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PFS Payment Amount File

This file contains locality-specific physician fee schedule payment amounts for services covered by the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) with one record for each unique combination of carrier, locality, procedure code and modifier.

mac

Carrier Number

Medicare Administrative Contractor ID

locality

Locality

Pricing Locality ID

hcpcs

HCPCS Code

HCPCS Code

mod

Modifier

Diagnostic Tests, NA denotes Global Service, Mods 26 & TC identify Components. Mod 53 indicates Separate RVUs & PFS Amount for Procedures Terminated Before Completion.

status

Status Code

Indicates if in Fee Schedule, if Covered, if Separately Payable. Only A, R and T used for Medicare payment.

mult_surg

Multiple Surgery Indicator

Indicates Applicable Payment Adjustment Rule: Mod 51

flat_vis

Flat Rate Visit Fee

Contains Flat Visit Fee for Primary Care First Model

nther

Non-Facility Therapy Reduction

Fee reflects 50% PE payment for Non-facility services

fther

Facility Therapy Reduction

Fee reflects 50% PE payment for Facility services

fee_nf

Non-Facility Fee Schedule Amount

Non-Facility Pricing Amount

fee_f

Facility Fee Schedule Amount

Facility Pricing Amount

opps

OPPS Indicator

OPPS Payment Cap Determination: 1 = Applies, 9 = Does Not Apply

opps_nf

OPPS Non-Facility

OPPS Capped Non-Facility Pricing Amount

opps_f

OPPS Facility

OPPS Capped Facility Pricing Amount

PFS Relative Value File

This file contains information on services covered by the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in 2024. For more than 10,000 physician services, the file contains the associated relative value units (RVUs), a fee schedule status indicator, and various payment policy indicators needed for payment adjustment (i.e., payment of assistant at surgery, team surgery, bilateral surgery, etc.).

The Medicare physician fee schedule amounts are adjusted to reflect the variation in practice costs from area to area. A geographic practice cost index (GPCI) has been established for every Medicare payment locality for each of the three components of a procedure’s relative value unit (i.e., the RVUs for work, practice expense, and malpractice). The GPCIs are applied in the calculation of a fee schedule payment amount by multiplying the RVU for each component times the GPCI for that component.

hcpcs

HCPCS Code

HCPCS Code

description

Description

HCPCS Procedure Description

mod

Modifier

Diagnostic Tests, NA denotes Global Service, Mods 26 & TC identify Components. Mod 53 indicates Separate RVUs & PFS Amount for Procedures Terminated Before Completion.

status

Status Code

Indicates if in Fee Schedule, if Covered, if Separately Payable. Only A, R and T used for Medicare payment.

