CPT code 90968: ESRD daily care, ages 2–11, partial month2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area
Reports daily ESRD-related management for a dialysis patient age 2 through 11 when the clinician’s care covers less than a full month.
In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $19.40 for 90968 in the office and $19.40 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 90968 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What 90968 covers
A nephrologist or other qualified clinician reports 90968 for ESRD-related management of a dialysis patient age 2 through 11 when care covers less than a full month. A partial month may occur when a patient begins care after a transfer or starts dialysis, or when care ends during the month after a transplant or another change. The service reflects ongoing ESRD management, such as assessing dialysis-related status and coordinating the care plan; it is not a code for each dialysis run.
The payment unit is a day. Report the code for the days of ESRD-related care in the partial-month period, rather than selecting it by dialysis-session count. Documentation should support the patient’s age, the dates of care, why the period is less than a full month, and the ESRD management provided. For a complete month, choose the applicable monthly ESRD service code based on the care setting and monthly visit category.
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 Washington, DC area compares for 90968
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 90968 runs from $16.58 in Arkansas to $23.45 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $19.40. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- Washington, DC area · this page$19.40
- Los Angeles, CA · California$18.98−$0.42
- Miami, FL · Florida$18.96−$0.44
- Chicago, IL · Illinois$18.68−$0.72
- Manhattan, NY · New York$19.74+$0.34
- Alaska · Alaska$23.45+$4.05
- Alabama · Alabama$16.70−$2.70
Other areas in District of Columbia first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| ArkansasArkansas | $16.58 | $16.58 |
| ArizonaArizona | $17.43 | $17.43 |
| Bakersfield, CACalifornia | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Chico, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| El Centro, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Fresno, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Hanford, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Madera, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $19.89 | $19.89 |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $18.80 | $18.80 |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $18.35 | $18.35 |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $18.73 | $18.73 |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $18.65 | $18.65 |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $18.85 | $18.85 |
| Marin County, CACalifornia | $20.75 | $20.75 |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $20.73 | $20.73 |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $21.15 | $21.15 |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $21.06 | $21.06 |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $18.37 | $18.37 |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $18.85 | $18.85 |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $18.65 | $18.65 |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $19.03 | $19.03 |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $18.13 | $18.13 |
| ColoradoColorado | $18.06 | $18.06 |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $18.51 | $18.51 |
| DelawareDelaware | $17.62 | $17.62 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $18.32 | $18.32 |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $17.79 | $17.79 |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $17.96 | $17.96 |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $17.22 | $17.22 |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| IowaIowa | $16.82 | $16.82 |
| IdahoIdaho | $16.90 | $16.90 |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $17.93 | $17.93 |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $17.58 | $17.58 |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $18.45 | $18.45 |
| IndianaIndiana | $16.94 | $16.94 |
| KansasKansas | $16.83 | $16.83 |
| KentuckyKentucky | $17.02 | $17.02 |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $17.46 | $17.46 |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $17.02 | $17.02 |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $18.05 | $18.05 |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $18.46 | $18.46 |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $17.83 | $17.83 |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $17.40 | $17.40 |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $17.96 | $17.96 |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $17.29 | $17.29 |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $17.40 | $17.40 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $17.34 | $17.34 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $17.43 | $17.43 |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $16.90 | $16.90 |
| MississippiMississippi | $16.74 | $16.74 |
| MontanaMontana | $17.70 | $17.70 |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $17.08 | $17.08 |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $17.31 | $17.31 |
| NebraskaNebraska | $16.85 | $16.85 |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $17.85 | $17.85 |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $19.37 | $19.37 |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $18.74 | $18.74 |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $17.37 | $17.37 |
| NevadaNevada | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $20.07 | $20.07 |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $18.89 | $18.89 |
