# CPT 98001: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, new patient, low medical decision making

Medicare CPT 98001 pays $87.18 in a non-facility setting and $68.14 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $81.39 in Arkansas to $114.54 in Alaska, a 41% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98001-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Evaluation and Management

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $87.18 |
| National facility | $68.14 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $114.54 | $94.27 |
| District of Columbia | $95.87 | $73.44 |
| New York | $94.34 | $73.10 |
| New Jersey | $94.05 | $72.61 |
| California | $93.35 | $70.82 |
| Washington | $92.53 | $70.82 |
| Massachusetts | $92.03 | $70.63 |
| Connecticut | $91.24 | $70.74 |
| Florida | $90.12 | $71.02 |
| Hawaii | $90.12 | $68.47 |
| Maryland | $89.41 | $69.57 |
| Colorado | $89.13 | $68.87 |
| Illinois | $89.07 | $70.67 |
| Rhode Island | $88.88 | $69.21 |
| Oregon | $88.42 | $68.36 |
| New Hampshire | $88.06 | $68.24 |
| Puerto Rico | $87.47 | $68.22 |
| Virgin Islands | $87.47 | $68.22 |
| Pennsylvania | $87.24 | $68.59 |
| Montana | $87.17 | $68.13 |
| Texas | $86.78 | $68.04 |
| Delaware | $86.77 | $67.96 |
| Nevada | $86.71 | $67.65 |
| Michigan | $86.53 | $68.65 |
| Georgia | $86.43 | $68.27 |
| Wyoming | $86.39 | $67.36 |
| Minnesota | $85.95 | $66.36 |
| Arizona | $85.79 | $67.34 |
| Virginia | $85.77 | $67.06 |
| North Dakota | $85.39 | $66.35 |
| Vermont | $85.38 | $66.54 |
| New Mexico | $85.23 | $67.77 |
| South Dakota | $85.18 | $66.14 |
| Utah | $85.03 | $67.13 |
| Maine | $84.69 | $66.50 |
| Louisiana | $84.65 | $67.27 |
| Missouri | $84.60 | $67.13 |
| Ohio | $84.53 | $67.14 |
| West Virginia | $84.45 | $67.90 |
| South Carolina | $84.39 | $66.80 |
| North Carolina | $84.03 | $66.27 |
| Wisconsin | $83.81 | $65.57 |
| Kentucky | $83.51 | $66.58 |
| Indiana | $83.39 | $65.74 |
| Oklahoma | $83.22 | $66.22 |
| Idaho | $83.13 | $65.62 |
| Tennessee | $82.99 | $65.68 |
| Nebraska | $82.94 | $65.37 |
| Iowa | $82.75 | $65.33 |
| Kansas | $82.74 | $65.52 |
| Mississippi | $82.12 | $65.73 |
| Alabama | $82.03 | $65.37 |
| Arkansas | $81.39 | $65.03 |

## Related codes

- 98000: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, new patient, straightforward medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98002: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, new patient, moderate medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98002-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98003: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, new patient, high medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98003-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98004: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, established patient, straightforward medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98004-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98005: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, established patient, low medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98005-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98006: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, established patient, moderate medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98006-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98007: Synchronous audio-video telemedicine E/M service, established patient, high medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98007-cpt-fee-schedule
- 98008: Synchronous audio-only telemedicine E/M service, new patient, straightforward medical decision making — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/98008-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 98001 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules