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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

99344 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$150.14

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.

Evaluation and management

About 99344: New patient home visit, moderate complexity

A clinician reports this home or residential evaluation for a new patient when moderate medical decision making or at least 60 minutes supports the service.

A physician or other qualified health care professional evaluates a new patient in the patient’s home or another residential setting, such as an assisted-living residence or group home. The visit may address an acute concern, a change in chronic disease, medication management, or several ongoing conditions when care is provided in the residence. The clinician obtains a medically appropriate history and/or examination and develops or updates the plan of care; this code is for a home or residential encounter, not a nursing-facility visit.

Select 99344 when the documented medical decision making is moderate. Alternatively, code selection may use total qualifying physician or qualified health care professional time on the encounter date; 60 minutes must be met or exceeded. Documentation should establish new-patient status and the residence setting, and support the problems assessed, data reviewed, and management risk underlying the level selected. CMS pays the service under the physician fee schedule, with relative value units for clinician work, practice expense, and malpractice.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU2.87 · 65%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.36 · 31%
  • Malpractice RVU0.16 · 4%

236.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #352 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.

99344 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

99342

Home visit

New patient, low MDM

$80.73

Use 99342 for a new-patient home or residence visit supported by low medical decision making or its time threshold; 99344 requires moderate decision making or at least 60 minutes.

99345

Home visit

New patient, high complexity

$215.35

99345 represents the high medical decision-making level for a new-patient home or residence visit. Choose 99344 when the documented level is moderate instead.

99349

Home visit

Established patient, moderate complexity

$135.53

99349 is the moderate-level home or residence visit for an established patient. 99344 is for a patient who meets the new-patient definition.

99309

Nursing facility visit

Subsequent, moderate MDM or 30 minutes

$117.88

99309 is subsequent nursing-facility care at a moderate level. 99344 applies to a new-patient encounter in a home or residential setting.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 99344 is $150.72—$0.58 higher than the $150.14 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

99344 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $150.14

  2. Bakersfield

    $150.72

    $0.58 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $150.14

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $150.17

    $0.03 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $150.14

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $150.14

    The same base rate than Redding

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $157.08

    $6.94 higher than Redding

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, 99344 ranges from $137.63 in Arkansas to $195.11 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 · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 99344

    Office

    $164.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.35 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 99344

    Office

    $155.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.43 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 99344

    Office

    $151.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 99344

    Office

    $155.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.87 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 99344

    Office

    $154.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 99344

    Office

    $155.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 99344

    Office

    $171.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.33 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 99344

    Office

    $171.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 99344

    Office

    $174.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.63 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 99344

    Office

    $174.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.89 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 99344

    Office

    $152.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 99344

    Office

    $155.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 99344

    Office

    $154.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 99344

    Office

    $157.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 99344

    Office

    $164.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 99344

    Office

    $150.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 99344

    Office

    $160.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 99344

    Office

    $156.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 99344

    Office

    $154.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.31 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 99344

    Office

    $163.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 99344

    Office

    $195.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.97 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 99344

    Office

    $138.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 99344

    Office

    $137.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 99344

    Office

    $144.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 99344

    Office

    $149.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 99344

    Office

    $153.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 99344

    Office

    $146.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 99344

    Office

    $151.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 99344

    Office

    $147.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 99344

    Office

    $148.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 99344

    Office

    $142.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 99344

    Office

    $150.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.46 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 99344

    Office

    $139.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 99344

    Office

    $140.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 99344

    Office

    $148.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 99344

    Office

    $145.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 99344

    Office

    $152.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 99344

    Office

    $140.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 99344

    Office

    $139.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 99344

    Office

    $141.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 99344

    Office

    $144.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 99344

    Office

    $141.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 99344

    Office

    $158.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 99344

    Office

    $149.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 99344

    Office

    $152.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.61 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 99344

    Office

    $147.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 99344

    Office

    $140.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 99344

    Office

    $144.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 99344

    Office

    $148.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 99344

    Office

    $143.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 99344

    Office

    $144.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 99344

    Office

    $143.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 99344

    Office

    $144.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 99344

    Office

    $140.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 99344

    Office

    $138.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 99344

    Office

    $146.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 99344

    Office

    $141.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 99344

    Office

    $143.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 99344

    Office

    $139.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 99344

    Office

    $147.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 99344

    Office

    $160.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.16 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 99344

