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99310 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Subsequent nursing facility visit, level 4.

Component Non-facility Facility
Work RVU 2.80 2.80
Practice expense RVU 1.88 1.19
Malpractice RVU 0.21 0.21
Total RVUs 4.89 4.20
National payment (CF $33.4009) $163.33 $140.28
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675) $164.15 $140.98

How 99310 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 99310 ranges from $151.07 in Arkansas (AR) to $211.02 in Alaska (AK); calculate 99310 for your locality.

Alaska (AK) $211.02 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $198.12 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $197.14 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $194.17 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $193.93 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $187.20 Napa (CA) $185.74 Vallejo (CA) $185.40 National average $163.33 … 97 more localities between … Iowa (IA) $153.76 Mississippi (MS) $152.77 Alabama (AL) $152.44 Arkansas (AR) $151.07
Non-facility payment for 99310 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: XXX

No global period: the global surgery concept does not apply to this code.

Related codes - nursing facility & home visits

  • 99304 · initial nursing facility visit, level 1
  • 99305 · initial nursing facility visit, level 2
  • 99306 · initial nursing facility visit, level 3
  • 99307 · subsequent nursing facility visit, level 1
  • 99308 · subsequent nursing facility visit, level 2
  • 99309 · subsequent nursing facility visit, level 3
  • 99315 · nursing facility discharge management, 30 minutes or less
  • 99316 · nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes
  • 99341 · home or residence visit, new patient, level 1
  • 99342 · home or residence visit, new patient, level 2
  • 99344 · home or residence visit, new patient, level 4
  • 99345 · home or residence visit, new patient, level 5
  • 99347 · home or residence visit, established patient, level 1
  • 99348 · home or residence visit, established patient, level 2
  • 99349 · home or residence visit, established patient, level 3
  • 99350 · home or residence visit, established patient, level 4

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 99310 in 2026?
The national non-facility payment is $163.33 and the facility payment is $140.28, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.
What is the work RVU for 99310?
The 2026 work RVU for 99310 is 2.80. Total RVUs are 4.89 in the non-facility setting and 4.20 in the facility setting.
Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?
Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.