Both are remote E/M codes for new patients; G9481 represents the 10-minute level, while G9482 represents the 20-minute level.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G9482 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
$32.84
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$32.84
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.
Telehealth evaluation and management
About G9482: Remote new-patient E/M, 20 minutes
Remote E/M for a new patient at the 20-minute level captures a practitioner’s assessment and management delivered without an in-person encounter.
G9482 identifies a remote evaluation and management service for a patient being seen as new, assigned to the 20-minute level. The practitioner evaluates the presenting concern, gathers relevant clinical information, and makes or updates a management plan through a remote encounter. The code describes practitioner-led clinical management rather than a remote administrative contact alone.
Select G9482 when documentation supports new-patient status and the service’s 20-minute level. Record the remote encounter date, clinical reason, relevant evaluation, decisions, plan, and time basis supporting code selection. Use a different G948x time-level code when the documented service corresponds to another level, or an established-patient code when that status applies. The CMS physician fee schedule file assigns 0.93 work RVUs and 0.07 malpractice RVUs, with zero practice-expense RVUs in both office and facility settings.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.93 · 93%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.00 · 0%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 7%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5636 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.
G9482 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
Both are remote E/M codes for new patients; G9483 represents the 30-minute level, while G9482 represents the 20-minute level.
G9486 describes remote E/M for an established patient at the 10-minute level; G9482 is for a new patient at the 20-minute level.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for G9482 is $33.08—$0.24 higher than the $32.84 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
G9482 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Chico · This locality
$32.84
$33.08
$0.24 higher than Chico
$32.86
$0.02 higher than Chico
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico
$1.05 higher than Chico
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico
Other payment areas listed in California 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, G9482 ranges from $31.75 in Minnesota to $47.88 in Alaska*. 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
Merced
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Modesto
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Napa
California · G9482
Office
$34.21
Facility
$34.21
$1.37 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · G9482
Office
$33.39
Facility
$33.39
$0.55 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Redding
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · G9482
Office
$33.62
Facility
$33.62
$0.78 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · G9482
Office
$33.43
Facility
$33.43
$0.59 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Salinas
California · G9482
Office
$33.28
Facility
$33.28
$0.44 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · G9482
Office
$33.26
Facility
$33.26
$0.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · G9482
Office
$35.09
Facility
$35.09
$2.25 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · G9482
Office
$35.01
Facility
$35.01
$2.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · G9482
Office
$35.73
Facility
$35.73
$2.89 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · G9482
Office
$35.41
Facility
$35.41
$2.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · G9482
Office
$32.97
Facility
$32.97
$0.13 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · G9482
Office
$33.19
Facility
$33.19
$0.35 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · G9482
Office
$33.25
Facility
$33.25
$0.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Stockton
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · G9482
Office
$34.09
Facility
$34.09
$1.25 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Visalia
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · G9482
Office
$32.84
Facility
$32.84
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · G9482
Office
$35.34
Facility
$35.34
$2.50 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · G9482
Office
$36.98
Facility
$36.98
$4.14 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · G9482
Office
$36.65
Facility
$36.65
$3.81 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · G9482
Office
$36.76
Facility
$36.76
$3.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · G9482
Office
$47.88
Facility
$47.88
$15.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · G9482
Office
$32.39
Facility
$32.39
$0.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · G9482
Office
$32.27
Facility
$32.27
$0.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · G9482
Office
$33.06
Facility
$33.06
$0.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · G9482
Office
$33.26
Facility
$33.26
$0.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · G9482
Office
$34.51