wrvu

Work RVU

RVUs for Physician Work

nprvu

Non-Facility Practice Expense RVU

RVUs for Non-Facility Practice Expense

fprvu

Facility Practice Expense RVU

RVUs for Facility Practice Expense

mrvu

Malpractice RVU

RVUs for Malpractice Expense

cf

Conversion Factor

Multiplier that Transforms RVUs into Payment Amounts

nprvu_opps

Non-Facility PE Used for OPPS Payment Amount

Non-Facility Practice Expense RVUs for OPPS Payment

fprvu_opps

Facility PE Used for OPPS Payment Amount

Facility Practice Expense RVUs for OPPS Payment

global

Global Days

Number of Global Days

op_ind

Operative Percentage Indicator

1 = Has percentages, 0 = Does not have percentages

op_pre

Preoperative Percentage

Preoperative % of Global Package

op_intra

Intraoperative Percentage

Intraoperative % of Global Package, including Postoperative Work in Hospital

op_post

Postoperative Percentage

Postoperative % of Global Package, Provided in Office, Post-Discharge

pctc

PCTC Indicator

PCTC Payment Adjustment

mult_proc

Multiple Procedure Indicator

Multiple Procedures (Mod 51) Payment Adjustment

surg_bilat

Bilateral Surgery Indicator

Bilateral Procedure (Mod 50) Payment Adjustment

surg_asst

Assistant Surgery Indicator

Assistant at Surgery (Mods 80, 81, 82, or AS) Payment Adjustment

surg_co

Co-Surgery Indicator

Co-surgeons (Mod 62) Payment Adjustment

surg_team

Team Surgery Indicator

Team Surgeons (Mod 66) Payment Adjustment

endo

Endoscopic Base Code

Endoscopic Base Code for HCPCS with Multiple Surgery indicator 3

supvis

Physician Supervision Indicator

Physician Supervision Level Required for Service

dximg

Diagnostic Imaging Family Indicator

Diagnostic Service Family for HCPCS with Multiple Procedure indicator 4

unused

Not Used for Medicare Payment

Whether Code used for Medicare Payment

rare

Rarely/Never Performed

Procedure rarely/never performed in: 00 (Neither), 01 (Facility), 10 (Non-Facility), 11 (Both)

Modifier (26/TC/53)

For Diagnostic Tests, a blank in this field denotes the Global Service & the following Modifiers identify the components:
26 Type CPT
Category General
Description Professional Component
Information Certain procedures are a combination of a physician or other qualified health care professional component and a technical component. When the physician or other qualified health care professional component is reported separately, the service may be identified by adding modifier 26 to the usual procedure number.
Instructions Indicates physician's interpretation or professional component reported separately (from technical component) for diagnostic, lab or pathology procedures; Check Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Indicator and Descriptor Lists; Certain codes are divided from global with TC/26 modifiers; Technical and professional component fees equal total global allowance; Report in first field as a payment modifier
Correct Use Involves global, professional and technical. E.g. 71010, 71010 26 and 71010 TC. Place of Service (POS) 21, 22 and 23 only. Services appended with modifier 26. Facility pays technical portion with modifier TC. If 26 and TC are provided in different service locations (enrolled practice locations), professional and technical must be billed separately
Incorrect Use Do not use with evaluation and management (E/M) or Anesthesia codes. An independent laboratory may not bill TC of a physician pathology service furnished to a hospital inpatient or outpatient. Cannot use separately if provider performed global service (In this case, no modifier would be necessary). Claim Coding Example
Resources CMS Internet Only Manual (IOM), Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 13, Section 20.1 and 150 - Payment Conditions for Radiology Services
53 Type CPT
Category General
Description Discontinued Procedure
Information Under certain circumstances, the physician or other qualified health care professional may elect to terminate a surgical or diagnostic procedure. Due to extenuating circumstances or those that threaten the well being of the patient, it may be necessary to indicate that a surgical or diagnostic procedure was started but discontinued. This circumstance may be reported by adding modifier 53 to the code reported by the individual for the discontinued procedure. Note: this modifier is not used to report the elective cancellation of a procedure prior to the patient's anesthesia induction and/or surgical preparation in the operating suite. For outpatient hospital/ambulatory surgery center (asc) reporting of a previously scheduled procedure/service that is partially reduced or cancelled as a result of extenuating circumstances or those that threaten the well being of the patient prior to or after administration of anesthesia, see modifiers 73 and 74 (see modifiers approved for asc hospital outpatient use).
Correct Use Append in first pricing position. Under certain circumstances, physician may elect to terminate surgical or diagnostic procedure. Surgical or diagnostic procedure started and discontinued by physician. Prior to or after anesthesia is administered. Bill Medicare percentage of service completed (see second example below). Medicare Claims Processing System does not automatically reduce payment
Incorrect Use Do not use to report elective procedure cancellation, in operating suite, prior to patient's anesthesia induction and/or surgical preparation. Inappropriate with E/M or anesthesia codes. Inappropriate to use for Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) or hospital facility claims. Use facility modifiers 73 or 74. Do not confuse with reduced procedure modifier 52. Claim Coding Example. Claim Reduction Fee Example
Resources CMS Internet Only Manual (IOM), Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.1
TC Type HCPCS
Description Technical component
Information Under certain circumstances, a charge may be made for the technical component alone; under those circumstances the technical component charge is identified by adding modifier 'tc' to the usual procedure number; technical component charges are institutional charges and not billed separately by physicians; however, portable x-ray suppliers only bill for technical component and should utilize modifier tc; the charge data from portable x-ray suppliers will then be used to build customary and prevailing profiles

