CPT 99284 Medicare Fee Schedule 2026
Medicare's 2026 national payment for CPT 99284 is $118.24 in a non-facility setting ($118.24 in a facility), up 1.5% from $116.45 in 2025.
- Non-facility
- $118.24
- Facility
- $118.24
- vs. 2025
- +1.5%
- Commercial national avg.
- $148.14
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| Code | Date | State | Locality | Carrier | Non-Facility Fee | Facility Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99284 | 10/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $118.24 | $118.24 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 7/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $118.24 | $118.24 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 4/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $118.24 | $118.24 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 1/2026 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $118.24 | $118.24 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 10/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $116.45 | $116.45 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 7/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $116.45 | $116.45 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 4/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $116.45 | $116.45 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
| 99284 | 1/2025 | N/A | 00 | 00000 | $116.45 | $116.45 | Emergency Department Visit For, Emergency Department Visit For The Evaluation And Management Of A Patient Which Requires These 3 Key Components A Detailed History A Detailed Examination And Medical Decision Making Of Moderate Co |
99284 national rate by year
Each row is the latest CMS file published that year. Change is against the year before.
| CMS file | Non-facility | Facility | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $118.24 | $118.24 | +1.5% |
| October 2025 | $116.45 | $116.45 | -2.6% |
| March 2024 | $119.50 | $119.50 | -1.5% |
| January 2023 | $121.32 | $121.32 | -1.5% |
| July 2022 | $123.20 | $123.20 | - |
This is the national amount before geographic adjustment. Medicare multiplies each relative value unit by its locality's geographic practice cost index, so a practice's own allowed amount can be higher or lower; pick a state above to see its localities. The facility amount applies when the service is performed in a hospital or other facility setting.
99284: Medicare vs. commercial national average
The commercial national average for 99284, the mean of what BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna publish nationwide, is $148.14, 125% of Medicare's $118.24.
- BCBS $154.01
- UnitedHealthcare $118.58
- Aetna $138.72
- Cigna $181.27
A national average, not a local rate: each payer's figure averages the unmodified, in-network professional rates it publishes for 99284 across the country in its transparency files. Contracted rates vary widely by market, provider and plan. Medicare's figure is its national non-facility amount before geographic adjustment.
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State Medicaid programs pay a median of $95.56 for 99284
Across 42 state fee schedules the rate runs from $43.35 in WI to $222.43 in AK - a 5.1x spread. That median is 81% of Medicare's $118.239 national non-facility rate. Free to explore state by state.
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Rates are sourced directly from CMS Physician Fee Schedule files, indexed quarterly. Non-facility and facility prices are calculated using the published GPCI for each locality and the year's conversion factor.
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