# HCPCS G0444: Annual depression screening

Medicare HCPCS G0444 pays $18.70 in a non-facility setting and $8.02 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $16.80 in Arkansas to $22.36 in Alaska, a 33% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/G0444-hcpcs-fee-schedule
Section: Medical and Therapeutic Services

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $18.70 |
| National facility | $8.02 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $22.36 | $10.98 |
| District of Columbia | $21.27 | $8.68 |
| California | $21.03 | $8.38 |
| New Jersey | $20.60 | $8.56 |
| Washington | $20.56 | $8.37 |
| New York | $20.54 | $8.61 |
| Massachusetts | $20.35 | $8.34 |
| Hawaii | $20.26 | $8.10 |
| Connecticut | $19.85 | $8.34 |
| Colorado | $19.49 | $8.12 |
| Maryland | $19.34 | $8.19 |
| Oregon | $19.33 | $8.06 |
| Rhode Island | $19.19 | $8.15 |
| New Hampshire | $19.17 | $8.04 |
| Florida | $19.06 | $8.34 |
| Puerto Rico | $18.84 | $8.03 |
| Virgin Islands | $18.84 | $8.03 |
| Minnesota | $18.83 | $7.83 |
| Montana | $18.70 | $8.02 |
| Nevada | $18.66 | $7.96 |
| Wyoming | $18.62 | $7.93 |
| Illinois | $18.61 | $8.29 |
| Delaware | $18.55 | $7.99 |
| Pennsylvania | $18.52 | $8.06 |
| Texas | $18.52 | $8.00 |
| North Dakota | $18.51 | $7.82 |
| South Dakota | $18.48 | $7.79 |
| Vermont | $18.42 | $7.83 |
| Virginia | $18.40 | $7.89 |
| Arizona | $18.27 | $7.92 |
| Georgia | $18.21 | $8.02 |
| Michigan | $18.09 | $8.05 |
| Maine | $18.03 | $7.82 |
| Wisconsin | $17.95 | $7.71 |
| Utah | $17.93 | $7.88 |
| North Carolina | $17.76 | $7.78 |
| New Mexico | $17.75 | $7.94 |
| South Carolina | $17.72 | $7.84 |
| Missouri | $17.68 | $7.88 |
| Louisiana | $17.65 | $7.89 |
| Indiana | $17.63 | $7.72 |
| Ohio | $17.63 | $7.87 |
| Nebraska | $17.55 | $7.68 |
| Idaho | $17.54 | $7.71 |
| Iowa | $17.45 | $7.67 |
| Tennessee | $17.43 | $7.71 |
| Kansas | $17.35 | $7.69 |
| Oklahoma | $17.31 | $7.76 |
| Kentucky | $17.30 | $7.80 |
| West Virginia | $17.23 | $7.94 |
| Alabama | $17.01 | $7.66 |
| Mississippi | $16.90 | $7.70 |
| Arkansas | $16.80 | $7.62 |

## 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 G0444 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