$53.76–$59.15
Both are labeled for a 10-minute remote E/M service; G9978 identifies a new patient, while G9983 identifies an established patient.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G9983 Remote E/M Medicare reimbursement rates in Massachusetts
Reports a 10-minute remote evaluation and management service for an established patient when the clinician addresses a clinical concern remotely. Compare G9983 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Massachusetts.
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 G9983 in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$53.76–$59.15
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$23.87–$25.25
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Remote evaluation and management
About G9983: Established-patient remote E/M, 10 minutes
Reports a 10-minute remote evaluation and management service for an established patient when the clinician addresses a clinical concern remotely.
A physician or other qualified practitioner uses a remote interaction to assess or manage an established patient’s clinical concern. Examples may include evaluating a reported symptom or reviewing response to ongoing treatment. The service is an E/M encounter, not simply an administrative message or the transmission of information. The descriptor identifies this as the established-patient 10-minute level; it does not identify a particular communication channel.
Select the code based on the patient’s established status and the time level supported by the applicable HCPCS instructions. Documentation should identify the clinical concern, the remote interaction, the E/M work performed, and the time used to support the selected level. CMS assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs; the practice-expense inputs differ between office and facility settings. The descriptor alone does not establish how recorded time maps to the level, so follow the instructions governing this code.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.48 · 31%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.02 · 65%
- Malpractice RVU0.06 · 4%
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.
G9983 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Massachusetts, from the same CMS release.
$86.66–$94.63
G9984 is the 15-minute established-patient remote E/M level. G9983 is labeled for 10 minutes.
$124.97–$136.08
G9985 is the 25-minute established-patient remote E/M level; G9983 is the 10-minute level.
Compare G9983 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Metropolitan Boston →
Office / nonfacility
$59.15
Facility
$25.25
Rest Of Massachusetts →
Office / nonfacility
$53.76
Facility
$23.87
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G9983 billing questions
Can G9983 be reported for a new patient?
No. Its descriptor identifies an established patient. G9978 is the related 10-minute remote E/M level for a new patient.
Which code is the next established-patient time level?
G9984 is the 15-minute established-patient level. G9983 is labeled for 10 minutes.
What documentation supports G9983?
Document the patient’s established status, the clinical concern addressed remotely, the E/M work performed, and the time supporting the selected level.
Does the descriptor specify whether the interaction is by phone or online message?
No. The descriptor identifies a remote E/M service but does not specify the communication channel. Apply the instructions governing the code and retain documentation of the interaction.
Can G9983 be used for any remote contact with an established patient?
The descriptor identifies a remote E/M service, not every remote communication. The record should support an evaluation and management service and the applicable time level.
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.
16,302G9980,,Remote e/m new pt 30 mins,A,,1.42,1.76,,0.38,,0.16,3.34,1.96,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,303G9981,,Remote e/m new pt 45mins,A,,2.43,2.47,,0.66,,0.24,5.14,3.33,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,304G9982,,Remote e/m new pt 60mins,A,,3.17,3.23,,0.94,,0.36,6.76,4.47,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,305G9983,,Remote e/m est. pt 10mins,A,,0.48,1.02,,0.17,,0.06,1.56,0.71,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,306G9984,,Remote e/m est. pt 15mins,A,,0.97,1.46,,0.33,,0.09,2.52,1.39,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,307G9985,,Remote e/m est. pt 25mins,A,,1.50,2.00,,0.47,,0.14,3.64,2.11,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,308G9986,,Remote e/m est. pt 40mins,A,,2.11,2.75,,0.75,,0.21,5.07,3.07,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00