CPT code 96409: Chemotherapy push, single or initial drug2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $103.35 for 96409 in the office.

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

What 96409 covers

This service covers administration of an antineoplastic drug through venous access by a brief intravenous push, rather than by a timed infusion. It is commonly performed by oncology nursing staff in an office or outpatient cancer clinic. The code represents one drug administered by this method; the drug itself is generally reported separately when separately payable and supported by the record.

Select this code when the documented route and method are intravenous push and the service is for a single or initial drug. The medication administration record should identify the drug, dose, route, and administration method; document additional drugs and their sequence when applicable. An additional chemotherapy drug given by IV push may be reported with 96411. For Medicare, this is an incident-to service and is billed only when performed under physician supervision.

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 North Dakota compares for 96409

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 96409 runs from $90.24 in Arkansas to $146.28 in San Benito County, CA. North Dakota pays $103.35. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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96409 rates by state

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How the 96409 rate is calculated

Each of 96409’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 96409

The CMS indicators that decide how 96409 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 96409

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

How 96409 has changed in North Dakota

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Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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

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