HCPCS code G2001: Home visit, new patient, 20 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $49.43 for G2001 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $46.76–$66.63.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What G2001 covers

G2001 represents a home-based visit for a new patient following discharge. The clinician evaluates the patient’s status and needs in the home setting. The post-discharge context, home location, new-patient status, and 20-minute service level distinguish this code from other entries in the G2001-G2009 series.

Choose G2001 when the documented visit matches the new-patient category and 20-minute level. The neighboring codes identify longer time levels or visits for established patients. Record the discharge-related purpose, where the service occurred, the patient’s status, and the time supporting the selected level. CMS assigns physician fee schedule values for physician work, practice expense, and malpractice.

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 G2001 pays more and less

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

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G2001 rates by state

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

How the G2001 rate is calculated

Each of G2001’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 G2001

G2001 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.

G2001 compared with similar codes

How to choose

G2002Home visitNew patient, 30 minutes

Both are for new-patient post-discharge home visits; G2001 is the 20-minute level and G2002 is the 30-minute level.

G2006Home visit20-minute level

Both identify 20-minute post-discharge home visits. Choose G2001 for a new patient and G2006 for an established patient.

G2003Home visitNew patient, 45 minutes

G2003 is the 45-minute new-patient level, whereas G2001 identifies the 20-minute level.

Codes related to G2001

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

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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