Status

Medicare Status Codes
Indicates whether the code is in the fee schedule and whether it is separately payable if the service is covered. Only RVUs associated with status codes of A, R, or T, are used for Medicare payment.
A Active Separately paid if covered. RVUs and payment amounts. Carriers responsible for coverage decisions in absence of an NCD.
B Payment Bundle Payment bundled into payment for other services not specified. No RVUs, no payment made. When covered, payment subsumed by payment for services to which they are incident.
C Carrier Priced Carriers establish RVUs and payment following documentation review.
D Deleted Codes Deleted effective with beginning of year.
E Regulatory Exclusion Excluded by regulation. No RVUs, no payment made. When covered, payment made under reasonable charge procedures.
F Deleted/Discontinued Not subject to 90 day grace period
G Not Valid for Medicare Another code used for payment. Subject to a 90 day grace period.
H Deleted Modifier Had TC/26 mod in previous year, TC/26 component now deleted.
I Not Valid for Medicare Another code used for payment. Not subject to a 90-day grace period.
J Anesthesia Service No RVUs or payment amounts. Only identifies anesthesia services.
M Measurement Code Used for reporting purposes only.
N Restricted Coverage Not covered by Medicare.
P Non-Covered Service No RVUs, no payment made. If covered as Incident To and provided on same day as physician service, payment bundled into payment for Incident To service. If covered as other than Incident To, paid under other payment provision.
R Bundled/Excluded Code Special coverage instructions apply. If covered, service is contractor priced. Assigned to limited number of codes covered in unusual circumstances. Majority of codes are dental codes.
T Injections RVUs and payment amounts. Paid only if no other payable services billed on same date by same provider. If payable services billed, bundled into payment.
X Statutory Exclusion Not in statutory definition of Physician Services. No RVUs or payment amounts, no payment made.

Global Days

000 Endoscopic or minor procedure with related Preoperative and Postoperative RVUs on the day of the procedure only included in the fee schedule payment amount. E&M services on the day of the procedure generally not payable.
010 Minor procedure with Preoperative RVUs on the day of the procedure and Postoperative RVUs during a 10-day postoperative period included in the fee schedule amount. E&M services on the day of the procedure and during the 10-day postoperative period generally not payable.
090 Major surgery with a 1-day Preoperative period and 90-day Postoperative period included in fee schedule amount.
MMM Maternity codes. Usual Global period does not apply.
XXX Global concept does not apply.
YYY Carrier determines if Global concept applies and, if appropriate, establishes Postoperative period.
ZZZ Code related to another service and is always included in Global period of other service.

PCTC Indicator

0 Physician Service: PC/TC does not apply
1 Diagnostic Tests for Radiology Services: Have both a PC and TC. Mods 26/TC can be used.
2 Professional Component Only: Standalone code. Describes PC of diagnostic tests for which there is a code that describes TC of diagnostic test only and another code that describes the Global test.
3 Technical Component Only: Standalone code. Mods 26/TC cannot be used. Describe TC of diagnostic tests for which there is a code that describes PC of the diagnostic test only. Also identifies codes that are covered only as diagnostic tests and do not have a PC code.
4 Global Test Only: Standalone code. Mods 26/TC cannot be used. Describes diagnostic tests for which there are codes that describe PC of the test only, and the TC of the test only. Total RVUs is sum of total RVUs for PC and TC only codes combined.
5 Incident-To: Mods 26/TC cannot be used. Services provided by personnel working under physician supervision. Payment may not be made when provided to hospital inpatients or outpatients.
6 Lab Physician Interpretation: Mod TC cannot be used. Clinical Lab codes for which separate payment for interpretations by laboratory physicians may be made. Actual performance of tests paid by lab fee schedule.
7 Physical Therapy: Payment may not be made if provided to hospital outpatient/inpatient by independently practicing physical or occupational therapist.
8 Physician Interpretation: Identifies PC of Clinical Lab codes for which separate payment made only if physician interprets abnormal smear for hospital inpatient. No TC billing recognized, payment for test made to hospital. No payment for CPT 85060 furnished to hospital outpatients or non-hospital patients. Physician interpretation paid through clinical laboratory fee schedule.
9 PCTC Concept does not apply

