Excluded from PFS
98966 · PFS Q4 2019 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q4 2019
Status N: non-covered. Medicare covers no part of this service, so the PFS produces no payment amount.
CMS RVU19DOctober 1 – December 31, 2019
PFS status evidence
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- Code
- 98966
- Release
- Q4 2019, revision 1
- Result
- Excluded from PFS
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Shows this code’s PFS status (N). Result: Excluded from PFS.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU19DOctober 1 – December 31, 2019
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU19_OCT.csv row 16,823 in rvu19d.zip
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CPT 98966 has no published national rate. It carries status N (non-covered) in the Q4 2019 release. Medicare covers no part of this service. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
Why is there no national PFS amount for 98966?
Its status indicator is N (non-covered). Medicare covers no part of this service. Status N: non-covered. Medicare covers no part of this service, so the PFS produces no payment amount.
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Other payment indicators (10)
Why would a Medicare claim for 98966 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is N (non-covered)—Medicare covers no part of this service. See status indicators
Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.
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National Office (non-facility) amount for 98966 across quarterly releases. -5.2% decrease since Q2 2020 · peak $14.44 in Q2 2020
| Release | Status | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 Oct 1, 2026 – present | A | $13.69 (0.0% no change) | $10.35 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2026 Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | A | $13.69 (0.0% no change) | $10.35 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2026 Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 | A | $13.69 (0.0% no change) | $10.35 (0.0% no change) |
| Q1 2026 Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026 | A | $13.69 (+5.8% increase) | $10.35 (-8.6% decrease) |
| Q4 2025 Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | A | $12.94 (0.0% no change) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2025 Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025 | A | $12.94 (0.0% no change) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2025 Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 | A | $12.94 (0.0% no change) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q1 2025 Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025 | A | $12.94 (-0.3% decrease) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q4 2024 Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | A | $12.98 (0.0% no change) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2024 Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024 | A | $12.98 (0.0% no change) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2024 Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 | A | $12.98 (0.0% no change) | $11.32 (0.0% no change) |
| Q1 2024 Mar 9, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024 | A | $12.98 (+1.6% increase) | $11.32 (+1.7% increase) |
| Q1 2024 Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 | A | $12.77 (-3.4% decrease) | $11.13 (-0.4% decrease) |
| Q4 2023 Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023 | A | $13.22 (0.0% no change) | $11.18 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2023 Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023 | A | $13.22 (0.0% no change) | $11.18 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2023 Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 | A | $13.22 (0.0% no change) | $11.18 (0.0% no change) |
| Q1 2023 Jan 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2023 | A | $13.22 (+0.5% increase) | $11.18 (-2.1% decrease) |
| Q4 2022 Oct 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022 | A | $13.15 (0.0% no change) | $11.42 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2022 Jul 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2022 | A | $13.15 (0.0% no change) | $11.42 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2022 Apr 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 | A | $13.15 (0.0% no change) | $11.42 (0.0% no change) |
| Q1 2022 Jan 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2022 | A | $13.15 (-5.8% decrease) | $11.42 (-11.5% decrease) |
| Q4 2021 Oct 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 | A | $13.96 (0.0% no change) | $12.91 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2021 Jul 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2021 | A | $13.96 (0.0% no change) | $12.91 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2021 Apr 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2021 | A | $13.96 (0.0% no change) | $12.91 (0.0% no change) |
| Q1 2021 Jan 1, 2021 – Mar 31, 2021 | A | $13.96 (-3.3% decrease) | $12.91 (-3.3% decrease) |
| Q4 2020 Oct 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 | A | $14.44 (0.0% no change) | $13.35 (0.0% no change) |
| Q3 2020 Jul 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2020 | A | $14.44 (0.0% no change) | $13.35 (0.0% no change) |
| Q2 2020 Apr 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020 | A | $14.44 | $13.35 |
| Q1 2020 Jan 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2020 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2019 Oct 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2019 Jul 1, 2019 – Sep 30, 2019 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2019 Apr 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2019 Jan 1, 2019 – Mar 31, 2019 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2018 Oct 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2018 Jul 1, 2018 – Sep 30, 2018 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2018 Apr 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2018 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2018 Jan 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2018 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2017 Oct 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2017 Jul 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2017 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2017 Apr 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2017 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2017 Jan 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2016 Oct 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2016 Jul 1, 2016 – Sep 30, 2016 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2016 Apr 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2016 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2016 Jan 1, 2016 – Mar 31, 2016 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2015 Oct 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2015 Jul 1, 2015 – Sep 30, 2015 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2015 Apr 1, 2015 – Jun 30, 2015 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2015 Jan 1, 2015 – Mar 31, 2015 | N | — | — |
| Q4 2014 Oct 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014 | N | — | — |
| Q3 2014 Jul 1, 2014 – Sep 30, 2014 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2014 Apr 1, 2014 – Jun 30, 2014 | N | — | — |
| Q2 2013 Apr 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2013 | N | — | — |
| Q1 2013 Jan 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2013 | N | — | — |
When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
The 98966 rate last moved in Q1 2026. See its rate history.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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Across Original Medicare in CY2024, 98966 ranked #2,604 of the 7,879 CPT codes billed to Medicare that year, by patients served or total allowed dollars. It repeats: a patient billed for it in 2024 was billed 1.5 times on average that year.
2024 Medicare fee-for-service national totals. They exclude Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial volume, so real-world use runs higher. This is a calendar-year snapshot from the CMS Physician & Other Practitioners dataset, on a different cycle from the Q4 2019 fee schedule above.
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This page uses CMS's Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2019 release (effective October 2019). National baselines use GPCI 1.000 and exclude sequestration. Whether a national amount exists depends on the status and CMS’s payment instructions; blank RVUs are never treated as zero. Past releases are never edited, so these sources stay valid after CMS publishes a newer one. Our methodology explains sourcing, parsing, versioning, and how we cross-check claims before we publish them.
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CPT 98966 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q4 2019; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU19D, PPRRVU19_OCT.csv row 16,823. Localis. https://localishealth.com/cpt/98966/2019/D