CPT 99486
Bundled / not separately paid
99486 · PFS Q4 2024 · Historical
Status B is not separately payable under the PFS.
CPT 99486 has no published national rate. It carries status B (bundled) in the Q4 2024 release. Medicare folds payment for this code into the service it is incident to, never onto its own line. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
PFS status evidence
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- Code
- 99486
- Release
- Q4 2024, revision 1
- Result
- Bundled / not separately paid
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Shows this code’s PFS status (B). Result: Bundled / not separately paid.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)Q4 2024 · revision 1
Latest revision of this release
Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2024
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
PPRRVU24_OCT.csv in rvu24d.zip (row 18,676)- hcpcs (col 1)
- 99486
- modifier (col 2)
- blank
- status_code (col 4)
- B
SHA-256: 8ff8133723cdaa4d6d2b1680ff97286ffa7ab38dcd54b9108fc6020e633ef20b
Why is there no national PFS amount for 99486?
Its status indicator is B (bundled). Medicare folds payment for this code into the service it is incident to, never onto its own line. Status B is not separately payable under the PFS.
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Here are the inputs and payment rules that apply to this code. Each link takes you to the detail below.
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 99486 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is B (bundled)—Medicare folds payment for this code into the service it is incident to, never onto its own line. 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.
Why a 99486 line may not pay separately Copy link
CMS publishes no separately payable amount for 99486 in this release, so reconciling the line means establishing which status governed the date of service rather than chasing a fee-schedule difference.
What to check
- Confirm the status that governed the date of service before working this line as a short payment—CMS publishes no separately payable fee-schedule amount for it in this release.
- Check the place of service: CMS publishes no Office (non-facility) practice-expense amount for this code, so it prices in a Facility setting only.
- Reprice the line against the release, locality, setting, modifier and participation status that applied to the date of service before treating any difference as an underpayment.
Codes to compare
National Q4 2024 amounts at GPCI 1.000. A blank means this schedule does not publish a payable PFS amount.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files; CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files (status indicator field); CMS Practice Expense methodology (cms.gov).
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Global period: what 99486'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 99486 across quarterly releases.
| Release | Status | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 takes effect Oct 1, 2026 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2026 Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2025 Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2025 Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2025 Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2025 Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2024 Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2024 Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2024 Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Mar 9, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2024 Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2023 Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2023 Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2023 Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2023 Jan 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2022 Oct 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2022 Jul 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2022 Apr 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2022 Jan 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2021 Oct 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2021 Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2021 Apr 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2021 Jan 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2020 Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2020 Jul 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2020 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2020 Apr 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2020 Jan 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2020 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2019 Oct 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2019 Jul 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2019 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2019 Apr 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2019 Jan 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2019 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2018 Oct 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2018 Jul 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2018 Apr 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2018 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2018 Jan 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2018 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2017 Oct 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2017 Jul 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2017 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2017 Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2017 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2017 Jan 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2016 Oct 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2016 Jul 1, 2016 – Sep 30, 2016 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2016 Apr 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2016 Jan 1, 2016 – Mar 31, 2016 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2015 Oct 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2015 Jul 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2015 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2015 Apr 1, 2015 – Jun 30, 2015 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2015 Jan 1, 2015 – Mar 31, 2015 | B | — | — |
| Q4 2014 Oct 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014 | B | — | — |
| Q3 2014 Jul 1, 2014 – Sep 30, 2014 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2014 Apr 1, 2014 – Jun 30, 2014 | B | — | — |
| Q2 2013 Apr 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2013 | B | — | — |
| Q1 2013 Jan 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2013 | B | — | — |
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 2024 release (effective October 2024). 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 99486 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2024; participating; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/99486/2024/D