CPT code 92550: Middle-ear testing, tympanometry and reflex thresholds2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama
Reports tympanometry together with acoustic reflex threshold testing to assess middle-ear function, commonly during evaluation of hearing loss or suspected middle-ear dysfunction.
In Alabama, Medicare pays $20.35 for 92550 in the office.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 92550 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What 92550 covers
This service combines tympanometry, which measures middle-ear response to changes in ear-canal pressure, with acoustic reflex threshold testing, which checks the sound level that elicits a middle-ear muscle reflex. Audiologists commonly perform it in an audiology clinic or ENT practice when assessing hearing loss, abnormal middle-ear findings, or suspected eustachian tube or middle-ear dysfunction. Results help characterize middle-ear function alongside other hearing test findings.
Report 92550 when both tympanometry and reflex threshold measurements are performed; use a single-component code when only one of those tests is done. The record should identify the clinical reason for testing and include the findings for the measures performed. CMS prices this code as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. The professional component modifier does not apply; do not split the service into professional and technical claims using modifier 26.
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 92550
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92550 runs from $20.18 in Arkansas to $28.04 in Alaska. Alabama pays $20.35. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- Alabama · this page$20.35
- Los Angeles, CA · California$23.85+$3.50
- Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$24.10+$3.75
- Miami, FL · Florida$22.62+$2.27
- Chicago, IL · Illinois$22.27+$1.92
- Manhattan, NY · New York$24.22+$3.87
- Alaska · Alaska$28.04+$7.69
Other areas in Alabama first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| ArkansasArkansas | $20.18 | — |
| ArizonaArizona | $21.36 | — |
| Bakersfield, CACalifornia | $22.73 | — |
| Chico, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| El Centro, CACalifornia | $22.69 | — |
| Fresno, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Hanford, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Madera, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $25.36 | — |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $23.67 | — |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $22.80 | — |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $23.56 | — |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $23.46 | — |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $23.81 | — |
| Marin County, CACalifornia | $26.61 | — |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $26.60 | — |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $27.12 | — |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $27.08 | — |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $23.10 | — |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $23.88 | — |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $23.49 | — |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $24.11 | — |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $25.35 | — |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $22.68 | — |
| ColoradoColorado | $22.40 | — |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $22.76 | — |
| DelawareDelaware | $21.62 | — |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $22.11 | — |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $21.45 | — |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $21.97 | — |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $20.73 | — |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $22.90 | — |
| IowaIowa | $20.69 | — |
| IdahoIdaho | $20.76 | — |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $21.27 | — |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $21.06 | — |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $22.31 | — |
| IndianaIndiana | $20.83 | — |
| KansasKansas | $20.62 | — |
| KentuckyKentucky | $20.61 | — |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $21.18 | — |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $20.58 | — |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $24.03 | — |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $22.34 | — |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $22.68 | — |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $21.92 | — |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $20.81 | — |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $21.50 | — |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $21.60 | — |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $20.91 | — |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $21.76 | — |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $21.11 | — |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $21.25 | — |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $20.37 | — |
| MississippiMississippi | $20.28 | — |
| MontanaMontana | $21.71 | — |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $20.94 | — |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $21.51 | — |