Facility
$34.51
$1.67 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · G9482
Office
$33.32
Facility
$33.32
$0.48 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · G9482
Office
$35.29
Facility
$35.29
$2.45 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · G9482
Office
$34.58
Facility
$34.58
$1.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · G9482
Office
$33.96
Facility
$33.96
$1.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · G9482
Office
$33.85
Facility
$33.85
$1.01 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · G9482
Office
$32.42
Facility
$32.42
$0.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · G9482
Office
$31.99
Facility
$31.99
$0.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · G9482
Office
$32.17
Facility
$32.17
$0.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · G9482
Office
$35.77
Facility
$35.77
$2.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · G9482
Office
$34.72
Facility
$34.72
$1.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · G9482
Office
$35.42
Facility
$35.42
$2.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · G9482
Office
$32.20
Facility
$32.20
$0.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · G9482
Office
$32.24
Facility
$32.24
$0.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · G9482
Office
$33.20
Facility
$33.20
$0.36 higher than Chico for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · G9482
Office
$33.72
Facility
$33.72
$0.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · G9482
Office
$33.30
Facility
$33.30
$0.46 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · G9482
Office
$34.42
Facility
$34.42
$1.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · G9482
Office
$33.42
Facility
$33.42
$0.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · G9482
Office
$34.45
Facility
$34.45
$1.61 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · G9482
Office
$33.52
Facility
$33.52
$0.68 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · G9482
Office
$32.52
Facility
$32.52
$0.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · G9482
Office
$32.54
Facility
$32.54
$0.30 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · G9482
Office
$35.00
Facility
$35.00
$2.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · G9482
Office
$33.70
Facility
$33.70
$0.86 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · G9482
Office
$31.75
Facility
$31.75
$1.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · G9482
Office
$33.35
Facility
$33.35
$0.51 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · G9482
Office
$33.41
Facility
$33.41
$0.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · G9482
Office
$33.34
Facility
$33.34
$0.50 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · G9482
Office
$32.79
Facility
$32.79
$0.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · G9482
Office
$33.40
Facility
$33.40
$0.56 higher than Chico for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · G9482
Office
$32.56
Facility
$32.56
$0.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · G9482
Office
$32.01
Facility
$32.01
$0.83 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · G9482
Office
$31.95
Facility
$31.95
$0.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · G9482
Office
$33.11
Facility
$33.11
$0.27 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · G9482
Office
$35.52
Facility
$35.52
$2.68 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · G9482
Office
$34.87
Facility
$34.87
$2.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · G9482
Office
$33.87
Facility
$33.87
$1.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · G9482
Office
$33.01
Facility
$33.01
$0.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · G9482
Office
$37.39
Facility
$37.39
$4.55 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · G9482
Office
$35.29
Facility
$35.29
$2.45 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Queens
New York · G9482
Office
$36.42
Facility
$36.42
$3.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · G9482
Office
$32.71
Facility
$32.71
$0.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · G9482
Office
$33.42
Facility
$33.42
$0.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · G9482
Office
$32.88
Facility
$32.88
$0.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · G9482
Office
$33.30
Facility
$33.30
$0.46 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · G9482
Office
$32.71
Facility
$32.71
$0.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · G9482
Office
$34.41
Facility
$34.41
$1.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · G9482
Office
$33.27
Facility
$33.27
$0.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · G9482
Office
$33.37
Facility
$33.37
$0.53 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · G9482
Office
$33.74
Facility
$33.74
$0.90 higher than Chico for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · G9482
Office
$33.05
Facility
$33.05
$0.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · G9482
Office
$31.85
Facility
$31.85
$0.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · G9482
Office
$32.32
Facility
$32.32
$0.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.20
Facility
$33.20
$0.36 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.23
Facility
$33.23
$0.39 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.14
Facility
$33.14
$0.30 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.35
