CPT code 99448: Interprofessional consultation, 21–30 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Merced, CA

In Merced, CA, Medicare pays $57.78 for 99448 in the office and $47.89 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 99448 covers

A consulting physician uses this service to assess a patient’s clinical question by reviewing records, test results, or other relevant information and discussing recommendations with the treating or requesting clinician. The consultation is between clinicians rather than a direct patient visit. Common situations include a primary care clinician seeking specialist input on a complex rash from a record review or asking a cardiologist to advise on findings in the patient’s chart.

Report 99448 when the consultant’s qualifying work totals 21–30 minutes and includes both verbal communication and a written report to the treating or requesting clinician. Documentation should identify the clinical question, information reviewed, time spent, recommendations, and how the verbal and written responses were provided. The CMS physician fee schedule assigns work and practice-expense values to this service. The documented time distinguishes this code from the shorter and longer consultation levels.

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 Merced, CA compares for 99448

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99448 runs from $52.69 in Arkansas to $74.18 in Alaska. Merced, CA pays $57.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 99448 rate is calculated

Each of 99448’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 99448

99448 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 99448

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

How 99448 has changed in Merced, CA

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Where the Merced, CA rate applies

Merced, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Merced
• Atwater
• Ballico
• Bear Creek
• Cressey
• Delhi
• Dos Palos
• Dos Palos Y

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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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