Both are for 45-minute post-discharge home visits; use G2008 for an established patient and G2003 for a new patient.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G2008 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
$131.80
Base rate per service
Facility setting
Not available in this setting
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.
Post-discharge care
About G2008: Established patient post-discharge home visit, 45 minutes
G2008 identifies a 45-minute home visit for an established patient following discharge, distinguished from other post-discharge visit levels by patient status and duration.
G2008 describes a home visit for a patient already established with the clinician, provided after the patient has been discharged. The service is centered on a post-discharge encounter in the patient’s home; it is not the corresponding new-patient service. The code’s 45-minute designation separates it from shorter and longer established-patient home-visit levels in the same series.
Select G2008 when the record supports an established-patient relationship, a post-discharge home encounter, and the time represented by this level. Documentation should identify the discharge context, the home setting, the clinician’s work during the visit, and the time supporting the 45-minute selection. Compare the documented encounter with the shorter established-patient levels G2006 and G2007 and the longer level G2009 before choosing the code.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.33 · 61%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.36 · 35%
- Malpractice RVU0.16 · 4%
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.
G2008 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for G2008 is $132.34—$0.54 higher than the $131.80 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
G2008 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
$131.80
$132.34
$0.54 higher than Merced
$131.80
The same base rate than Merced
$131.82
$0.02 higher than Merced
$131.80
The same base rate than Merced
$131.80
The same base rate than Merced
$6.50 higher than Merced
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, G2008 ranges from $119.60 in Arkansas to $168.06 in Alaska*. 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
Madera
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Modesto
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Napa
California · G2008
Office
$145.31
Facility
Unavailable
$13.51 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · G2008
Office
$137.03
Facility
Unavailable
$5.23 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Redding
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · G2008
Office
$133.57
Facility
Unavailable
$1.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · G2008
Office
$136.32
Facility
Unavailable
$4.52 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Salinas
California · G2008
Office
$135.75
Facility
Unavailable
$3.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · G2008
Office
$137.38
Facility
Unavailable
$5.58 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · G2008
Office
$151.72
Facility
Unavailable
$19.92 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · G2008
Office
$151.54
Facility
Unavailable
$19.74 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · G2008
Office
$154.75
Facility
Unavailable
$22.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · G2008
Office
$154.01
Facility
Unavailable
$22.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · G2008
Office
$133.75
Facility
Unavailable
$1.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · G2008
Office
$137.51
Facility
Unavailable
$5.71 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · G2008
Office
$135.83
Facility
Unavailable
$4.03 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · G2008
Office
$138.81
Facility
Unavailable
$7.01 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Stockton
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · G2008
Office
$145.05
Facility
Unavailable
$13.25 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Visalia
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · G2008
Office
$131.80
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · G2008
Office
$141.49
Facility
Unavailable
$9.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · G2008
Office
$138.63
Facility
Unavailable
$6.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · G2008
Office
$136.29
Facility
Unavailable
$4.49 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · G2008
Office
$144.06
Facility
Unavailable
$12.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · G2008
Office
$168.06
Facility
Unavailable
$36.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · G2008
Office
$120.60
Facility
Unavailable
$11.20 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · G2008
Office
$119.60
Facility
Unavailable
$12.20 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · G2008
Office
$126.42
Facility
Unavailable
$5.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · G2008
Office
$131.26
Facility
Unavailable
$0.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · G2008
Office
$134.77
Facility
Unavailable
$2.97 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · G2008
Office
$127.90
Facility
Unavailable
$3.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · G2008
Office
$133.50
Facility
Unavailable
$1.70 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · G2008
Office
$129.28
Facility
Unavailable
$2.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · G2008
Office
$130.63
Facility
Unavailable
