General Health Panel
CPT 80050
Status N Non-covered service. Not paid by Medicare. Full definition →No national payment amount
Status N is not separately payable under the PFS.
Non-covered service. Not paid by Medicare.
Common questions
Why is there no payment amount for 80050?
Its status indicator is N (non-covered). Non-covered service. Not paid by Medicare. The blank is deliberate: the amount is unknown or paid another way, not zero.
When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October). Each release is versioned here, so past quarters stay lookupable — see what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
Saw this code on your bill?
What is a 80050 visit in patient-friendly terms?
In plain terms: A bundled screening panel that combines a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete blood count, and a thyroid-stimulating hormone test into a single order. It is a broad wellness check of blood chemistry, blood cells, and thyroid function. You'll typically see CPT 80050 on a bill or explanation of benefits (EOB) when a clinician performs or bills for this service.
How this amount is computed
amount = (work RVU × work GPCI + PE RVU × PE GPCI + MP RVU × MP GPCI) × conversion factor. National amounts use GPCI = 1.000.
| Component | RVU |
|---|---|
| Work RVU | blank |
| Practice expense RVU (non-facility) | blank |
| Practice expense RVU (facility) | blank |
| Malpractice RVU | blank |
Every rate combines three parts: work (the clinician’s time, skill and effort), practice expense (office overhead — higher when the service is done in a doctor’s own office), and malpractice (the share of liability-insurance cost). A value of blank means CMS publishes no national number for that part — which is not the same as zero.
Rate history by release
National non-facility amount for 80050 across quarterly releases.
Billing together (NCCI edits)
NCCI Q3 2026Per CMS's National Correct Coding Initiative. Hover a code for when it's used.