{
    "code": "84132",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/84132/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/84132/2017/C",
    "description": "Measures potassium in a blood sample - serum, plasma, or whole blood rather than urine. Potassium governs how nerve and muscle cells fire, and the heart in particular tolerates very little drift in either direction, which makes it one of the most closely watched values in all of medicine. It is frequently ordered on its own, outside a full panel, to recheck a previous abnormal result or to keep tabs on someone taking drugs that push potassium up or down.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 84132 in Q3 2017?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 84132 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q3 2017 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": 2017,
        "quarter": "C",
        "label": "Q3 2017",
        "effective": "July 1 – September 30, 2017",
        "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": 35.8887,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q3 2017)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu17c.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2017/C",
        "file": "PPRRVU17_JULY_V0503.csv",
        "row": 13885,
        "sha256": "900a883af582a5aea1ddfbf94ff14f240d036b71a2c76cfeb2f699e487fef5ce"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:07:49+00:00"
}