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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

G0429 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$103.62

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$56.03

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Dermatology procedure

About G0429: Facial lipodystrophy filler injection

Reports injectable filler treatment to restore facial soft-tissue volume lost through facial lipodystrophy, including lipoatrophy associated with HIV therapy.

G0429 is for injecting dermal filler to address facial volume loss from facial lipodystrophy, such as sunken cheeks associated with HIV treatment. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons commonly perform the injections in an office setting, placing filler into affected facial soft tissue to improve contour. The code is specific to this therapeutic indication, not simply to the use of filler for cosmetic enhancement.

The record should identify facial lipodystrophy, the treated areas, the medical reason for treatment, and the injection service. This is a minor procedure with a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for G0429

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
Assistant at surgery
Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.16 · 39%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.69 · 57%
  • Malpractice RVU0.13 · 4%

760

Medicare services in 2024 · #3201 by national volume

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.

G0429 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

11950

Subq njx filling matrl 1cc/<

No office rate

G0429 identifies therapeutic filler treatment for facial lipodystrophy. Code 11950 is a general filling-material injection code selected by volume, rather than by this specific diagnosis.

11952

Subq njx fil matrl 5.1-10cc

No office rate

G0429 is specific to treatment of facial lipodystrophy; 11952 is a general filler-injection code associated with a different injected-volume range.

11954

Subq njx fil matrl>10.0 cc

No office rate

Use G0429 for filler treatment of facial lipodystrophy. Code 11954 is a general volume-based filler code for a different volume circumstance.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for G0429 is $103.99—$0.37 higher than the $103.62 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

G0429 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $103.62

  2. $0.37 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $103.60

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $103.60

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  5. $0.02 lower than El Centro

  6. $6.37 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $103.60

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, G0429 ranges from $89.47 in Arkansas to $126.73 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas
  • Merced

