CPT code 99424: Principal care management, physician/QHP, first 30 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

Reports the first 30 minutes of monthly physician or qualified health professional care management for one complex, high-risk chronic condition.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality85K Medicare services in 2024

In Virginia, Medicare pays $85.83 for 99424 in the office and $63.50 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$85.83Office (non-facility)
$63.50Hospital or facility
−1.9%vs the national office rate ($87.51)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 99424 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 99424 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Virginia
  2. What 99424 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 99424 covers

A physician or other qualified health care professional reports this monthly service for management of one complex chronic condition expected to last at least three months and placing the patient at significant risk of hospitalization, functional decline, or another serious outcome. The work centers on a disease-specific care plan and ongoing management, such as coordinating input among treating clinicians or adjusting the plan as the condition changes. It may be furnished in an office or other setting where the practitioner manages the patient’s care.

Report 99424 once for a calendar month when the physician or qualified health care professional personally provides at least 30 minutes of qualifying principal care management work. The record should identify the condition, its risk and management needs, the care plan, and the practitioner’s time and activities. This is not the staff-time code: clinical staff time is represented by 99426 and 99427. CMS fee-schedule valuation includes physician work, practice expense, and malpractice components.

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 Virginia compares for 99424

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 99424 runs from $80.74 in Arkansas to $112.38 in Alaska. Virginia pays $85.83. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

99424 in Virginia vs other payment areas
  1. Virginia · this page$85.83
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$94.74+$8.91
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$96.84+$11.01
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$94.58+$8.75
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$92.78+$6.95
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$98.50+$12.67
  7. Alaska · Alaska$112.38+$26.55

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

Every other payment area

99424 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$81.49$61.62
ArkansasArkansas$80.74$61.23
ArizonaArizona$85.88$63.88
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$90.39$65.50
Chico, CACalifornia$90.03$65.13
El Centro, CACalifornia$90.05$65.15
Fresno, CACalifornia$90.03$65.13
Hanford, CACalifornia$90.03$65.13

99424 rates by state

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

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$80.74

$112.38

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99424 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$112.381
AL$81.491
AR$80.741
AZ$85.881
CA$90.03–$106.7829
CO$89.551
CT$91.981
DC$96.841
DE$86.961
FL$87.80–$94.583
GA$84.39–$88.962
GU$90.811
HI$90.811
IA$82.291
ID$82.741
IL$86.50–$92.784
IN$83.041
KS$82.291
KY$83.271
LA$83.28–$85.922
MA$89.42–$95.962
MD$88.12–$96.843
ME$83.29–$85.842
MI$84.90–$88.792
MN$85.951
MO$82.53–$85.823
MS$81.631
MT$87.501
NC$83.811
ND$85.331
NE$82.501
NH$88.501
NJ$93.06–$96.482
NM$85.311
NV$86.931
NY$84.65–$100.455
OH$84.461
OK$82.901
OR$86.28–$91.272
PA$84.41–$90.542
PR$87.841
RI$89.201
SC$84.271
SD$85.071
TN$82.591
TX$84.06–$89.248
UT$85.011
VA$85.83–$96.842
VI$87.841
VT$85.341
WA$89.14–$97.302
WI$83.481
WV$84.461
WY$86.561

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How the 99424 rate is calculated

Each of 99424’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 · 99424

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.45

1.45 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.06

1.06 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.11

0.11 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.6200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$87.51

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

The exact Virginia inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

13,105

Code
99424
Physician work
1.45
Practice expense
1.06
Malpractice
0.11

GPCI2026.csv

106

Locality
Virginia
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.983
Malpractice
0.706
Office calculation for 99424 in Virginia
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.45× 1.0001.4500
Practice expense1.06× 0.9831.0420
Malpractice0.11× 0.7060.0777
Total RVUs2.5696
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Virginia$85.83

Office: (1.45 × 1 + 1.06 × 0.983 + 0.11 × 0.706) × $33.4009 = $85.83

Facility: (1.45 × 1 + 0.38 × 0.983 + 0.11 × 0.706) × $33.4009 = $63.50

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Payment rules and modifiers for 99424

99424 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 · 99424

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$87.51

Non-facility (office)
$87.51
Facility
$64.80

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 99424 has changed in Virginia

99424 · Office / nonfacility

$85.83

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.30 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $79.53 to $85.83 (7.9%).

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

    $79.53changed to$85.83

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.93 changed to 1.06
    • Malpractice RVU 0.12 changed to 0.11
    • Work GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.000
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.984 changed to 0.983
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.755 changed to 0.706

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $81.26changed to$79.53

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.92 changed to 0.93
    • Malpractice RVU 0.11 changed to 0.12

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $79.94changed to$81.26

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $80.45changed to$79.94

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.85 changed to 0.92
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.11
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.990 changed to 0.984
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.826 changed to 0.755
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $82.90changed to$80.45

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.86 changed to 0.85
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.995 changed to 0.990
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.897 changed to 0.826

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    No ratechanged to$82.90

    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$85.83$63.50RVU26D
2026-07-01$85.83$63.50RVU26C
2026-04-01$85.83$63.50RVU26B
2026-01-01$85.83$63.50RVU26A
2025-10-01$79.53$70.93RVU25D
2025-07-01$79.53$70.93RVU25C
2025-04-01$79.53$70.93RVU25B
2025-01-01$79.53$70.93RVU25A
2024-10-01$81.26$72.42RVU24D
2024-07-01$81.26$72.42RVU24C
2024-04-01$81.26$72.42RVU24B
2024-03-09$81.26$72.42RVU24AR
2024-01-01$79.94$71.24RVU24A
2023-10-01$80.45$72.74RVU23D
2023-07-01$80.45$72.74RVU23C
2023-04-01$80.45$72.74RVU23B
2023-01-01$80.45$72.74RVU23A
2022-10-01$82.90$74.98RVU22D
2022-07-01$82.90$74.98RVU22C
2022-04-01$82.90$74.98RVU22B
2022-01-01$82.90$74.98RVU22A
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 Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abbs Valley
  • Abingdon
  • Accomac
  • Adwolf
  • Afton
  • Alberta
  • Aldie
  • Allison Gap

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99424 billing questions

What distinguishes principal care management from chronic care management?

Principal care management centers on one complex, high-risk chronic condition. Chronic care management codes such as 99491 address a different care-management service and eligibility framework.

Does 99424 include clinical staff time?

No. It represents qualifying time personally furnished by a physician or other qualified health care professional. Staff time is addressed by 99426 and 99427.

How much time supports 99424?

At least 30 minutes of qualifying physician or qualified health care professional time in the calendar month. Document the time and the principal care management work performed.

Can the code be billed once for each call or care coordination contact?

No. It is a monthly service, not a per-contact code. The documented qualifying work must reach the 30-minute threshold during the calendar month.

When is 99425 reported with 99424?

99425 is the add-on code for each additional 30 minutes of physician or qualified health care professional principal care management in the same calendar month.

What documentation supports choosing 99424?

Document the single complex chronic condition, why it presents significant risk, the disease-specific care plan and management activities, and the physician or qualified health care professional’s time.

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 99424PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 13,105 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VirginiaGPCI2026.csv, line 106 (RVU26D)

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