# CPT 99442

> Not at a published national rate. CPT 99442 carries status N (non-covered) in the Q2 2017 release. Medicare covers no part of this service. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0.

## What it is

The middle time band of the audio-only telephone consultation family: a voice call between an established patient and their physician or other qualified clinician, with medical discussion running roughly eleven to twenty minutes. The service is the same as the shorter and longer versions — history taking, assessment, and a plan delivered over the phone — and only the amount of discussion time separates them.

## Selected release

- Release: Q2 2017 (2017 B)
- Effective: April 1 – June 30, 2017
- Status indicator: N
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: not published
- Facility national allowed amount: not published
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: not published
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: not published
- Facility practice expense RVU: not published
- Malpractice RVU: not published
- Conversion factor: 35.8887
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q2 2017)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu17b.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU17_V0209.csv, row 16,433
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/99442/2014/B
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/99442/2017/B
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:07:42+00:00