# HCPCS G0443: Brief face-to-face behavioral counseling for alcohol misuse

Medicare HCPCS G0443 pays $34.40 in a non-facility setting and $26.39 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $31.92 in Arkansas to $44.67 in Alaska, a 40% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/G0443-hcpcs-fee-schedule
Section: Medical and Therapeutic Services

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $34.40 |
| National facility | $26.39 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $44.67 | $36.13 |
| District of Columbia | $37.95 | $28.51 |
| New York | $37.34 | $28.40 |
| New Jersey | $37.19 | $28.16 |
| California | $36.90 | $27.41 |
| Washington | $36.58 | $27.44 |
| Massachusetts | $36.37 | $27.37 |
| Connecticut | $36.09 | $27.45 |
| Florida | $35.71 | $27.67 |
| Hawaii | $35.63 | $26.51 |
| Maryland | $35.32 | $26.97 |
| Illinois | $35.25 | $27.50 |
| Colorado | $35.18 | $26.66 |
| Rhode Island | $35.07 | $26.79 |
| Oregon | $34.89 | $26.45 |
| New Hampshire | $34.77 | $26.43 |
| Puerto Rico | $34.53 | $26.42 |
| Virgin Islands | $34.53 | $26.42 |
| Pennsylvania | $34.41 | $26.56 |
| Montana | $34.40 | $26.38 |
| Texas | $34.22 | $26.32 |
| Delaware | $34.21 | $26.29 |
| Nevada | $34.19 | $26.17 |
| Michigan | $34.15 | $26.63 |
| Georgia | $34.10 | $26.45 |
| Wyoming | $34.06 | $26.04 |
| Minnesota | $33.84 | $25.59 |
| Arizona | $33.81 | $26.04 |
| Virginia | $33.79 | $25.91 |
| North Dakota | $33.61 | $25.59 |
| Vermont | $33.61 | $25.68 |
| New Mexico | $33.59 | $26.24 |
| South Dakota | $33.52 | $25.50 |
| Utah | $33.49 | $25.95 |
| Louisiana | $33.34 | $26.01 |
| Maine | $33.33 | $25.67 |
| Missouri | $33.31 | $25.95 |
| Ohio | $33.28 | $25.96 |
| West Virginia | $33.27 | $26.31 |
| South Carolina | $33.21 | $25.81 |
| North Carolina | $33.05 | $25.57 |
| Wisconsin | $32.93 | $25.25 |
| Kentucky | $32.84 | $25.72 |
| Indiana | $32.77 | $25.33 |
| Oklahoma | $32.71 | $25.55 |
| Idaho | $32.66 | $25.28 |
| Tennessee | $32.60 | $25.31 |
| Nebraska | $32.57 | $25.17 |
| Iowa | $32.49 | $25.16 |
| Kansas | $32.49 | $25.24 |
| Mississippi | $32.24 | $25.34 |
| Alabama | $32.19 | $25.18 |
| Arkansas | $31.92 | $25.03 |

## Related codes

- 99401: Preventive medicine counseling, individual, approximately 15 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99401-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99402: Preventive medicine counseling, individual, approximately 30 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99402-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99403: Preventive medicine counseling, individual, approximately 45 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99404: Preventive medicine counseling, individual, approximately 60 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99406: Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling, 3-10 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99407: Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling, greater than 10 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99407-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99408: Alcohol and/or substance abuse structured screening and brief intervention, 15-30 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99408-cpt-fee-schedule
- 99409: Alcohol and/or substance abuse structured screening and brief intervention, greater than 30 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/99409-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for G0443 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