Choose G9868 for a documented service under 10 minutes; G9869 describes the 10-to-20-minute level.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G9868 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
$27.17
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$27.17
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
About G9868: CMMI asynchronous telehealth under 10 minutes
Reports a CMMI model-specific asynchronous telehealth service when the documented service time is less than 10 minutes.
G9868 identifies a short, asynchronous telehealth service reported under the applicable CMS Innovation Center model. The exchange is not a real-time visit: a clinician may review information sent digitally and respond later. It is distinct from a live telephone or video encounter and from longer asynchronous service levels in the same code series.
Select this code when the model’s reporting instructions call for the under-10-minute level and the record supports that duration. Documentation should identify the digital exchange, the clinician’s work, and the time spent. The CMS fee schedule file assigns 0.8 work RVU and zero practice-expense and malpractice RVUs. The supplied CMS facts do not specify additional payment or bundling instructions for this code.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.80 · 100%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.00 · 0%
- Malpractice RVU0.00 · 0%
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.
G9868 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
G9870 is the over-20-minute level. G9868 is for a shorter asynchronous service under 10 minutes.
CPT 99421 describes online digital evaluation and management in a different reporting context; G9868 is a CMMI model-specific asynchronous telehealth code.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for G9868 is $27.23—$0.06 higher than the $27.17 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
G9868 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Redding · This locality
$27.17
$27.23
$0.06 higher than Redding
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding
$0.65 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, G9868 ranges from $26.72 in Alabama to $40.08 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 · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Merced
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Modesto
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Napa
California · G9868
Office
$28.40
Facility
$28.40
$1.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · G9868
Office
$27.47
Facility
$27.47
$0.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · G9868
Office
$27.20
Facility
$27.20
$0.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · G9868
Office
$27.68
Facility
$27.68
$0.51 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Salinas
California · G9868
Office
$27.55
Facility
$27.55
$0.38 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · G9868
Office
$27.52
Facility
$27.52
$0.35 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · G9868
Office
$29.26
Facility
$29.26
$2.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · G9868
Office
$29.26
Facility
$29.26
$2.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · G9868
Office
$29.66
Facility
$29.66
$2.49 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · G9868
Office
$29.66
Facility
$29.66
$2.49 higher than Redding for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · G9868
Office
$27.28
Facility
$27.28
$0.11 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · G9868
Office
$27.47
Facility
$27.47
$0.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · G9868
Office
$27.52
Facility
$27.52
$0.35 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Stockton
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · G9868
Office
$28.40
Facility
$28.40
$1.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Visalia
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · G9868
Office
$27.17
Facility
$27.17
The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · G9868
Office
$28.16
Facility
$28.16
$0.99 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · G9868
Office
$26.91
Facility
$26.91
$0.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · G9868
Office
$28.43
Facility
$28.43
$1.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · G9868
Office
$40.08
Facility
$40.08
$12.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · G9868
Office
$27.04
Facility
$27.04
$0.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · G9868
Office
$27.26
Facility
$27.26
$0.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · G9868
Office
$26.85
Facility
$26.85
$0.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · G9868
Office
$26.80
Facility
$26.80
$0.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · G9868
Office
$26.91
Facility
$26.91
$0.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · G9868
Office
$27.82
Facility
$27.82
$0.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · G9868
Office
$27.15
Facility
$27.15
$0.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · G9868
Office
$27.15
Facility
$27.15
$0.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · G9868
Office
$26.99
Facility
$26.99
$0.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · G9868
Office
$28.40
Facility
$28.40
