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G0509 Crit care telehea consult 50

What G0509 is

Telehealth consultation, critical care, subsequent, physicians typically spend 50 minutes communicating with the patient and providers via telehealth

HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.

Medicare payment for G0509 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)3.861.060.365.28$176.36
Facility (hospital, ASC)3.861.060.365.28$176.36

National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.


Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Global concept does not apply.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps G0509 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with G0509? These codes are bundled into it

G0509 is a Column 1 code in 94 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.

Column 2 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0734TRem r-t mtn nrehab tx mgmt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36591Draw blood off venous device0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
36592Collect blood from picc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
43752Nasal/orogastric w/tube plmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
80503Path clin consltj sf 5-200 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80504Path clin consltj mod 21-400 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80505Path clin consltj high 41-600 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
80506Path clin consltj prolng svc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90832Psytx w pt 30 minutes0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90833Psytx w pt w e/m 30 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90836Psytx w pt w e/m 45 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90839Psytx crisis initial 60 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90840Psytx crisis ea addl 30 min0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
90940Hemodialysis access study0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92002Intrm oph exam new patient0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92004Compre oph exam new pt 1/>0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92012Intrm oph exam est patient0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92014Compre oph exam est pt 1/>0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92531Spontaneous nystagmus study0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
92532Positional nystagmus test0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
93793Anticoag mgmt pt warfarin1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
94002Vent mgmt inpat init day0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94003Vent mgmt inpat subq day0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94004Vent mgmt nf per day0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
94644Cont inhlj tx 1st hour1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
94660Cpap initiation&mgmt0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
95851Range of motion measurements0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
95852Range of motion measurements0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
96020Functional brain mapping1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
96116Nubhvl xm phys/qhp 1st hr1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 94 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

G0509 is bundled into these codes

G0509 appears as a Column 2 code in 421 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0509 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
00100Anes px salivary gland w/bx0Check pair
00102Anes px plstc rpr cleft lip0Check pair
00103Anes rcnstv px eyelid0Check pair
00104Anes electroconvulsive ther0Check pair
00120Anes px ear w/bx nos0Check pair
00124Anes px ear otoscopy0Check pair
00126Anes px ear tympanotomy0Check pair
00140Anes procedures on eye nos0Check pair
00142Anes px on eye lens surgery0Check pair
00144Anes px eye corneal trnspl0Check pair
00145Anes px eye vitreortnl surg0Check pair
00147Anes px on eye iridectomy0Check pair
00148Anes px eye ophthalmoscopy0Check pair
00160Anes px nose&sinus nos0Check pair
00162Anes px nose&sinus rad surg0Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.