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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

98980 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$55.92

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$25.88

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Remote therapeutic monitoring

About 98980: Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management

Report 98980 for the first 20 minutes of monthly remote therapeutic monitoring management, including at least one interactive communication with the patient or caregiver.

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.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.62 · 38%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.97 · 60%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 2%

124.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #503 by national volume

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.

98980 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

98979

RTM management

First 10 minutes

$27.28

98979 represents the first 10 minutes of monthly RTM management; 98980 represents the first 20-minute level.

98981

RTM management

Each additional 20 minutes

$42.51

98981 is an add-on for each additional 20 minutes after the initial RTM management time represented by 98980.

98975

RTM setup

Initial device setup and instruction

$22.85

98975 covers initial RTM setup and patient education, not ongoing monthly review and management time.

98976

RTM device supply

Respiratory system, 16–30 days

$55.07

98976 describes respiratory-system RTM device supply; 98980 captures clinician management time.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 98980 is $51.12—$4.80 lower than the $55.92 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

98980 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $55.92

  2. Beaumont

    $51.12

    $4.80 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $53.76

    $2.16 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $54.02

    $1.90 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $53.71

    $2.21 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $53.88

    $2.04 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $54.43

    $1.49 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 98980 ranges from $49.06 in Arkansas to $70.24 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 98980

