Billing code 96371: Infusion setupMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports an additional pump setup or newly established subcutaneous infusion site during a therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic subcutaneous infusion.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities970 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $56.45 for 96371 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $48.49–$81.40.

Medicare rate · 96371

Infusion setup

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
1.69
Global days
ZZZ

National rate · 2026

$56.45

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 96371 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 96371 covers

This add-on captures an additional pump setup or establishment of a new subcutaneous infusion site during a therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic infusion. It represents setup or site work, not additional infusion time. Clinical staff commonly perform the hands-on work in an office or infusion setting.

Report 96371 only with a primary subcutaneous infusion service, such as 96369 or 96370, when the additional setup or site is performed. Document the infusion and the additional pump setup or site established. CMS classifies 96371 as an add-on, billed only with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period. As an incident-to service, it may be billed only when performed under physician supervision.

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 96371 pays more and less

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

109 payment localities

$48.49 to $81.40

$48.49$64.95$81.40
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

96371 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$49.39Unavailable
Alaska*$60.12Unavailable
Arizona$54.70Unavailable
Arkansas$48.49Unavailable
Atlanta$57.35Unavailable
Austin$59.72Unavailable
Bakersfield$61.87Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$60.57Unavailable
Beaumont$51.37Unavailable
Brazoria$55.94Unavailable

96371 rates by state

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

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$48.49

$71.64

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96371 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$60.121
AL$49.391
AR$48.491
AZ$54.701
CA$61.87–$81.4029
CO$60.061
CT$60.791
DC$66.501
DE$55.771
FL$53.96–$58.763
GA$50.35–$57.352
GU$64.181
HI$64.181
IA$51.651
ID$51.931
IL$51.54–$57.974
IN$52.331
KS$51.031
KY$50.181
LA$49.96–$53.122
MA$59.44–$67.402
MD$57.12–$66.503
ME$51.93–$55.942
MI$51.54–$54.472
MN$58.081
MO$48.66–$53.743
MS$48.601
MT$56.451
NC$52.671
ND$56.451
NE$52.101
NH$58.761
NJ$61.64–$65.482
NM$51.761
NV$56.501
NY$53.63–$67.125
OH$51.541
OK$50.411
OR$56.22–$62.712
PA$51.82–$58.762
PR$57.071
RI$58.311
SC$52.161
SD$56.451
TN$51.311
TX$51.37–$59.728
UT$53.061
VA$55.49–$66.502
VI$57.071
VT$55.881
WA$59.44–$69.262
WI$54.081
WV$49.051
WY$56.451

How the 96371 rate is calculated

Each of 96371’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 · 96371

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.69

1.69 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.6900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$56.45

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 96371

The CMS indicators that decide how 96371 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 96371

Infusion setup

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical5Incident-to service.

96371 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

  • 96371

    Infusion setup0 wRVU

    $56.45

  • 96369

    Subcutaneous infusion0.21 wRVU

    $144.96+$88.51

  • 96370

    Subcutaneous infusion0.18 wRVU

    $17.03−$39.42

  • 96372

    SC/IM injection0.17 wRVU

    $15.36−$41.09

How to choose

96369Subcutaneous infusion
96369 reports the primary subcutaneous infusion service for up to one hour. Use 96371 for additional pump setup or establishment of a new site during that infusion.
96370Subcutaneous infusion
96370 reports qualifying additional infusion time. 96371 reports additional pump setup or a new site, rather than another hour.
96372SC/IM injection
96372 is for a therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. 96371 is an add-on for additional setup or a new site during subcutaneous infusion.

96371 billing questions

When is 96371 reported with 96369 or 96370?

Report 96371 with a primary subcutaneous infusion service when an additional pump setup or new infusion site is established. The primary infusion code represents the infusion service; 96371 represents the additional setup or site work.

Is 96371 an additional-hour code?

No. It reports additional pump setup or establishment of a new subcutaneous infusion site, not another hour of infusion time. Use 96370 for qualifying additional infusion time.

What documentation supports 96371?

Document the subcutaneous infusion and the additional pump setup or newly established site. The record should make clear what additional setup or site work was performed.

Can 96371 be billed by itself?

No. CMS identifies 96371 as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure, such as 96369 or 96370.

Who may perform the service for billing?

CMS identifies 96371 as an incident-to service. It may be billed only when performed under physician supervision.

How does 96371 differ from 96372?

96371 describes additional setup or a new site during a subcutaneous infusion. 96372 describes a therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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RVUs for 96371PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,785 (RVU26D)

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