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CPT code 92317: Contact lens fitting, technician, corneoscleral lens2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

Report this service when a technician performs fitting work for a corneoscleral contact lens, rather than a standard contact lens fitting.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality

In Alabama, Medicare pays $74.80 for 92317 in the office and $17.22 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$74.80Office (non-facility)
$17.22Hospital or facility
−10.4%vs the national office rate ($83.50)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 92317 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 92317 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Alabama
  2. What 92317 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 92317 covers

This service covers technician-performed fitting of a corneoscleral contact lens. It may be part of specialty lens care for an irregular corneal surface, such as with keratoconus or corneal scarring. An optometrist or ophthalmologist may direct the patient’s contact lens care, while a trained technician carries out fitting tasks such as assessing trial-lens fit and refining lens parameters.

Choose the code for the corneoscleral lens design and technician-performed fitting; codes 92313 and 92314 describe different fitting circumstances. Documentation should identify the lens design, clinical reason for the fitting, technician’s work, and relevant fit or parameter findings. The CMS physician fee schedule assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice values to this service, with practice-expense inputs for office and facility settings.

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 Alabama compares for 92317

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92317 runs from $73.69 in Arkansas to $115.23 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $74.80. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

92317 in Alabama vs other payment areas
  1. Alabama · this page$74.80
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$96.52+$21.72
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$96.52+$21.72
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$86.82+$12.02
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$84.38+$9.58
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$95.73+$20.93
  7. Alaska · Alaska$95.15+$20.35

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

Every other payment area

92317 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
ArkansasArkansas$73.69$17.16
ArizonaArizona$81.33$17.57
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$90.22$18.11
Chico, CACalifornia$90.17$18.05
El Centro, CACalifornia$90.17$18.06
Fresno, CACalifornia$90.17$18.05
Hanford, CACalifornia$90.17$18.05
Madera, CACalifornia$90.17$18.05

92317 rates by state

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

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$73.69

$102.70

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92317 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$95.151
AL$74.801
AR$73.691
AZ$81.331
CA$90.17–$115.2329
CO$87.991
CT$89.141
DC$96.521
DE$82.721
FL$80.66–$86.823
GA$76.17–$84.712
GU$92.741
HI$92.741
IA$77.481
ID$77.851
IL$77.73–$85.714
IN$78.331
KS$76.761
KY$75.871
LA$75.61–$79.512
MA$87.30–$97.352
MD$84.44–$96.523
ME$77.90–$82.762
MI$77.59–$81.332
MN$85.251
MO$74.04–$80.223
MS$73.901
MT$83.501
NC$78.791
ND$83.301
NE$78.021
NH$86.271
NJ$90.42–$95.412
NM$77.891
NV$83.511
NY$79.98–$97.675
OH$77.551
OK$76.101
OR$83.13–$91.252
PA$77.87–$86.642
PR$84.251
RI$86.001
SC$78.251
SD$83.281
TN$77.121
TX$77.32–$87.468
UT$79.361
VA$82.24–$96.522
VI$84.251
VT$82.651
WA$87.24–$99.722
WI$80.401
WV$74.681
WY$83.421

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How the 92317 rate is calculated

Each of 92317’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 · 92317

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.44

0.44 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense2.05

2.05 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.5000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$83.50

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

The exact Alabama inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,761

Code
92317
Physician work
0.44
Practice expense
2.05
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

4

Locality
Alabama
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.875
Malpractice
0.566
Office calculation for 92317 in Alabama
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.44× 1.0000.4400
Practice expense2.05× 0.8751.7937
Malpractice0.01× 0.5660.0057
Total RVUs2.2394
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Alabama$74.80

Office: (0.44 × 1 + 2.05 × 0.875 + 0.01 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $74.80

Facility: (0.44 × 1 + 0.08 × 0.875 + 0.01 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $17.22

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Payment rules and modifiers for 92317

92317 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 · 92317

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$83.50

Non-facility (office)
$83.50
Facility
$17.70

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

Codes related to 92317

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

Codes related to 92317
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Alabama
Used instead
92313Contact lens fitting, corneoscleral lensCorneoscleral lens fitting when the clinician performs the fitting service.$87.24
Same family
92314Contact lens fitting, technician, both eyesTechnician fitting for a different contact lens circumstance.No office rate
92315Contact lens fitting, technician, one aphakic eyeTechnician fitting for aphakia in one eye.$71.00
92316Contact lens fitting, technician, aphakia, both eyesTechnician fitting for aphakia in both eyes.$88.28

How 92317 has changed in Alabama

92317 · Office / nonfacility

$74.80

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.03 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $73.77 to $74.80 (1.4%).