$1.23 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · G9868
Office
$27.79
Facility
$27.79
$0.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · G9868
Office
$28.43
Facility
$28.43
$1.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · G9868
Office
$27.92
Facility
$27.92
$0.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Queens
New York · G9868
Office
$28.43
Facility
$28.43
$1.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · G9868
Office
$27.15
Facility
$27.15
$0.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · G9868
Office
$27.20
Facility
$27.20
$0.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · G9868
Office
$27.23
Facility
$27.23
$0.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.77
Facility
$26.77
$0.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.93
Facility
$26.93
$0.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.96
Facility
$26.96
$0.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.96
Facility
$26.96
$0.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.93
Facility
$26.93
$0.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.93
Facility
$26.93
$0.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · G9868
Office
$27.07
Facility
$27.07
$0.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · G9868
Office
$28.06
Facility
$28.06
$0.89 higher than Redding for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · G9868
Office
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
$0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
G9868 · 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 | $40.08 | 1 |
| AL | $26.72 | 1 |
| AR | $26.72 | 1 |
| AZ | $26.72 | 1 |
| CA | $27.17–$29.66 | 29 |
| CO | $27.04 | 1 |
| CT | $27.26 | 1 |
| DC | $28.16 | 1 |
| DE | $26.85 | 1 |
| FL | $26.72 | 3 |
| GA | $26.72–$26.80 | 2 |
| GU | $26.72 | 1 |
| HI | $26.72 | 1 |
| IA | $26.72 | 1 |
| ID | $26.72 | 1 |
| IL | $26.72–$26.91 | 4 |
| IN | $26.72 | 1 |
| KS | $26.72 | 1 |
| KY | $26.72 | 1 |
| LA | $26.72 | 2 |
| MA | $27.15–$27.82 | 2 |
| MD | $26.99–$28.16 | 3 |
| ME | $26.72 | 2 |
| MI | $26.72 | 2 |
| MN | $26.72 | 1 |
| MO | $26.72 | 3 |
| MS | $26.72 | 1 |
| MT | $26.72 | 1 |
| NC | $26.72 | 1 |
| ND | $26.72 | 1 |
| NE | $26.72 | 1 |
| NH | $26.72 | 1 |
| NJ | $27.79–$28.40 | 2 |
| NM | $26.72 | 1 |
| NV | $26.72 | 1 |
| NY | $26.72–$28.43 | 5 |
| OH | $26.72 | 1 |
| OK | $26.72 | 1 |
| OR | $26.72–$27.15 | 2 |
| PA | $26.72–$27.20 | 2 |
| PR | $26.72 | 1 |
| RI | $27.23 | 1 |
| SC | $26.72 | 1 |
| SD | $26.72 | 1 |
| TN | $26.72 | 1 |
| TX | $26.72–$26.96 | 8 |
| UT | $26.72 | 1 |
| VA | $26.72–$28.16 | 2 |
| VI | $26.72 | 1 |
| VT | $26.72 | 1 |
| WA | $27.07–$28.06 | 2 |
| WI | $26.72 | 1 |
| WV | $26.72 | 1 |
| WY | $26.72 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Why are the office and facility amounts different?
For G9868 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $27.17 and the facility-setting rate is $27.17: 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 G9868 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$29.89
$27.17 × 110% = $29.89
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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 G9868 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
16,224
- Code
- G9868
- Physician work
- 0.80
- Practice expense
- 0.00
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.80 | × 1.017 | 0.8136 |
| Practice expense | 0.00 | × 1.096 | 0.0000 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.536 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 0.8136 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$27.17
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.8 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.536 |
(0.8 × 1.017 + 0 × 1.096 + 0 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $27.17
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.8 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.536 |
(0.8 × 1.017 + 0 × 1.096 + 0 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $27.17
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
G9868 · Office / nonfacility
$27.17
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $0.93 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $26.24 to $27.17 (3.5%).
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
$26.24changed to$27.17
- 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: $26.24
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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G9868 billing questions
How is G9868 distinguished from G9869?
G9868 is the under-10-minute level. G9869 is the next asynchronous telehealth time level, for 10 to 20 minutes.
Which code describes an asynchronous service over 20 minutes?
G9870 is the over-20-minute level in this CMMI asynchronous telehealth series.
Does this code describe a live phone or video visit?
No. It describes asynchronous work, such as reviewing digitally submitted information and responding later, rather than a real-time encounter.
What should the record support?
Document the asynchronous exchange, the clinician’s work, and a service time under 10 minutes, consistent with the applicable model’s reporting instructions.
What RVUs does the CMS file assign?
The supplied file lists 0.8 work RVU and zero practice-expense and malpractice RVUs.
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.