Multiple Procedures

0 No adjustment. If procedure is reported on the same day as another procedure, base the payment on the lower of (a) the actual charge, or (b) the fee schedule amount for the procedure.
1 Standard adjustment. If reported on the same day as another procedure with an indicator of 1, 2, or 3, rank the procedures by fee schedule amount and apply the appropriate reduction to this code (100%, 50%, 25%, 25%, 25%, and by report). Base payment on the lower of (a) the actual charge, or (b) the fee schedule amount reduced by the appropriate percentage.
2 Standard adjustment. If reported on the same day as another procedure with an indicator of 1, 2, or 3, rank the procedures by fee schedule amount and apply the appropriate reduction to this code (100%, 50%, 50%, 50%, 50% and by report). Base payment on the lower of (a) the actual charge, or (b) the fee schedule amount reduced by the appropriate percentage.
3 Special rules for multiple endoscopic procedures apply if procedure is billed with another endoscopy in the same family (i.e., another endoscopy that has the same base procedure). The base procedure for each code with this indicator is identified in the Endobase column. Apply the multiple endoscopy rules to a family before ranking the family with the other procedures performed on the same day (for example, if multiple endoscopies in the same family are reported on the same day as endoscopies in another family or on the same day as a non-endoscopic procedure). If an endoscopic procedure is reported with only its base procedure, do not pay separately for the base procedure. Payment for the base procedure is included in the payment for the other endoscopy.
4 Special rules for the technical component (TC) of diagnostic imaging procedures apply if procedure is billed with another diagnostic imaging procedure in the same family (per the diagnostic imaging family indicator, below). If procedure is reported in the same session on the same day as another procedure with the same family indicator, rank the procedures by fee schedule amount for the TC. Pay 100% for the highest priced procedure, and 50% for each subsequent procedure. Base the payment for subsequent procedures on the lower of (a) the actual charge, or (b) the fee schedule amount reduced by the appropriate percentage. Subject to 50% reduction of the TC diagnostic imaging (effective for services July 1, 2010 and after). Subject to 25% reduction of the PC of diagnostic imaging (effective for services January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2016). Subject to 5% reduction of the PC of diagnostic imaging (effective for services January 1, 2017 and after).
5 Subject to 50% of the practice expense component for certain therapy services.
6 Subject to 25% reduction of the second highest and subsequent procedures to the TC of diagnostic cardiovascular services, effective for services January 1, 2013, and thereafter.
7 Subject to 20% reduction of the second highest and subsequent procedures to the TC of diagnostic ophthalmology services, effective for services January 1, 2013, and thereafter.
9 Concept does not apply

Diagnostic Imaging Family

01 Ultrasound (Chest / Abdomen / Pelvis-Non-Obstetrical)
02 CT and CTA (Chest / Thorax / Abd / Pelvis)
03 CT and CTA (Head / Brain / Orbit / Maxillofacial / Neck)
04 MRI and MRA (Chest / Abd / Pelvis)
05 MRI and MRA (Head / Brain / Neck)
06 MRI and MRA (Spine)
07 CT (Spine)
08 MRI and MRA (Lower Extremities)
09 CT and CTA (Lower Extremities)
10 MRI and MRA (Upper Extremities and Joints)
11 CT and CTA (Upper Extremities)
88 Subject to Reduction of TC or PC Diagnostic Imaging
99 Concept does not apply

Geographic Practice Cost Indices

This file contains the Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) component for each carrier/locality for 2024 as well as the locality/county crosswalk. The GPCI reflects the relative costs of physician work, practice expense, and malpractice insurance in a geographic area compared to the national average costs for each component.

