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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

95984 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$46.00

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$37.21

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.

Neurological device programming

About 95984: Additional brain neurostimulator programming time

Reports each additional 15 minutes of programming an implanted brain neurostimulator, such as a deep brain stimulation system, beyond the initial service.

This add-on captures additional time spent programming an implanted brain neurostimulator after the initial programming interval. A neurologist, neurosurgeon, or other qualified clinician may adjust settings for a patient with deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease, essential tremor, or dystonia. Programming may involve changing stimulation parameters in response to symptoms, side effects, or device performance during a clinic visit.

Report 95984 for each additional 15-minute interval beyond the initial interval represented by 95983. The record should support the device being programmed, the clinical reason for adjustment, the settings or parameters changed, and the additional time. Medicare treats 95984 as an add-on: it must be billed with its primary code, 95983, and payment falls within that procedure's global period. Do not use it for analysis without programming or for programming a neurostimulator at a different body site.

CMS billing rules for 95984

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.80 · 59%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.48 · 36%
  • Malpractice RVU0.07 · 5%

51.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #768 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.

95984 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

95983

Brain stimulator programming

Initial 15 minutes

$52.84

95983 covers the initial programming interval for an implanted brain neurostimulator. Use 95984 only for additional 15-minute intervals, and report it with 95983.

95970

Neurostimulator analysis

Without programming

$20.11

95970 covers implanted neurostimulator analysis without programming. Use 95984 only when additional time is spent programming a brain system.

95976

Stimulator programming

Cranial nerve, simple

$38.74

95976 is for programming a cranial nerve neurostimulator. 95984 applies to additional programming time for an implanted brain neurostimulator.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 95984 is $46.22—$0.22 higher than the $46.00 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

95984 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $46.00

  2. Bakersfield

    $46.22

    $0.22 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $46.00

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $46.01

    $0.01 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $46.00

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $46.00

    The same base rate than Redding

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $48.34

    $2.34 higher than Redding

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, 95984 ranges from $41.70 in Arkansas to $58.44 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