| NebraskaNebraska | $20.76 | — |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $22.07 | — |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $24.02 | — |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $23.10 | — |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $20.97 | — |
| NevadaNevada | $21.66 | — |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $24.58 | — |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $23.23 | — |
| Queens, NYNew York | $24.37 | — |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $21.13 | — |
| OhioOhio | $20.87 | — |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $20.60 | — |
| Portland, OROregon | $22.89 | — |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $21.57 | — |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $22.38 | — |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $20.90 | — |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $21.81 | — |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $22.22 | — |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $20.92 | — |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $21.49 | — |
| TennesseeTennessee | $20.67 | — |
| Austin, TXTexas | $22.26 | — |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $20.82 | — |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $21.64 | — |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $21.73 | — |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $21.64 | — |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $21.68 | — |
| Houston, TXTexas | $21.86 | — |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $21.18 | — |
| UtahUtah | $21.10 | — |
| VirginiaVirginia | $21.45 | — |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $21.81 | — |
| VermontVermont | $21.45 | — |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $22.30 | — |
| King County, WAWashington | $24.43 | — |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $21.07 | — |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $20.59 | — |
| WyomingWyoming | $21.62 | — |
92550 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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$20.18
$28.04
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $28.04 | 1 |
| AL | $20.35 | 1 |
| AR | $20.18 | 1 |
| AZ | $21.36 | 1 |
| CA | $22.68–$27.12 | 29 |
| CO | $22.40 | 1 |
| CT | $22.76 | 1 |
| DC | $24.10 | 1 |
| DE | $21.62 | 1 |
| FL | $21.45–$22.62 | 3 |
| GA | $20.73–$21.97 | 2 |
| GU | $22.90 | 1 |
| HI | $22.90 | 1 |
| IA | $20.69 | 1 |
| ID | $20.76 | 1 |
| IL | $21.06–$22.31 | 4 |
| IN | $20.83 | 1 |
| KS | $20.62 | 1 |
| KY | $20.61 | 1 |
| LA | $20.58–$21.18 | 2 |
| MA | $22.34–$24.03 | 2 |
| MD | $21.92–$24.10 | 3 |
| ME | $20.81–$21.50 | 2 |
| MI | $20.91–$21.60 | 2 |
| MN | $21.76 | 1 |
| MO | $20.37–$21.25 | 3 |
| MS | $20.28 | 1 |
| MT | $21.71 | 1 |
| NC | $20.94 | 1 |
| ND | $21.51 | 1 |
| NE | $20.76 | 1 |
| NH | $22.07 | 1 |
| NJ | $23.10–$24.02 | 2 |
| NM | $20.97 | 1 |
| NV | $21.66 | 1 |
| NY | $21.13–$24.58 | 5 |
| OH | $20.87 | 1 |
| OK | $20.60 | 1 |
| OR | $21.57–$22.89 | 2 |
| PA | $20.90–$22.38 | 2 |
| PR | $21.81 | 1 |
| RI | $22.22 | 1 |
| SC | $20.92 | 1 |
| SD | $21.49 | 1 |
| TN | $20.67 | 1 |
| TX | $20.82–$22.26 | 8 |
| UT | $21.10 | 1 |
| VA | $21.45–$24.10 | 2 |
| VI | $21.81 | 1 |
| VT | $21.45 | 1 |
| WA | $22.30–$24.43 | 2 |
| WI | $21.07 | 1 |
| WV | $20.59 | 1 |
| WY | $21.62 | 1 |
How the 92550 rate is calculated
Each of 92550’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 · 92550
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.35
0.35 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.29
0.29 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.01
0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.6500
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$21.71
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
11,828
- Code
- 92550
- Physician work
- 0.35
- Practice expense
- 0.29
- Malpractice
- 0.01
GPCI2026.csv
4
- Locality
- Alabama
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.875
- Malpractice
- 0.566
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.35 | × 1.000 | 0.3500 |
| Practice expense | 0.29 | × 0.875 | 0.2537 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | × 0.566 | 0.0057 |
| Total RVUs | 0.6094 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Alabama$20.35
Office: (0.35 × 1 + 0.29 × 0.875 + 0.01 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $20.35
Payment rules and modifiers for 92550
The CMS indicators that decide how 92550 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 92550
Middle-ear testing, tympanometry and reflex thresholds
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 2 | Already bilateral by definition: paid once at 100%. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 7 | Therapy service: the split doesn’t apply. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier CQ · payment effect
With and without the modifier
92550 without CQ · national office
$21.71
Middle-ear testing, tympanometry and reflex thresholds
92550-CQ · Allowed amount unchanged
$21.71
Medicare cuts its own payment by 15% after the patient’s 20% coinsurance; the allowed amount stays the same. On $100 allowed: $20 coinsurance, then Medicare pays $68 instead of $80.