| Queens, NYNew York | $19.76 | $19.76 |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $17.22 | $17.22 |
| OhioOhio | $17.21 | $17.21 |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $16.95 | $16.95 |
| Portland, OROregon | $18.34 | $18.34 |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $17.48 | $17.48 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $18.27 | $18.27 |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $17.20 | $17.20 |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $17.75 | $17.75 |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $18.03 | $18.03 |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $17.17 | $17.17 |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $17.26 | $17.26 |
| TennesseeTennessee | $16.88 | $16.88 |
| Austin, TXTexas | $17.98 | $17.98 |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $17.14 | $17.14 |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $17.69 | $17.69 |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Houston, TXTexas | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $17.35 | $17.35 |
| UtahUtah | $17.29 | $17.29 |
| VirginiaVirginia | $17.41 | $17.41 |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $17.75 | $17.75 |
| VermontVermont | $17.32 | $17.32 |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $17.99 | $17.99 |
| King County, WAWashington | $19.44 | $19.44 |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $17.25 | $17.25 |
| WyomingWyoming | $17.53 | $17.53 |
90968 rates by state
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$16.58
$23.45
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $23.45 | 1 |
| AL | $16.70 | 1 |
| AR | $16.58 | 1 |
| AZ | $17.43 | 1 |
| CA | $18.13–$21.15 | 29 |
| CO | $18.06 | 1 |
| CT | $18.51 | 1 |
| DC | $19.40 | 1 |
| DE | $17.62 | 1 |
| FL | $17.79–$18.96 | 3 |
| GA | $17.22–$17.96 | 2 |
| GU | $18.20 | 1 |
| HI | $18.20 | 1 |
| IA | $16.82 | 1 |
| ID | $16.90 | 1 |
| IL | $17.58–$18.68 | 4 |
| IN | $16.94 | 1 |
| KS | $16.83 | 1 |
| KY | $17.02 | 1 |
| LA | $17.02–$17.46 | 2 |
| MA | $18.05–$19.20 | 2 |
| MD | $17.83–$19.40 | 3 |
| ME | $17.00–$17.40 | 2 |
| MI | $17.29–$17.96 | 2 |
| MN | $17.40 | 1 |
| MO | $16.90–$17.43 | 3 |
| MS | $16.74 | 1 |
| MT | $17.70 | 1 |
| NC | $17.08 | 1 |
| ND | $17.31 | 1 |
| NE | $16.85 | 1 |
| NH | $17.85 | 1 |
| NJ | $18.74–$19.37 | 2 |
| NM | $17.37 | 1 |
| NV | $17.60 | 1 |
| NY | $17.22–$20.07 | 5 |
| OH | $17.21 | 1 |
| OK | $16.95 | 1 |
| OR | $17.48–$18.34 | 2 |
| PA | $17.20–$18.27 | 2 |
| PR | $17.75 | 1 |
| RI | $18.03 | 1 |
| SC | $17.17 | 1 |
| SD | $17.26 | 1 |
| TN | $16.88 | 1 |
| TX | $17.14–$18.00 | 8 |
| UT | $17.29 | 1 |
| VA | $17.41–$19.40 | 2 |
| VI | $17.75 | 1 |
| VT | $17.32 | 1 |
| WA | $17.99–$19.44 | 2 |
| WI | $17.00 | 1 |
| WV | $17.25 | 1 |
| WY | $17.53 | 1 |
How the 90968 rate is calculated
Each of 90968’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 · 90968
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.34
0.34 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.17
0.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.02
0.02 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.5300
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$17.70
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact Washington, DC area inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
11,581
- Code
- 90968
- Physician work
- 0.34
- Practice expense
- 0.17
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
39
- Locality
- Washington, DC area
- Physician work
- 1.054
- Practice expense
- 1.178
- Malpractice
- 1.113
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.34 | × 1.054 | 0.3584 |
| Practice expense | 0.17 | × 1.178 | 0.2003 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 1.113 | 0.0223 |
| Total RVUs | 0.5809 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Washington, DC area$19.40
Office: (0.34 × 1.054 + 0.17 × 1.178 + 0.02 × 1.113) × $33.4009 = $19.40
Facility: (0.34 × 1.054 + 0.17 × 1.178 + 0.02 × 1.113) × $33.4009 = $19.40
Payment rules and modifiers for 90968
90968 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 · 90968
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
$17.70
- Non-facility (office)
- $17.70
- Facility
- $17.70
Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.
How 90968 has changed in Washington, DC area
90968 · Office / nonfacility
$19.40
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $1.24 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $18.16 to $19.40 (6.8%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$18.16changed to$19.40
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Practice expense RVU 0.15 changed to 0.17
- Work GPCI 1.057 changed to 1.054
- Practice expense GPCI 1.192 changed to 1.178
- Malpractice GPCI 1.168 changed to 1.113
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
$18.69changed to$18.16
- Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
March 9, 2024
RVU24AR
$18.39changed to$18.69
- Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875
Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.
January 1, 2024
RVU24A
$19.17changed to$18.39
- Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
- Work GPCI 1.056 changed to 1.057
- Practice expense GPCI 1.214 changed to 1.192
- Malpractice GPCI 1.231 changed to 1.168
January 1, 2023
RVU23A
$19.71changed to$19.17
- Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
- Work GPCI 1.054 changed to 1.056
- Practice expense GPCI 1.236 changed to 1.214
- Malpractice GPCI 1.294 changed to 1.231
Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.
January 1, 2022
RVU22A
$19.88changed to$19.71
- Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.
