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CPT code 85097: Marrow interpretation, aspirate or biopsy review2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Nebraska

Reports a physician’s microscopic interpretation of bone marrow aspirate or biopsy material in the evaluation of hematologic disease.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality133.3K Medicare services in 2024

In Nebraska, Medicare pays $64.04 for 85097 in the office and $37.53 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$64.04Office (non-facility)
$37.53Hospital or facility
−5.5%vs the national office rate ($67.80)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 85097 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 85097 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Nebraska
  2. What 85097 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 85097 covers

A physician, commonly a pathologist or hematopathologist, examines bone marrow material and documents findings that help diagnose or classify conditions such as leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, plasma cell disorders, and unexplained cytopenias. The material may include aspirate smears or a marrow biopsy. The interpretation is a diagnostic service, not the collection of the specimen.

Report 85097 for the physician’s marrow interpretation when that service is separately performed and documented. The record should identify the material reviewed, the clinical question, and the physician’s interpretive findings in a signed report. If aspiration, biopsy, and smear interpretation are reported together under 38222, the interpretation is included in that combined service; do not separately report 85097 for the same interpretation. A separately examined core biopsy may also have a surgical pathology service reported when supported by the work performed.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Nebraska compares for 85097

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 85097 runs from $62.00 in Arkansas to $86.06 in San Benito County, CA. Nebraska pays $64.04. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

85097 in Nebraska vs other payment areas
  1. Nebraska · this page$64.04
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$74.98+$10.94
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$75.95+$11.91
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$71.81+$7.77
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$70.36+$6.32
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$76.48+$12.44
  7. Alaska · Alaska$84.72+$20.68

Other areas in Nebraska first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

85097 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$62.65$37.52
ArkansasArkansas$62.00$37.33
ArizonaArizona$66.47$38.63
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$71.13$39.65
Chico, CACalifornia$70.95$39.47
El Centro, CACalifornia$70.96$39.48
Fresno, CACalifornia$70.95$39.47
Hanford, CACalifornia$70.95$39.47

85097 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$62.00

$84.72

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85097 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$84.721
AL$62.651
AR$62.001
AZ$66.471
CA$70.95–$86.0629
CO$70.071
CT$71.501
DC$75.951
DE$67.361
FL$67.09–$71.813
GA$64.30–$68.802
GU$71.951
HI$71.951
IA$63.791
ID$64.091
IL$65.66–$70.364
IN$64.361
KS$63.581
KY$63.731
LA$63.66–$65.942
MA$69.83–$75.752
MD$68.40–$75.953
ME$64.34–$66.872
MI$64.94–$67.712
MN$67.651
MO$62.87–$66.113
MS$62.451
MT$67.801
NC$64.831
ND$66.811
NE$64.041
NH$69.051
NJ$72.45–$75.522
NM$65.201
NV$67.561
NY$65.54–$77.895
OH$64.741
OK$63.641
OR$67.17–$71.802
PA$64.81–$70.132
PR$68.171
RI$69.381
SC$64.861
SD$66.691
TN$63.811
TX$64.50–$69.738
UT$65.511
VA$66.71–$75.952
VI$68.171
VT$66.621
WA$69.68–$77.072
WI$65.161
WV$63.891
WY$67.371

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How the 85097 rate is calculated

Each of 85097’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 85097

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.92

0.92 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.06

1.06 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.05

0.05 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.0300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$67.80

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Nebraska inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

10,495

Code
85097
Physician work
0.92
Practice expense
1.06
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

72

Locality
Nebraska
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.923
Malpractice
0.378
Office calculation for 85097 in Nebraska
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.92× 1.0000.9200
Practice expense1.06× 0.9230.9784
Malpractice0.05× 0.3780.0189
Total RVUs1.9173
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Nebraska$64.04

Office: (0.92 × 1 + 1.06 × 0.923 + 0.05 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $64.04

Facility: (0.92 × 1 + 0.2 × 0.923 + 0.05 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $37.53

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Payment rules and modifiers for 85097

85097 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · 85097

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$67.80

Non-facility (office)
$67.80
Facility
$39.08

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

Codes related to 85097

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 85097
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Nebraska
Often billed with
38220Marrow aspiration, diagnostic aspirateMarrow aspiration collection may be reported with a separately documented interpretation.$156.13
38221Bone marrow biopsy, biopsy without aspirationMarrow biopsy collection may accompany a separately documented interpretation.$155.36
88305Tissue pathology exam, level IV specimenMay represent separate histopathologic examination of submitted marrow core tissue.$66.25
Used instead
38222Bone marrow exam, aspiration and biopsyCombined aspiration, biopsy, and smear interpretation; includes the interpretation represented by 85097.$164.63
85060Blood smear, physician interpretationPhysician interpretation of peripheral blood smear rather than bone marrow material.No office rate

How 85097 has changed in Nebraska

85097 · Office / nonfacility

$64.04

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.61 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $63.43 to $64.04 (1.0%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $63.43changed to$64.04

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.94 changed to 0.92
    • Practice expense RVU 1.10 changed to 1.06
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.917 changed to 0.923
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.304 changed to 0.378

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $65.07changed to$63.43

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 1.09 changed to 1.10
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $64.01changed to$65.07

