Medicare payment locality · Q3 2025 release
Nevada** NV
MAC 01312 · Locality 00This locality's GPCIs sit right at the national average for the Q3 2025 Physician Fee Schedule. Every code below takes the national amount and rescales it by those three indexes.
1.000 is the national baseline. Above raises that component; below lowers it.
Example rates in Nevada**
National vs. Nevada** non-facility amounts for common codes, Q3 2025 (before sequestration).
| Code | National | Nevada** | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0275T | $0.00 | $0.00 | — |
| 0446T | $5,846.63 | $5,846.23 | 0.0% |
| 0447T | $95.42 | $95.07 | -0.4% |
| 0448T | $5,493.08 | $5,492.48 | 0.0% |
| 0509T | $73.10 | $73.00 | -0.1% |
| 10004 | $51.75 | $51.10 | -1.3% |
| 10005 | $129.06 | $128.26 | -0.6% |
| 10006 | $58.22 | $57.72 | -0.9% |
| 10007 | $294.03 | $292.87 | -0.4% |
| 10008 | $137.47 | $136.67 | -0.6% |
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ZIP codes in this locality
Nevada** covers 258 ZIP codes across NV, per the CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk (Q3 2026). 2 of them span more than one locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.
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Common questions
Why do Medicare rates in Nevada** differ from the national amount?
Medicare scales each code's work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs by this locality's three GPCIs before applying the conversion factor. Local labor, rent, and liability costs therefore move the final amount up or down. Nevada** currently pays at the national average for the Q3 2025 release.
How do I know if my address is in this locality?
Medicare assigns localities by ZIP code rather than by city or county lines, so neighboring addresses can fall in different localities. Look up your ZIP to find your locality. About 2 ZIP codes in Nevada** span more than one locality and need the ZIP+4 to resolve exactly.
Do commercial insurers or Medicare Advantage plans use this locality?
No. Medicare payment localities belong to Original Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule alone. Medicare Advantage plans and commercial insurers set their own geographic adjustments and negotiated network rates. They're free to draw their own boundaries, though many still benchmark off the Medicare amount.
Does my locality affect what I owe as a patient?
Yes. Original Medicare calculates your 20% coinsurance on the locality-adjusted amount rather than the national one. The same code can therefore leave you owing more or less depending on where you're treated. Nevada** pays at the national average, so patients here typically owe about the same in coinsurance than the national amount would suggest.
Why did my Medicare payment change even though I didn't change what I billed?
GPCIs and the conversion factor update with each quarterly CMS release (January, April, July, October). The same code in the same locality can therefore pay a different amount quarter to quarter, with nothing on your end changing. See what changed each release.
Source & method
GPCIs and rates computed from the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q3 2025 release (effective July 2025). ZIP coverage from the CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk, Q3 2026 release. Example amounts take the national non-facility figures and rescale them by this locality's GPCIs, before the ~2% sequestration cut. Releases are immutable: a rate retrieved for a past quarter always reflects that release.
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