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

    $73.77changed to$74.80

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.45 changed to 0.44
    • Practice expense RVU 2.10 changed to 2.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.869 changed to 0.875
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.575 changed to 0.566

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $76.78changed to$73.77

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 2.13 changed to 2.10

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $75.53changed to$76.78

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $78.88changed to$75.53

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.878 changed to 0.869
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.748 changed to 0.575

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $80.43changed to$78.88

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 2.10 changed to 2.13
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.888 changed to 0.878
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.921 changed to 0.748

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $80.16changed to$80.43

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 2.07 changed to 2.10

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $76.17changed to$80.16

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 1.86 changed to 2.07
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.889 changed to 0.888
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.707 changed to 0.921

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $74.95changed to$76.17

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 1.82 changed to 1.86
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.01
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.890 changed to 0.889
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.492 changed to 0.707

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $72.94changed to$74.95

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 1.76 changed to 1.82

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. April 1, 2018

    RVU18B

    No ratechanged to$72.94

    Held through RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$74.80$17.22RVU26D
2026-07-01$74.80$17.22RVU26C
2026-04-01$74.80$17.22RVU26B
2026-01-01$74.80$17.22RVU26A
2025-10-01$73.77$19.24RVU25D
2025-07-01$73.77$19.24RVU25C
2025-04-01$73.77$19.24RVU25B
2025-01-01$73.77$19.24RVU25A
2024-10-01$76.78$19.51RVU24D
2024-07-01$76.78$19.51RVU24C
2024-04-01$76.78$19.51RVU24B
2024-03-09$76.78$19.51RVU24AR
2024-01-01$75.53$19.19RVU24A
2023-10-01$78.88$20.26RVU23D
2023-07-01$78.88$20.26RVU23C
2023-04-01$78.88$20.26RVU23B
2023-01-01$78.88$20.26RVU23A
2022-10-01$80.43$20.50RVU22D
2022-07-01$80.43$20.50RVU22C
2022-04-01$80.43$20.50RVU22B
2022-01-01$80.43$20.50RVU22A
2021-10-01$80.16$20.67RVU21D
2021-07-01$80.16$20.67RVU21C
2021-04-01$80.16$20.67RVU21B
2021-01-01$80.16$20.67RVU21A
2020-10-01$76.17$21.31RVU20D
2020-07-01$76.17$21.31RVU20C
2020-04-01$76.17$21.31RVU20B
2020-01-01$76.17$21.31RVU20A
2019-10-01$74.95$21.38RVU19D
2019-07-01$74.95$21.38RVU19C
2019-04-01$74.95$21.38RVU19B
2019-01-01$74.95$21.38RVU19A
2018-10-01$72.94$21.68RVU18D
2018-07-01$72.94$21.68RVU18C
2018-04-01$72.94$21.68RVU18B
2018-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU18AR1
2017-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU17D
2017-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU17C
2017-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU17B
2017-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU17A
2016-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16D
2016-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16C
2016-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16B
2016-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16A
2015-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15D
2015-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15C
2015-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15B
2015-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15A
2014-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14D
2014-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14C
2014-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14B
2014-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14A
2013-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abanda
  • Abbeville
  • Adamsville
  • Addison
  • Akron
  • Alabaster
  • Albertville
  • Alexander City

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92317 billing questions

Is 92317 used for every contact lens fitting performed by a technician?

No. It is specific to technician-performed fitting of a corneoscleral lens. A standard contact lens fitting or an aphakia fitting belongs to a different code circumstance.

How does 92317 differ from 92313?

Both concern corneoscleral lens fitting, but 92317 identifies a technician-performed fitting. Use 92313 for the corresponding fitting service performed by the clinician.

What should the record support?

Document the corneoscleral lens design, reason for specialty fitting, technician’s fitting work, and findings that support the selected lens parameters.

Does the code descriptor establish separate units for each eye?

The descriptor identifies the corneoscleral lens fitting but does not establish a per-eye unit rule. Do not infer separate units from the descriptor alone.

Is 92317 a technical component of an eye examination?

No such component relationship is indicated. The code describes a technician-performed contact lens fitting service.

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 92317PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,761 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AlabamaGPCI2026.csv, line 4 (RVU26D)

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