Facility
$33.35
$0.51 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.38
Facility
$33.38
$0.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.25
Facility
$33.25
$0.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · G9482
Office
$34.53
Facility
$34.53
$1.69 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · G9482
Office
$33.17
Facility
$33.17
$0.33 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · G9482
Office
$33.16
Facility
$33.16
$0.32 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · G9482
Office
$32.71
Facility
$32.71
$0.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · G9482
Office
$33.37
Facility
$33.37
$0.53 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · G9482
Office
$32.25
Facility
$32.25
$0.59 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · G9482
Office
$33.25
Facility
$33.25
$0.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · G9482
Office
$34.53
Facility
$34.53
$1.69 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · G9482
Office
$31.78
Facility
$31.78
$1.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · G9482
Office
$34.41
Facility
$34.41
$1.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · G9482
Office
$32.79
Facility
$32.79
$0.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
G9482 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $47.88 | 1 |
| AL | $32.39 | 1 |
| AR | $32.27 | 1 |
| AZ | $33.06 | 1 |
| CA | $32.84–$35.73 | 29 |
| CO | $33.26 | 1 |
| CT | $34.51 | 1 |
| DC | $35.34 | 1 |
| DE | $33.32 | 1 |
| FL | $34.58–$36.98 | 3 |
| GA | $33.85–$33.96 | 2 |
| GU | $32.42 | 1 |
| HI | $32.42 | 1 |
| IA | $31.99 | 1 |
| ID | $32.17 | 1 |
| IL | $34.72–$36.65 | 4 |
| IN | $32.20 | 1 |
| KS | $32.24 | 1 |
| KY | $33.20 | 1 |
| LA | $33.30–$33.72 | 2 |
| MA | $33.42–$34.42 | 2 |
| MD | $33.52–$35.34 | 3 |
| ME | $32.52–$32.54 | 2 |
| MI | $33.70–$35.00 | 2 |
| MN | $31.75 | 1 |
| MO | $33.34–$33.41 | 3 |
| MS | $32.79 | 1 |
| MT | $33.40 | 1 |
| NC | $32.56 | 1 |
| ND | $32.01 | 1 |
| NE | $31.95 | 1 |
| NH | $33.11 | 1 |
| NJ | $34.87–$35.52 | 2 |
| NM | $33.87 | 1 |
| NV | $33.01 | 1 |
| NY | $32.71–$37.39 | 5 |
| OH | $33.42 | 1 |
| OK | $32.88 | 1 |
| OR | $32.71–$33.30 | 2 |
| PA | $33.27–$34.41 | 2 |
| PR | $33.37 | 1 |
| RI | $33.74 | 1 |
| SC | $33.05 | 1 |
| SD | $31.85 | 1 |
| TN | $32.32 | 1 |
| TX | $33.14–$34.53 | 8 |
| UT | $33.16 | 1 |
| VA | $32.71–$35.34 | 2 |
| VI | $33.37 | 1 |
| VT | $32.25 | 1 |
| WA | $33.25–$34.53 | 2 |
| WI | $31.78 | 1 |
| WV | $34.41 | 1 |
| WY | $32.79 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Why are the office and facility amounts different?
For G9482 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $32.84 and the facility-setting rate is $32.84: a difference of $0.00.
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 G9482 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$36.12
$32.84 × 110% = $36.12
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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 G9482 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
15,992
- Code
- G9482
- Physician work
- 0.93
- Practice expense
- 0.00
- Malpractice
- 0.07
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.93 | × 1.017 | 0.9458 |
| Practice expense | 0.00 | × 1.096 | 0.0000 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | × 0.536 | 0.0375 |
| Total RVUs | 0.9833 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$32.84
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.93 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.536 |
(0.93 × 1.017 + 0 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $32.84
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.93 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.536 |
(0.93 × 1.017 + 0 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $32.84
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
G9482 · Office / nonfacility
$32.84
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $1.07 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $31.77 to $32.84 (3.4%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$31.77changed to$32.84
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
- Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
- Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $31.77
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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G9482 billing questions
How does G9482 differ from G9481 and G9483?
All three describe remote E/M for new patients. G9481 is the 10-minute level, G9482 the 20-minute level, and G9483 the 30-minute level.
What supports reporting G9482?
Document the patient’s new-patient status, reason for the remote encounter, evaluation and management provided, resulting plan, and time basis for the 20-minute level.
Can the history, assessment, and plan be reported separately?
Those activities support the remote E/M service described by G9482; they are not separate services merely because they appear as distinct documentation elements.
How does G9482 differ from G9486?
G9482 is for a new patient at the 20-minute level. G9486 describes remote E/M for an established patient at the 10-minute level.
Does G9482 describe a particular remote technology?
The CMS short descriptor identifies a remote E/M service but does not specify a particular communication technology.
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.
