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CPT code 99071: Patient education, materials supplied2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Identifies patient-education materials supplied by a physician in connection with care; Medicare status B bundles payment into other services.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · 99071

Patient education, materials supplied

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

See every locality for 99071 →Billed by an NP, PA or therapist? →

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

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 99071 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 99071 covers

99071 identifies educational materials a physician supplies for a patient's education in connection with care. Examples include books and pamphlets. The materials are resources for patient education, not the group health education service represented by 99078. A physician may report this code for materials furnished to support a patient's understanding of health information. The code concerns educational materials rather than special supplies generally associated with a service, which are described by 99070.

Medicare assigns 99071 physician fee schedule status B. Payment is included in payment for other services, and Medicare never pays this code separately. This status applies when the materials are furnished as part of a patient's care; it does not create a separate Medicare payment for the materials. 99071 identifies materials rather than a group teaching service; 99078 describes group health education.

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.

Where 99071 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

99071 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

99071 rates by state

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

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99071 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 99071 rate is calculated

Each of 99071’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 · 99071

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 99071

99071 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 · 99071

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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99071 isn’t priced in this setting.

99071 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 99071

    Patient education, materials supplied0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 99078

    Group education, health education0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 99070

    Special supplies, beyond usual service0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 98960

    Self-management training, individual, per 30 minutes0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

99078Group educationHealth education
99071 identifies patient-education materials; 99078 describes group health education.
99070Special suppliesBeyond usual service
99070 describes special supplies furnished in connection with a service. 99071 is specifically for patient-education materials.
98960Self-management trainingIndividual, per 30 minutes
98960 describes individual self-management education and training; 99071 identifies patient-education materials.

Codes related to 99071

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

Codes related to 99071
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
99078Group education, health educationDescribes group health education rather than materials supplied for patient education.No office rate
98960Self-management training, individual, per 30 minutesDescribes individual self-management education and training rather than educational materials.No office rate
98961Self-management education, 2-4 patientsDescribes group self-management education and training rather than educational materials.No office rate

99071 billing questions

How does 99071 differ from 99078?

99071 identifies patient-education materials. 99078 describes group health education.

How does 99071 differ from 99070?

99071 identifies patient-education materials; 99070 describes special supplies furnished in connection with a service.

Does Medicare pay 99071 separately?

No. Medicare assigns status B, so payment is included in payment for other services and 99071 is never paid separately.

Does 99071 describe a group education session?

No. It identifies patient-education materials; 99078 describes group health education.

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

Open CMS sourceHow we calculate rates

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