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    "code": "87624",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/87624/2015/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/87624/2015/D",
    "description": "A molecular test on a cervical sample that looks for the human papillomavirus strains most likely to lead to cancer, the group that includes types 16 and 18. It detects viral genetic material directly rather than judging how cells look under a microscope, so it answers whether a dangerous strain is present, not whether the cells have already changed. The low-risk types behind common genital warts are a different test.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "Did Medicare pay separately for CPT 87624 in Q4 2015?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 87624 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q4 2015 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": 2015,
        "quarter": "D",
        "label": "Q4 2015",
        "effective": "October 1 – December 31, 2015",
        "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": 35.9335,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q4 2015)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu15d.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2015/D",
        "file": "PPRRVU15_OCT05_V1001.csv",
        "row": 14137,
        "sha256": "302a55af716b26df5b42e80da7b2bd7cf5268007658df88133553f5e4e75523f"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:06:14+00:00"
}