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CPT code 95983: Brain stimulator programming, initial 15 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

Report this service for the first 15 minutes of evaluating and adjusting an implanted brain neurostimulator, such as a deep brain stimulation system.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality45.3K Medicare services in 2024

In Montana, Medicare pays $51.77 for 95983 in the office and $42.08 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$51.77Office (non-facility)
$42.08Hospital or facility
+0.0%vs the national office rate ($51.77)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 95983 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 95983 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Montana
  2. What 95983 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 95983 covers

A clinician evaluates an implanted brain neurostimulator and changes its settings to address the patient’s symptoms or stimulation-related effects. This commonly involves deep brain stimulation for conditions such as Parkinson disease, essential tremor, or dystonia. The clinician reviews device status and stimulation parameters, assesses the patient’s response, and programs the system during the encounter. Neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other qualified clinicians who manage these devices typically perform the service in an office or hospital setting.

Report 95983 for the initial 15 minutes of analysis with programming. The record should support the time spent, the device and settings evaluated or changed, and the clinical reason for programming, such as persistent symptoms or unwanted effects. When the work extends beyond the initial interval, 95984 represents each additional 15 minutes and is reported with 95983. Use 95970 when the brain device is analyzed without programming; programming a spinal, peripheral nerve, or cranial nerve stimulator is represented by different codes.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Montana compares for 95983

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 95983 runs from $47.84 in Arkansas to $66.98 in Alaska. Montana pays $51.77. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

95983 in Montana vs other payment areas
  1. Montana · this page$51.77
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$55.54+$3.77
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$57.04+$5.27
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$56.62+$4.85
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$55.54+$3.77
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$58.31+$6.54
  7. Alaska · Alaska$66.98+$15.21

Other areas in Montana first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

95983 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$48.27$39.80
ArkansasArkansas$47.84$39.52
ArizonaArizona$50.81$41.42
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$53.10$42.48
Chico, CACalifornia$52.84$42.23
El Centro, CACalifornia$52.86$42.24
Fresno, CACalifornia$52.84$42.23
Hanford, CACalifornia$52.84$42.23

95983 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$47.84

$66.98

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95983 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$66.981
AL$48.271
AR$47.841
AZ$50.811
CA$52.84–$62.1429
CO$52.751
CT$54.381
DC$57.041
DE$51.431
FL$52.29–$56.623
GA$50.26–$52.702
GU$53.211
HI$53.211
IA$48.571
ID$48.871
IL$51.65–$55.544
IN$49.031
KS$48.651
KY$49.471
LA$49.51–$51.032
MA$52.71–$56.352
MD$52.08–$57.043
ME$49.26–$50.622
MI$50.49–$52.952
MN$50.431
MO$49.12–$50.883
MS$48.471
MT$51.771
NC$49.551
ND$50.181
NE$48.671
NH$52.201
NJ$54.97–$56.862
NM$50.761
NV$51.341
NY$50.04–$59.545
OH$50.171
OK$49.171
OR$50.90–$53.652
PA$50.09–$53.602
PR$51.941
RI$52.681
SC$49.951
SD$50.001
TN$48.831
TX$49.90–$52.898
UT$50.381
VA$50.67–$57.042
VI$51.941
VT$50.261
WA$52.52–$57.052
WI$49.141
WV$50.471
WY$51.081

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How the 95983 rate is calculated

Each of 95983’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 95983

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.91

0.91 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.56

0.56 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.08

0.08 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.5500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$51.77

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Montana inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,733

Code
95983
Physician work
0.91
Practice expense
0.56
Malpractice
0.08

GPCI2026.csv

71

Locality
Montana
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.998
Office calculation for 95983 in Montana
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.91× 1.0000.9100
Practice expense0.56× 1.0000.5600
Malpractice0.08× 0.9980.0798
Total RVUs1.5498
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Montana$51.77

Office: (0.91 × 1 + 0.56 × 1 + 0.08 × 0.998) × $33.4009 = $51.77

Facility: (0.91 × 1 + 0.27 × 1 + 0.08 × 0.998) × $33.4009 = $42.08

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Payment rules and modifiers for 95983

