HCPCS G2008: Home visitMedicare rate & RVUs in Oregon
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.
Medicare pays $126.82–$133.51 for G2008 in the office in Oregon, from Rest Of Oregon to Portland. 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.
On this page 9 sections
What G2008 covers
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.
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 G2008 pays more and less in Oregon
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | $133.51 | Unavailable |
| Rest Of Oregon | $126.82 | Unavailable |
How the G2008 rate is calculated
Each of G2008’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 · G2008
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 2.33Practice expense 1.36Malpractice 0.16
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Payment rules and modifiers for G2008
G2008 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.
Place of service · G2008
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
Non-facility (office) rate · national
$128.59
Only one setting is priced for this code.
G2008 compared with similar codes
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G2008 vs G2003 vs G2007 vs G2009: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- G2003Home visit
- Both are for 45-minute post-discharge home visits; use G2008 for an established patient and G2003 for a new patient.
- G2007Home visit
- G2007 is the 30-minute established-patient level. G2008 represents the 45-minute level.
- G2009Home visit
- G2009 is the 60-minute established-patient level. G2008 represents the 45-minute level.
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 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.
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