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    "code": "84480",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/84480/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/84480/2019/D",
    "description": "Measures all the triiodothyronine in a blood sample, counting both the protein-bound bulk and the tiny unattached share. T3 is the more biologically active of the two main thyroid hormones, and it often moves before T4 does when the gland becomes overactive. This differs from the free T3 test, which isolates only the unbound portion.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 84480 in Q4 2019?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 84480 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q4 2019 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": 2019,
        "quarter": "D",
        "label": "Q4 2019",
        "effective": "October 1 – December 31, 2019",
        "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": 36.0391,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q4 2019)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu19d.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2019/D",
        "file": "PPRRVU19_OCT.csv",
        "row": 14480,
        "sha256": "4efa7bdbffa98a56affa6d5b05e25d7ac5c39f26c7b281d0c773e7e530767cae"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:09:13+00:00"
}