Denver, CO (Locality 04112-01)
2.9% above the national baseline ($174.35)
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( Work2.60 × 1.012 + Practice exp.2.45 × 1.064 + Malpractice0.17 × 0.781 ) × Conv. factor$33.4009 = $179.39
F Work RVU
2.60
G Non‑facility PE RVU
2.45
K MP RVU
0.17
Z Conversion factor
33.4009
E Work GPCI
1.012
F PE GPCI
1.064
G MP GPCI
0.781
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Participating provider, no modifiers, whole service, before sequestration. Change these
Report a problemThe Medicare allowed amount is $179.39 in the Office (non-facility) and Facility settings, under the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. This is the fee schedule amount before sequestration and before any deductible or coinsurance is applied—not necessarily what a specific claim pays.
What Medicare locality is Denver, CO in? Copy link
CMS prices all of Colorado as one Medicare payment locality, so this amount applies statewide, including Colorado Springs, Aurora and Fort Collins—not only in Denver, CO.
Confirm the locality before using this amount. A split ZIP needs ZIP+4 for an exact match.
ZIP codes in this payment locality (677)
The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 677 ZIP codes to this payment locality. Use this amount only after you confirm the service location is in this locality. Of these, 2 span more than one locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.
577 more ZIP codes map to this locality. The Denver, CO locality page lists the full set.
Which ZIP codes does the Denver, CO rate for G0438 cover?
The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 677 ZIP codes to this payment locality, and G0438 has the same amount in every one of them. Examples include 80001, 80002, 80003, 80004, 80005, 80006. Of these, 2 span more than one payment locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.
Does this G0438 rate apply everywhere in Colorado?
Yes. CMS prices Colorado as a single Medicare payment locality, so the same GPCIs—and the same allowed amount—apply statewide, not only in Denver, CO. That includes Colorado Springs, Aurora and Fort Collins. The city name here is a search-facing label for a statewide payment locality, not a city-specific rate.
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Office (non-facility) · Q4 2026 · Participating · Whole service
Denver, CO's $179.39 compares with the $174.35 national PFS baseline (GPCI 1.000). Each of this locality's geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs) scales one RVU component before the conversion factor is applied. Together they put Denver, CO 2.9% above the national baseline.
Denver, CO ranks #49 of 109 Medicare payment localities for G0438, where #1 has the highest allowed amount.
Each figure is that GPCI's share of the +$5.04 gap from the national baseline: its RVUs for G0438 × (GPCI − 1.000) × the conversion factor. Practice expense accounts for the most, +$5.24.
CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2 See file rows
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For the office (non-facility) amount, each of G0438's RVU components is multiplied by its Denver, CO GPCI; the products are summed and multiplied by the conversion factor.
- Code
- G0438
- DOS
- Not selected; uses this release’s rates
- Locality
- Colorado (04112-01)
- Setting
- Office (non-facility)
- Participation
- Participating provider
- Modifiers
- None
- Units
- 1
- Release
- Q4 2026, revision 2
- Sequestration
- Shown separately from the allowed amount
Formula
(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor
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| Component | RVU | × GPCI | = Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.60 | × 1.012 | 2.6312 |
| Practice expense · Office (non-facility) | 2.45 | × 1.064 | 2.6068 |
| Malpractice | 0.17 | × 0.781 | 0.1328 |
| Sum of adjusted RVUs | 5.3708 | ||
| × 33.4009 conversion factor = formula amount | $179.39 | ||
Component subtotals show four decimals. The formula amount is rounded to cents before any later adjustment.
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Locality-adjusted allowed amount $179.39
After applicable fee-schedule adjustments; sequestration excluded
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G0438’s RVUs, PFS status and conversion factor
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 15,260 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip
- A HCPCS
- G0438
- B Modifier
- blank
- D Status code
- A
- F Work RVU
- 2.60
- G Non-facility PE RVU
- 2.45
- K MP RVU
- 0.17
- Z Conversion factor
- 33.4009
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Locality 04112-01’s GPCIs
Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2
GPCI2026.csv row 37 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip
- A MAC
- 04112
- C Locality number
- 01
- E Work GPCI
- 1.012
- F PE GPCI
- 1.064
- G MP GPCI
- 0.781
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Why is the G0438 rate in Denver, CO different from the national amount?
The national figure is a GPCI 1.000 baseline, not an amount any provider is paid. This locality's geographic practice cost indices—work 1.012, practice expense 1.064, malpractice 0.781—scale each RVU component before the conversion factor is applied, which is why the Denver, CO amount is higher than the $174.35 baseline.
G0438 in Denver, CO since Q4 2025 Copy link
Office (non-facility) · Participating · Whole service
The allowed amount went from $163.99 in Q4 2025 to $179.39 in Q4 2026, +$15.40 (+9.4%). The national baseline moved +8.7% over the same period.
| What moved | Effect |
|---|---|
| Conversion factor National: the dollar multiplier CMS sets each year. | +$5.35 |
| G0438's RVUs National: CMS revalued the code itself. | +$9.07 |
| Denver, CO's GPCIs Local: this payment locality's cost indices. | +$0.98 |
| Total change | +$15.40 |
A derived breakdown of the two releases' formula inputs, applied in order: the conversion factor on Q4 2025's RVUs and GPCIs, then G0438's new RVUs, then this locality's new GPCIs. A different order moves a few cents between rows; the total is exact.
