$51.12–$55.92
Both describe monthly RTM treatment management, but 98979 covers the first 10 minutes and 98980 the first 20 minutes. Choose according to the qualifying time accumulated that month.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
98979 RTM management Medicare reimbursement rates in Texas
Reports the first 10 minutes of monthly remote therapeutic monitoring management when a physician or qualified professional communicates interactively with the patient or caregiver. Compare 98979 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Texas.
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 98979 in Texas?
Texas has 8 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 8 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$24.95–$27.28
8 of 8 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Where 98979 pays more and less in Texas
8 payment localities
$24.95 to $27.28
Remote therapeutic monitoring
About 98979: Remote therapeutic monitoring management, 10 minutes
Reports the first 10 minutes of monthly remote therapeutic monitoring management when a physician or qualified professional communicates interactively with the patient or caregiver.
This code covers monthly management of a remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) program, such as reviewing transmitted information about a patient’s respiratory condition, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, or cognitive behavioral therapy and using it to guide care. A treating physician or other qualified health care professional may provide this work while the patient follows a therapy plan at home. The management can include reviewing relevant RTM data, discussing the patient’s response or adherence, and addressing the treatment plan through an interactive exchange with the patient or caregiver.
Report the code for the first 10 minutes of the physician’s or qualified professional’s RTM treatment-management time accumulated during the calendar month, with at least one interactive communication with the patient or caregiver that month. The record should identify the RTM program, the management work performed, the time counted, and the interactive communication. Select this code when the monthly management time supports its 10-minute level rather than the 20-minute level represented by 98980. RTM setup, patient education, and device-supply services are represented by separate codes in the RTM family.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.31 · 39%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.47 · 59%
- Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%
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.
98979 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Texas, from the same CMS release.
$39.54–$42.51
98981 is for each additional 20 minutes of RTM treatment management after the initial 20-minute level. It is not the first-time management code.
$19.77–$22.85
98975 represents RTM setup and patient education. Report 98979 for monthly treatment-management time and the required interactive communication.
$12.00–$12.55
98970 describes an online digital assessment and management service by a nonphysician qualified professional. It is not the monthly RTM treatment-management service reported with 98979.
Compare 98979 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.
8 of 8 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | Office $27.28 | Facility $11.38 |
| Beaumont | Office $24.95 | Facility $11.27 |
| Brazoria | Office $26.25 | Facility $11.36 |
| Dallas | Office $26.37 | Facility $11.40 |
| Fort Worth | Office $26.22 | Facility $11.40 |
| Galveston | Office $26.30 | Facility $11.38 |
| Houston | Office $26.49 | Facility $11.56 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office $25.55 | Facility $11.29 |
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98979 billing questions
When should the practice report 98979 instead of 98980?
Use 98979 for the first 10 minutes of qualifying monthly RTM treatment-management time. Use 98980 when the month’s qualifying management time reaches its 20-minute level; do not report both as the first-time code for the same management time.
Is an interactive communication required?
Yes. The month must include at least one interactive communication with the patient or caregiver, and the record should identify that exchange.
What time should be documented?
Document the physician’s or qualified professional’s time spent managing the RTM program during the calendar month, including the relevant management activities. Do not use device-transmission time alone as management time.
Does 98979 include RTM setup or device supply?
No. Setup and patient education are represented by 98975, while RTM device-supply codes are selected according to the monitored system. Keep the management work distinct from those services in the record.
Can 98979 be reported more than once in a month?
It represents the first 10 minutes of monthly management time, not repeated blocks of 10 minutes. Use the applicable higher-time code when the month’s qualifying time reaches that code’s level.
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.
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