CPT 97170
Unable to determine from available CMS sources
97170 · PFS Q4 2018 · Historical
Status I is not separately payable under the PFS.
CPT 97170 has no published national rate. It carries status I (not valid) in the Q4 2018 release. Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
PFS status evidence
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- Code
- 97170
- Release
- Q4 2018, revision 1
- Result
- Unable to determine from available CMS sources
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Shows this code’s PFS status (I). Result: Unable to determine from available CMS sources.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)Q4 2018 · revision 1
Latest revision of this release
Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2018
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
Record details
PPRRVU18_OCT.csv in rvu18d.zip (row 16,421)- hcpcs (col 1)
- 97170
- modifier (col 2)
- blank
- status_code (col 4)
- I
SHA-256: c6312c12acd1b8ed78b409e8508357929aa7e764e333ec568ebb9c0774b7dc4d
Why is there no national PFS amount for 97170?
Its status indicator is I (not valid). Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. Status I is not separately payable under the PFS.
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Other payment indicators (10)
Facility/non-facility: Not determined, Professional/technical component: Does not apply, Bilateral adjustment: Does not apply, Multiple-procedure reduction: Does not apply, Assistant/co-surgeon treatment: Does not apply, Global surgery: Does not apply, NCCI same-day edits: Not determined, MUE behavior: Not determined, Other fee-schedule routing: Does not apply, Contractor pricing: Does not apply.
Why would a Medicare claim for 97170 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is I (not valid)—Medicare uses a different code to report and pay for this service. See status indicators
Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.
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Global period: what 97170's fee already covers Copy link
The global surgery concept does not apply to this code.
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National Office (non-facility) amount for 97170 across quarterly releases.
| Release | Status | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 takes effect Oct 1, 2026 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2026 Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2025 Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2025 Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2025 Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2025 Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2024 Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2024 Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2024 Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Mar 9, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2023 Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2023 Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2023 Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2023 Jan 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2022 Oct 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2022 Jul 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2022 Apr 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2022 Jan 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2021 Oct 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2021 Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2021 Apr 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2021 Jan 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2020 Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2020 Jul 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2020 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2020 Apr 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2020 Jan 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2020 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2019 Oct 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019 | I | — | — |
| Q3 2019 Jul 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2019 | I | — | — |
| Q2 2019 Apr 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019 | I | — | — |
| Q1 2019 Jan 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2019 | I | — | — |
| Q4 2018 Oct 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 | I | — | — |
| Q3 2018 Jul 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 | I | — | — |
| Q2 2018 Apr 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2018 | I | — | — |
| Q1 2018 Jan 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2018 | I | — | — |
| Q4 2017 Oct 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 | I | — | — |
| Q3 2017 Jul 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2017 | I | — | — |
| Q2 2017 Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2017 | I | — | — |
| Q1 2017 Jan 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017 | I | — | — |
When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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This page uses CMS's Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2018 release (effective October 2018). National baselines use GPCI 1.000 and exclude sequestration. Whether a national amount exists depends on the status and CMS’s payment instructions; blank RVUs are never treated as zero. Past releases are never edited, so these sources stay valid after CMS publishes a newer one. Our methodology explains sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before we publish them.
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CPT 97170 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2018; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/97170/2018/D