HCPCS G0329: Ulcer therapyMedicare rate & RVUs in Florida
Reports timed electromagnetic treatment of specified chronic ulcers that have not shown measurable healing after 30 days of conventional care.
Medicare pays $10.49–$11.54 for G0329 in the office in Florida, from Rest Of Florida to Miami. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What G0329 covers
G0329 covers electromagnetic treatment applied to one or more chronic ulcer areas as part of a therapy plan of care. The qualifying wounds include stage III or IV pressure ulcers and arterial, diabetic, or venous stasis ulcers that have not shown measurable signs of healing after 30 days of conventional care. Wound-care clinicians and therapy practitioners may provide the service in settings such as an outpatient therapy department or wound clinic. This is a treatment modality, not a code for removing devitalized tissue.
Report the service per 15 minutes. Documentation should identify the ulcer site and type, pressure-ulcer stage when applicable, prior conventional care, lack of measurable healing, treatment time, and the therapy plan. CMS treats G0329 as a therapy service, so a professional component modifier does not apply. Under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction, CMS reduces practice expense for the second and each later therapy unit furnished to the patient on the same day.
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 G0329 pays more and less in Florida
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
3 payment localities
$10.49 to $11.54
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | $11.07 | Unavailable |
| Miami | $11.54 | Unavailable |
| Rest Of Florida | $10.49 | Unavailable |
How the G0329 rate is calculated
Each of G0329’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 · G0329
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.06
0.06 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.25
0.25 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.01
0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.3200
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$10.69
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for G0329
The CMS indicators that decide how G0329 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · G0329
Ulcer therapy
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 5 | Therapy reduction: practice expense of the second and later units is reduced. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 7 | Therapy service: the split doesn’t apply. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier CQ · payment effect
With and without the modifier
G0329 without CQ · national office
$10.69
Ulcer therapy
G0329-CQ · Allowed amount unchanged
$10.69
Medicare cuts its own payment by 15% after the patient’s 20% coinsurance; the allowed amount stays the same. On $100 allowed: $20 coinsurance, then Medicare pays $68 instead of $80.
G0329 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- G0281Wound stimulation
- Use G0329 for electromagnetic treatment of qualifying chronic ulcers. G0281 describes unattended electrical stimulation for specified chronic ulcers.
- G0282Elect stim wound care not pd
- G0282 describes unattended electrical stimulation for wound care outside the G0281 indication; G0329 is electromagnetic treatment for its specified chronic-ulcer population.
- 97597Selective wound debridement
- 97597 reports selective debridement with removal of devitalized tissue. G0329 reports electromagnetic treatment, not tissue removal.
- 97602Wound(s) care non-selective
- 97602 reports nonselective wound debridement. Choose G0329 when electromagnetic treatment is performed instead of debridement.
G0329 billing questions
Which wounds qualify for G0329?
The code is for stage III or IV pressure ulcers and arterial, diabetic, or venous stasis ulcers that have not shown measurable healing after 30 days of conventional care, under a therapy plan.
How are units counted?
Report G0329 per 15 minutes of electromagnetic treatment. Keep the treatment time in the record to support the units billed.
Should modifier 26 be appended?
No. CMS identifies G0329 as a therapy service for which the professional component modifier does not apply.
Does the therapy multiple procedure reduction affect G0329?
Yes. CMS reduces practice expense for the second and later therapy units furnished to the same patient on the same day.
How does G0329 differ from G0281?
G0329 describes electromagnetic treatment. G0281 describes unattended electrical stimulation for specified chronic ulcers.
Can G0329 be used for ulcer debridement?
No. It reports electromagnetic treatment; selective or nonselective tissue removal is a different service and requires the applicable debridement code.
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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