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    "code": "87536",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/87536/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/87536/2024/D",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 87536 in Q4 2024?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 87536 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q4 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": "D",
        "label": "Q4 2024",
        "effective": "October 1 – December 31, 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 (Q4 2024)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu24d.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2024/D",
        "file": "PPRRVU24_OCT.csv",
        "row": 16585,
        "sha256": "8ff8133723cdaa4d6d2b1680ff97286ffa7ab38dcd54b9108fc6020e633ef20b"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:14:25+00:00"
}