CPT code 90970: ESRD services, per day, age 20 or older2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Indiana

Reports a physician’s ESRD-related services by day for a patient age 20 or older whose care spans less than a full month.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality463.8K Medicare services in 2024

In Indiana, Medicare pays $9.58 for 90970 in the office and $9.58 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$9.58Office (non-facility)
$9.58Hospital or facility
−4.4%vs the national office rate ($10.02)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 90970 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 90970 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Indiana
  2. What 90970 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 90970 covers

This code represents physician services related to end-stage renal disease for a patient age 20 or older during a period shorter than a full month. A nephrologist commonly reports it when the patient’s ESRD care begins or ends partway through the month, or when care shifts between providers. Services may occur in a dialysis facility, hospital, or other setting where the physician manages the patient’s ESRD care.

Report the code by day for the partial-month period, rather than selecting a monthly ESRD service code based on visit count. Documentation should support the patient’s age, dates of ESRD-related physician care, the partial-month service period, and the management performed. The service concerns physician ESRD care, not a dialysis treatment procedure such as a single dialysis evaluation. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment is based on the per-day service represented by this code.

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 Indiana compares for 90970

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 90970 runs from $9.34 in Arkansas to $13.12 in Alaska. Indiana pays $9.58. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

90970 in Indiana vs other payment areas
  1. Indiana · this page$9.58
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$10.83+$1.25
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$11.04+$1.46
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$10.68+$1.10
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$10.51+$0.93
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$11.20+$1.62
  7. Alaska · Alaska$13.12+$3.54

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

Every other payment area

90970 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$9.42$9.42
ArkansasArkansas$9.34$9.34
ArizonaArizona$9.86$9.86
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$10.36$10.36
Chico, CACalifornia$10.32$10.32
El Centro, CACalifornia$10.32$10.32
Fresno, CACalifornia$10.32$10.32
Hanford, CACalifornia$10.32$10.32

90970 rates by state

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

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$9.34

$13.12

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90970 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$13.121
AL$9.421
AR$9.341
AZ$9.861
CA$10.32–$12.1529
CO$10.251
CT$10.491
DC$11.041
DE$9.971
FL$10.03–$10.683
GA$9.69–$10.162
GU$10.381
HI$10.381
IA$9.511
ID$9.551
IL$9.89–$10.514
IN$9.581
KS$9.501
KY$9.581
LA$9.58–$9.852
MA$10.24–$10.942
MD$10.10–$11.043
ME$9.60–$9.862
MI$9.74–$10.122
MN$9.891
MO$9.50–$9.843
MS$9.421
MT$10.021
NC$9.651
ND$9.821
NE$9.531
NH$10.131
NJ$10.63–$11.012
NM$9.781
NV$9.971
NY$9.74–$11.395
OH$9.701
OK$9.551
OR$9.91–$10.442
PA$9.70–$10.342
PR$10.061
RI$10.221
SC$9.691
SD$9.801
TN$9.531
TX$9.67–$10.218
UT$9.771
VA$9.86–$11.042
VI$10.061
VT$9.821
WA$10.21–$11.092
WI$9.631
WV$9.681
WY$9.931

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How the 90970 rate is calculated

Each of 90970’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 · 90970

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.18

0.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.11

0.11 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.3000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$10.02

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

The exact Indiana inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,583

Code
90970
Physician work
0.18
Practice expense
0.11
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

52

Locality
Indiana
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.927
Malpractice
0.486
Office calculation for 90970 in Indiana
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.18× 1.0000.1800
Practice expense0.11× 0.9270.1020
Malpractice0.01× 0.4860.0049
Total RVUs0.2868
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Indiana$9.58

Office: (0.18 × 1 + 0.11 × 0.927 + 0.01 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $9.58

Facility: (0.18 × 1 + 0.11 × 0.927 + 0.01 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $9.58

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Payment rules and modifiers for 90970

90970 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 · 90970

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$10.02

Non-facility (office)
$10.02
Facility
$10.02

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 90970 has changed in Indiana

90970 · Office / nonfacility

$9.58

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.62 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $8.96 to $9.58 (6.9%).

