HCPCS code G0271: Group nutrition therapy, second referral, 30 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $16.79 for G0271 in the office and $12.16 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 G0271 covers

G0271 represents medical nutrition therapy reassessment and follow-up intervention delivered to a group of at least two individuals, in 30-minute units. A registered dietitian or other Medicare-qualified nutrition professional may use it for beneficiaries referred again in the same year because their diagnosis, medical condition, or treatment regimen changed. The code also covers additional renal-disease MNT hours when they follow that second referral. Examples of relevant care include nutrition counseling after a change in diabetes management or a change in a renal patient’s treatment plan.

Select G0271 for the qualifying group reassessment, rather than the code for initial group MNT. The record should support the second referral and its reason, the nutrition reassessment and interventions provided, the group format, and the time attributable to the service. Report units according to the documented 30-minute service increments. CMS assigns physician fee schedule relative values 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 Vermont compares for G0271

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for G0271 runs from $15.70 in Arkansas to $21.60 in Alaska. Vermont pays $16.79. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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G0271 rates by state

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How the G0271 rate is calculated

Each of G0271’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 G0271

G0271 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 G0271

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

How G0271 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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