$55.83
G0548 describes phone or internet services in the 21–30 minute category. G0551 is specifically identified as a 30-minute service for diagnosis or treatment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G0551 Phone/internet service Medicare reimbursement rates in New Mexico
Reports a 30-minute phone or internet service used to address a patient’s diagnostic or treatment needs remotely. Compare G0551 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Mexico.
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 G0551 in New Mexico?
New Mexico 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
$36.11
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: New Mexico
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$30.90
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: New Mexico
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.
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About G0551: Phone and internet diagnosis-treatment service
Reports a 30-minute phone or internet service used to address a patient’s diagnostic or treatment needs remotely.
G0551 describes a phone or internet interaction focused on diagnosing or treating a patient’s health concern, with a 30-minute service duration. The clinical work may include discussing symptoms, evaluating information the patient provides, and determining or adjusting a treatment approach. The code is for the remote clinical interaction itself, rather than a device or the supply of digital equipment.
Select G0551 when the documented service matches its diagnostic-or-treatment purpose and 30-minute duration. The record should identify the patient concern, the clinical assessment or treatment work performed, the communication method, and the time spent. Distinguish it from nearby phone or internet codes by checking their stated service purpose and time category. The CMS facts supplied for this code list no additional payment rules; they do not establish a separate component, add-on pairing, or bundling instruction.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.70 · 64%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.35 · 32%
- Malpractice RVU0.05 · 5%
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.
G0551 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New Mexico, from the same CMS release.
$75.16
G0549 identifies a phone or internet treatment service lasting over 31 minutes; G0551 is identified as a 30-minute diagnostic-or-treatment service.
$34.57
G0550 describes a phone or internet diagnostic-or-treatment service with a different time designation. Check the documented duration and the exact descriptor for the service provided.
Compare G0551 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
New Mexico →
Office / nonfacility
$36.11
Facility
$30.90
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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 G0551 in New Mexico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
15,346
- Code
- G0551
- Physician work
- 0.70
- Practice expense
- 0.35
- Malpractice
- 0.05
GPCI2026.csv
77
- Locality
- New Mexico
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.917
- Malpractice
- 1.201
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.70 | × 1.000 | 0.7000 |
| Practice expense | 0.35 | × 0.917 | 0.3210 |
| Malpractice | 0.05 | × 1.201 | 0.0601 |
| Total RVUs | 1.0810 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, New Mexico$36.11
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.7 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.35 | 0.917 |
| Malpractice | 0.05 | 1.201 |
(0.7 × 1 + 0.35 × 0.917 + 0.05 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $36.11
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.7 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.18 | 0.917 |
| Malpractice | 0.05 | 1.201 |
(0.7 × 1 + 0.18 × 0.917 + 0.05 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $30.90
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.
G0551 billing questions
What distinguishes G0551 from the nearby phone or internet codes?
G0551 is identified as a 30-minute service for diagnosis or treatment. Compare the service purpose and duration in the applicable code descriptor before selecting a neighboring code.
What should the documentation include?
Record the patient’s concern, the clinical assessment or treatment work, whether the contact was by phone or internet, and the time spent.
Can G0551 be reported for a brief administrative call?
The descriptor identifies a diagnostic or treatment service, not an administrative contact. Document the clinical work that supports the service.
Is G0551 an add-on code?
The supplied CMS facts do not identify an add-on pairing for G0551. They also do not specify a required primary service.
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.
15,343G0548,,Phone/inter svs 21-30 m,A,,1.05,0.56,,0.29,,0.09,1.70,1.43,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,344G0549,,Phone/inter for treat>31m,A,,1.40,0.77,,0.38,,0.12,2.29,1.90,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,345G0550,,Phone/inter for dx/treat >5m,A,,0.70,0.30,,0.15,,0.05,1.05,0.90,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,346G0551,,Phn/intr svs fr dx treat 30m,A,,0.70,0.35,,0.18,,0.05,1.10,0.93,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,347G0552,,Supply of digital device,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,348G0553,,Monthly tx for dmht 20mins,A,,0.62,0.97,,0.13,,0.03,1.62,0.78,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,349G0554,,Add 20 m of monthly tx,A,,0.61,0.60,,0.12,,0.03,1.24,0.76,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7414312,NH,40,NEW HAMPSHIRE,1.000,1.041,0.875
7512402,NJ,01,NORTHERN NJ,1.063,1.160,1.068
7612402,NJ,99,REST OF NEW JERSEY,1.040,1.092,1.097
7704212,NM,05,NEW MEXICO,1.000,0.917,1.201
7813202,NY,01,MANHATTAN,1.064,1.162,1.586
7913202,NY,02,NYC SUBURBS/LONG ISLAND,1.064,1.189,1.857
8013202,NY,03,POUGHKPSIE/N NYC SUBURBS,1.045,1.095,1.210