CPT code 98980: RTM management, first 20 minutes monthly2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $53.72 for 98980 in the office and $25.67 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 98980 covers

This code covers monthly clinician time spent managing remote therapeutic monitoring, such as reviewing therapy-related data, assessing the patient’s response or adherence, and communicating about treatment. It is used in settings such as outpatient rehabilitation, physician practices, and behavioral health care when a physician or other qualified health care professional manages remote monitoring for a patient. Examples include monitoring a patient’s respiratory status or progress with a musculoskeletal treatment plan.

Report 98980 for the first 20 minutes of management time in the calendar month, with at least one interactive communication with the patient or caregiver during that month. Documentation should identify the monitoring data reviewed, management actions, cumulative time, and the interactive communication. This code represents management time rather than device setup or device supply; codes 98975–98978 describe related RTM services, when appropriate. Report 98981 for each additional 20 minutes of management time.

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 Delaware compares for 98980

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 98980 runs from $49.06 in Arkansas to $70.24 in San Benito County, CA. Delaware pays $53.72. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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98980 rates by state

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How the 98980 rate is calculated

Each of 98980’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 98980

98980 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.

Codes related to 98980

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

How 98980 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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