January 1, 2021
RVU21A
$18.01changed to$19.88
- Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
- Work RVU 0.30 changed to 0.34
- Practice expense RVU 0.13 changed to 0.15
- Work GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.054
- Practice expense GPCI 1.221 changed to 1.236
- Malpractice GPCI 1.277 changed to 1.294
Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
$17.85changed to$18.01
- Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
- Work GPCI 1.045 changed to 1.049
- Practice expense GPCI 1.205 changed to 1.221
- Malpractice GPCI 1.261 changed to 1.277
Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.
January 1, 2019
RVU19A
$17.40changed to$17.85
- Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
- Practice expense RVU 0.12 changed to 0.13
Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
January 1, 2018
RVU18AR1
$17.39changed to$17.40
- Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
- Work GPCI 1.048 changed to 1.045
- Malpractice GPCI 1.271 changed to 1.261
Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.
January 1, 2017
RVU17A
$17.38changed to$17.39
- Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
- Work GPCI 1.051 changed to 1.048
- Malpractice GPCI 1.280 changed to 1.271
Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.
January 1, 2016
RVU16A
$17.45changed to$17.38
- Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.
July 1, 2015
RVU15C
$17.36changed to$17.45
- Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335
Held through RVU15D.
January 1, 2015
RVU15A
$16.88changed to$17.36
- Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
- Malpractice RVU 0.01 changed to 0.02
- Work GPCI 1.050 changed to 1.051
- Practice expense GPCI 1.202 changed to 1.205
- Malpractice GPCI 1.205 changed to 1.280
Held through RVU15B.
January 1, 2014
RVU14A
$16.39changed to$16.88
- Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
- Practice expense RVU 0.13 changed to 0.12
- Work GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.050
- Practice expense GPCI 1.198 changed to 1.202
- Malpractice GPCI 1.130 changed to 1.205
Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: $16.39
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $19.40 | $19.40 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $19.40 | $19.40 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $19.40 | $19.40 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $19.40 | $19.40 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $18.16 | $18.16 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $18.16 | $18.16 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $18.16 | $18.16 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $18.16 | $18.16 | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | $18.69 | $18.69 | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | $18.69 | $18.69 | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | $18.69 | $18.69 | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | $18.69 | $18.69 | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | $18.39 | $18.39 | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | $19.17 | $19.17 | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | $19.17 | $19.17 | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | $19.17 | $19.17 | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | $19.17 | $19.17 | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | $19.71 | $19.71 | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | $19.71 | $19.71 | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | $19.71 | $19.71 | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | $19.71 | $19.71 | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | $19.88 | $19.88 | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | $19.88 | $19.88 | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | $19.88 | $19.88 | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | $19.88 | $19.88 | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | $18.01 | $18.01 | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | $18.01 | $18.01 | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | $18.01 | $18.01 | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | $18.01 | $18.01 | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | $17.85 | $17.85 | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | $17.85 | $17.85 | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | $17.85 | $17.85 | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | $17.85 | $17.85 | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | $17.40 | $17.40 | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | $17.40 | $17.40 | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | $17.40 | $17.40 | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | $17.40 | $17.40 | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | $17.39 | $17.39 | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | $17.39 | $17.39 | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | $17.39 | $17.39 | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | $17.39 | $17.39 | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | $17.38 | $17.38 | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | $17.38 | $17.38 | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | $17.38 | $17.38 | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | $17.38 | $17.38 | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | $17.45 | $17.45 | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | $17.45 | $17.45 | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | $17.36 | $17.36 | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | $17.36 | $17.36 | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | $16.88 | $16.88 | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | $16.88 | $16.88 | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | $16.88 | $16.88 | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | $16.88 | $16.88 | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | $16.39 | $16.39 | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | $16.39 | $16.39 | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | $16.39 | $16.39 | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | $16.39 | $16.39 | RVU13AR |
Where the Washington, DC area rate applies
Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Washington
90968 billing questions
How does 90968 differ from 90967 or 90969?
These per-day codes distinguish patient age: 90968 is for ages 2 through 11, 90967 for patients under 2, and 90969 for ages 12 through 19.
Can 90968 be reported for a full month of care?
No. It represents ESRD-related services for less than a full month. For a complete month, use the applicable monthly ESRD service code.
Is 90968 reported for each dialysis treatment?
No. Its unit is a day of ESRD-related care, not an individual dialysis run or session.
What documentation supports 90968?
Keep the patient’s age, dates of care establishing the partial-month period, and documentation of the ESRD-related management provided.
When might 90955 be used instead?
90955 is a monthly ESRD service code for a patient age 2 through 11 in the 2-to-3-visit category. It is for a full-month service period, unlike 90968.
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.
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