    Office

    $52.36

    Facility

    $25.42

    $3.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 98980

    Office

    $60.55

    Facility

    $26.96

    $4.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 98980

    Office

    $61.11

    Facility

    $27.66

    $5.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 98980

    Office

    $56.97

    Facility

    $27.42

    $1.05 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 98980

    Office

    $55.71

    Facility

    $27.18

    $0.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 98980

    Office

    $61.27

    Facility

    $28.28

    $5.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 98980

    Office

    $66.12

    Facility

    $35.88

    $10.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 98980

    Office

    $49.62

    Facility

    $24.78

    $6.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 98980

    Office

    $49.06

    Facility

    $24.67

    $6.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 98980

    Office

    $52.96

    Facility

    $25.45

    $2.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.22

    Facility

    $26.11

    $1.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $26.00

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 98980

    Office

    $65.22

    Facility

    $27.80

    $9.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 98980

    Office

    $60.21

    Facility

    $26.65

    $4.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.45

    Facility

    $26.33

    $1.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 98980

    Office

    $59.67

    Facility

    $26.65

    $3.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 98980

    Office

    $59.44

    Facility

    $26.53

    $3.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 98980

    Office

    $60.62

    Facility

    $26.67

    $4.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 98980

    Office

    $68.82

    Facility

    $28.79

    $12.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 98980

    Office

    $68.78

    Facility

    $28.75

    $12.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 98980

    Office

    $70.24

    Facility

    $29.30

    $14.32 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 98980

    Office

    $70.10

    Facility

    $29.16

    $14.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 98980

    Office

    $58.50

    Facility

    $26.16

    $2.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 98980

    Office

    $61.05

    Facility

    $26.55

    $5.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 98980

    Office

    $59.60

    Facility

    $26.50

    $3.68 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 98980

    Office

    $61.65

    Facility

    $26.79

    $5.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 98980

    Office

    $65.17

    Facility

    $27.76

    $9.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 98980

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $25.99

    $1.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 98980

    Office

    $56.21

    Facility

    $26.00

    $0.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 98980

    Office

    $57.23

    Facility

    $26.65

    $1.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 98980

    Office

    $53.72

    Facility

    $25.67

    $2.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 98980

    Office

    $55.34

    Facility

    $26.58

    $0.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 98980

    Office

    $53.19

    Facility

    $26.05

    $2.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 98980

    Office

    $54.89

    Facility

    $26.05

    $1.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 98980

    Office

    $50.80

    Facility

    $25.48

    $5.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 98980

    Office

    $58.13

    Facility

    $25.85

    $2.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 98980

    Office

    $50.75

    Facility

    $24.77

    $5.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 98980

    Office

    $50.99

    Facility

    $24.87

    $4.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 98980

    Office

    $52.53

    Facility

    $26.41

    $3.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 98980

    Office

    $51.85

    Facility

    $25.93

    $4.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 98980

    Office

    $55.90

    Facility

    $26.75

    $0.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 98980

    Office

    $51.23

    Facility

    $24.91

    $4.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 98980

    Office

    $50.50

    Facility

    $24.84

    $5.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 98980

    Office

    $50.43

    Facility

    $25.19

    $5.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 98980

    Office

    $52.33

    Facility

    $25.62

    $3.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 98980

    Office

    $50.34

    Facility

    $25.22

    $5.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 98980

    Office

    $61.13

    Facility

    $27.24

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 98980

    Office

    $55.95

    Facility

    $26.06

    $0.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 98980

    Office

    $57.04

    Facility

    $26.58

    $1.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 98980

    Office

    $54.62

    Facility

    $25.89

    $1.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 98980

    Office

    $51.14

    Facility

    $25.02

    $4.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 98980

    Office

    $53.45

    Facility

    $25.31

    $2.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 98980

    Office

    $53.66

    Facility

    $26.27

    $2.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 98980

    Office

    $51.42

    Facility

    $25.50

    $4.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 98980

    Office

    $54.34

    Facility

    $25.13

    $1.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 98980

    Office

    $52.11

    Facility

    $25.45

    $3.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 98980

    Office

    $52.56

    Facility

    $25.53

    $3.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 98980

    Office

    $49.61

    Facility

    $25.14

    $6.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 98980

    Office

    $49.34

    Facility

    $24.90

    $6.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 98980

    Office

    $54.11

    Facility

    $25.72

    $1.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 98980

    Office

    $51.58

    Facility

    $25.09

    $4.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 98980

    Office

    $53.51

    Facility

    $25.12

    $2.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 98980

    Office

    $50.99

    Facility

    $24.79

    $4.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 98980

    Office

    $55.31

    Facility

    $25.76

    $0.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 98980

    Office

    $60.67

    Facility

    $27.73

    $4.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 98980

    Office

    $58.02

    Facility

    $27.01

    $2.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 98980

    Office

    $51.62

    Facility

    $25.59

    $4.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 98980

    Office

    $53.97

    Facility

    $25.56

    $1.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 98980

    Office

    $62.42

    Facility

    $28.66

    $6.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 98980

    Office

    $58.33

    Facility

    $27.24

    $2.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 98980

    Office

    $61.77

    Facility

    $28.22

    $5.85 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 98980

    Office

    $52.19

    Facility

    $25.22

    $3.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 98980

    Office

    $51.30

    Facility

    $25.38

    $4.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 98980

    Office

    $50.42

    Facility

    $25.07

    $5.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 98980

    Office

    $57.78

    Facility

    $26.24

    $1.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 98980

    Office

    $53.68

    Facility

    $25.41

    $2.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 98980

    Office

    $56.00

    Facility

    $26.45

    $0.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 98980

    Office

    $51.40

    Facility

    $25.33

    $4.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 98980

    Office

    $54.45

    Facility

    $25.75

    $1.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 98980

    Office

    $55.46

    Facility

    $26.14

    $0.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 98980

    Office

    $51.50

    Facility

    $25.26

    $4.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 98980

    Office

    $53.44

    Facility

    $25.05

    $2.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 98980

    Office

    $50.70

    Facility

    $24.89

    $5.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 98980

    Office

    $52.06

    Facility

    $25.38

    $3.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 98980

    Office

    $53.26

    Facility

    $25.36

    $2.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 98980

    Office

    $54.45

    Facility

    $25.75

    $1.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 98980

    Office

    $53.29

    Facility

    $25.18

    $2.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 98980

    Office

    $55.86

    Facility

    $25.96

    $0.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 98980

    Office

    $62.32

    Facility

    $27.48

    $6.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 98980

    Office

    $52.06

    Facility

    $24.86

    $3.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 98980

    Office

    $50.30

    Facility

    $25.63

    $5.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 98980

    Office

    $53.85

    Facility

    $25.46

    $2.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

98980 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$49.06

$66.12

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$66.121
AL$49.621
AR$49.061
AZ$52.961
CA$57.11–$70.2429
CO$56.211
CT$57.231
DC$61.111
DE$53.721
FL$53.19–$56.973
GA$50.80–$54.892
GU$58.131
HI$58.131
IA$50.751
ID$50.991
IL$51.85–$55.904
IN$51.231
KS$50.501
KY$50.431
LA$50.34–$52.332
MA$55.95–$61.132
MD$54.62–$61.113
ME$51.14–$53.452
MI$51.42–$53.662
MN$54.341
MO$49.61–$52.563
MS$49.341
MT$54.111
NC$51.581
ND$53.511
NE$50.991
NH$55.311
NJ$58.02–$60.672
NM$51.621
NV$53.971
NY$52.19–$62.425
OH$51.301
OK$50.421
OR$53.68–$57.782
PA$51.40–$56.002
PR$54.451
RI$55.461
SC$51.501
SD$53.441
TN$50.701
TX$51.12–$55.928
UT$52.061
VA$53.26–$61.112
VI$54.451
VT$53.291
WA$55.86–$62.322
WI$52.061
WV$50.301
WY$53.851

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 98980 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $55.92 and the facility-setting rate is $25.88: a difference of $30.04.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 98980 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$61.51

$55.92 × 110% = $61.51

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 98980 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,960

Code
98980
Physician work
0.62
Practice expense
0.97
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 98980 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.62× 1.0020.6212
Practice expense0.97× 1.0581.0263
Malpractice0.03× 0.8860.0266
Total RVUs1.6741
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$55.92

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.621.002
Practice expense0.971.058
Malpractice0.030.886

(0.62 × 1.002 + 0.97 × 1.058 + 0.03 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $55.92

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.621.002
Practice expense0.121.058
Malpractice0.030.886

(0.62 × 1.002 + 0.12 × 1.058 + 0.03 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $25.88

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

98980 · Office / nonfacility

$55.92

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.57 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $51.35 to $55.92 (8.9%).

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

    $51.35changed to$55.92

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.89 changed to 0.97
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.03
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $51.35

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$55.92$25.88RVU26D
2026-07-01$55.92$25.88RVU26C
2026-04-01$55.92$25.88RVU26B
2026-01-01$55.92$25.88RVU26A
2025-10-01$51.35$29.70RVU25D
2025-07-01$51.35$29.70RVU25C
2025-04-01$51.35$29.70RVU25B
2025-01-01$51.35$29.70RVU25A

98980 billing questions

When should 98980 be chosen instead of 98979?

Use 98980 when monthly RTM management time reaches the first 20-minute threshold. Code 98979 covers the first 10 minutes when that is the applicable time level.

Does 98980 include the monitoring device or setup?

No. It represents management time. Code 98975 describes initial setup and patient education, while 98976–98978 describe device supply for specified monitoring types.

Is an interactive communication required?

Yes. The month must include at least one interactive communication with the patient or caregiver, supported by documentation.

What time should the record support?

Document the clinician’s cumulative RTM management time during the calendar month, along with the monitoring data reviewed and actions taken.

When is 98981 reported with 98980?

Report 98981 for each additional 20 minutes of RTM management time beyond the initial time represented by 98980.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 98980PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,960 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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