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Medicare pays part of the Denver, CO allowed amount and the patient pays the rest. A provider who doesn’t participate in Medicare is allowed less, and can bill the patient up to a ceiling.
Computed from the Q4 2026 CMS release
- Allowed amount
- $179.39
- Medicare's share
- $143.51
- Sequestration
- -$2.87
- What Medicare pays
- $140.64
- Patient coinsurance
- $35.88
- Non-participating amount
- $170.42
- Limiting charge
- $195.98
The fee-schedule amount for G0438 in the Office (non-facility) setting in Denver, CO. A participating provider accepts it as payment in full, and every figure below starts from it.
80% of the allowed amount, once the annual Part B deductible is met.
The 2% cut to Medicare’s share. It never reduces the allowed amount or the patient’s coinsurance.
Medicare’s share after sequestration.
The remaining 20%. Medigap or Medicaid often covers it.
What a provider who doesn’t participate in Medicare is allowed on an assigned claim: 95% of the allowed amount.
The most a non-participating provider can bill the patient on an unassigned claim: 115% of the non-participating amount.
What is the non-participating amount and limiting charge for G0438 in Denver, CO?
A non-participating provider is paid $170.42—95% of the $179.39 participating fee schedule amount. On an unassigned claim the limiting charge caps what the patient can be billed at $195.98, which is 115% of the non-participating amount.
How much of the Denver, CO G0438 rate does Medicare actually pay?
Medicare pays 80% of the allowed amount ($143.51) once the annual Part B deductible is met, and the beneficiary owes 20% ($35.88). Sequestration reduces Medicare's share by about 2% ($2.87), leaving $140.64. Sequestration never changes the allowed amount itself, which is why it is shown separately here.
Who’s billing it in Denver, CO Copy link
The allowed amount depends on who bills the service: NPs and PAs get 85% of the fee schedule amount, social workers and counselors 75%. These are Denver, CO’s Q4 2026 amounts.
| Billed by | Office (non-facility) | Facility |
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| Physician (MD/DO) The full fee schedule amount. Open in calculator | $179.39 | $179.39 |
| NP, PA or CNS Paid 85% of the fee schedule amount. Always takes assignment, so no limiting charge applies. Source: 42 CFR 414.52(d) · 42 CFR 414.56(c) · Pub. 100-04 ch. 12 §110, §120.A · Pub. 100-04 ch. 1 §30.3.1 Open in calculator | $152.48 | $152.48 |
| NP or PA visit billed under the physician (incident-to) Paid as if the physician did it, but only in the office and only when every incident-to requirement, including supervision, is met. Source: Pub. 100-02 ch. 15 §60 Open in calculator | $179.39 | Not available |
A provider type is listed when it billed at least 1% of G0438’s Medicare services in CMS’s CY2024 Physician & Other Practitioners data. Each percentage applies before the 80/20 split and sequestration.
Contract rates and comparisons Copy link
Contracted rate: % of Medicare in Denver, CO Copy link
Commercial contracts are often written as a percentage of the Medicare fee schedule. The part that gets misread is which Medicare amount: a contract benchmarked to the fee schedule prices off this locality's allowed amount—$179.39 in the office (non-facility) setting—not the $174.35 national baseline.
Opens the calculator set to Denver, CO and your selected setting, where you can also compare what a payer paid against the expected amount. See how to find your contract's actual percentage.
G0438 in nearby payment localities Copy link
Payment localities in the same region as Denver, CO, nearest first. Each amount is that locality's own GPCI-adjusted Office (non-facility) figure for G0438. Neighboring localities often differ.
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Denver, CO · this page $179.39
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Salt Lake City, UT $168.86 -5.9%
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Albuquerque, NM $168.70 -6.0%
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Wichita, KS $163.68 -8.8%
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Omaha, NE $164.52 -8.3%
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Oklahoma City, OK $164.33 -8.4%
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Phoenix, AZ $171.00 -4.7%
Percentages are against Denver, CO. Every payment locality nationwide is on the HCPCS G0438 rate map.
Other codes priced in Denver, CO Copy link
Office (non-facility) allowed amounts in this same payment locality, Q4 2026.
| Code and service | Allowed | vs. national |
|---|---|---|
| 99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit | $98.18 | +3.1% |
| 99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit | $139.63 | +3.0% |
| 66984 Cataract Surgery | $474.65 | +2.6% |
| 92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient | $132.56 | +4.2% |
| 99204 Long New Patient Office Visit | $181.93 | +2.6% |
| 99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit | $197.85 | +2.8% |
| 97110 Physical Therapy Exercises | $30.04 | +3.4% |
| 99203 New Patient Office Visit | $120.80 | +2.7% |
| 93000 Heart Tracing | $15.86 | +3.3% |
| 93306 Heart Ultrasound | $206.10 | +4.8% |
| 77067 Screening Mammogram | $132.58 | +5.0% |
| 27447 Knee Replacement | $1,162.35 | +0.3% |
Source & method Copy link
Computed from the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2026 release: this code's RVUs from the relative value file, multiplied by payment locality 04112-01's GPCIs, then by the 2026 conversion factor of $33.4009. ZIP coverage from the CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk, Q4 2026 release. Past releases are never edited, so an amount for an earlier quarter always matches what CMS published for it. Coverage and coding correctness are outside this calculation.
Working a claim with an earlier date of service? The calculator prices G0438 in Denver, CO against the release in effect on that date. Dates of service this quarter don't need an account; earlier dates need a free account.
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