CPT code 98928: Osteopathic manipulation, seven to eight regions2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Riverside, CA

Reports physician-performed osteopathic manipulation when manual treatment addresses somatic dysfunction in seven or eight distinct body regions during the encounter.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality84K Medicare services in 2024

In Riverside, CA, Medicare pays $76.89 for 98928 in the office and $51.27 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$76.89Office (non-facility)
$51.27Hospital or facility
+4.6%vs the national office rate ($73.48)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 98928 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 98928 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Riverside, CA
  2. What 98928 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 98928 covers

This service represents osteopathic manipulative treatment directed at somatic dysfunction in seven or eight body regions. A physician, commonly a doctor of osteopathic medicine, uses hands-on techniques to treat the affected regions. The regions counted are the head, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, pelvic, lower-extremity, upper-extremity, and rib-cage areas. Treatment may occur in an office or facility setting.

Select this level based on the distinct regions actually treated, not simply the regions examined or noted as dysfunctional. The record should identify the treated regions and support that manipulation was performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for bilateral adjustment. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 Riverside, CA compares for 98928

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 98928 runs from $67.87 in Arkansas to $94.20 in Alaska. Riverside, CA pays $76.89. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

98928 in Riverside, CA vs other payment areas
  1. Riverside, CA · this page$76.89
  2. Bakersfield, CA · California$76.36−$0.53
  3. Chico, CA · California$76.11−$0.78
  4. El Centro, CA · California$76.12−$0.77
  5. Fresno, CA · California$76.11−$0.78
  6. Hanford, CA · California$76.11−$0.78
  7. Los Angeles, CA · California$80.12+$3.23

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

Every other payment area

98928 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Madera, CACalifornia$76.11$50.49
Merced, CACalifornia$76.11$50.49
Modesto, CACalifornia$76.11$50.49
Napa, CACalifornia$84.91$54.09
Oxnard, CACalifornia$79.48$51.84
Redding, CACalifornia$76.11$50.49
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia$76.11$50.49
Sacramento, CACalifornia$78.99$51.80

98928 rates by state

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$67.87

$94.20

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98928 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$94.201
AL$68.501
AR$67.871
AZ$72.161
CA$76.11–$90.7629
CO$75.471
CT$77.201
DC$81.521
DE$73.061
FL$73.26–$78.363
GA$70.50–$74.582
GU$76.841
HI$76.841
IA$69.381
ID$69.711
IL$72.04–$76.944
IN$69.961
KS$69.281
KY$69.761
LA$69.73–$71.932
MA$75.32–$81.002
MD$74.07–$81.523
ME$70.06–$72.332
MI$71.02–$73.982
MN$72.761
MO$69.04–$71.963
MS$68.461
MT$73.481
NC$70.511
ND$72.091
NE$69.581
NH$74.491
NJ$78.20–$81.202
NM$71.321
NV$73.121
NY$71.20–$84.015
OH$70.741
OK$69.571
OR$72.66–$77.042
PA$70.75–$75.942
PR$73.801
RI$75.031
SC$70.721
SD$71.931
TN$69.511
TX$70.46–$75.138
UT$71.341
VA$72.26–$81.522
VI$73.801
VT$72.011
WA$75.12–$82.232
WI$70.531
WV$70.331
WY$72.871

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How the 98928 rate is calculated

Each of 98928’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 · 98928

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.18

1.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.95

0.95 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.07

0.07 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.2000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$73.48

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

The exact Riverside, CA inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,940

Code
98928
Physician work
1.18
Practice expense
0.95
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

20

Locality
Riverside, CA
Physician work
1.018
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.853
Office calculation for 98928 in Riverside, CA
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.18× 1.0181.2012
Practice expense0.95× 1.0961.0412
Malpractice0.07× 0.8530.0597
Total RVUs2.3022
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Riverside, CA$76.89

Office: (1.18 × 1.018 + 0.95 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.853) × $33.4009 = $76.89

Facility: (1.18 × 1.018 + 0.25 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.853) × $33.4009 = $51.27

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Payment rules and modifiers for 98928

The CMS indicators that decide how 98928 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 98928

Osteopathic manipulation, seven to eight regions

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

How 98928 has changed in Riverside, CA

98928 · Office / nonfacility

$76.89

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.36 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $72.53 to $76.89 (6.0%).