  • Madera

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 95984

    Office

    $50.72

    Facility

    $40.16

    $4.72 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 95984

    Office

    $47.88

    Facility

    $38.40

    $1.88 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.77

    Facility

    $37.98

    $0.77 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 95984

    Office

    $47.58

    Facility

    $38.26

    $1.58 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 95984

    Office

    $47.38

    Facility

    $38.09

    $1.38 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 95984

    Office

    $47.96

    Facility

    $38.38

    $1.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 95984

    Office

    $52.94

    Facility

    $41.64

    $6.94 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 95984

    Office

    $52.86

    Facility

    $41.56

    $6.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 95984

    Office

    $54.03

    Facility

    $42.47

    $8.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 95984

    Office

    $53.71

    Facility

    $42.15

    $7.71 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.69

    Facility

    $37.56

    $0.69 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 95984

    Office

    $48.01

    Facility

    $38.27

    $2.01 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 95984

    Office

    $47.42

    Facility

    $38.07

    $1.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 95984

    Office

    $48.46

    Facility

    $38.62

    $2.46 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 95984

    Office

    $50.61

    Facility

    $40.04

    $4.61 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 95984

    Office

    $46.00

    Facility

    $37.21

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 95984

    Office

    $49.65

    Facility

    $40.21

    $3.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 95984

    Office

    $49.32

    Facility

    $40.98

    $3.32 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 95984

    Office

    $48.39

    Facility

    $40.33

    $2.39 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 95984

    Office

    $50.77

    Facility

    $41.45

    $4.77 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 95984

    Office

    $58.44

    Facility

    $49.91

    $12.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 95984

    Office

    $42.07

    Facility

    $35.06

    $3.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 95984

    Office

    $41.70

    Facility

    $34.81

    $4.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 95984

    Office

    $44.26

    Facility

    $36.49

    $1.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 95984

    Office

    $45.93

    Facility

    $37.40

    $0.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 95984

    Office

    $47.35

    Facility

    $38.72

    $1.35 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 95984

    Office

    $44.80

    Facility

    $36.88

    $1.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 95984

    Office

    $47.19

    Facility

    $39.07

    $1.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 95984

    Office

    $45.56

    Facility

    $37.90

    $0.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 95984

    Office

    $45.90

    Facility

    $37.75

    $0.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 95984

    Office

    $43.81

    Facility

    $36.66

    $2.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 95984

    Office

    $46.30

    Facility

    $37.19

    $0.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 95984

    Office

    $42.32

    Facility

    $34.98

    $3.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 95984

    Office

    $42.58

    Facility

    $35.20

    $3.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 95984

    Office

    $46.18

    Facility

    $38.80

    $0.18 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 95984

    Office

    $45.01

    Facility

    $37.69

    $0.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 95984

    Office

    $47.52

    Facility

    $39.28

    $1.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 95984

    Office

    $42.72

    Facility

    $35.29

    $3.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 95984

    Office

    $42.39

    Facility

    $35.15

    $3.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 95984

    Office

    $43.11

    Facility

    $35.99

    $2.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 95984

    Office

    $44.46

    Facility

    $36.92

    $1.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 95984

    Office

    $43.15

    Facility

    $36.05

    $2.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 95984

    Office

    $49.04

    Facility

    $39.47

    $3.04 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 95984

    Office

    $45.89

    Facility

    $37.45

    $0.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 95984

    Office

    $47.24

    Facility

    $38.64

    $1.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 95984

    Office

    $45.36

    Facility

    $37.25

    $0.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 95984

    Office

    $42.92

    Facility

    $35.55

    $3.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 95984

    Office

    $44.08

    Facility

    $36.14

    $1.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 95984

    Office

    $46.13

    Facility

    $38.40

    $0.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 95984

    Office

    $44.00

    Facility

    $36.68

    $2.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 95984

    Office

    $43.91

    Facility

    $35.66

    $2.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 95984

    Office

    $44.06

    Facility

    $36.53

    $1.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 95984

    Office

    $44.33

    Facility

    $36.69

    $1.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 95984

    Office

    $42.82

    Facility

    $35.91

    $3.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 95984

    Office

    $42.25

    Facility

    $35.35

    $3.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 95984

    Office

    $45.09

    Facility

    $37.07

    $0.91 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 95984

    Office

    $43.17

    Facility

    $35.69

    $2.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 95984

    Office

    $43.70

    Facility

    $35.69

    $2.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 95984

    Office

    $42.40

    Facility

    $35.00

    $3.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 95984

    Office

    $45.46

    Facility

    $37.11

    $0.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 95984

    Office

    $49.50

    Facility

    $40.20

    $3.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 95984

    Office

    $47.86

    Facility

    $39.11

    $1.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 95984

    Office

    $44.23

    Facility

    $36.88

    $1.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 95984

    Office

    $44.72

    Facility

    $36.69

    $1.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 95984

    Office

    $51.84

    Facility

    $42.30

    $5.84 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 95984

