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CPT code 92288: Dark adaptation, screening2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports a screening measurement of dark adaptation, including interpretation and a report, rather than the diagnostic dark adaptation examination identified by 92284.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare rate · 92288

Dark adaptation, screening

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0.17
Total RVUs
0.71
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 92288 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 92288 covers

Code 92288 identifies a screening measurement of dark adaptation and includes interpretation and a report. It is selected for a screening service, not for the diagnostic dark adaptation examination represented by 92284. The distinction is the purpose of the dark adaptation service: screening measurement versus diagnostic examination. The reported service is the screening measurement with its interpretation and report, rather than a diagnostic dark adaptation examination.

Medicare lists this service as not covered, with physician fee schedule status N. Code 92288 represents screening dark adaptation measurement with interpretation and reporting; 92284 represents a diagnostic dark adaptation examination. These codes distinguish screening from diagnostic dark adaptation services. Select the code that corresponds to the service 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.

Where 92288 pays more and less

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

109 of 109 payment localities

92288 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

92288 rates by state

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

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92288 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 92288 rate is calculated

Each of 92288’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 · 92288

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.17

0.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.53

0.53 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.7100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$23.71

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 92288

92288 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 · 92288

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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92288 isn’t priced in this setting.

92288 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 92288

    Dark adaptation, screening0.17 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 92284

    Dark adaptation, diagnostic examination0.28 wRVU

    $33.07

  • 92273

    Full-field ERG, with interpretation and report0.67 wRVU

    $123.25

  • 92274

    Multifocal ERG, interpretation and report0.59 wRVU

    $92.19

How to choose

92284Dark adaptationDiagnostic examination
92288 identifies screening dark adaptation measurement; 92284 identifies a diagnostic dark adaptation examination.
92273Full-field ERGWith interpretation and report
92273 identifies full-field electroretinography, not screening dark adaptation measurement.
92274Multifocal ERGInterpretation and report
92274 identifies multifocal electroretinography, not screening dark adaptation measurement.

Codes related to 92288

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

Codes related to 92288
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
92284Dark adaptation, diagnostic examinationDiagnostic dark adaptation examination, rather than screening measurement.$29.49–$43.97

92288 billing questions

When should 92288 be used instead of 92284?

Use 92288 for screening dark adaptation measurement with interpretation and a report. Code 92284 identifies a diagnostic dark adaptation examination.

Does 92288 include interpretation and a report?

Yes. Interpretation and reporting are included in the screening dark adaptation service.

Does Medicare cover 92288?

No. Medicare lists the service as not covered, with physician fee schedule status N.

Is 92288 the same as electroretinography?

No. Code 92288 identifies screening dark adaptation measurement; 92273 and 92274 identify electroretinography services.

Is 92288 a code for retinal imaging?

No. Code 92288 identifies screening dark adaptation measurement, while 92250 identifies fundus photography.

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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