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $65.01changed to$64.01

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 1.06 changed to 1.09
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.913 changed to 0.917
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.269 changed to 0.304

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $64.99changed to$65.01

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 1.02 changed to 1.06
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.913
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.235 changed to 0.269

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $65.21changed to$64.99

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 1.01 changed to 1.02

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $66.90changed to$65.21

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.99 changed to 1.01
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.909 changed to 0.908
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.277 changed to 0.235

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $71.18changed to$66.90

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 1.12 changed to 0.99
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.910 changed to 0.909
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.318 changed to 0.277

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $87.16changed to$71.18

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 1.61 changed to 1.12

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $85.89changed to$87.16

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 1.58 changed to 1.61
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.909 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.340 changed to 0.318

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $84.70changed to$85.89

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 1.55 changed to 1.58
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.909
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.362 changed to 0.340

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $83.89changed to$84.70

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 1.52 changed to 1.55
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $83.47changed to$83.89

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $80.37changed to$83.47

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 1.42 changed to 1.52
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.906 changed to 0.908
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.342 changed to 0.362

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $79.89changed to$80.37

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 1.54 changed to 1.42
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.904 changed to 0.906
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.322 changed to 0.342

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $79.89

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$64.04$37.53RVU26D
2026-07-01$64.04$37.53RVU26C
2026-04-01$64.04$37.53RVU26B
2026-01-01$64.04$37.53RVU26A
2025-10-01$63.43$43.26RVU25D
2025-07-01$63.43$43.26RVU25C
2025-04-01$63.43$43.26RVU25B
2025-01-01$63.43$43.26RVU25A
2024-10-01$65.07$44.62RVU24D
2024-07-01$65.07$44.62RVU24C
2024-04-01$65.07$44.62RVU24B
2024-03-09$65.07$44.62RVU24AR
2024-01-01$64.01$43.89RVU24A
2023-10-01$65.01$45.52RVU23D
2023-07-01$65.01$45.52RVU23C
2023-04-01$65.01$45.52RVU23B
2023-01-01$65.01$45.52RVU23A
2022-10-01$64.99$45.82RVU22D
2022-07-01$64.99$45.82RVU22C
2022-04-01$64.99$45.82RVU22B
2022-01-01$64.99$45.82RVU22A
2021-10-01$65.21$46.52RVU21D
2021-07-01$65.21$46.52RVU21C
2021-04-01$65.21$46.52RVU21B
2021-01-01$65.21$46.52RVU21A
2020-10-01$66.90$48.53RVU20D
2020-07-01$66.90$48.53RVU20C
2020-04-01$66.90$48.53RVU20B
2020-01-01$66.90$48.53RVU20A
2019-10-01$71.18$48.55RVU19D
2019-07-01$71.18$48.55RVU19C
2019-04-01$71.18$48.55RVU19B
2019-01-01$71.18$48.55RVU19A
2018-10-01$87.16$48.83RVU18D
2018-07-01$87.16$48.83RVU18C
2018-04-01$87.16$48.83RVU18B
2018-01-01$87.16$48.83RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$85.89$48.70RVU17D
2017-07-01$85.89$48.70RVU17C
2017-04-01$85.89$48.70RVU17B
2017-01-01$85.89$48.70RVU17A
2016-10-01$84.70$48.28RVU16D
2016-07-01$84.70$48.28RVU16C
2016-04-01$84.70$48.28RVU16B
2016-01-01$84.70$48.28RVU16A
2015-10-01$83.89$47.68RVU15D
2015-07-01$83.89$47.68RVU15C
2015-04-01$83.47$47.44RVU15B
2015-01-01$83.47$47.44RVU15A
2014-10-01$80.37$46.62RVU14D
2014-07-01$80.37$46.62RVU14C
2014-04-01$80.37$46.62RVU14B
2014-01-01$80.37$46.62RVU14A
2013-10-01$79.89$45.14RVU13D
2013-07-01$79.89$45.14RVU13C
2013-04-01$79.89$45.14RVU13B
2013-01-01$79.89$45.14RVU13AR

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Where the Nebraska rate applies

Nebraska is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 593 cities and communities in Nebraska. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abie
  • Adams
  • Agnew
  • Ainsworth
  • Albion
  • Alda
  • Alexandria
  • Allen

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85097 billing questions

Is 85097 used to collect the marrow specimen?

No. It reports the physician’s interpretation of marrow material; aspiration and biopsy collection are represented by separate procedure services.

How does 85097 differ from 38222?

85097 reports interpretation alone. Code 38222 represents combined marrow aspiration and biopsy with smear interpretation, so the same interpretation should not be separately reported as 85097.

Can 85097 be reported with a marrow biopsy pathology service?

It may be reported with a separate surgical pathology examination when the core biopsy tissue is separately examined and the documentation supports both services.

What documentation supports 85097?

Keep the marrow material reviewed, the diagnostic reason for the study, and a signed report of the physician’s microscopic interpretation.

Should 85097 be used for a peripheral blood smear?

No. 85097 concerns bone marrow material; 85060 is the related interpretation service for a peripheral blood smear.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 85097PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 10,495 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for NebraskaGPCI2026.csv, line 72 (RVU26D)

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