CPT code 92613: Swallow study, interpretation and report only2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Houston, TX

In Houston, TX, Medicare pays $36.35 for 92613 in the office and $30.71 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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What 92613 covers

This service covers interpreting and documenting findings from a flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing recorded by cine or video. A speech-language pathologist or physician may assess findings such as pharyngeal residue, penetration or aspiration, and the response to tested consistencies or compensatory strategies. FEES is commonly used for patients with dysphagia when clinicians need to observe swallowing through the pharynx and larynx, including at the bedside or in an outpatient setting.

Report 92613 for the interpretation and report, rather than for performing or recording the endoscopic examination itself. The report should describe the relevant findings and their clinical significance, including how they inform swallowing recommendations when assessed. Code 92612 identifies the recorded endoscopic swallowing examination and is the closely paired service; the documentation should make clear which work was performed and reported. Distinguish this interpretation from a clinical swallowing evaluation without endoscopy and from a fluoroscopic swallowing study.

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 Houston, TX compares for 92613

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92613 runs from $33.49 in Arkansas to $47.40 in Alaska. Houston, TX pays $36.35. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 92613 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 92613

92613 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.

Codes related to 92613

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

How 92613 has changed in Houston, TX

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Where the Houston, TX rate applies

Houston, TX is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 46 cities and communities in Texas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 92613 in Houston · multiple payment areas
• Aldine
• Atascocita
• Barrett
• 92613 in Baytown · multiple payment areas
• Bellaire
• Bunker Hill Village
• Channelview

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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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