CPT code 99316: Discharge management, more than 30 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Baltimore area, MD

In Baltimore area, MD, Medicare pays $144.55 for 99316 in the office and $122.33 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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

What 99316 covers

Code 99316 describes discharge-day management for a patient leaving a nursing facility. A physician or other qualified health professional may perform the service before discharge to home, assisted living, or another care setting. The work can include a final examination, discussion of the discharge plan and instructions with the patient or caregiver, preparation of discharge records and prescriptions, arranging referrals, and communicating with other professionals involved in the transition.

Select this code when the total time spent on discharge management is more than 30 minutes; use 99315 when the service takes 30 minutes or less. Document the discharge date, total time, and the management activities performed. The activities involved in completing the discharge are represented by the discharge-management service rather than itemized as separate discharge-management codes. CMS assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice relative value units to the 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 Baltimore area, MD compares for 99316

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99316 runs from $128.60 in Arkansas to $180.67 in Alaska. Baltimore area, MD pays $144.55. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 99316 rate is calculated

Each of 99316’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 99316

99316 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.

Codes related to 99316

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

How 99316 has changed in Baltimore area, MD

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Where the Baltimore area, MD rate applies

Baltimore area, MD is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 100 cities and communities in Maryland. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Baltimore
• Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Proving Ground
• Abingdon
• Annapolis
• Annapolis Neck
• Arbutus
• Arden on the Severn

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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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