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    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/hcpcs/J8540/2026/D",
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        "text": "CMS published status E (excluded) for HCPCS J8540 in the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, with no national PFS amount. These figures take effect for dates of service beginning Oct 1, 2026. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0."
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    },
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        "non_facility_payable": false,
        "facility_payable": false
    },
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        "facility": null,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
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        "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": 33.4009,
    "ncci": {
        "release": "Q4 2026",
        "never_billable_pair_count": 0,
        "modifier_allowed_pair_count": 0,
        "mue_units_per_date_of_service": 0,
        "url": "https://localishealth.com/hcpcs/J8540/2026/D/ncci-edits",
        "complete_text_url": "https://localishealth.com/hcpcs/J8540/2026/D/ncci-edits.txt"
    },
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q4 2026)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2026/D",
        "file": "PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv",
        "row": 17309,
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    },
    "modified_at": "2026-09-01T06:33:29+00:00"
}