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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/87624/2016/C",
    "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 Q3 2016?",
        "text": "Not at a published national rate. CPT 87624 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q3 2016 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": 2016,
        "quarter": "C",
        "label": "Q3 2016",
        "effective": "July 1 – September 30, 2016",
        "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": 35.8043,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q3 2016)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu16c.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2016/C",
        "file": "PPRRVU16_V0517.csv",
        "row": 14357,
        "sha256": "81464316ee60bdd4aa33b47a636b521a77a73481c795300cbab67f48dbe432d9"
    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:06:56+00:00"
}