90970

NephrologyCMS status: A

ESRD related services per day, age 20+ years.

Work RVU
0.10
Practice RVU
0.07
Malpractice RVU
0.01
Total RVU
0.18
2026 Medicare payment
$6.01
National GPCI = 1.000 · Conversion factor $33.4009 · Non-facility
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When to use it

Per-diem ESRD billing when patient is not on chronic dialysis for the full month (e.g. transplant, hospitalization, death).

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Common ICD-10 pairings
N18.6
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