CPT code 98977: Remote monitoring, musculoskeletal, 16–30 days2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

Reports supply of a remote monitoring device for musculoskeletal therapy when the device captures and transmits qualifying data on 16–30 days.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality152.2K Medicare services in 2024

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $44.25 for 98977 in the office.

$44.25Office (non-facility)
Not available in this settingHospital or facility
−14.0%vs the national office rate ($51.44)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 98977 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 98977 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Mississippi
  2. What 98977 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 98977 covers

This code covers supplying a remote therapeutic monitoring device that captures and transmits scheduled data about a patient’s musculoskeletal status. A physical therapist, physician, or other treating professional may use the data to follow a home rehabilitation program, such as therapy for persistent low-back pain or shoulder mobility limitations. The device may record therapy adherence or response, such as movement or exercise-related information, for review by the care team.

Report one unit for a 30-day period when qualifying data are recorded or transmitted on at least 16 days during that period. Documentation should identify the musculoskeletal condition, the device and data monitored, the monitoring period, and the days with qualifying data. CMS assigns no work RVU; its fee schedule valuation reflects practice expense and malpractice inputs. Setup and patient education, when performed, are represented by 98975; treatment-management services are represented by 98980 and 98981 and require their own supporting documentation.

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 Mississippi compares for 98977

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 98977 runs from $44.07 in Arkansas to $73.87 in San Benito County, CA. Mississippi pays $44.25. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

98977 in Mississippi vs other payment areas
  1. Mississippi · this page$44.25
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$60.68+$16.43
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$60.57+$16.32
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$54.04+$9.79
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$52.13+$7.88
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$59.91+$15.66
  7. Alaska · Alaska$54.61+$10.36

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

Every other payment area

98977 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$44.90—
ArkansasArkansas$44.07—
ArizonaArizona$49.81—
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$56.21—
Chico, CACalifornia$56.19—
El Centro, CACalifornia$56.19—
Fresno, CACalifornia$56.19—
Hanford, CACalifornia$56.19—

98977 rates by state

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

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$44.07

$65.03

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98977 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$54.611
AL$44.901
AR$44.071
AZ$49.811
CA$56.19–$73.8729
CO$54.631
CT$55.441
DC$60.571
DE$50.791
FL$49.36–$54.043
GA$45.98–$52.322
GU$58.301
HI$58.301
IA$46.891
ID$47.171
IL$47.18–$53.084
IN$47.541
KS$46.371
KY$45.741
LA$45.55–$48.472
MA$54.08–$61.312
MD$52.02–$60.573
ME$47.22–$50.852
MI$47.03–$49.882
MN$52.681
MO$44.38–$48.993
MS$44.251
MT$51.441
NC$47.891
ND$51.241
NE$47.291
NH$53.491
NJ$56.17–$59.642
NM$47.261
NV$51.431
NY$48.78–$61.385
OH$46.991
OK$45.891
OR$51.13–$57.022
PA$47.23–$53.602
PR$51.991
RI$53.091
SC$47.501
SD$51.221
TN$46.631
TX$46.81–$54.368
UT$48.341
VA$50.47–$60.572
VI$51.991
VT$50.761
WA$54.07–$62.982
WI$49.061
WV$44.891
WY$51.351

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How the 98977 rate is calculated

Each of 98977’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 · 98977

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.53

1.53 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.5400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$51.44

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

The exact Mississippi inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,957

Code
98977
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
1.53
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

67

Locality
Mississippi
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.861
Malpractice
0.739
Office calculation for 98977 in Mississippi
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0000.0000
Practice expense1.53× 0.8611.3173
Malpractice0.01× 0.7390.0074
Total RVUs1.3247
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Mississippi$44.25

Office: (0 × 1 + 1.53 × 0.861 + 0.01 × 0.739) × $33.4009 = $44.25

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Payment rules and modifiers for 98977

98977 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 · 98977

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$51.44

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 98977 has changed in Mississippi

98977 · Office / nonfacility

$44.25

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $7.62 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $36.63 to $44.25 (20.8%).

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

    $36.63changed to$44.25

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.32 changed to 1.53
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.852 changed to 0.861
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.768 changed to 0.739

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $40.24changed to$36.63

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 1.41 changed to 1.32

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $39.59changed to$40.24

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $42.44changed to$39.59

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 1.47 changed to 1.41
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.847 changed to 0.852
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.720 changed to 0.768
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $46.85changed to$42.44

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 1.60 changed to 1.47
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.842 changed to 0.847
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.671 changed to 0.720

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    No ratechanged to$46.85

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. 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, RVU19A, RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D, RVU20A, RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D, RVU21A, RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$44.25Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$44.25Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$44.25Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$44.25Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$36.63Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$36.63Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$36.63Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$36.63Not available in this settingRVU25A
2024-10-01$40.24Not available in this settingRVU24D
2024-07-01$40.24Not available in this settingRVU24C
2024-04-01$40.24Not available in this settingRVU24B
2024-03-09$40.24Not available in this settingRVU24AR
2024-01-01$39.59Not available in this settingRVU24A
2023-10-01$42.44Not available in this settingRVU23D
2023-07-01$42.44Not available in this settingRVU23C
2023-04-01$42.44Not available in this settingRVU23B
2023-01-01$42.44Not available in this settingRVU23A
2022-10-01$46.85Not available in this settingRVU22D
2022-07-01$46.85Not available in this settingRVU22C
2022-04-01$46.85Not available in this settingRVU22B
2022-01-01$46.85Not available in this settingRVU22A
2021-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU21D
2021-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU21C
2021-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU21B
2021-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU21A
2020-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20D
2020-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20C
2020-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20B
2020-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU20A
2019-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19D
2019-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19C
2019-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19B
2019-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU19A
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 Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abbeville
  • Aberdeen
  • Ackerman
  • Agricola
  • Alcorn State University
  • Algoma
  • Alligator
  • Amory

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98977 billing questions

When should 98977 be chosen over 98985?

Use 98977 when qualifying musculoskeletal monitoring data are captured on 16–30 days in the 30-day period. Code 98985 represents the shorter 2–15-day monitoring period.

What documentation supports the day count?

Keep the monitoring dates and device records showing qualifying musculoskeletal data were captured or transmitted on at least 16 days. Identify the condition and the data being monitored.

Does 98977 include setup or treatment-management time?

No. It represents the device-supply service. Code 98975 represents setup and patient education, while 98980 and 98981 represent RTM treatment-management time and communication.

Can 98977 be reported for respiratory monitoring?

No. 98977 is for musculoskeletal monitoring; 98976 is the corresponding device-supply code for respiratory system monitoring.

How many units are reported?

Report one unit for the 30-day monitoring period when the 16–30-day requirement is met. Do not count each device or each transmission as a separate unit.

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 98977PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,957 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MississippiGPCI2026.csv, line 67 (RVU26D)

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