HCPCS code G0299: RN nursing, per 15 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Oregon
Reports 15 minutes of direct skilled nursing care delivered by a registered nurse in a home health or hospice setting.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for G0299 in Oregon.
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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What G0299 covers
G0299 identifies direct skilled nursing provided by a registered nurse in a home health or hospice setting. It describes the nursing service in 15-minute increments, not a whole visit. The code distinguishes RN services from direct nursing provided by an LPN or LVN, which is reported with G0300. Home health and hospice billing teams use the code to identify the RN discipline and the time attributable to that direct skilled service.
Medicare assigns physician fee schedule status X: the service is not a physician service under the Medicare statute, so the physician fee schedule does not pay it. The HCPCS pricing designation says it is not separately priced by Medicare Part B. Coverage is left to the Medicare contractor’s judgment; when covered, payment is under another fee schedule or payment system. Each unit represents 15 minutes of direct RN 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.
Where G0299 pays more and less in Oregon
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Oregon | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the G0299 rate is calculated
Each of G0299’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 · G0299
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.0000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$0.00
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for G0299
G0299 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 · G0299
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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G0299 isn’t priced in this setting.
G0299 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- G0300LPN nursingPer 15 minutes
- Use G0299 for direct skilled nursing care provided by an RN. G0300 identifies the corresponding service when an LPN or LVN provides it.
- G0156Aide servicesPer 15 minutes
- G0299 represents direct skilled nursing by an RN; G0156 represents home health aide services, not RN nursing.
- G0151Home health PTQualified therapist, per 15 minutes
- G0299 is for direct RN skilled nursing. G0151 identifies home health physical therapy services.
G0299 billing questions
When should G0299 be used instead of G0300?
G0299 identifies direct skilled nursing care provided by a registered nurse. G0300 is for direct skilled nursing services provided by a licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse.
What does one unit of G0299 represent?
One unit represents 15 minutes of direct RN skilled nursing service. The code is time-based, not a per-visit code.
Does Medicare pay G0299 under the physician fee schedule?
No. Status X means the service is not a physician service under the Medicare statute, and the physician fee schedule does not pay it.
Is G0299 separately priced by Medicare Part B?
No. The HCPCS pricing designation says it is not separately priced by Medicare Part B. Coverage is left to the Medicare contractor’s judgment, and when covered, payment is through another fee schedule or payment system.
Does G0299 describe the full nursing visit?
No. It represents each 15 minutes of direct skilled nursing care provided by an RN, rather than the visit as a whole.
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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