How 92550 has changed in Alabama
92550 · Office / nonfacility
$20.35
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $0.69 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $19.66 to $20.35 (3.5%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$19.66changed to$20.35
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Practice expense GPCI 0.869 changed to 0.875
- Malpractice GPCI 0.575 changed to 0.566
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
$20.23changed to$19.66
- Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
March 9, 2024
RVU24AR
$19.90changed to$20.23
- Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875
Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.
January 1, 2024
RVU24A
$21.04changed to$19.90
- Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
- Practice expense RVU 0.30 changed to 0.29
- Practice expense GPCI 0.878 changed to 0.869
- Malpractice GPCI 0.748 changed to 0.575
January 1, 2023
RVU23A
$21.66changed to$21.04
- Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
- Practice expense RVU 0.29 changed to 0.30
- Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.01
- Practice expense GPCI 0.888 changed to 0.878
- Malpractice GPCI 0.921 changed to 0.748
Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.
January 1, 2022
RVU22A
$21.53changed to$21.66
- Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
- Practice expense RVU 0.28 changed to 0.29
Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.
January 1, 2021
RVU21A
$21.48changed to$21.53
- Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
- Practice expense RVU 0.26 changed to 0.28
- Practice expense GPCI 0.889 changed to 0.888
- Malpractice GPCI 0.707 changed to 0.921
Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
$20.99changed to$21.48
- Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
- Practice expense RVU 0.25 changed to 0.26
- Practice expense GPCI 0.890 changed to 0.889
- Malpractice GPCI 0.492 changed to 0.707
Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.
January 1, 2019
RVU19A
$20.64changed to$20.99
- Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
- Practice expense RVU 0.24 changed to 0.25
Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
April 1, 2018
RVU18B
No ratechanged to$20.64
Held through RVU18C, RVU18D.
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.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $20.35 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $20.35 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $20.35 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $20.35 | Not available in this setting | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $19.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $19.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $19.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $19.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | $20.23 | Not available in this setting | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | $20.23 | Not available in this setting | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | $20.23 | Not available in this setting | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | $20.23 | Not available in this setting | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | $19.90 | Not available in this setting | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | $21.04 | Not available in this setting | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | $21.04 | Not available in this setting | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | $21.04 | Not available in this setting | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | $21.04 | Not available in this setting | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | $21.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | $21.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | $21.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | $21.66 | Not available in this setting | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | $21.53 | Not available in this setting | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | $21.53 | Not available in this setting | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | $21.53 | Not available in this setting | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | $21.53 | Not available in this setting | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | $21.48 | Not available in this setting | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | $21.48 | Not available in this setting | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | $21.48 | Not available in this setting | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | $21.48 | Not available in this setting | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | $20.99 | Not available in this setting | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | $20.99 | Not available in this setting | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | $20.99 | Not available in this setting | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | $20.99 | Not available in this setting | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | $20.64 | Not available in this setting | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | $20.64 | Not available in this setting | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | $20.64 | Not available in this setting | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13AR |
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
92550 billing questions
When should 92550 be reported instead of 92567?
Report 92550 when tympanometry and acoustic reflex threshold testing are both performed. Use 92567 when the service is tympanometry alone.
Can the reflex threshold test be billed separately with 92550?
92550 combines tympanometry and reflex threshold testing. Do not separately report the reflex measurement for the same work.
Should modifier 50 be appended when both ears are tested?
No. CMS prices 92550 as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Can modifier 26 be used for the interpretation?
No. The CMS component rule states that the professional component modifier does not apply to this service.
What documentation supports reporting 92550?
Document the reason for testing and findings for both the tympanometry and acoustic reflex threshold measures 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.
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