95983 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · 95983

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$51.77

Non-facility (office)
$51.77
Facility
$42.09

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

Codes related to 95983

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 95983
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Montana
Add-on codes
95984Brain stimulator programming, each additional 15 minutesAdd-on for each additional 15 minutes of brain neurostimulator analysis with programming.$45.09
Used instead
95970Neurostimulator analysis, without programmingBrain neurostimulator analysis without programming.$19.70
95971Neurostimulator programming, simple spinal/peripheral nerveProgramming code for a simple spinal or peripheral nerve neurostimulator service.$50.43
95972Stimulator programming, complex spinal or peripheral nerveProgramming code for a complex spinal or peripheral nerve neurostimulator service.$59.78
95976Stimulator programming, cranial nerve, simpleProgramming code for a simple cranial nerve neurostimulator service.$38.07
95977Stimulator programming, cranial nerve, complexProgramming code for a complex cranial nerve neurostimulator service.$50.76

How 95983 has changed in Montana

95983 · Office / nonfacility

$51.77

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.95 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $47.82 to $51.77 (8.3%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $47.82changed to$51.77

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.49 changed to 0.56
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.978 changed to 0.998

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $49.53changed to$47.82

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.08

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $48.72changed to$49.53

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $50.42changed to$48.72

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.48 changed to 0.49
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $51.83changed to$50.42

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.49 changed to 0.48
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.977 changed to 0.978

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $51.91changed to$51.83

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 0.48 changed to 0.49

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $53.68changed to$51.91

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.46 changed to 0.48
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.304 changed to 0.977

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $54.89changed to$53.68

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.45 changed to 0.46
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.631 changed to 1.304

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    No ratechanged to$54.89

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$51.77$42.08RVU26D
2026-07-01$51.77$42.08RVU26C
2026-04-01$51.77$42.08RVU26B
2026-01-01$51.77$42.08RVU26A
2025-10-01$47.82$46.85RVU25D
2025-07-01$47.82$46.85RVU25C
2025-04-01$47.82$46.85RVU25B
2025-01-01$47.82$46.85RVU25A
2024-10-01$49.53$48.53RVU24D
2024-07-01$49.53$48.53RVU24C
2024-04-01$49.53$48.53RVU24B
2024-03-09$49.53$48.53RVU24AR
2024-01-01$48.72$47.74RVU24A
2023-10-01$50.42$49.40RVU23D
2023-07-01$50.42$49.40RVU23C
2023-04-01$50.42$49.40RVU23B
2023-01-01$50.42$49.40RVU23A
2022-10-01$51.83$50.79RVU22D
2022-07-01$51.83$50.79RVU22C
2022-04-01$51.83$50.79RVU22B
2022-01-01$51.83$50.79RVU22A
2021-10-01$51.91$50.86RVU21D
2021-07-01$51.91$50.86RVU21C
2021-04-01$51.91$50.86RVU21B
2021-01-01$51.91$50.86RVU21A
2020-10-01$53.68$52.96RVU20D
2020-07-01$53.68$52.96RVU20C
2020-04-01$53.68$52.96RVU20B
2020-01-01$53.68$52.96RVU20A
2019-10-01$54.89$54.17RVU19D
2019-07-01$54.89$54.17RVU19C
2019-04-01$54.89$54.17RVU19B
2019-01-01$54.89$54.17RVU19A
2018-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18D
2018-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18C
2018-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18B
2018-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17D
2017-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17C
2017-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17B
2017-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU17A
2016-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16D
2016-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16C
2016-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16B
2016-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16A
2015-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15D
2015-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15C
2015-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15B
2015-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15A
2014-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14D
2014-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14C
2014-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14B
2014-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14A
2013-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13D
2013-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13C
2013-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13B
2013-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13AR

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Absarokee
  • Acton
  • Alberton
  • Alder
  • Alzada
  • Amsterdam
  • Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
  • Antelope

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95983 billing questions

When should 95983 be used instead of 95970?

Use 95983 when the brain neurostimulator is analyzed and programmed. Use 95970 when the service is analysis without programming.

What code reports programming time beyond the initial 15 minutes?

Report 95984 for each additional 15 minutes, in addition to 95983. Document the programming time supporting the additional service.

Can 95983 be reported for a spinal cord stimulator adjustment?

No. This code is for a brain neurostimulator; spinal or peripheral nerve stimulator programming is reported with the applicable code for that device.

What documentation supports 95983?

Document the implanted brain device, the programming performed, the clinical reason for the adjustment, the patient’s response, and the time spent.

Is 95983 reported for a deep brain stimulation programming visit?

It may be reported when the visit includes analysis and programming of the implanted brain stimulator. The condition being treated alone does not establish that programming occurred.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 95983PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,733 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MontanaGPCI2026.csv, line 71 (RVU26D)

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