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

    $72.53changed to$76.89

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.21 changed to 1.18
    • Practice expense RVU 0.88 changed to 0.95
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.07
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.018
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.892 changed to 0.853

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $74.57changed to$72.53

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.87 changed to 0.88
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.06

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $73.36changed to$74.57

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $74.77changed to$73.36

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.84 changed to 0.87
    • Work GPCI 1.021 changed to 1.014
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.079 changed to 1.093
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.924 changed to 0.892
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $75.54changed to$74.77

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.82 changed to 0.84
    • Work GPCI 1.027 changed to 1.021
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.065 changed to 1.079
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.955 changed to 0.924

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $75.02changed to$75.54

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 0.81 changed to 0.82
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.07
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.896 changed to 0.955

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $76.63changed to$75.02

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.78 changed to 0.81
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.05
    • Work GPCI 1.024 changed to 1.027
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.070 changed to 1.065
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.830 changed to 0.896

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $75.95changed to$76.63

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.77 changed to 0.78
    • Work GPCI 1.021 changed to 1.024
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.074 changed to 1.070
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.753 changed to 0.830

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $76.46changed to$75.95

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 0.79 changed to 0.77
    • Work GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.021
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.689 changed to 0.753

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $76.41changed to$76.46

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Work GPCI 1.024 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.079 changed to 1.074
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.626 changed to 0.689

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    No ratechanged to$76.41

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. 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.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$76.89$51.27RVU26D
2026-07-01$76.89$51.27RVU26C
2026-04-01$76.89$51.27RVU26B
2026-01-01$76.89$51.27RVU26A
2025-10-01$72.53$57.68RVU25D
2025-07-01$72.53$57.68RVU25C
2025-04-01$72.53$57.68RVU25B
2025-01-01$72.53$57.68RVU25A
2024-10-01$74.57$59.29RVU24D
2024-07-01$74.57$59.29RVU24C
2024-04-01$74.57$59.29RVU24B
2024-03-09$74.57$59.29RVU24AR
2024-01-01$73.36$58.32RVU24A
2023-10-01$74.77$60.14RVU23D
2023-07-01$74.77$60.14RVU23C
2023-04-01$74.77$60.14RVU23B
2023-01-01$74.77$60.14RVU23A
2022-10-01$75.54$61.53RVU22D
2022-07-01$75.54$61.53RVU22C
2022-04-01$75.54$61.53RVU22B
2022-01-01$75.54$61.53RVU22A
2021-10-01$75.02$61.27RVU21D
2021-07-01$75.02$61.27RVU21C
2021-04-01$75.02$61.27RVU21B
2021-01-01$75.02$61.27RVU21A
2020-10-01$76.63$62.73RVU20D
2020-07-01$76.63$62.73RVU20C
2020-04-01$76.63$62.73RVU20B
2020-01-01$76.63$62.73RVU20A
2019-10-01$75.95$62.41RVU19D
2019-07-01$75.95$62.41RVU19C
2019-04-01$75.95$62.41RVU19B
2019-01-01$75.95$62.41RVU19A
2018-10-01$76.46$62.16RVU18D
2018-07-01$76.46$62.16RVU18C
2018-04-01$76.46$62.16RVU18B
2018-01-01$76.46$62.16RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$76.41$62.08RVU17D
2017-07-01$76.41$62.08RVU17C
2017-04-01$76.41$62.08RVU17B
2017-01-01$76.41$62.08RVU17A
2016-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16D
2016-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16C
2016-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16B
2016-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16A
2015-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15D
2015-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15C
2015-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15B
2015-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15A
2014-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14D
2014-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14C
2014-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14B
2014-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14A
2013-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Riverside, CA rate applies

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98928 billing questions

How do I choose this code instead of 98927 or 98929?

Count the distinct body regions that received osteopathic manipulation. Use 98928 for seven or eight treated regions; 98927 represents five or six, and 98929 represents nine or ten.

Do regions that were only examined count toward the level?

No. The level is based on regions treated with manipulation, so documentation should distinguish those regions from areas that were only evaluated.

Can I append modifier 50 for treatment on both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

What is included in the 0-day global period?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the service under CMS's 0-day global-period rule.

Can an assistant or another surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is limited to cases with documented medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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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RVUs for 98928PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,940 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Riverside, CAGPCI2026.csv, line 20 (RVU26D)

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