# CPT 99306

> CMS published national PFS baselines of $193.06 in the Office (non-facility) setting and $163.33 in a facility for CPT 99306 in the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. These figures take effect for dates of service beginning Oct 1, 2026. Across payment localities, the office amount is $179.68–$252.51 and the facility amount is $154.14–$220.85. This amount has been unchanged since Q1 2026, when it increased 10.1%.

## What it is

Initial Nursing Facility Care, Level 3

## Selected release

- Release: Q4 2026 (2026 D)
- Effective: October 1 – December 31, 2026
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $193.06
- Facility national allowed amount: $163.33
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 3.50
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 2.05
- Facility practice expense RVU: 1.16
- Malpractice RVU: 0.23
- Conversion factor: 33.4009
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## NCCI edits

- Never-billable pair count: 514
- Modifier-allowed pair count: 5819
- MUE units per patient per date of service: 1
- Complete list: https://localishealth.com/cpt/99306/2026/D/ncci-edits.txt

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q4 2026)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, row 13,047
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/99306/2026/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/99306/2026/D
- Last significant update: 2026-09-01T06:33:29+00:00