CPT code 99406: Smoking cessation, more than 3 through 10 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Hawaii, Guam, HI

Report 99406 for an individual smoking or tobacco-use cessation counseling service lasting more than 3 minutes and no more than 10 minutes.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality324.4K Medicare services in 2024

In Hawaii, Guam, HI, Medicare pays $16.00 for 99406 in the office and $10.68 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$16.00Office (non-facility)
$10.68Hospital or facility
+4.2%vs the national office rate ($15.36)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 99406 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 99406 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Hawaii, Guam, HI
  2. What 99406 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 99406 covers

This code describes individual counseling aimed at helping a patient stop smoking or using tobacco. A physician or other qualified health professional may discuss the health effects of tobacco, the patient’s readiness to quit, triggers and barriers, and practical steps such as setting a quit date or considering support options. The service may occur during an office or outpatient visit when the patient’s tobacco use is addressed as a distinct counseling service.

Select 99406 when the documented counseling time is more than 3 minutes and no more than 10 minutes; longer counseling falls into the next time tier. Record the tobacco-use discussion, counseling provided, time, and the patient’s response or cessation plan. CMS values the service through physician work, practice expense, and malpractice inputs; its practice-expense valuation differs between office and facility settings.

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 Hawaii, Guam, HI compares for 99406

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99406 runs from $14.10 in Arkansas to $19.51 in Alaska. Hawaii, Guam, HI pays $16.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

99406 in Hawaii, Guam, HI vs other payment areas
  1. Hawaii, Guam, HI · this page$16.00
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$16.69+$0.69
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$17.06+$1.06
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$16.66+$0.66
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$16.32+$0.32
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$17.35+$1.35
  7. Alaska · Alaska$19.51+$3.51

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

Every other payment area

99406 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$14.24$10.15
ArkansasArkansas$14.10$10.08
ArizonaArizona$15.06$10.53
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$15.90$10.77
Chico, CACalifornia$15.83$10.71
El Centro, CACalifornia$15.84$10.71
Fresno, CACalifornia$15.83$10.71
Hanford, CACalifornia$15.83$10.71

99406 rates by state

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

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$14.10

$19.51

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99406 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$19.511
AL$14.241
AR$14.101
AZ$15.061
CA$15.83–$18.8929
CO$15.741
CT$16.181
DC$17.061
DE$15.261
FL$15.41–$16.663
GA$14.77–$15.632
GU$16.001
HI$16.001
IA$14.391
ID$14.481
IL$15.16–$16.324
IN$14.531
KS$14.391
KY$14.571
LA$14.57–$15.062
MA$15.71–$16.922
MD$15.47–$17.063
ME$14.58–$15.062
MI$14.87–$15.592
MN$15.091
MO$14.43–$15.053
MS$14.261
MT$15.361
NC$14.681
ND$14.971
NE$14.431
NH$15.551
NJ$16.36–$16.982
NM$14.941
NV$15.261
NY$14.83–$17.715
OH$14.791
OK$14.501
OR$15.14–$16.062
PA$14.78–$15.912
PR$15.431
RI$15.671
SC$14.761
SD$14.921
TN$14.451
TX$14.72–$15.698
UT$14.901
VA$15.05–$17.062
VI$15.431
VT$14.971
WA$15.66–$17.162
WI$14.621
WV$14.781
WY$15.191

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How the 99406 rate is calculated

Each of 99406’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 · 99406

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.24

0.24 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.20

0.20 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.02

0.02 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.4600

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$15.36

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

The exact Hawaii, Guam, HI inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

13,092

Code
99406
Physician work
0.24
Practice expense
0.20
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

46

Locality
Hawaii, Guam, HI
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.137
Malpractice
0.579
Office calculation for 99406 in Hawaii, Guam, HI
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.24× 1.0000.2400
Practice expense0.20× 1.1370.2274
Malpractice0.02× 0.5790.0116
Total RVUs0.4790
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Hawaii, Guam, HI$16.00

Office: (0.24 × 1 + 0.2 × 1.137 + 0.02 × 0.579) × $33.4009 = $16.00

Facility: (0.24 × 1 + 0.06 × 1.137 + 0.02 × 0.579) × $33.4009 = $10.68

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Payment rules and modifiers for 99406

99406 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 · 99406

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$15.36

Non-facility (office)
$15.36
Facility
$10.69

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 99406 has changed in Hawaii, Guam, HI

99406 · Office / nonfacility

$16.00

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.56 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $14.44 to $16.00 (10.8%).

