CPT code 92285: External eye photography, external structures2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $23.32 for 92285 in the office.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 92285 nationwide

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

What 92285 covers

An ophthalmic photographer or trained office staff member captures images of visible ocular structures, often using close-up or slit-lamp photography. Ophthalmologists and optometrists use the images to document findings such as eyelid or conjunctival lesions, corneal changes, and other external abnormalities, and to compare appearance at later visits. The service is commonly performed in an eye-care office or clinic.

Report 92285 when the record supports medically necessary external-eye imaging and includes the images and an interpretation or report. The code has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and no component modifier represents the global service. The ophthalmology diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component. CMS prices the code as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment when both eyes are photographed.

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 North Dakota compares for 92285

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92285 runs from $20.38 in Arkansas to $33.04 in San Benito County, CA. North Dakota pays $23.32. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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92285 rates by state

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

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How the 92285 rate is calculated

Each of 92285’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 92285

The CMS indicators that decide how 92285 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 92285

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

How 92285 has changed in North Dakota

Price 92285 for an earlier date of service

Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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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