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    "code": "93880",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/93880/2018/A",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/93880/2018/A",
    "description": "A duplex ultrasound of both carotid arteries in the neck that combines anatomic imaging with blood-flow measurement to detect narrowing from plaque. It is a common stroke-risk screening and workup study.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "How much did Medicare pay for CPT 93880 in Q1 2018?",
        "text": "Medicare paid $209.16 for CPT 93880 in the office (non-facility) setting and $209.16 in a facility under the Q1 2018 Physician Fee Schedule, effective January 2018. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This is a 1.7% increase from the previous quarter."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2018,
        "quarter": "A",
        "label": "Q1 2018",
        "effective": "January 1 – March 31, 2018",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "A",
        "non_facility_payable": true,
        "facility_payable": true
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": 209.16,
        "facility": 209.16,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": 0.8,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": 4.92,
        "practice_expense_facility": 4.92,
        "malpractice": 0.09
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 35.9996,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q1 2018)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu18ar1.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2018/A",
        "file": "PPRRVU18_JAN.csv",
        "row": 15802,
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    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-04T03:08:09+00:00"
}