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New to excel: Calculator or estimator
Hi BargieGirl
the function that you can use for this is VLOOKUP.
For your example, if the CPT schedule is in Sheet2 and you type the CPT code in cell B1 on Sheet1, you can use this formula
=VLOOKUP(B1;Sheet2!$B$2:$D$7;3;FALSE)
Just note that you have to adjust the lookup-range according to the real number of lines in your table. So instead of $B$2:$D$7 it could be $B$2:$D$100, if you have 100 lines.
Martin_Weiss here is the formula I used. =VLOOKUP(K5,$B$2:$D$11010,4,FALSE) I tried to do it on the same sheet. So basically, what I am trying to do is to be able type a cpt code in one cell and then the cell next to it the pmt comes up from a formula or Vlookup. I wish I could send you the spreadsheet and you see if you can make something.
Still doesn't work.
CPT PMT 60500 #N/A 78800 #N/A 76536 #N/A TOTAL X20% Hi BargieGirl
your formula has one error:
you refer to $B$2:$D$11010, which covers 3 columns (B, C, D). But in the next argument, you refer to column 4, which is not possible. Instead, it should be
=VLOOKUP(K5,$B$2:$D$11010,3,FALSE)
If you still do not get a proper result, the reason might be the data format: It looks as if the values in column B are text (what you can see on the little green triangle in the left top corner of each cell).
Just make sure, that the cell K5 is uses also text format for the entry. Otherwise the vlookup tries to find a number in a range of text. This will not match, even if the values look the same.
Martin_Weiss Thank you! I managed to make it work. I had to get rid of the green corners and also to make sure my cells were text.
