+00:00"
}