    Office

    $48.31

    Facility

    $39.53

    $2.31 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 95984

    Office

    $50.75

    Facility

    $41.28

    $4.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 95984

    Office

    $43.60

    Facility

    $35.98

    $2.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 95984

    Office

    $43.72

    Facility

    $36.40

    $2.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 95984

    Office

    $42.85

    Facility

    $35.70

    $3.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 95984

    Office

    $46.70

    Facility

    $37.79

    $0.70 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 95984

    Office

    $44.33

    Facility

    $36.35

    $1.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 95984

    Office

    $46.68

    Facility

    $38.34

    $0.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 95984

    Office

    $43.65

    Facility

    $36.29

    $2.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 95984

    Office

    $45.23

    Facility

    $37.13

    $0.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 95984

    Office

    $45.88

    Facility

    $37.59

    $0.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 95984

    Office

    $43.52

    Facility

    $36.12

    $2.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 95984

    Office

    $43.54

    Facility

    $35.52

    $2.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 95984

    Office

    $42.55

    Facility

    $35.26

    $3.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $45.81

    Facility

    $37.33

    $0.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $43.48

    Facility

    $36.19

    $2.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $44.65

    Facility

    $36.70

    $1.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $44.94

    Facility

    $36.95

    $1.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $44.81

    Facility

    $36.90

    $1.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $44.79

    Facility

    $36.83

    $1.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $46.07

    Facility

    $38.11

    $0.07 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 95984

    Office

    $44.05

    Facility

    $36.44

    $1.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 95984

    Office

    $43.89

    Facility

    $36.36

    $2.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 95984

    Office

    $44.13

    Facility

    $36.25

    $1.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 95984

    Office

    $45.23

    Facility

    $37.13

    $0.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 95984

    Office

    $43.78

    Facility

    $35.84

    $2.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 95984

    Office

    $45.73

    Facility

    $37.29

    $0.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 95984

    Office

    $49.64

    Facility

    $39.80

    $3.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 95984

    Office

    $42.80

    Facility

    $35.12

    $3.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 95984

    Office

    $44.00

    Facility

    $37.03

    $2.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 95984

    Office

    $44.48

    Facility

    $36.47

    $1.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

95984 · 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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$41.70

$58.44

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$58.441
AL$42.071
AR$41.701
AZ$44.261
CA$46.00–$54.0329
CO$45.931
CT$47.351
DC$49.651
DE$44.801
FL$45.56–$49.323
GA$43.81–$45.902
GU$46.301
HI$46.301
IA$42.321
ID$42.581
IL$45.01–$48.394
IN$42.721
KS$42.391
KY$43.111
LA$43.15–$44.462
MA$45.89–$49.042
MD$45.36–$49.653
ME$42.92–$44.082
MI$44.00–$46.132
MN$43.911
MO$42.82–$44.333
MS$42.251
MT$45.091
NC$43.171
ND$43.701
NE$42.401
NH$45.461
NJ$47.86–$49.502
NM$44.231
NV$44.721
NY$43.60–$51.845
OH$43.721
OK$42.851
OR$44.33–$46.702
PA$43.65–$46.682
PR$45.231
RI$45.881
SC$43.521
SD$43.541
TN$42.551
TX$43.48–$46.078
UT$43.891
VA$44.13–$49.652
VI$45.231
VT$43.781
WA$45.73–$49.642
WI$42.801
WV$44.001
WY$44.481

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 95984 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $46.00 and the facility-setting rate is $37.21: a difference of $8.79.

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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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 95984 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$50.60

$46.00 × 110% = $50.60

A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.

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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 95984 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,734

Code
95984
Physician work
0.80
Practice expense
0.48
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 95984 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.80× 1.0170.8136
Practice expense0.48× 1.0960.5261
Malpractice0.07× 0.5360.0375
Total RVUs1.3772
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$46.00

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
Work0.81.017
Practice expense0.481.096
Malpractice0.070.536

(0.8 × 1.017 + 0.48 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $46.00

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.81.017
Practice expense0.241.096
Malpractice0.070.536

(0.8 × 1.017 + 0.24 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $37.21

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

95984 · Office / nonfacility

$46.00

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.64 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $42.36 to $46.00 (8.6%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

    $42.36changed to$46.00

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.42 changed to 0.48
    • 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.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $42.36

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$46.00$37.21RVU26D
2026-07-01$46.00$37.21RVU26C
2026-04-01$46.00$37.21RVU26B
2026-01-01$46.00$37.21RVU26A
2025-10-01$42.36$42.00RVU25D
2025-07-01$42.36$42.00RVU25C
2025-04-01$42.36$42.00RVU25B
2025-01-01$42.36$42.00RVU25A

95984 billing questions

Can 95984 be reported by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with 95983, which represents the initial programming interval.

When should 95984 be used instead of 95983?

Use 95983 for the initial programming interval. Report 95984 for each additional 15-minute interval of brain neurostimulator programming.

Does 95984 cover device analysis without a setting change?

No. 95984 is for additional programming time. Analysis without programming is represented by 95970 when that service's requirements are met.

What documentation supports an additional unit?

Document the brain neurostimulator, the clinical reason for programming, the adjustments made, and the additional time spent beyond the initial interval.

Can 95984 be used for vagus nerve stimulator programming?

No. This code is for an implanted brain neurostimulator; cranial nerve neurostimulator programming is represented by the separate 95976–95977 code family.

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 95984PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,734 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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