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CPT code 90956: ESRD service, ages 2–11, one monthly visit2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

Reports monthly ESRD-related physician services for a patient ages 2–11 when one face-to-face visit is furnished during the month.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality57 Medicare services in 2024

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $353.00 for 90956 in the office and $353.00 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$353.00Office (non-facility)
$353.00Hospital or facility
−3.7%vs the national office rate ($366.74)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 90956 nationwide

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

We’ll open 90956 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in North Carolina
  2. What 90956 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 90956 covers

This code represents monthly ESRD-related care for a patient who is 2 through 11 years old and receives one face-to-face visit during the month. A nephrologist commonly provides the visit in a dialysis setting, reviewing the child’s clinical course and addressing ESRD management needs such as dialysis tolerance, fluid status, laboratory findings, medications, and growth or nutrition concerns. It represents monthly care, not a separate evaluation for each dialysis treatment.

Select the code by the patient’s age and the number of face-to-face visits furnished in the month. Documentation should support the patient’s age, the date and substance of the visit, and the ESRD-related management performed. Use the corresponding sibling when the monthly visit count or age band differs; the home-dialysis monthly series and per-day services describe different circumstances. CMS assigns physician fee schedule values to this service.

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 North Carolina compares for 90956

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 90956 runs from $341.59 in Arkansas to $480.02 in Alaska. North Carolina pays $353.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

90956 in North Carolina vs other payment areas
  1. North Carolina · this page$353.00
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$395.26+$42.26
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$403.63+$50.63
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$393.06+$40.06
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$386.68+$33.68
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$410.23+$57.23
  7. Alaska · Alaska$480.02+$127.02

Other areas in North Carolina first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

90956 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$344.39$344.39
ArkansasArkansas$341.59$341.59
ArizonaArizona$360.70$360.70
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$378.20$378.20
Chico, CACalifornia$376.76$376.76
El Centro, CACalifornia$376.83$376.83
Fresno, CACalifornia$376.76$376.76
Hanford, CACalifornia$376.76$376.76

90956 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$341.59

$480.02

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90956 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$480.021
AL$344.391
AR$341.591
AZ$360.701
CA$376.76–$442.8029
CO$374.811
CT$384.161
DC$403.631
DE$364.891
FL$367.85–$393.063
GA$355.19–$372.262
GU$378.961
HI$378.961
IA$347.331
ID$349.021
IL$363.03–$386.684
IN$350.121
KS$347.351
KY$351.011
LA$351.07–$360.862
MA$374.47–$399.792
MD$369.41–$403.633
ME$351.06–$360.512
MI$357.09–$371.542
MN$360.911
MO$348.27–$360.473
MS$344.921
MT$366.711
NC$353.001
ND$358.611
NE$348.121
NH$370.411
NJ$389.02–$402.652
NM$358.601
NV$364.591
NY$356.11–$417.485
OH$355.431
OK$349.641
OR$362.15–$381.362
PA$355.22–$378.762
PR$367.981
RI$373.811
SC$354.711
SD$357.651
TN$348.461
TX$353.96–$373.248
UT$357.471
VA$360.48–$403.632
VI$367.981
VT$358.661
WA$373.31–$405.122
WI$351.751
WV$355.451
WY$363.181

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How the 90956 rate is calculated

Each of 90956’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.

How the rate is built · 90956

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work6.64

6.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense3.93

3.93 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.41

0.41 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

10.9800

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$366.74

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact North Carolina inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,569

Code
90956
Physician work
6.64
Practice expense
3.93
Malpractice
0.41

GPCI2026.csv

83

Locality
North Carolina
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.933
Malpractice
0.639
Office calculation for 90956 in North Carolina
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work6.64× 1.0006.6400
Practice expense3.93× 0.9333.6667
Malpractice0.41× 0.6390.2620
Total RVUs10.5687
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, North Carolina$353.00

Office: (6.64 × 1 + 3.93 × 0.933 + 0.41 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $353.00

Facility: (6.64 × 1 + 3.93 × 0.933 + 0.41 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $353.00

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Payment rules and modifiers for 90956

90956 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.

Place of service · 90956

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$366.74

Non-facility (office)
$366.74
Facility
$366.74

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

Codes related to 90956

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

Codes related to 90956
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, North Carolina
Same family
90954ESRD management, age 2–11, four visitsSame age band; represents four or more face-to-face visits during the month.$998.94
90955Monthly ESRD care, ages 2–11, 2–3 visitsSame age band; represents two or three face-to-face visits during the month.$519.16
90953Monthly ESRD services, one visit, under age 2One monthly visit, but for patients younger than 2 years.No office rate
90959ESRD monthly care, age 12–19, one visitOne monthly visit for patients ages 12–19.$326.33
90962ESRD monthly care, one visit, age 20+One monthly visit for patients age 20 or older.$206.52
Used instead
90964ESRD services, home dialysis, ages 2–11Monthly ESRD services for home dialysis patients ages 2–11.$515.15
90968ESRD daily care, ages 2–11, partial monthPer-day ESRD service for patients ages 2–11 in a partial-month circumstance.$17.08

How 90956 has changed in North Carolina

90956 · Office / nonfacility

$353.00

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $28.29 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $324.71 to $353.00 (8.7%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $324.71changed to$353.00

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 3.39 changed to 3.93
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.41
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.926 changed to 0.933
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.665 changed to 0.639

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $331.30changed to$324.71

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 3.29 changed to 3.39
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.39

