CPT code 99305: Nursing facility visit, initial visit, moderate MDM2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Nevada

Report an initial nursing facility visit supported by moderate medical decision making or at least 35 minutes of practitioner time on the encounter date.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality1.1M Medicare services in 2024

In Nevada, Medicare pays $140.00 for 99305 in the office and $118.94 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$140.00Office (non-facility)
$118.94Hospital or facility
−0.7%vs the national office rate ($140.95)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 99305 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 99305 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Nevada
  2. What 99305 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 99305 covers

This initial visit evaluates a resident during a skilled nursing facility (POS 31) or nursing facility (POS 32) stay. The physician or qualified practitioner may review hospital records and transfer orders, reconcile medications, examine the resident, and establish a care plan. Attending physicians, geriatricians, and hospitalists who follow patients into post-acute care commonly perform this service. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants may also provide nursing facility care, subject to Medicare requirements governing the initial comprehensive visit.

Select 99305 using moderate medical decision making (MDM) or at least 35 minutes of the reporting practitioner's total time on the encounter date. Two of the three MDM elements—problems addressed, data reviewed or analyzed, and management risk—must support the level; multiple stable conditions or prescription management alone do not establish moderate MDM. Document the work supporting the selected method. Initial care can be reported for a patient previously seen by the practitioner in another setting. Under Medicare policy, the principal physician of record appends modifier AI to the initial nursing facility care 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 Nevada compares for 99305

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99305 runs from $130.78 in Arkansas to $183.35 in Alaska. Nevada pays $140.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

99305 in Nevada vs other payment areas
  1. Nevada · this page$140.00
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$151.77+$11.77
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$155.30+$15.30
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$152.25+$12.25
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$149.58+$9.58
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$158.15+$18.15
  7. Alaska · Alaska$183.35+$43.35

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

Every other payment area

99305 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$131.91$113.50
ArkansasArkansas$130.78$112.71
ArizonaArizona$138.49$118.10
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$145.13$122.06
Chico, CACalifornia$144.52$121.46
El Centro, CACalifornia$144.55$121.49
Fresno, CACalifornia$144.52$121.46
Hanford, CACalifornia$144.52$121.46

99305 rates by state

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

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$130.78

$183.35

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99305 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$183.351
AL$131.911
AR$130.781
AZ$138.491
CA$144.52–$170.0829
CO$143.931
CT$147.851
DC$155.301
DE$140.141
FL$141.71–$152.253
GA$136.55–$143.232
GU$145.471
HI$145.471
IA$132.951
ID$133.671
IL$139.86–$149.584
IN$134.111
KS$133.031
KY$134.731
LA$134.78–$138.732
MA$143.79–$153.692
MD$141.91–$155.303
ME$134.56–$138.272
MI$137.25–$143.282
MN$138.211
MO$133.70–$138.493
MS$132.231
MT$140.941
NC$135.341
ND$137.381
NE$133.251
NH$142.311
NJ$149.61–$154.852
NM$137.891
NV$140.001
NY$136.59–$161.175
OH$136.521
OK$134.111
OR$138.96–$146.462
PA$136.40–$145.722
PR$141.431
RI$143.591
SC$136.141
SD$136.961
TN$133.491
TX$135.90–$143.528
UT$137.251
VA$138.31–$155.302
VI$141.431
VT$137.471
WA$143.33–$155.702
WI$134.631
WV$136.801
WY$139.391

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How the 99305 rate is calculated

Each of 99305’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 · 99305

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.50

2.50 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.54

1.54 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.18

0.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

4.2200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$140.95

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

The exact Nevada inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

13,046

Code
99305
Physician work
2.50
Practice expense
1.54
Malpractice
0.18

GPCI2026.csv

73

Locality
Nevada
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.001
Malpractice
0.833
Office calculation for 99305 in Nevada
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.50× 1.0002.5000
Practice expense1.54× 1.0011.5415
Malpractice0.18× 0.8330.1499
Total RVUs4.1915
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Nevada$140.00

Office: (2.5 × 1 + 1.54 × 1.001 + 0.18 × 0.833) × $33.4009 = $140.00

Facility: (2.5 × 1 + 0.91 × 1.001 + 0.18 × 0.833) × $33.4009 = $118.94

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Payment rules and modifiers for 99305

99305 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 · 99305

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$140.95

Non-facility (office)
$140.95
Facility
$119.91

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 99305 has changed in Nevada

99305 · Office / nonfacility

$140.00

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $12.39 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $127.61 to $140.00 (9.7%).

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

    $127.61changed to$140.00

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.31 changed to 1.54
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.18
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.001
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.844 changed to 0.833

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $131.27changed to$127.61

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 1.30 changed to 1.31
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.16

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $129.13changed to$131.27

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $134.11changed to$129.13

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 1.26 changed to 1.30
    • Malpractice RVU 0.18 changed to 0.17
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.098 changed to 0.844
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $130.50changed to$134.11

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Work RVU 2.35 changed to 2.50
    • Practice expense RVU 1.22 changed to 1.26
    • Malpractice RVU 0.14 changed to 0.18
    • Work GPCI 1.005 changed to 1.000
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.351 changed to 1.098

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $131.70changed to$130.50

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 1.21 changed to 1.22
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.14

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $132.68changed to$131.70

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 1.17 changed to 1.21
    • Malpractice RVU 0.13 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.004 changed to 1.005
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.130 changed to 1.351

