HCPCS G0549: Remote treatmentMedicare rate & RVUs in Nevada
G0549 describes a treatment-related clinical service delivered by phone or internet when the documented service exceeds 31 minutes.
Medicare pays $75.84 for G0549 in the office in Nevada (Nevada**). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What G0549 covers
G0549 represents an extended treatment-related clinical interaction conducted by phone or internet. A physician or other qualified clinician may use this type of contact to address a patient’s treatment needs remotely rather than during an in-person encounter. The code’s descriptor sets its distinguishing threshold at more than 31 minutes; it does not identify a particular diagnosis, specialty, or communication platform.
Select the code when the documented phone or internet service is treatment-focused and its duration exceeds that threshold. The record should describe the clinical work performed and support the time reported, rather than documenting only scheduling or other administrative contact. CMS assigns physician work and practice-expense values to G0549 in the physician fee schedule, with separate office and facility practice-expense values. The supplied CMS rules identify no additional payment adjustment for this code.
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.
G0549 in Nevada**
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada** | $75.84 | $62.81 |
How the G0549 rate is calculated
Each of G0549’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 · G0549
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work1.40
1.40 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.77
0.77 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.12
0.12 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
2.2900
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$76.49
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for G0549
G0549 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 · G0549
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
$76.49
- Non-facility (office)
- $76.49
- Facility
- $63.46
Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.
G0549 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- G0548Phone or internet E/M
- G0548 is the 21-to-30-minute phone or internet service tier. G0549 is distinguished by treatment-related service exceeding 31 minutes.
- G0546Digital E/M
- G0546 describes a phone or internet EHR assessment. G0549 is identified as a treatment service, so choose based on the work performed.
- G0550Remote communication
- G0550 covers a phone or internet service for diagnosis or treatment with a descriptor threshold exceeding five minutes. G0549 identifies treatment and a threshold exceeding 31 minutes.
G0549 billing questions
How does G0549 differ from G0548?
G0548 describes a phone or internet service in the 21-to-30-minute tier. G0549 is the longer tier, for a treatment-related service exceeding 31 minutes.
What should the record support?
Document the treatment-related clinical work performed and the duration supporting the more-than-31-minute threshold. A note showing only that a call or online exchange occurred does not explain the service.
Can G0549 be selected for an assessment rather than treatment?
Its descriptor identifies treatment as the purpose. G0546 is labeled for a phone or internet EHR assessment, so distinguish the service by what the clinician actually did.
Does the code specify an office or facility setting?
The CMS fee schedule provides separate office and facility practice-expense values. The descriptor itself identifies phone or internet delivery, not a particular physical setting.
How does G0549 compare with G0550?
G0550 is described as a phone or internet service for diagnosis or treatment exceeding five minutes. G0549 specifically identifies treatment and a duration exceeding 31 minutes.
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
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