GPCIwk GPCIpe GPCImp GPCIgaf
AL

10112

00

ALABAMA

1 0.87 0.58 2.44
AK

02102

01

ALASKA

1.5 1.08 0.59 3.17
AZ

03102

00

ARIZONA

1 0.97 0.85 2.83
AR

07102

13

ARKANSAS

1 0.86 0.52 2.38
CA

01112

54

BAKERSFIELD

1.02 1.09 0.66 2.77

01112

55

CHICO

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01182

71

EL CENTRO

1.01 1.09 0.57 2.68

01112

56

FRESNO

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

57

HANFORD-CORCORAN

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01182

18

LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY)

1.04 1.19 0.69 2.93

01112

58

MADERA

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

59

MERCED

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

60

MODESTO

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

51

NAPA

1.06 1.31 0.52 2.89

01182

17

OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA

1.03 1.18 0.65 2.86

01112

61

REDDING

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

62

RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO

1.01 1.09 0.89 3

01112

63

SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM

1.03 1.16 0.56 2.75

01112

64

SALINAS

1.03 1.17 0.56 2.76

01182

72

SAN DIEGO-CHULA VISTA-CARLSBAD

1.03 1.19 0.57 2.79

01112

05

SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-BERKELEY (SAN FRANCISCO/SAN MATEO/ALAMEDA/CONTRA COSTA CNTY)

1.09 1.42 0.45 2.95

01112

52

SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-BERKELEY (MARIN CNTY)

1.09 1.42 0.47 2.98

01112

65

SAN JOSE-SUNNYVALE-SANTA CLARA (SAN BENITO CNTY)

1.1 1.43 0.56 3.1

01182

73

SAN LUIS OBISPO-PASO ROBLES

1.01 1.13 0.56 2.71

01112

09

SAN JOSE-SUNNYVALE-SANTA CLARA (SANTA CLARA CNTY)