    Office

    $155.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 99344

    Office

    $143.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 99344

    Office

    $145.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 99344

    Office

    $165.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 99344

    Office

    $156.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 99344

    Office

    $163.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.25 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 99344

    Office

    $142.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 99344

    Office

    $142.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 99344

    Office

    $140.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 99344

    Office

    $151.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.70 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 99344

    Office

    $144.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 99344

    Office

    $151.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 99344

    Office

    $142.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 99344

    Office

    $147.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 99344

    Office

    $149.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 99344

    Office

    $142.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 99344

    Office

    $143.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 99344

    Office

    $140.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $148.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $142.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $145.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $146.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $146.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $146.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $149.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 99344

    Office

    $143.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 99344

    Office

    $143.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 99344

    Office

    $144.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 99344

    Office

    $147.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 99344

    Office

    $143.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 99344

    Office

    $149.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 99344

    Office

    $160.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 99344

    Office

    $141.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 99344

    Office

    $142.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 99344

    Office

    $145.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

99344 · 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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$137.63

$195.11

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$195.111
AL$138.631
AR$137.631
AZ$144.451
CA$150.14–$174.7729
CO$149.521
CT$153.171
DC$160.501
DE$146.021
FL$147.32–$156.663
GA$142.75–$148.722
GU$150.601
HI$150.601
IA$139.551
ID$140.181
IL$145.69–$154.454
IN$140.571
KS$139.621
KY$141.131
LA$141.18–$144.682
MA$149.49–$158.782
MD$147.70–$160.503
ME$140.98–$144.252
MI$143.37–$148.712
MN$144.191
MO$140.22–$144.463
MS$138.921
MT$146.621
NC$141.661
ND$143.461
NE$139.811
NH$147.821
NJ$155.16–$160.302
NM$143.931
NV$145.781
NY$142.77–$165.935
OH$142.721
OK$140.581
OR$144.86–$151.842
PA$142.61–$151.252
PR$147.051
RI$149.371
SC$142.381
SD$143.081
TN$140.021
TX$142.16–$149.098
UT$143.361
VA$144.29–$160.502
VI$147.051
VT$143.541
WA$149.01–$160.762
WI$141.021
WV$142.981
WY$145.241

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Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 99344 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$165.15

$150.14 × 110% = $165.15

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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 99344 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

13,056

Code
99344
Physician work
2.87
Practice expense
1.36
Malpractice
0.16

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 99344 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.87× 1.0172.9188
Practice expense1.36× 1.0961.4906
Malpractice0.16× 0.5360.0858
Total RVUs4.4951
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$150.14

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.871.017
Practice expense1.361.096
Malpractice0.160.536

(2.87 × 1.017 + 1.36 × 1.096 + 0.16 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $150.14

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

99344 · Office / nonfacility

$150.14

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $10.68 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $139.46 to $150.14 (7.7%).

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

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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

    $139.46changed to$150.14

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.20 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.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $139.46

    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$150.14Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$150.14Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$150.14Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$150.14Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$139.46Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$139.46Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$139.46Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$139.46Not available in this settingRVU25A

99344 billing questions

How does 99344 differ from 99342?

99344 requires moderate medical decision making, or at least 60 minutes when selecting by time. 99342 is for low medical decision making or its lower time threshold.

Can time alone support reporting 99344?

Yes. The clinician may select the code based on at least 60 minutes of qualifying time on the encounter date, even when selecting by medical decision making would not support this level.

What makes the patient new for this service?

The patient must not have received professional services within the past three years from the reporting clinician, or another clinician of the same specialty and subspecialty in the same group practice.

Can 99344 be reported for an assisted-living visit?

Yes, when the encounter is an evaluation and management service in the patient’s residence and the patient meets the new-patient criteria. Use a nursing-facility code for an encounter in a nursing facility.

What documentation supports the moderate level?

Document the conditions evaluated, relevant data reviewed, and management decisions and risks that support moderate medical decision making. If selecting by time, document the qualifying work and total time for the encounter date.

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 99344PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 13,056 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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