# CPT 98960

> Not at a published national rate. CPT 98960 carries status B (bundled) in the Q4 2017 release. Medicare folds payment for this code into the service it is incident to, never onto its own line. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0.

## Selected release

- Release: Q4 2017 (2017 D)
- Effective: October 1 – December 31, 2017
- Status indicator: B
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: not published
- Facility national allowed amount: not published
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: not published
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: not published
- Facility practice expense RVU: not published
- Malpractice RVU: not published
- Conversion factor: 35.8887
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q4 2017)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu17d.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU17_OCT.csv, row 16,280
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/98960/2014/B
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/98960/2017/D
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:07:59+00:00