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · G0429

    Office

    $117.79

    Facility

    $60.56

    $14.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · G0429

    Office

    $109.26

    Facility

    $57.93

    $5.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · G0429

    Office

    $105.01

    Facility

    $57.42

    $1.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · G0429

    Office

    $108.12

    Facility

    $57.62

    $4.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · G0429

    Office

    $107.70

    Facility

    $57.37

    $4.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · G0429

    Office

    $109.77

    Facility

    $57.84

    $6.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · G0429

    Office

    $124.01

    Facility

    $62.79

    $20.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · G0429

    Office

    $123.86

    Facility

    $62.64

    $20.24 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · G0429

    Office

    $126.73

    Facility

    $64.12

    $23.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · G0429

    Office

    $126.13

    Facility

    $63.51

    $22.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · G0429

    Office

    $106.02

    Facility

    $56.57

    $2.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · G0429

    Office

    $110.47

    Facility

    $57.71

    $6.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · G0429

    Office

    $107.98

    Facility

    $57.35

    $4.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · G0429

    Office

    $111.55

    Facility

    $58.23

    $7.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · G0429

    Office

    $117.58

    Facility

    $60.35

    $13.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · G0429

    Office

    $103.60

    Facility

    $56.01

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · G0429

    Office

    $112.17

    Facility

    $61.02

    $8.55 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · G0429

    Office

    $108.49

    Facility

    $63.29

    $4.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · G0429

    Office

    $105.71

    Facility

    $62.07

    $2.09 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · G0429

    Office

    $113.70

    Facility

    $63.25

    $10.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · G0429

    Office

    $120.63

    Facility

    $74.38

    $17.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · G0429

    Office

    $90.59

    Facility

    $52.60

    $13.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · G0429

    Office

    $89.47

    Facility

    $52.17

    $14.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · G0429

    Office

    $97.16

    Facility

    $55.08

    $6.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · G0429

    Office

    $102.66

    Facility

    $56.46

    $0.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · G0429

    Office

    $105.57

    Facility

    $58.80

    $1.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · G0429

    Office

    $98.61

    Facility

    $55.71

    $5.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · G0429

    Office

    $103.78

    Facility

    $59.79

    $0.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · G0429

    Office

    $99.24

    Facility

    $57.72

    $4.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · G0429

    Office

    $101.43

    Facility

    $57.31

    $2.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · G0429

    Office

    $94.27

    Facility

    $55.54

    $9.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · G0429

    Office

    $105.44

    Facility

    $56.07

    $1.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · G0429

    Office

    $92.12

    Facility

    $52.39

    $11.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · G0429

    Office

    $92.73

    Facility

    $52.78

    $10.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · G0429

    Office

    $99.42

    Facility

    $59.47

    $4.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · G0429

    Office

    $97.07

    Facility

    $57.42

    $6.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · G0429

    Office

    $104.68

    Facility

    $60.09

    $1.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · G0429

    Office

    $93.18

    Facility

    $52.93

    $10.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · G0429

    Office

    $91.96

    Facility

    $52.71

    $11.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · G0429

    Office

    $92.90

    Facility

    $54.30

    $10.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · G0429

    Office

    $96.79

    Facility

    $55.94

    $6.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · G0429

    Office

    $92.86

    Facility

    $54.43

    $10.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · G0429

    Office

    $111.60

    Facility

    $59.75

    $7.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · G0429

    Office

    $102.26

    Facility

    $56.54

    $1.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · G0429

    Office

    $105.30

    Facility

    $58.71

    $1.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · G0429

    Office

    $100.24

    Facility

    $56.30

    $3.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · G0429

    Office

    $93.38

    Facility

    $53.43

    $10.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · G0429

    Office

    $97.42

    Facility

    $54.39

    $6.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · G0429

    Office

    $100.54

    Facility

    $58.64

    $3.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · G0429

    Office

    $95.18

    Facility

    $55.54

    $8.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · G0429

    Office

    $98.11

    Facility

    $53.43

    $5.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · G0429

    Office

    $95.99

    Facility

    $55.22

    $7.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · G0429

    Office

    $96.83

    Facility

    $55.50

    $6.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · G0429

    Office

    $91.63

    Facility

    $54.20

    $11.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · G0429

    Office

    $90.56

    Facility

    $53.17

    $13.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · G0429

    Office

    $99.53

    Facility

    $56.10

    $4.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · G0429

    Office

    $94.19

    Facility

    $53.67

    $9.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · G0429

    Office

    $96.96

    Facility

    $53.53

    $6.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · G0429

    Office

    $92.49

    Facility

    $52.41

    $11.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · G0429

    Office

    $101.31

    Facility

    $56.10

    $2.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · G0429

    Office

    $111.30

    Facility

    $60.93

    $7.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · G0429

    Office

    $106.70

    Facility

    $59.28

    $3.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · G0429

    Office

    $95.72

    Facility

    $55.91

    $7.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · G0429

    Office

    $98.87

    Facility

    $55.40

    $4.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · G0429

