CPT code 95017: Venom testing, percutaneous and intradermal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $8.54 for 95017 in the office and $3.15 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 95017 covers

This service covers skin testing with venom extracts to evaluate immediate allergic reactions, commonly after a patient has had a systemic reaction to an insect sting. An allergist or other qualified clinician may use a percutaneous method, an intradermal method, or both as part of a sequential testing protocol. The clinician assesses the skin responses and documents the interpretation and report. Testing is commonly performed in an allergy office or outpatient setting where the patient can be observed during the evaluation.

Report 95017 for venom testing, rather than the general allergen-extract skin-testing codes, when the tests use venom extracts. Report the number of tests performed, supported by the record of the extracts and testing steps used, the patient’s responses, and the clinician’s interpretation. The CMS physician fee schedule assigns this service a code-specific payment value.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Connecticut compares for 95017

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 95017 runs from $7.10 in Arkansas to $10.48 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $8.54. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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95017 rates by state

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How the 95017 rate is calculated

Each of 95017’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 95017

95017 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Codes related to 95017

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 95017 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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