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

    $8.96changed to$9.58

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.10 changed to 0.11
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.922 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.485 changed to 0.486

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $8.92changed to$8.96

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $8.77changed to$8.92

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $9.04changed to$8.77

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.911 changed to 0.922
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.475 changed to 0.485
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $9.19changed to$9.04

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.900 changed to 0.911
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.465 changed to 0.475

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $9.27changed to$9.19

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $7.83changed to$9.27

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Work RVU 0.14 changed to 0.18
    • Practice expense RVU 0.08 changed to 0.09
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.910 changed to 0.900
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.422 changed to 0.465

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $7.50changed to$7.83

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.07 changed to 0.08
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.379 changed to 0.422

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $7.49changed to$7.50

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $7.51changed to$7.49

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.920 changed to 0.919
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.498 changed to 0.379

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $7.54changed to$7.51

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.921 changed to 0.920
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.617 changed to 0.498

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $7.57changed to$7.54

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $7.53changed to$7.57

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $7.55changed to$7.53

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.922 changed to 0.921
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.615 changed to 0.617

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $7.48changed to$7.55

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 0.08 changed to 0.07
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.922
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.613 changed to 0.615

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $7.48

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$9.58$9.58RVU26D
2026-07-01$9.58$9.58RVU26C
2026-04-01$9.58$9.58RVU26B
2026-01-01$9.58$9.58RVU26A
2025-10-01$8.96$8.96RVU25D
2025-07-01$8.96$8.96RVU25C
2025-04-01$8.96$8.96RVU25B
2025-01-01$8.96$8.96RVU25A
2024-10-01$8.92$8.92RVU24D
2024-07-01$8.92$8.92RVU24C
2024-04-01$8.92$8.92RVU24B
2024-03-09$8.92$8.92RVU24AR
2024-01-01$8.77$8.77RVU24A
2023-10-01$9.04$9.04RVU23D
2023-07-01$9.04$9.04RVU23C
2023-04-01$9.04$9.04RVU23B
2023-01-01$9.04$9.04RVU23A
2022-10-01$9.19$9.19RVU22D
2022-07-01$9.19$9.19RVU22C
2022-04-01$9.19$9.19RVU22B
2022-01-01$9.19$9.19RVU22A
2021-10-01$9.27$9.27RVU21D
2021-07-01$9.27$9.27RVU21C
2021-04-01$9.27$9.27RVU21B
2021-01-01$9.27$9.27RVU21A
2020-10-01$7.83$7.83RVU20D
2020-07-01$7.83$7.83RVU20C
2020-04-01$7.83$7.83RVU20B
2020-01-01$7.83$7.83RVU20A
2019-10-01$7.50$7.50RVU19D
2019-07-01$7.50$7.50RVU19C
2019-04-01$7.50$7.50RVU19B
2019-01-01$7.50$7.50RVU19A
2018-10-01$7.49$7.49RVU18D
2018-07-01$7.49$7.49RVU18C
2018-04-01$7.49$7.49RVU18B
2018-01-01$7.49$7.49RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$7.51$7.51RVU17D
2017-07-01$7.51$7.51RVU17C
2017-04-01$7.51$7.51RVU17B
2017-01-01$7.51$7.51RVU17A
2016-10-01$7.54$7.54RVU16D
2016-07-01$7.54$7.54RVU16C
2016-04-01$7.54$7.54RVU16B
2016-01-01$7.54$7.54RVU16A
2015-10-01$7.57$7.57RVU15D
2015-07-01$7.57$7.57RVU15C
2015-04-01$7.53$7.53RVU15B
2015-01-01$7.53$7.53RVU15A
2014-10-01$7.55$7.55RVU14D
2014-07-01$7.55$7.55RVU14C
2014-04-01$7.55$7.55RVU14B
2014-01-01$7.55$7.55RVU14A
2013-10-01$7.48$7.48RVU13D
2013-07-01$7.48$7.48RVU13C
2013-04-01$7.48$7.48RVU13B
2013-01-01$7.48$7.48RVU13AR

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Where the Indiana rate applies

Indiana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 974 cities and communities in Indiana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Abington
  • Adams
  • Adams Lake
  • Advance
  • Akron
  • Alamo
  • Albany

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90970 billing questions

When should this code be used instead of 90960, 90961, or 90962?

Use 90970 when ESRD-related services cover less than a full month for a patient age 20 or older. The monthly codes represent a full month of service and are selected according to the number of face-to-face visits.

Is the code reported per day or per dialysis treatment?

It is a per-day code for ESRD-related physician services during a partial month. A dialysis treatment session is not, by itself, the unit described by this code.

What documentation supports reporting 90970?

Record the patient’s age, dates of service, why the ESRD service period was shorter than a full month, and the physician’s ESRD-related management.

Does this code represent the dialysis treatment itself?

No. It represents the physician’s ESRD-related care. Codes such as 90945 and 90947 describe dialysis services with evaluation and are distinct services.

Which age group does 90970 cover?

It is for patients age 20 or older. The related per-day codes 90967, 90968, and 90969 cover younger age groups.

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

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RVUs for 90970PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,583 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for IndianaGPCI2026.csv, line 52 (RVU26D)

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