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CPT code 99379: Nursing facility oversight, 15-29 minutes monthly2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports 15-29 minutes of physician oversight in a calendar month for a nursing facility patient whose care requires complex, coordinated management.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · 99379

Nursing facility oversight, 15-29 minutes monthly

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
1.1
Total RVUs
1.41
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 99379 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 99379 covers

This code describes monthly oversight of a nursing facility patient whose care involves complex, multidisciplinary services. The physician reviews reports and relevant test results, communicates with members of the care team or family about assessment and care decisions, incorporates new information into the treatment plan, and adjusts management as needed. The work is care coordination rather than a face-to-face nursing facility visit, and it is reported by the physician providing the oversight.

The time threshold is 15 through 29 minutes of qualifying oversight during a calendar month. Medicare assigns this code physician fee schedule status B: it is bundled, and Medicare never pays it separately because its payment is included in payment for other services.

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.

Where 99379 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

99379 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

99379 rates by state

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

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99379 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 99379 rate is calculated

Each of 99379’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 · 99379

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.10

1.10 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.95

0.95 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.07

0.07 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.1200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$70.81

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 99379

99379 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 · 99379

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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99379 isn’t priced in this setting.

99379 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 99379

    Nursing facility oversight, 15-29 minutes monthly1.1 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 99380

    Facility supervision, 30 minutes or more monthly1.73 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 99374

    Home health supervision, 15–29 minutes monthly1.1 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 99377

    Hospice supervision, 15-29 minutes monthly1.1 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

99380Facility supervision30 minutes or more monthly
Both codes concern nursing facility care plan oversight. Choose 99379 for 15-29 minutes in the calendar month and 99380 for 30 minutes or more.
99374Home health supervision15–29 minutes monthly
99374 concerns home health care supervision, not oversight of a nursing facility patient; both use a 15-29-minute monthly threshold.
99377Hospice supervision15-29 minutes monthly
99377 concerns hospice care supervision. Use 99379 for nursing facility oversight and 99377 for hospice oversight.

Codes related to 99379

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

Codes related to 99379
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
99380Facility supervision, 30 minutes or more monthlyNursing facility care plan oversight for 30 minutes or more in a calendar month.No office rate
Used instead
99374Home health supervision, 15–29 minutes monthlyHome health care supervision for 15-29 minutes in a calendar month.No office rate
99375Home health supervision, 30 minutes or moreHome health care supervision for 30 minutes or more in a calendar month.No office rate
99377Hospice supervision, 15-29 minutes monthlyHospice care supervision for 15-29 minutes in a calendar month.No office rate
99378Hospice oversight, 30 minutes or moreHospice care supervision for 30 minutes or more in a calendar month.No office rate

99379 billing questions

When should 99379 be chosen instead of 99380?

Use 99379 for 15-29 minutes of qualifying nursing facility oversight in the calendar month. Code 99380 is the sibling for 30 minutes or more.

Does Medicare pay 99379 separately?

No. Medicare assigns status B, meaning the service is bundled and never paid separately; its payment is included in payment for other services.

What work and time should the record support?

Document the nursing facility care coordination performed, such as reviewing status reports or studies, communicating about care decisions, and updating management. The qualifying work must total 15-29 minutes during the calendar month.

Is 99379 a face-to-face nursing facility visit?

No. It represents monthly care plan oversight and coordination, not an in-person nursing facility evaluation and management visit.

How does 99379 differ from home health or hospice oversight?

99379 is for oversight of a nursing facility patient. Codes 99374-99375 concern home health care, while 99377-99378 concern hospice care.

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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