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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

95017 Venom testing Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida

Reports immediate-response skin testing with insect venoms using percutaneous, intradermal, or combined methods during evaluation of suspected sting allergy. Compare 95017 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Florida.

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

What does Medicare pay for 95017 in Florida?

Florida has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$7.95–$8.75

3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Florida

Highest: Miami

A spread of $0.80 per service.

Facility setting

$3.16–$3.53

3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Florida

Highest: Miami

A spread of $0.37 per service.

These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.

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Where 95017 pays more and less in Florida

3 payment localities

$7.95 to $8.75

$7.95$8.35$8.75
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

Allergy testing

About 95017: Venom allergy skin testing

Reports immediate-response skin testing with insect venoms using percutaneous, intradermal, or combined methods during evaluation of suspected sting allergy.

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.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.07 · 29%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.16 · 67%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 4%

13.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1311 by national volume

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.

95017 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.

95004

Allergy skin prick test

Percutaneous, immediate reaction, per test

$3.71–$4.31

Choose 95017 for venom extracts. Code 95004 describes percutaneous testing with other allergenic extracts.

95024

Intradermal allergy test

Immediate reaction, allergenic extracts

$7.54–$8.48

Choose 95017 for venom extracts, whether percutaneous, intradermal, or combined methods are used. Code 95024 is for intradermal testing with allergenic extracts generally.

95018

Drug allergy testing

Percutaneous and intracutaneous tests

$18.59–$20.12

The tested material determines the code: 95017 is for venoms, while 95018 is for drugs or biologicals.

95044

Patch testing

Each separate patch test

$4.97–$5.71

Code 95017 evaluates immediate skin responses to venoms; 95044 is used for patch or application testing of delayed reactions.

Compare 95017 by payment locality

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3 of 3 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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95017 billing questions

When should 95017 be used instead of 95004?

Use 95017 for immediate-response skin testing with venom extracts. Code 95004 is for percutaneous testing with other allergenic extracts.

Does 95017 cover both percutaneous and intradermal venom testing?

Yes. The code covers venom testing performed by either method or by a combination of the two.

How should the number of tests be reported?

Report the number of individual tests performed. The documentation should identify the venom extracts and testing steps that support that count.

Is interpretation included in the service?

Yes. The service includes assessment of the immediate skin responses and the clinician’s interpretation and report.

How does 95017 differ from 95018?

Both codes cover combined percutaneous and intradermal testing approaches, but 95017 is for venoms and 95018 is for drugs or biologicals.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

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