No office rate
G0508 is the initial 60-minute telehealth critical-care consultation; G0509 describes a subsequent 50-minute service.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
G0508 Critical care telehealth Medicare reimbursement rates in Rhode Island
G0508 reports an initial 60-minute critical-care consultation delivered by telehealth for a critically ill patient needing remote physician assessment and management. Compare G0508 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Rhode Island.
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 G0508 in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island 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
No supported rate
Facility setting
$187.24
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Rhode Island
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 critical care
About G0508: Initial critical care telehealth consultation
G0508 reports an initial 60-minute critical-care consultation delivered by telehealth for a critically ill patient needing remote physician assessment and management.
A remote critical-care physician uses telehealth to assess and manage a critically ill or injured patient, often in an ICU or emergency department. The consultation may address acute problems such as respiratory failure or shock and coordinate treatment with the bedside team. The service is distinct from a routine video visit: the patient’s condition requires critical-care expertise and management.
Select G0508 for the initial 60-minute telehealth critical-care consultation, not merely because a patient is hospitalized or the clinician connects remotely. Documentation should establish the critical illness, the physician’s assessment and management, the telehealth encounter, and the time attributable to the service. CMS fee-schedule data assign work, practice expense, and malpractice relative values to the code. G0509 identifies the related subsequent 50-minute telehealth critical-care service.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU4.00 · 72%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.17 · 21%
- Malpractice RVU0.36 · 7%
16.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1228 by national volume
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.
G0508 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Rhode Island, from the same CMS release.
$314.88
99291 is the conventional critical-care service code. G0508 identifies the critical-care consultation delivered by telehealth.
$136.22
99292 represents additional time in the conventional critical-care code family, rather than the telehealth consultation represented by G0508.
Compare G0508 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
Rhode Island →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$187.24
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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 G0508 in Rhode Island.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
15,307
- Code
- G0508
- Physician work
- 4.00
- Practice expense
- 1.17
- Malpractice
- 0.36
GPCI2026.csv
92
- Locality
- Rhode Island
- Physician work
- 1.019
- Practice expense
- 1.033
- Malpractice
- 0.892
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 4.00 | × 1.019 | 4.0760 |
| Practice expense | 1.17 | × 1.033 | 1.2086 |
| Malpractice | 0.36 | × 0.892 | 0.3211 |
| Total RVUs | 5.6057 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Rhode Island$187.24
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 4 | 1.019 |
| Practice expense | 1.17 | 1.033 |
| Malpractice | 0.36 | 0.892 |
(4 × 1.019 + 1.17 × 1.033 + 0.36 × 0.892) × $33.4009 = $187.24
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.
G0508 billing questions
When should G0508 be chosen over G0509?
G0508 describes the initial 60-minute telehealth critical-care consultation. G0509 is the related subsequent service with a 50-minute time description.
Can G0508 be used for any video consultation with a hospitalized patient?
No. The encounter must involve critical-care assessment and management for a critically ill or injured patient, rather than a routine inpatient video visit.
What should the note support?
Document the patient’s critical condition, the physician’s telehealth assessment and management, and the time spent on the critical-care consultation.
Should 99291 also be reported for the same telehealth work?
99291 is the conventional critical-care service code, not the telehealth consultation code. Do not report both simply to represent the same 60 minutes of work.
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.
15,304G0500,,Mod sedat endo service >5yrs,A,,0.10,1.86,,0.03,,0.03,1.99,0.16,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,305G0501,,Resource-inten svc during ov,B,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,306G0506,,Comp asses care plan ccm svc,A,,0.87,1.06,,0.22,,0.06,1.99,1.15,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,307G0508,,Crit care telehea consult 60,A,,4.00,1.17,NA,1.17,,0.36,5.53,5.53,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,9,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,308G0509,,Crit care telehea consult 50,A,,3.86,1.06,NA,1.06,,0.36,5.28,5.28,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,9,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,309G0513,,"Prolong prev svcs, first 30m",A,,1.17,0.70,,0.28,,0.07,1.94,1.52,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
15,310G0514,,"Prolong prev svcs, addl 30m",A,,1.17,0.70,,0.28,,0.07,1.94,1.52,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8912502,PA,01,METROPOLITAN PHILADELPHIA,1.018,1.041,1.193
9012502,PA,99,REST OF PENNSYLVANIA,1.000,0.918,0.945
9109202,PR,20,PUERTO RICO,1.000,1.011,0.985
9214412,RI,01,RHODE ISLAND,1.019,1.033,0.892
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537