$1.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · G2008
Office
$124.71
Facility
Unavailable
$7.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · G2008
Office
$132.57
Facility
Unavailable
$0.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · G2008
Office
$121.51
Facility
Unavailable
$10.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · G2008
Office
$122.14
Facility
Unavailable
$9.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · G2008
Office
$130.38
Facility
Unavailable
$1.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · G2008
Office
$127.65
Facility
Unavailable
$4.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · G2008
Office
$134.49
Facility
Unavailable
$2.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · G2008
Office
$122.53
Facility
Unavailable
$9.27 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · G2008
Office
$121.58
Facility
Unavailable
$10.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · G2008
Office
$123.10
Facility
Unavailable
$8.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · G2008
Office
$126.64
Facility
Unavailable
$5.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · G2008
Office
$123.15
Facility
Unavailable
$8.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · G2008
Office
$140.01
Facility
Unavailable
$8.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · G2008
Office
$131.16
Facility
Unavailable
$0.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · G2008
Office
$134.42
Facility
Unavailable
$2.62 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · G2008
Office
$129.48
Facility
Unavailable
$2.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · G2008
Office
$122.94
Facility
Unavailable
$8.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · G2008
Office
$126.21
Facility
Unavailable
$5.59 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · G2008
Office
$130.67
Facility
Unavailable
$1.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · G2008
Office
$125.33
Facility
Unavailable
$6.47 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · G2008
Office
$126.15
Facility
Unavailable
$5.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · G2008
Office
$125.70
Facility
Unavailable
$6.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · G2008
Office
$126.42
Facility
Unavailable
$5.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · G2008
Office
$122.19
Facility
Unavailable
$9.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · G2008
Office
$120.88
Facility
Unavailable
$10.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · G2008
Office
$128.58
Facility
Unavailable
$3.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · G2008
Office
$123.62
Facility
Unavailable
$8.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · G2008
Office
$125.42
Facility
Unavailable
$6.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · G2008
Office
$121.77
Facility
Unavailable
$10.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · G2008
Office
$129.79
Facility
Unavailable
$2.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · G2008
Office
$141.13
Facility
Unavailable
$9.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · G2008
Office
$136.40
Facility
Unavailable
$4.60 higher than Merced for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · G2008
Office
$125.90
Facility
Unavailable
$5.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · G2008
Office
$127.75
Facility
Unavailable
$4.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · G2008
Office
$146.74
Facility
Unavailable
$14.94 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · G2008
Office
$137.53
Facility
Unavailable
$5.73 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Queens
New York · G2008
Office
$144.20
Facility
Unavailable
$12.40 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · G2008
Office
$124.73
Facility
Unavailable
$7.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · G2008
Office
$124.68
Facility
Unavailable
$7.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · G2008
Office
$122.54
Facility
Unavailable
$9.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · G2008
Office
$133.51
Facility
Unavailable
$1.71 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · G2008
Office
$126.82
Facility
Unavailable
$4.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · G2008
Office
$132.89
Facility
Unavailable
$1.09 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · G2008
Office
$124.57
Facility
Unavailable
$7.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · G2008
Office
$129.01
Facility
Unavailable
$2.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · G2008
Office
$130.99
Facility
Unavailable
$0.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · G2008
Office
$124.34
Facility
Unavailable
$7.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · G2008
Office
$125.04
Facility
Unavailable
$6.76 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · G2008
Office
$121.99
Facility
Unavailable
$9.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · G2008
Office
$130.77
Facility
Unavailable
$1.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · G2008
Office
$124.13
Facility
Unavailable
$7.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · G2008
Office
$127.63
Facility
Unavailable
$4.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · G2008
Office
$128.35
Facility
Unavailable
$3.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · G2008
Office
$127.97
Facility
Unavailable
$3.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · G2008
Office
$127.98
Facility
Unavailable
