CPT code 92082: Visual field test, intermediate level2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $47.43 for 92082 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $42.35–$63.46.

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

What 92082 covers

This test maps areas of vision the patient can detect while looking at a fixed point. It may use kinetic testing, such as moving targets assessed across multiple isopters, or an automated suprathreshold protocol. Ophthalmologists and optometrists commonly order it when evaluating or monitoring glaucoma, optic nerve disease, or other suspected visual field defects. The test is performed in an office or eye clinic with perimetry equipment and includes interpretation and a report.

Choose this level based on the testing protocol performed, not simply the diagnosis: it represents intermediate testing between a limited screen and an extended threshold examination. Document the method, tested eye or eyes, results, and interpretation. The code is priced bilaterally, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. Bill the global service without a component modifier, or use modifier 26 for interpretation and reporting or TC for equipment and staff. When multiple ophthalmic diagnostic procedures are performed, the multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

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.

Where 92082 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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92082 rates by state

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

How the 92082 rate is calculated

Each of 92082’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 92082

The CMS indicators that decide how 92082 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

92082 compared with similar codes

How to choose

92081Visual field testLimited examination

Use 92081 for a limited visual field assessment. 92082 represents an intermediate protocol with more testing than a limited screen.

92083Visual field examExtended visual field testing

Use 92083 for extended testing, such as a more extensive kinetic or automated threshold examination. 92082 represents the intermediate level.

92014Comprehensive eye examEstablished patient

92014 reports a comprehensive established-patient eye examination; 92082 reports a visual field diagnostic test with its interpretation and report.

Codes related to 92082

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

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

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