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

    $14.44changed to$16.00

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.17 changed to 0.20
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.149 changed to 1.137
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.561 changed to 0.579

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $15.25changed to$14.44

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.18 changed to 0.17

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $15.00changed to$15.25

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $15.57changed to$15.00

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Work GPCI 1.003 changed to 1.000
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.146 changed to 1.149
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.618 changed to 0.561
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $16.37changed to$15.57

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.19 changed to 0.18
    • Work GPCI 1.010 changed to 1.003
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.143 changed to 1.146
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.675 changed to 0.618

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $16.51changed to$16.37

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $16.20changed to$16.51

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.17 changed to 0.19
    • Work GPCI 1.006 changed to 1.010
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.144 changed to 1.143
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.644 changed to 0.675

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $15.71changed to$16.20

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.16 changed to 0.17
    • Work GPCI 1.001 changed to 1.006
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.146 changed to 1.144
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.614 changed to 0.644

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $15.28changed to$15.71

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 0.15 changed to 0.16

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $15.28changed to$15.28

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Work GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.001
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.154 changed to 1.146
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.616 changed to 0.614

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $14.89changed to$15.28

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 0.14 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.003 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.162 changed to 1.154
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.618 changed to 0.616

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $14.94changed to$14.89

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $14.87changed to$14.94

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $14.66changed to$14.87

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Malpractice RVU 0.01 changed to 0.02
    • Work GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.003
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.158 changed to 1.162
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.659 changed to 0.618

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $14.69changed to$14.66

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 0.16 changed to 0.14
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.154 changed to 1.158
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.700 changed to 0.659

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. October 1, 2013

    RVU13D

    No ratechanged to$14.69

  17. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$16.00$10.68RVU26D
2026-07-01$16.00$10.68RVU26C
2026-04-01$16.00$10.68RVU26B
2026-01-01$16.00$10.68RVU26A
2025-10-01$14.44$11.47RVU25D
2025-07-01$14.44$11.47RVU25C
2025-04-01$14.44$11.47RVU25B
2025-01-01$14.44$11.47RVU25A
2024-10-01$15.25$11.80RVU24D
2024-07-01$15.25$11.80RVU24C
2024-04-01$15.25$11.80RVU24B
2024-03-09$15.25$11.80RVU24AR
2024-01-01$15.00$11.61RVU24A
2023-10-01$15.57$12.07RVU23D
2023-07-01$15.57$12.07RVU23C
2023-04-01$15.57$12.07RVU23B
2023-01-01$15.57$12.07RVU23A
2022-10-01$16.37$12.42RVU22D
2022-07-01$16.37$12.42RVU22C
2022-04-01$16.37$12.42RVU22B
2022-01-01$16.37$12.42RVU22A
2021-10-01$16.51$12.92RVU21D
2021-07-01$16.51$12.92RVU21C
2021-04-01$16.51$12.92RVU21B
2021-01-01$16.51$12.92RVU21A
2020-10-01$16.20$12.89RVU20D
2020-07-01$16.20$12.89RVU20C
2020-04-01$16.20$12.89RVU20B
2020-01-01$16.20$12.89RVU20A
2019-10-01$15.71$12.82RVU19D
2019-07-01$15.71$12.82RVU19C
2019-04-01$15.71$12.82RVU19B
2019-01-01$15.71$12.82RVU19A
2018-10-01$15.28$12.80RVU18D
2018-07-01$15.28$12.80RVU18C
2018-04-01$15.28$12.80RVU18B
2018-01-01$15.28$12.80RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$15.28$12.80RVU17D
2017-07-01$15.28$12.80RVU17C
2017-04-01$15.28$12.80RVU17B
2017-01-01$15.28$12.80RVU17A
2016-10-01$14.89$12.81RVU16D
2016-07-01$14.89$12.81RVU16C
2016-04-01$14.89$12.81RVU16B
2016-01-01$14.89$12.81RVU16A
2015-10-01$14.94$12.85RVU15D
2015-07-01$14.94$12.85RVU15C
2015-04-01$14.87$12.79RVU15B
2015-01-01$14.87$12.79RVU15A
2014-10-01$14.66$12.58RVU14D
2014-07-01$14.66$12.58RVU14C
2014-04-01$14.66$12.58RVU14B
2014-01-01$14.66$12.58RVU14A
2013-10-01$14.69$12.33RVU13D
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 Hawaii, Guam, HI rate applies

Hawaii, Guam, HI is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 163 cities and communities in Hawaii. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Ahuimanu
  • Aiea
  • Ainaloa
  • Anahola
  • Black Sands
  • Captain Cook
  • Discovery Harbour
  • East Honolulu

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99406 billing questions

How does 99406 differ from 99407?

99406 covers more than 3 minutes through 10 minutes of individual tobacco cessation counseling. Use 99407 when the counseling exceeds 10 minutes.

Does brief advice to quit support 99406?

The documented counseling must exceed 3 minutes. A brief recommendation to stop smoking without that level of counseling does not meet this code’s time threshold.

What should the note include?

Document the tobacco-use issue addressed, counseling content, total counseling time, and the patient’s response or cessation plan.

Can this be reported with an office visit?

It may be reported for a distinct tobacco cessation counseling service performed during the same encounter as an office visit. The record should make the counseling service and its time clear.

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 99406PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 13,092 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Hawaii, Guam, HIGPCI2026.csv, line 46 (RVU26D)

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