$3.82 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · G2008
Office
$130.91
Facility
Unavailable
$0.89 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · G2008
Office
$125.76
Facility
Unavailable
$6.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · G2008
Office
$125.32
Facility
Unavailable
$6.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · G2008
Office
$126.25
Facility
Unavailable
$5.55 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · G2008
Office
$129.01
Facility
Unavailable
$2.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · G2008
Office
$125.50
Facility
Unavailable
$6.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · G2008
Office
$130.74
Facility
Unavailable
$1.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · G2008
Office
$141.82
Facility
Unavailable
$10.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · G2008
Office
$122.99
Facility
Unavailable
$8.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · G2008
Office
$124.95
Facility
Unavailable
$6.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · G2008
Office
$127.20
Facility
Unavailable
$4.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
G2008 · 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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$119.60
$168.06
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $168.06 | 1 |
| AL | $120.60 | 1 |
| AR | $119.60 | 1 |
| AZ | $126.42 | 1 |
| CA | $131.80–$154.75 | 29 |
| CO | $131.26 | 1 |
| CT | $134.77 | 1 |
| DC | $141.49 | 1 |
| DE | $127.90 | 1 |
| FL | $129.28–$138.63 | 3 |
| GA | $124.71–$130.63 | 2 |
| GU | $132.57 | 1 |
| HI | $132.57 | 1 |
| IA | $121.51 | 1 |
| ID | $122.14 | 1 |
| IL | $127.65–$136.29 | 4 |
| IN | $122.53 | 1 |
| KS | $121.58 | 1 |
| KY | $123.10 | 1 |
| LA | $123.15–$126.64 | 2 |
| MA | $131.16–$140.01 | 2 |
| MD | $129.48–$141.49 | 3 |
| ME | $122.94–$126.21 | 2 |
| MI | $125.33–$130.67 | 2 |
| MN | $126.15 | 1 |
| MO | $122.19–$126.42 | 3 |
| MS | $120.88 | 1 |
| MT | $128.58 | 1 |
| NC | $123.62 | 1 |
| ND | $125.42 | 1 |
| NE | $121.77 | 1 |
| NH | $129.79 | 1 |
| NJ | $136.40–$141.13 | 2 |
| NM | $125.90 | 1 |
| NV | $127.75 | 1 |
| NY | $124.73–$146.74 | 5 |
| OH | $124.68 | 1 |
| OK | $122.54 | 1 |
| OR | $126.82–$133.51 | 2 |
| PA | $124.57–$132.89 | 2 |
| PR | $129.01 | 1 |
| RI | $130.99 | 1 |
| SC | $124.34 | 1 |
| SD | $125.04 | 1 |
| TN | $121.99 | 1 |
| TX | $124.13–$130.91 | 8 |
| UT | $125.32 | 1 |
| VA | $126.25–$141.49 | 2 |
| VI | $129.01 | 1 |
| VT | $125.50 | 1 |
| WA | $130.74–$141.82 | 2 |
| WI | $122.99 | 1 |
| WV | $124.95 | 1 |
| WY | $127.20 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for G2008 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$144.98
$131.80 × 110% = $144.98
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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 G2008 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
15,416
- Code
- G2008
- Physician work
- 2.33
- Practice expense
- 1.36
- Malpractice
- 0.16
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 2.33 | × 1.017 | 2.3696 |
| Practice expense | 1.36 | × 1.096 | 1.4906 |
| Malpractice | 0.16 | × 0.536 | 0.0858 |
| Total RVUs | 3.9459 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$131.80
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.33 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 1.36 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.16 | 0.536 |
(2.33 × 1.017 + 1.36 × 1.096 + 0.16 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $131.80
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
G2008 · Office / nonfacility
$131.80
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $10.41 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $121.39 to $131.80 (8.6%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$121.39changed to$131.80
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Practice expense RVU 1.19 changed to 1.36
- Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
- Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
- Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $121.39
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 from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $131.80 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $131.80 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $131.80 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $131.80 | Not available in this setting | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $121.39 | Not available in this setting | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $121.39 | Not available in this setting | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $121.39 | Not available in this setting | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $121.39 | Not available in this setting | RVU25A |
G2008 billing questions
How does G2008 differ from G2003?
Both identify a 45-minute post-discharge home visit. G2008 is for an established patient; G2003 is the corresponding new-patient level.
When would G2007 or G2009 be a closer match?
Those codes represent the 30-minute and 60-minute established-patient levels, respectively. Choose among them and G2008 based on the documented visit time.
What should the note support?
Document the patient’s established status, the post-discharge context, that the encounter took place in the home, and the time supporting the selected level.
Is G2008 for a new patient?
No. G2008 is the established-patient 45-minute level; G2003 is the corresponding 45-minute code for a new patient.
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.
