CPT code 92542: Positional nystagmus, with recording2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $29.77 for 92542 in the office.

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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.

What 92542 covers

For this test, the clinician changes the patient’s head or body position and observes and records resulting nystagmus, or involuntary rhythmic eye movement. It is commonly performed by an audiologist or an ear, nose, and throat specialist as part of an evaluation for dizziness, vertigo, or suspected positional vestibular dysfunction. The recorded findings help characterize whether eye movements are triggered by position and support the broader clinical assessment; this test alone does not establish a diagnosis such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Report 92542 when positional testing is performed with recording. The record should identify the maneuvers or positions tested, document the observed eye movements and relevant findings, and support the interpretation. The related unrecorded test is 92532. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. When the positional test is included in the broader basic vestibular evaluation reported with 92540, do not separately report it as an additional service.

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 Connecticut compares for 92542

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92542 runs from $26.37 in Arkansas to $36.72 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $29.77. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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92542 rates by state

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How the 92542 rate is calculated

Each of 92542’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 92542

The CMS indicators that decide how 92542 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 92542

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

How 92542 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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.

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