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $132.62changed to$132.68

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 1.16 changed to 1.17
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.13
    • Work GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.004
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.017 changed to 1.000
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.909 changed to 1.130

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $133.24changed to$132.62

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 1.19 changed to 1.16
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.16

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $133.56changed to$133.24

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 1.18 changed to 1.19
    • Work GPCI 1.004 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.034 changed to 1.017
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.946 changed to 0.909

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $133.86changed to$133.56

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 1.17 changed to 1.18
    • Work GPCI 1.005 changed to 1.004
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.051 changed to 1.034
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.982 changed to 0.946

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $134.72changed to$133.86

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 1.18 changed to 1.17

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $134.05changed to$134.72

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $136.40changed to$134.05

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Malpractice RVU 0.19 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.001 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.055 changed to 1.051
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.107 changed to 0.982

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $134.05changed to$136.40

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 1.27 changed to 1.18
    • Malpractice RVU 0.20 changed to 0.19
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.001
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.058 changed to 1.055
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.232 changed to 1.107

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. October 1, 2013

    RVU13D

    No ratechanged to$134.05

  17. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$140.00$118.94RVU26D
2026-07-01$140.00$118.94RVU26C
2026-04-01$140.00$118.94RVU26B
2026-01-01$140.00$118.94RVU26A
2025-10-01$127.61$127.61RVU25D
2025-07-01$127.61$127.61RVU25C
2025-04-01$127.61$127.61RVU25B
2025-01-01$127.61$127.61RVU25A
2024-10-01$131.27$131.27RVU24D
2024-07-01$131.27$131.27RVU24C
2024-04-01$131.27$131.27RVU24B
2024-03-09$131.27$131.27RVU24AR
2024-01-01$129.13$129.13RVU24A
2023-10-01$134.11$134.11RVU23D
2023-07-01$134.11$134.11RVU23C
2023-04-01$134.11$134.11RVU23B
2023-01-01$134.11$134.11RVU23A
2022-10-01$130.50$130.50RVU22D
2022-07-01$130.50$130.50RVU22C
2022-04-01$130.50$130.50RVU22B
2022-01-01$130.50$130.50RVU22A
2021-10-01$131.70$131.70RVU21D
2021-07-01$131.70$131.70RVU21C
2021-04-01$131.70$131.70RVU21B
2021-01-01$131.70$131.70RVU21A
2020-10-01$132.68$132.68RVU20D
2020-07-01$132.68$132.68RVU20C
2020-04-01$132.68$132.68RVU20B
2020-01-01$132.68$132.68RVU20A
2019-10-01$132.62$132.62RVU19D
2019-07-01$132.62$132.62RVU19C
2019-04-01$132.62$132.62RVU19B
2019-01-01$132.62$132.62RVU19A
2018-10-01$133.24$133.24RVU18D
2018-07-01$133.24$133.24RVU18C
2018-04-01$133.24$133.24RVU18B
2018-01-01$133.24$133.24RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$133.56$133.56RVU17D
2017-07-01$133.56$133.56RVU17C
2017-04-01$133.56$133.56RVU17B
2017-01-01$133.56$133.56RVU17A
2016-10-01$133.86$133.86RVU16D
2016-07-01$133.86$133.86RVU16C
2016-04-01$133.86$133.86RVU16B
2016-01-01$133.86$133.86RVU16A
2015-10-01$134.72$134.72RVU15D
2015-07-01$134.72$134.72RVU15C
2015-04-01$134.05$134.05RVU15B
2015-01-01$134.05$134.05RVU15A
2014-10-01$136.40$136.40RVU14D
2014-07-01$136.40$136.40RVU14C
2014-04-01$136.40$136.40RVU14B
2014-01-01$136.40$136.40RVU14A
2013-10-01$134.05$134.05RVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Nevada rate applies

Nevada is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 138 cities and communities in Nevada. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Alamo
  • Amargosa Valley
  • Austin
  • Baker
  • Battle Mountain
  • Beatty
  • Beaverdam
  • Bennett Springs

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99305 billing questions

How do I choose between 99304, 99305, and 99306?

Compare MDM or total practitioner time on the encounter date. 99304 describes straightforward or low MDM or at least 25 minutes; 99305 requires moderate MDM or at least 35 minutes; 99306 requires high MDM or at least 50 minutes.

Can 99305 be used for an established patient?

Yes. An initial nursing facility visit can be reported when the practitioner previously saw the patient in another setting. A later visit during the facility stay is generally reported with a subsequent nursing facility care code.

Can the same physician bill hospital discharge and 99305 on the same day?

Yes. Medicare permits a hospital discharge service (99238 or 99239) and initial nursing facility care on the same date when the patient leaves the hospital and is admitted to the facility that day.

What is modifier AI and when is it added to 99305?

Modifier AI identifies the principal physician of record on the initial nursing facility care claim. Another physician reporting an initial visit uses the appropriate initial care code without AI.

Can a nurse practitioner report 99305?

In a skilled nursing facility, a physician must perform the federally required initial comprehensive visit; a nurse practitioner may provide medically necessary visits beforehand using subsequent care codes. In a nursing facility, a nurse practitioner who is not employed by the facility may perform the initial comprehensive visit when permitted by state law and delegated by the physician.

What happens to an office or ED visit by the same practitioner on the admission date?

An E/M service the same practitioner provides at another site in conjunction with the nursing facility admission is included in initial nursing facility care rather than reported separately.

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 99305PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 13,046 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for NevadaGPCI2026.csv, line 73 (RVU26D)

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