How do I find CMS fee schedule (Medicare baseline) rates for specific codes?

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Context

You may want to look up CMS national fee schedule rates for specific procedure codes within Signal. Note that Medicare Advantage payers are not required to publish their rates under the Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rule, so those rates will not appear in payer-negotiated data. However, CMS national baseline rates are available directly in Signal.

Answer

To find CMS national fee schedule rates for specific codes in Signal, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Payer Data Mode and filter for a payer (a payer selection is required to enter this mode).

  2. Filter for the procedure codes you are interested in.

  3. Click "All Columns" to expand the available data columns.

  4. Scroll all the way to the right until you see the "Baseline Rate" column.

  5. To view only the CMS national Medicare rates, filter the baseline schedule for "CMS National."

The CMS national Medicare baseline rate is consistent across payers, so the payer you select will not affect these values.

For more information on using baselines in Signal, refer to this guide: Using Additional Baselines.