99360 Physician standby services
Also known as: standby service, physician standby, on-call standby
Physician or qualified health professional standby service requiring prolonged physician or qualified health professional attendance without direct patient care; first 30 minutes of standby service.
Clinical Context
Used when a physician or qualified health professional is requested to be immediately available for potential provision of medical services but does not provide direct patient care.
RVU Breakdown
| Work RVU | 1.20 |
| Practice Expense RVU | 0.27 |
| Malpractice RVU | 0.07 |
| Total RVU | 1.54 |
Est. Medicare Payment
National estimate based on 2026 CMS PFS Conversion Factor ($33.40). Actual payment varies by locality (GPCI adjustment).
Specialties
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