$16.83
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 Remote E/M Medicare reimbursement rates in Iowa
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. Compare G9482 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Iowa.
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.
What does Medicare pay for G9482 in Iowa?
Iowa has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$31.99
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Iowa
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$31.99
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Iowa
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
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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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 Iowa, from the same CMS release.
$49.55
Both are remote E/M codes for new patients; G9483 represents the 30-minute level, while G9482 represents the 20-minute level.
$16.83
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.
Compare G9482 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$31.99
Facility
$31.99
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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 Iowa.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
15,992
- Code
- G9482
- Physician work
- 0.93
- Practice expense
- 0.00
- Malpractice
- 0.07
GPCI2026.csv
53
- Locality
- Iowa
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.915
- Malpractice
- 0.397
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.93 | × 1.000 | 0.9300 |
| Practice expense | 0.00 | × 0.915 | 0.0000 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | × 0.397 | 0.0278 |
| Total RVUs | 0.9578 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Iowa$31.99
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 0.915 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.397 |
(0.93 × 1 + 0 × 0.915 + 0.07 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $31.99
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.93 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 0.915 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.397 |
(0.93 × 1 + 0 × 0.915 + 0.07 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $31.99
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.
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.
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15,991G9481,,Remote e/m new pt 10mins,A,,0.48,0.00,,0.00,,0.06,0.54,0.54,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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15,993G9483,,Remote e/m new pt 30mins,A,,1.42,0.00,,0.00,,0.16,1.58,1.58,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,994G9484,,Remote e/m new pt 45mins,A,,2.43,0.00,,0.00,,0.24,2.67,2.67,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,995G9485,,Remote e/m new pt 60mins,A,,3.17,0.00,,0.00,,0.36,3.53,3.53,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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5208102,IN,00,INDIANA,1.000,0.927,0.486
5305102,IA,00,IOWA,1.000,0.915,0.397
5405202,KS,00,KANSAS,1.000,0.904,0.504
5515102,KY,00,KENTUCKY,1.000,0.889,0.915
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