    Office

    $116.40

    Facility

    $64.78

    $12.78 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · G0429

    Office

    $107.55

    Facility

    $60.01

    $3.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · G0429

    Office

    $114.21

    Facility

    $62.88

    $10.59 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · G0429

    Office

    $95.42

    Facility

    $54.17

    $8.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · G0429

    Office

    $94.66

    Facility

    $55.01

    $8.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · G0429

    Office

    $92.53

    Facility

    $53.75

    $11.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · G0429

    Office

    $105.31

    Facility

    $57.07

    $1.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · G0429

    Office

    $98.02

    Facility

    $54.77

    $5.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · G0429

    Office

    $103.38

    Facility

    $58.18

    $0.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · G0429

    Office

    $94.67

    Facility

    $54.81

    $8.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · G0429

    Office

    $100.09

    Facility

    $56.19

    $3.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · G0429

    Office

    $101.66

    Facility

    $56.81

    $1.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · G0429

    Office

    $94.59

    Facility

    $54.47

    $9.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · G0429

    Office

    $96.65

    Facility

    $53.23

    $6.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · G0429

    Office

    $92.39

    Facility

    $52.92

    $11.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $102.39

    Facility

    $56.45

    $1.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $94.15

    Facility

    $54.63

    $9.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $98.38

    Facility

    $55.35

    $5.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $99.04

    Facility

    $55.79

    $4.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $98.53

    Facility

    $55.72

    $5.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $98.70

    Facility

    $55.59

    $4.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $101.08

    Facility

    $57.96

    $2.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · G0429

    Office

    $96.23

    Facility

    $55.03

    $7.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · G0429

    Office

    $95.70

    Facility

    $54.89

    $7.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · G0429

    Office

    $97.30

    Facility

    $54.62

    $6.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · G0429

    Office

    $100.09

    Facility

    $56.19

    $3.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · G0429

    Office

    $96.83

    Facility

    $53.84

    $6.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · G0429

    Office

    $101.99

    Facility

    $56.27

    $1.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · G0429

    Office

    $113.49

    Facility

    $60.21

    $9.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · G0429

    Office

    $94.16

    Facility

    $52.56

    $9.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · G0429

    Office

    $94.01

    Facility

    $56.28

    $9.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · G0429

    Office

    $98.41

    Facility

    $54.98

    $5.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

G0429 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$89.47

$120.63

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$120.631
AL$90.591
AR$89.471
AZ$97.161
CA$103.60–$126.7329
CO$102.661
CT$105.571
DC$112.171
DE$98.611
FL$99.24–$108.493
GA$94.27–$101.432
GU$105.441
HI$105.441
IA$92.121
ID$92.731
IL$97.07–$105.714
IN$93.181
KS$91.961
KY$92.901
LA$92.86–$96.792
MA$102.26–$111.602
MD$100.24–$112.173
ME$93.38–$97.422
MI$95.18–$100.542
MN$98.111
MO$91.63–$96.833
MS$90.561
MT$99.531
NC$94.191
ND$96.961
NE$92.491
NH$101.311
NJ$106.70–$111.302
NM$95.721
NV$98.871
NY$95.42–$116.405
OH$94.661
OK$92.531
OR$98.02–$105.312
PA$94.67–$103.382
PR$100.091
RI$101.661
SC$94.591
SD$96.651
TN$92.391
TX$94.15–$102.398
UT$95.701
VA$97.30–$112.172
VI$100.091
VT$96.831
WA$101.99–$113.492
WI$94.161
WV$94.011
WY$98.411

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Where does this rate apply?

El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For G0429 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $103.62 and the facility-setting rate is $56.03: a difference of $47.59.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$113.98

$103.62 × 110% = $113.98

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for G0429 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

15,256

Code
G0429
Physician work
1.16
Practice expense
1.69
Malpractice
0.13

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for G0429 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.16× 1.0171.1797
Practice expense1.69× 1.0961.8522
Malpractice0.13× 0.5410.0703
Total RVUs3.1023
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$103.62

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.161.017
Practice expense1.691.096
Malpractice0.130.541

(1.16 × 1.017 + 1.69 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $103.62

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.161.017
Practice expense0.391.096
Malpractice0.130.541

(1.16 × 1.017 + 0.39 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $56.03

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

G0429 · Office / nonfacility

$103.62

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.80 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $100.82 to $103.62 (2.8%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $100.82changed to$103.62

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.19 changed to 1.16
    • Practice expense RVU 1.68 changed to 1.69
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $100.82

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$103.62$56.03RVU26D
2026-07-01$103.62$56.03RVU26C
2026-04-01$103.62$56.03RVU26B
2026-01-01$103.62$56.03RVU26A
2025-10-01$100.82$66.88RVU25D
2025-07-01$100.82$66.88RVU25C
2025-04-01$100.82$66.88RVU25B
2025-01-01$100.82$66.88RVU25A

G0429 billing questions

When should G0429 be chosen over a general filler-injection code?

Use G0429 for filler treatment of facial lipodystrophy, including facial volume loss associated with HIV therapy. General filler-injection codes are organized around injected volume and are not specific to this indication.

What documentation supports G0429?

Document the facial lipodystrophy diagnosis, the affected facial areas, the medical reason for treatment, and the injection performed. The record should distinguish therapeutic restoration of lost facial volume from cosmetic enhancement.

Is same-day evaluation or postoperative care separately included?

G0429 has a 0-day global period, and same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure.

Should modifier 50 be appended for treatment on both sides of the face?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect G0429?

When G0429 is performed with other procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% reduction.

Can an assistant, co-surgeon, or surgical team be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for G0429PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,256 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)