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Anesthesia conversion factors used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999

Anesthesia Conversion Factors FilesNotesUpdate Date
2026 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 202612/29/2025
2025 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP) The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 202512/26/2024
2024 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP) The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 202403/14/2024
2023 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 202301/06/2023
2022 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)  12/20/2021
2022 Anesthesia base units by CPT code (ZIP) These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2021 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 202112/29/2020
2020 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 2020 
2019 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP) The anesthesia base units are unchanged for CY 2019 
2018 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)   
2018 Anesthesia Base Units by CPT Code (ZIP)These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2017 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for 2017 
2016 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for 2016 
2015 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (July 1- Dec 31) (ZIP) The anesthesia base units are unchanged for 2015 
2015 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (Jan 1 – June 30) (ZIP)The anesthesia base units are unchanged for 201501/06/2015
2014 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP) 01/03/2014
2014 Anesthesia Base Units by CPT Code (ZIP) These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2013 Anesthesia Conversion Factors (ZIP) 12/31/2012
2013 Anesthesia Base Units by CPT Code (ZIP)These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2012 Anesthesia Conversion Factor 0% Update (ZIP) 03/01/2012
2012 Anesthesia Base Units by CPT Code (ZIP) These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2011 Anesthesia Conversion Factor (ZIP) 04/02/2012
2011 Anesthesia Base Units by CPT Code (ZIP) These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2010 Anesthesia Conversion Factor 0% update and 
2010 Anesthesia Conversion Factor 2.2% update
  
2010 Anesthesia Base Units by CPT Code (ZIP)These are the anesthesia base units used to compute allowable amounts for anesthesia services under CPT codes 00100 to 01999 
2009 Anesthesia Conversion Factor (ZIP)  
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