HCPCS code G0300: LPN nursing, per 15 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington
Reports direct skilled nursing provided by a licensed practical nurse in a home health or hospice setting, measured in 15-minute units.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for G0300 in Washington.
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 G0300 covers
G0300 reports direct skilled nursing delivered by a licensed practical nurse (LPN) in a home health or hospice setting. The service is the LPN’s nursing care delivered directly to the patient. Home health agencies and hospice providers report the code for the LPN’s direct service. G0300 distinguishes LPN care from direct skilled nursing provided by a registered nurse, identified by G0299.
Medicare assigns G0300 physician fee schedule status X because it is not a physician service under the Medicare statute, so the physician fee schedule does not pay it. Medicare does not separately price the code under Part B. When covered, payment is made through another fee schedule or payment system, and the Medicare contractor determines coverage. Each unit represents 15 minutes of direct LPN 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 G0300 pays more and less in Washington
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| King County, WA | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Washington | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the G0300 rate is calculated
Each of G0300’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 · G0300
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 G0300
G0300 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 · G0300
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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G0300 isn’t priced in this setting.
G0300 compared with similar codes
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G0300 vs G0299 vs G0156: Medicare rates
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G0300 billing questions
When should a biller use G0300 instead of G0299?
Use G0300 for direct skilled nursing provided by an LPN. G0299 identifies the corresponding service when an RN provides it.
How many minutes does one unit represent?
One unit represents 15 minutes of direct LPN nursing service.
Is G0300 separately priced under Medicare Part B?
No. Medicare does not separately price G0300 under Part B, and the physician fee schedule does not pay it. When covered, payment is through another fee schedule or payment system.
Who determines whether Medicare covers G0300?
The Medicare contractor determines coverage.
Does G0300 describe an RN visit or home health aide care?
No. It describes direct skilled nursing by an LPN. G0299 identifies the corresponding RN service; G0156 identifies home health or hospice aide services.
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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