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Billing code 98985: RTM device supplyMedicare rate & RVUs in Redding

Reports the musculoskeletal remote therapeutic monitoring device supply when qualifying device data are transmitted on 2–15 days during a 30-day monitoring period.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality

In Redding, Medicare pays $56.19 for 98985 in the office.

$56.19Office (non-facility)
Not available in this settingHospital or facility
+9.2%vs the national office rate ($51.44)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 98985 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 98985 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Redding
  2. What 98985 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 98985 covers

This code represents the supply of a remote therapeutic monitoring device for tracking information related to a musculoskeletal treatment plan. A rehabilitation practice may use a connected device or software to capture information such as exercise participation, symptoms, or functional status during care for a condition such as back pain or a joint injury. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians, and other treating professionals may use these data to follow a patient’s progress between visits.

Report the code for the 2–15 days of device data transmission within the 30-day monitoring period. The record should identify the musculoskeletal monitoring purpose, the device or technology furnished, the monitoring period, and the days data were transmitted. This is the device-supply service, not the clinician’s time reviewing data, communicating with the patient, or adjusting the treatment plan; RTM treatment-management codes describe those services when performed and documented.

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 Redding compares for 98985

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 98985 runs from $44.07 in Arkansas to $73.87 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). Redding pays $56.19. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

98985 in Redding vs other payment areas
  1. Redding · this page$56.19
  2. Bakersfield · California$56.21+$0.02
  3. Chico · California$56.19
  4. El Centro · California$56.19
  5. Fresno · California$56.19
  6. Hanford-Corcoran · California$56.19
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) · California$60.68+$4.49

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

Every other payment area

98985 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
MaderaCalifornia$56.19—
MercedCalifornia$56.19—
ModestoCalifornia$56.19—
NapaCalifornia$67.52—
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaCalifornia$60.61—
Rest Of CaliforniaCalifornia$56.19—
Riverside-San Bernardino-OntarioCalifornia$56.29—
Sacramento-Roseville-FolsomCalifornia$59.61—

98985 rates by state

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

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$44.07

$65.03

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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98985 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$54.611
AL$44.901
AR$44.071
AZ$49.811
CA$56.19–$73.8729
CO$54.631
CT$55.441
DC$60.571
DE$50.791
FL$49.36–$54.043
GA$45.98–$52.322
GU$58.301
HI$58.301
IA$46.891
ID$47.171
IL$47.18–$53.084
IN$47.541
KS$46.371
KY$45.741
LA$45.55–$48.472
MA$54.08–$61.312
MD$52.02–$60.573
ME$47.22–$50.852
MI$47.03–$49.882
MN$52.681
MO$44.38–$48.993
MS$44.251
MT$51.441
NC$47.891
ND$51.241
NE$47.291
NH$53.491
NJ$56.17–$59.642
NM$47.261
NV$51.431
NY$48.78–$61.385
OH$46.991
OK$45.891
OR$51.13–$57.022
PA$47.23–$53.602
PR$51.991
RI$53.091
SC$47.501
SD$51.221
TN$46.631
TX$46.81–$54.368
UT$48.341
VA$50.47–$60.572
VI$51.991
VT$50.761
WA$54.07–$62.982
WI$49.061
WV$44.891
WY$51.351

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How the 98985 rate is calculated

Each of 98985’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 · 98985

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.53

1.53 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.5400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$51.44

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

The exact Redding inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,963

Code
98985
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
1.53
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office calculation for 98985 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0170.0000
Practice expense1.53× 1.0961.6769
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs1.6822
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Redding$56.19

Office: (0 × 1.017 + 1.53 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $56.19

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Payment rules and modifiers for 98985

98985 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 · 98985

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$51.44

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

Codes related to 98985

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 98985
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Redding
Same family
98977Remote monitoringMusculoskeletal RTM device supply for 16–30 days in the monitoring period.$56.19
98984RTM device supplyShort-period RTM device supply for respiratory-system monitoring.$56.92
98986Rtm dev sply cbt 2-15 dShort-period RTM device supply for cognitive behavioral therapy monitoring.No office rate
Often billed with
98975RTM setupMay accompany the supply when initial device setup and patient education are performed.$23.42

How 98985 has changed in Redding

98985 · Office / nonfacility

$56.19

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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

    No ratechanged to$56.19

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. 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, RVU22C, RVU24D, RVU25A, RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$56.19Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$56.19Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$56.19Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$56.19Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25D
2025-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25C
2025-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25B
2025-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25A
2024-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU24D
2022-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU22C
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 Redding rate applies

Redding is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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98985 billing questions

When should 98985 be chosen instead of 98977?

Use 98985 when device data are transmitted on 2–15 days in the 30-day period. Code 98977 is the musculoskeletal supply code for 16–30 days.

What supports the reported monitoring days?

Document the monitoring period and the dates on which the musculoskeletal device transmitted data. The record should also connect the monitoring to the patient’s treatment.

Does 98985 include clinician review or treatment management?

No. It represents device supply; clinician review, communication, and treatment-plan management are separate RTM services when performed and documented.

Can the practice report 98975 in the same RTM episode?

Yes, when the practice also performs the initial device setup and patient education represented by 98975. Document those setup and education services separately from the monitoring supply.

Is this code for respiratory or behavioral monitoring?

No. It is the short-period supply code for musculoskeletal monitoring; respiratory and cognitive behavioral therapy monitoring have separate supply codes.

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 98985PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,963 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)

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