Billing code 98984: RTM device supplyMedicare rate & RVUs in Oregon
Reports respiratory-system remote therapeutic monitoring device supply when scheduled recordings or alerts are transmitted on 2–15 days within a 30-day period.
Medicare pays $51.80–$57.77 for 98984 in the office in Oregon, from Rest Of Oregon to Portland. 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 98984 covers
98984 represents the supply of a remote therapeutic monitoring device used to collect or transmit information about a patient’s respiratory system. The device uses scheduled recordings or programmed alerts; qualifying monitoring occurs on 2–15 days during a 30-day period. Pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, and other clinicians managing conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may use this service for patients monitored outside the clinic, including at home. The code concerns respiratory-system device supply and data transmission, rather than an in-person respiratory test.
Select it by counting qualifying monitoring days in the 30-day period: 2–15 days fit 98984, while 16–30 days fit 98976. Keep records supporting the respiratory indication, device supply, transmission activity, and dates counted. Clinician treatment-management time and initial device setup and education are distinct RTM services, not part of this supply code. Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS assigns 0 work RVUs, 1.55 practice-expense RVUs in both office and facility settings, and 0.01 malpractice RVUs.
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.
Where 98984 pays more and less in Oregon
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | $57.77 | Unavailable |
| Rest Of Oregon | $51.80 | Unavailable |
How the 98984 rate is calculated
Each of 98984’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 · 98984
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense1.55
1.55 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.01
0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
1.5600
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$52.11
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 98984
98984 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 · 98984
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
$52.11
Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.
98984 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 98976RTM device supply
- Both cover respiratory-system RTM device supply. Choose 98984 for 2–15 qualifying monitoring days in the 30-day period and 98976 for 16–30 days.
- 98985RTM device supply
- The day range is the same, but 98985 covers musculoskeletal-system monitoring rather than respiratory-system monitoring.
- 98986Rtm dev sply cbt 2-15 d
- The day range is the same, but 98986 covers cognitive behavioral therapy monitoring rather than respiratory-system monitoring.
98984 billing questions
When should the claim use 98984 instead of 98976?
Use 98984 when qualifying respiratory-system monitoring occurs on 2–15 days in the 30-day period. Use 98976 when it occurs on 16–30 days.
Can 98984 and 98976 both be reported for the same period?
Choose the code that matches the qualifying monitoring days for that 30-day period; 98984 and 98976 represent different day-count ranges for respiratory-system device supply.
Does 98984 include RTM setup or treatment-management services?
No. It represents respiratory-system device supply and data transmission. Initial setup and patient education, and clinician treatment-management services, are distinct RTM services.
What should the record show to support 98984?
Document the respiratory monitoring purpose, device supply, qualifying recording or alert transmission activity, and the dates counted within the 30-day period.
What is the difference between 98984 and 98985?
Both cover RTM device supply for 2–15 monitoring days, but 98984 is for the respiratory system and 98985 is for the musculoskeletal system.
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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