{
    "code": "83525",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/83525/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/83525/2016/B",
    "description": "Measures the total amount of insulin in a blood sample, counting both the free hormone and the portion bound to other proteins. Insulin is what the pancreas releases to move glucose out of the bloodstream and into cells. The number is close to meaningless on its own, so it is nearly always interpreted next to a glucose result drawn from the same moment - the question is not how much insulin there is, but how much there is for that blood sugar.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 83525 in Q2 2016?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 83525 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q2 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": "B",
        "label": "Q2 2016",
        "effective": "April 1 – June 30, 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 (Q2 2016)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu16b.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2016/B",
        "file": "PPRRVU16_April_V0202.csv",
        "row": 13619,
        "sha256": "a6f009bac8359a1f7d870e6b668dd2e69d1658423373dbb0ca0c267cdae773b9"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:06:42+00:00"
}