$35.74
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 Asynchronous telehealth Medicare reimbursement rates in Nebraska
Reports a CMMI model-specific asynchronous telehealth service when the documented service time is less than 10 minutes. Compare G9868 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Nebraska.
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 G9868 in Nebraska?
Nebraska 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
$26.72
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nebraska
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$26.72
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nebraska
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
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 Nebraska, from the same CMS release.
$44.76
G9870 is the over-20-minute level. G9868 is for a shorter asynchronous service under 10 minutes.
$14.77
CPT 99421 describes online digital evaluation and management in a different reporting context; G9868 is a CMMI model-specific asynchronous telehealth code.
Compare G9868 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
$26.72
Facility
$26.72
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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 Nebraska.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
16,224
- Code
- G9868
- Physician work
- 0.80
- Practice expense
- 0.00
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
72
- Locality
- Nebraska
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.923
- Malpractice
- 0.378
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.80 | × 1.000 | 0.8000 |
| Practice expense | 0.00 | × 0.923 | 0.0000 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.378 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 0.8000 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Nebraska$26.72
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.8 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 0.923 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.378 |
(0.8 × 1 + 0 × 0.923 + 0 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $26.72
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.8 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0 | 0.923 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.378 |
(0.8 × 1 + 0 × 0.923 + 0 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $26.72
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.
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.
16,221G9860,,Pt less 3d hospice,M,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,222G9861,,Pt more than 3d hospice,M,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,223G9862,,Doc rsn no 10 yr follow,M,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,224G9868,,Cmmi asyntelehealth <10min,A,,0.80,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.80,0.80,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,225G9869,,Cmmi asyntelehealth 10-20min,A,,1.07,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,1.07,1.07,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,226G9870,,Cmmi asyntelehealth >20min,A,,1.34,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,1.34,1.34,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
16,227G9871,,"Bhv couns dm prev, onln 60 m",X,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002
7005302,MO,99,REST OF MISSOURI,1.000,0.862,0.974
7103202,MT,01,MONTANA**,1.000,1.000,0.998
7205402,NE,00,NEBRASKA,1.000,0.923,0.378
7301312,NV,00,NEVADA**,1.000,1.001,0.833
7414312,NH,40,NEW HAMPSHIRE,1.000,1.041,0.875
7512402,NJ,01,NORTHERN NJ,1.063,1.160,1.068