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $325.89changed to$331.30

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $335.40changed to$325.89

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 3.21 changed to 3.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.40
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.926
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.742 changed to 0.665

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $342.89changed to$335.40

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 3.16 changed to 3.21
    • Malpractice RVU 0.41 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.928 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.819 changed to 0.742

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $344.36changed to$342.89

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 3.10 changed to 3.16
    • Malpractice RVU 0.43 changed to 0.41

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $316.47changed to$344.36

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Work RVU 5.95 changed to 6.64
    • Practice expense RVU 2.73 changed to 3.10
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.43
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.928
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.757 changed to 0.819

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $313.79changed to$316.47

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 2.70 changed to 2.73
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.37
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.931 changed to 0.930
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.757

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $312.53changed to$313.79

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 2.68 changed to 2.70
    • Malpractice RVU 0.34 changed to 0.35

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $312.13changed to$312.53

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 2.66 changed to 2.68
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.34
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.732 changed to 0.695

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $312.56changed to$312.13

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 2.70 changed to 2.66
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.37
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.931
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.768 changed to 0.732

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $315.03changed to$312.56

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 2.74 changed to 2.70

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $313.46changed to$315.03

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $311.32changed to$313.46

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 2.69 changed to 2.74
    • Malpractice RVU 0.33 changed to 0.35
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.929 changed to 0.930
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.732 changed to 0.768

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $301.63changed to$311.32

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 2.89 changed to 2.69
    • Malpractice RVU 0.34 changed to 0.33
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.929
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.732

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $301.63

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$353.00$353.00RVU26D
2026-07-01$353.00$353.00RVU26C
2026-04-01$353.00$353.00RVU26B
2026-01-01$353.00$353.00RVU26A
2025-10-01$324.71$324.71RVU25D
2025-07-01$324.71$324.71RVU25C
2025-04-01$324.71$324.71RVU25B
2025-01-01$324.71$324.71RVU25A
2024-10-01$331.30$331.30RVU24D
2024-07-01$331.30$331.30RVU24C
2024-04-01$331.30$331.30RVU24B
2024-03-09$331.30$331.30RVU24AR
2024-01-01$325.89$325.89RVU24A
2023-10-01$335.40$335.40RVU23D
2023-07-01$335.40$335.40RVU23C
2023-04-01$335.40$335.40RVU23B
2023-01-01$335.40$335.40RVU23A
2022-10-01$342.89$342.89RVU22D
2022-07-01$342.89$342.89RVU22C
2022-04-01$342.89$342.89RVU22B
2022-01-01$342.89$342.89RVU22A
2021-10-01$344.36$344.36RVU21D
2021-07-01$344.36$344.36RVU21C
2021-04-01$344.36$344.36RVU21B
2021-01-01$344.36$344.36RVU21A
2020-10-01$316.47$316.47RVU20D
2020-07-01$316.47$316.47RVU20C
2020-04-01$316.47$316.47RVU20B
2020-01-01$316.47$316.47RVU20A
2019-10-01$313.79$313.79RVU19D
2019-07-01$313.79$313.79RVU19C
2019-04-01$313.79$313.79RVU19B
2019-01-01$313.79$313.79RVU19A
2018-10-01$312.53$312.53RVU18D
2018-07-01$312.53$312.53RVU18C
2018-04-01$312.53$312.53RVU18B
2018-01-01$312.53$312.53RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$312.13$312.13RVU17D
2017-07-01$312.13$312.13RVU17C
2017-04-01$312.13$312.13RVU17B
2017-01-01$312.13$312.13RVU17A
2016-10-01$312.56$312.56RVU16D
2016-07-01$312.56$312.56RVU16C
2016-04-01$312.56$312.56RVU16B
2016-01-01$312.56$312.56RVU16A
2015-10-01$315.03$315.03RVU15D
2015-07-01$315.03$315.03RVU15C
2015-04-01$313.46$313.46RVU15B
2015-01-01$313.46$313.46RVU15A
2014-10-01$311.32$311.32RVU14D
2014-07-01$311.32$311.32RVU14C
2014-04-01$311.32$311.32RVU14B
2014-01-01$311.32$311.32RVU14A
2013-10-01$301.63$301.63RVU13D
2013-07-01$301.63$301.63RVU13C
2013-04-01$301.63$301.63RVU13B
2013-01-01$301.63$301.63RVU13AR

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Where the North Carolina rate applies

North Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 785 cities and communities in North Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Advance
  • Ahoskie
  • Alamance
  • Albemarle
  • Alexis
  • Alliance
  • Altamahaw

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90956 billing questions

When is 90956 selected instead of 90955?

Use 90956 for a patient ages 2–11 with one face-to-face visit during the month. Code 90955 represents the same age band when two or three visits are furnished.

Does this code represent each dialysis treatment?

No. It represents monthly ESRD-related services and is selected by monthly face-to-face visit count, not by the number of dialysis sessions.

What documentation supports reporting 90956?

Record the patient’s age, the face-to-face visit date, and the ESRD-related assessment and management performed during the visit.

Can 90956 be used for a partial month?

The code describes monthly services with one visit. Per-day ESRD services are represented by a separate code series for partial-month circumstances.

Is 90956 the monthly code for home dialysis?

No. The ESRD monthly series has a separate code for home dialysis patients ages 2–11; select according to the applicable patient and service circumstances.

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 90956PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,569 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for North CarolinaGPCI2026.csv, line 83 (RVU26D)

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