{
    "code": "84550",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/84550/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/84550/2024/C",
    "description": "Measures uric acid in blood, the waste product left over when the body breaks down purines from its own cells and from certain foods. When levels stay high, uric acid can crystallise into needle-shaped deposits in joints - the mechanism behind gout - and can also seed kidney stones. This code covers the blood measurement; uric acid measured in urine is reported separately.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 84550 in Q3 2024?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 84550 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q3 2024 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": 2024,
        "quarter": "C",
        "label": "Q3 2024",
        "effective": "July 1 – September 30, 2024",
        "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": 33.2875,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q3 2024)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu24c-updated-09/09/2024.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2024/C",
        "file": "PPRRVU24_JUL.csv",
        "row": 16002,
        "sha256": "63e2b9617ccd91e8ad68d5f23a0ae26a106d0cdfdf6390631fbac7b7e0513df1"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:14:09+00:00"
}