1.1 1.43 0.42 2.96

01112

66

SANTA CRUZ-WATSONVILLE

1.02 1.21 0.56 2.79

01182

74

SANTA MARIA-SANTA BARBARA

1.02 1.18 0.56 2.76

01112

67

SANTA ROSA-PETALUMA

1.03 1.23 0.56 2.82

01112

68

STOCKTON

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

53

VALLEJO

1.06 1.31 0.47 2.84

01112

69

VISALIA

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

70

YUBA CITY

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67

01112

75

REST OF CALIFORNIA

1.01 1.09 0.56 2.67
CO

04112

01

COLORADO

1.01 1.05 0.83 2.89
CT

13102

00

CONNECTICUT

1.02 1.09 1.21 3.32
DC

12202

01

DC + MD/VA SUBURBS

1.06 1.19 1.17 3.42
DE

12102

01

DELAWARE

1.01 0.99 0.95 2.95
FL

09102

03

FORT LAUDERDALE

1 1 1.77 3.77

09102

04

MIAMI

1 1.03 2.5 4.53

09102

99

REST OF FLORIDA

1 0.94 1.47 3.41
GA

10212

01

ATLANTA

1 1 1.13 3.12

10212

99

REST OF GEORGIA

1 0.88 1.12 3.01
HI

01212

01

HAWAII, GUAM

1 1.15 0.56 2.71
ID

02202

00

IDAHO

1 0.91 0.46 2.37
IL

06102

16

CHICAGO

1.01 1.02 2.02 4.05

06102

12

EAST ST. LOUIS

1 0.92 1.78 3.7

06102

15

SUBURBAN CHICAGO

1.01 1.05 1.56 3.61

06102

99

REST OF ILLINOIS

1 0.91 1.38 3.29
IN

08102

00

INDIANA

1 0.92 0.49 2.41
IA

05102

00

IOWA

1 0.91 0.46 2.37
KS

05202

00

KANSAS

1 0.91 0.54 2.45
KY

15102

00

KENTUCKY

1 0.88 0.91 2.79
LA

07202

01

NEW ORLEANS

1 0.94 1.16 3.09

07202

99

REST OF LOUISIANA

1 0.88 0.98 2.86
ME

14112

03

SOUTHERN MAINE

1 1.01 0.66 2.67

14112

99

REST OF MAINE

1 0.91 0.65 2.56
MD

12302

01

BALTIMORE/SURR. CNTYS

1.02 1.08 1.31 3.41

12302

99

REST OF MARYLAND

1.01 1.02 0.97 3
MA

14212

01

METROPOLITAN BOSTON

1.04 1.2 0.89 3.13

14212

99

REST OF MASSACHUSETTS

1.02 1.06 0.8 2.87
MI

08202

01

DETROIT

1 0.99 1.72 3.71

08202

99

REST OF MICHIGAN

1 0.91 1.17 3.08
MN

06202

00

MINNESOTA

1 1.02 0.3 2.32
MS

07302

00

MISSISSIPPI

1 0.85 0.77 2.62
MO

05302

02

METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY

1 0.95 0.99 2.94

05302

01

METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS

1 0.95 0.99 2.95

05302

99

REST OF MISSOURI

1 0.86 0.97 2.83
MT

03202

01

MONTANA

1 1 0.98 2.98
NE

05402

00

NEBRASKA

1 0.92 0.3 2.22
NV

01312

00

NEVADA

1 1 0.84 2.84
NH

14312

40

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 1.03 0.9 2.93
NJ

12402

01

NORTHERN NJ

1.06 1.17 1.03 3.27

12402

99

REST OF NEW JERSEY

1.04 1.11 1.07 3.22
NM

04212

05

NEW MEXICO

1 0.91 1.17 3.08
NY

13202

01

MANHATTAN

1.06 1.17 1.66 3.89

13202

02

NYC SUBURBS/LONG ISLAND

1.06 1.2 1.91 4.18

13202

03

POUGHKPSIE/N NYC SUBURBS

1.05 1.11 1.27 3.42

13292

04

QUEENS

1.06 1.2 1.46 3.72

13282

99

REST OF NEW YORK

1 0.95 0.73 2.68
NC

11502

00

NORTH CAROLINA

1 0.93 0.66 2.59
ND

03302

01

NORTH DAKOTA

1 1 0.52 2.52
OH

15202

00

OHIO

1 0.91 1.03 2.94
OK

04312

00

OKLAHOMA

1 0.89 0.81 2.7
OR

02302

01

PORTLAND

1.01 1.1 0.69 2.8

02302

99

REST OF OREGON

1 0.99 0.64 2.63
PA

12502

01

METROPOLITAN PHILADELPHIA

1.02 1.05 1.18 3.25

12502

99

REST OF PENNSYLVANIA

1 0.93 0.93 2.85
PR

09202

20

PUERTO RICO

1 1.01 0.98 2.99
RI

14412

01

RHODE ISLAND

1.02 1.04 0.85 2.91
SC

11202

01

SOUTH CAROLINA

1 0.91 0.82 2.73
SD

03402

02

SOUTH DAKOTA

1 1 0.38 2.38
TN

10312

35

TENNESSEE

1 0.9 0.54 2.44
TX

04412

31

AUSTIN

1 1.05 0.91 2.96

04412

20

BEAUMONT

1 0.9 0.95 2.85

04412

09

BRAZORIA

1.01 1.01 0.79 2.81

04412

11

DALLAS

1.01 1.01 0.88 2.89

04412

28

FORT WORTH

1.01 1 0.9 2.91

04412

15

GALVESTON

1.01 1 0.86 2.87

04412

18

HOUSTON

1.01 1 1.41 3.43

04412

99

REST OF TEXAS

1 0.94 0.93 2.88
UT

03502

09

UTAH

1 0.93 0.93 2.86
VT

14512

50

VERMONT

1 0.99 0.52 2.51
VA

11302

00

VIRGINIA

1 0.98 0.76 2.74
VI

09202

50

VIRGIN ISLANDS

1 1.01 0.98 2.99
WA

02402

02

SEATTLE (KING CNTY)

1.04 1.22 0.85 3.12

02402

99

REST OF WASHINGTON

1.01 1.04 0.8 2.85
WV

11402

16

WEST VIRGINIA

1 0.86 1.33 3.2
WI

06302

00

WISCONSIN

1 0.96 0.33 2.29
WY

03602

21

WYOMING

1 1 0.74 2.74