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CPT code 99397: Preventive exam, established patient, age 65+2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Colorado

A comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation for an established patient age 65 or older, reported for routine preventive care rather than a problem-focused visit.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 99397 in Colorado.

Separate payment rules applyOffice (non-facility)
Separate payment rules applyHospital or facility

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 99397 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 99397 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Colorado
  2. What 99397 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 99397 covers

Code 99397 represents a periodic preventive medicine evaluation for an established patient age 65 or older. A physician or other qualified clinician typically performs it in an office or outpatient setting. The visit centers on preventive health rather than evaluation of a new or worsening complaint, and may include review of health history, an age-appropriate examination, and counseling about risk reduction and health maintenance. Selection is based on the patient's age and established-patient status, not on the particular preventive concern addressed.

Medicare identifies 99397 as not covered, with physician fee schedule status N. Medicare annual wellness visits are distinct services: G0438 is the initial annual wellness visit, and G0439 is a subsequent annual wellness visit. Those codes are not interchangeable with this comprehensive preventive medicine service. For an established patient age 65 or older, 99397 is the age-specific preventive medicine code; the corresponding new-patient service is 99387.

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 Colorado compares for 99397

99397 in Colorado vs other payment areas
  1. Colorado · this pageUnavailable
  2. Los Angeles, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  3. Washington, DC area · District of ColumbiaUnavailable
  4. Miami, FL · FloridaUnavailable
  5. Chicago, IL · IllinoisUnavailable
  6. Manhattan, NY · New YorkUnavailable
  7. Alaska · AlaskaUnavailable

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

Every other payment area

99397 in every other Medicare payment locality
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99397 rates by state

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

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99397 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

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How the 99397 rate is calculated

Each of 99397’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 · 99397

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.00

2.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense2.04

2.04 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.12

0.12 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

4.1600

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$138.95

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 99397

99397 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 · 99397

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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99397 isn’t priced in this setting.

Codes related to 99397

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

Codes related to 99397
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Colorado
Same family
99387Preventive visit, new patient, age 65+Preventive medicine service for a new patient age 65 or older.No office rate
99396Preventive visit, established, ages 40-64Established-patient preventive medicine service for ages 40 through 64.No office rate
99395Preventive visit, established, age 18-39Established-patient preventive medicine service for ages 18 through 39.No office rate
99394Adolescent preventive visit, established, ages 12–17Established-patient preventive medicine service for ages 12 through 17.No office rate

How 99397 has changed in Colorado

99397 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU26D
2026-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU26C
2026-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU26B
2026-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU26A
2025-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25D
2025-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25C
2025-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25B
2025-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25A
2024-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU24D
2024-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU24C
2024-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU24B
2024-03-09Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU24AR
2024-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU24A
2023-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU23D
2023-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU23C
2023-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU23B
2023-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU23A
2022-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU22D
2022-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU22C
2022-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU22B
2022-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU22A
2021-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU21D
2021-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU21C
2021-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU21B
2021-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU21A
2020-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU20D
2020-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU20C
2020-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU20B
2020-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU20A
2019-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU19D
2019-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU19C
2019-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU19B
2019-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU19A
2018-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU18D
2018-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU18C
2018-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU18B
2018-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU18AR1
2017-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU17D
2017-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU17C
2017-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU17B
2017-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU17A
2016-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU16D
2016-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU16C
2016-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU16B
2016-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU16A
2015-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU15D
2015-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU15C
2015-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU15B
2015-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU15A
2014-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU14D
2014-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU14C
2014-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU14B
2014-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU14A
2013-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU13D
2013-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU13C
2013-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU13B
2013-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU13AR

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Where the Colorado rate applies

Colorado is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in Colorado. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Acres Green
  • Aetna Estates
  • Aguilar
  • Air Force Academy
  • Akron
  • Alamosa
  • Alamosa East
  • Allenspark

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99397 billing questions

When should 99397 be used instead of 99387?

Use 99397 for a patient age 65 or older who is established with the clinician. Code 99387 is the corresponding preventive medicine service for a new patient in that age group.

Does Medicare cover 99397?

No. Medicare identifies 99397 as not covered, with physician fee schedule status N.

Is 99397 the same as a Medicare annual wellness visit?

No. This code represents a comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation; G0438 and G0439 describe Medicare annual wellness visits.

What age and patient relationship must the record support?

The record should support that the patient was age 65 or older and established with the clinician, and document the preventive evaluation performed.

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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