CPT code 92615: FEES interpretation, with sensory testing2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Detroit, MI

Use this code for the clinician’s interpretation and report of an endoscopic swallowing examination that includes testing of laryngeal sensation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality90 Medicare services in 2024

In Detroit, MI, Medicare pays $32.62 for 92615 in the office and $27.46 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$32.62Office (non-facility)
$27.46Hospital or facility
+1.7%vs the national office rate ($32.06)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 92615 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 92615 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Detroit, MI
  2. What 92615 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 92615 covers

This service is the clinical interpretation and written report for a flexible endoscopic swallowing examination that includes laryngeal sensory testing. During the related examination, a thin endoscope is passed through the nose to view the pharynx and larynx as the patient swallows; sensory testing evaluates the laryngeal response to stimulation. The study may help assess dysphagia, airway protection, or suspected aspiration. It is commonly performed in an outpatient setting by a speech-language pathologist or an otolaryngology team, with the interpreting clinician documenting the findings.

Report 92615 for the interpretation and report associated with the sensory-testing examination represented by 92614; it does not describe performing the endoscopic examination or administering the sensory stimulus. Documentation should identify the study reviewed, summarize relevant swallowing and sensory findings, and provide the clinical interpretation. Distinguish this report from interpretation of an endoscopic swallowing examination without sensory testing, and from a combined swallowing and laryngeal sensory study represented by a different code. CMS lists 92615 as a separately valued service in the physician fee schedule.

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 Detroit, MI compares for 92615

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92615 runs from $29.96 in Arkansas to $42.33 in Alaska. Detroit, MI pays $32.62. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

92615 in Detroit, MI vs other payment areas
  1. Detroit, MI · this page$32.62
  2. Rest of Michigan · Michigan$31.34−$1.28
  3. Los Angeles, CA · California$34.35+$1.73
  4. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$35.16+$2.54
  5. Miami, FL · Florida$34.53+$1.91
  6. Chicago, IL · Illinois$33.99+$1.37
  7. Manhattan, NY · New York$35.83+$3.21

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

Every other payment area

92615 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlaskaAlaska$42.33$36.63
AlabamaAlabama$30.19$25.51
ArkansasArkansas$29.96$25.37
ArizonaArizona$31.55$26.37
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$32.92$27.07
Chico, CACalifornia$32.79$26.93
El Centro, CACalifornia$32.79$26.93
Fresno, CACalifornia$32.79$26.93

92615 rates by state

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$29.96

$42.33

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92615 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$42.331
AL$30.191
AR$29.961
AZ$31.551
CA$32.79–$38.2629
CO$32.681
CT$33.551
DC$35.161
DE$31.911
FL$32.28–$34.533
GA$31.20–$32.562
GU$32.921
HI$32.921
IA$30.381
ID$30.531
IL$31.92–$33.994
IN$30.621
KS$30.411
KY$30.801
LA$30.82–$31.642
MA$32.67–$34.762
MD$32.28–$35.163
ME$30.73–$31.482
MI$31.34–$32.622
MN$31.421
MO$30.60–$31.573
MS$30.281
MT$32.061
NC$30.891
ND$31.271
NE$30.441
NH$32.321
NJ$33.96–$35.102
NM$31.471
NV$31.851
NY$31.15–$36.475
OH$31.171
OK$30.661
OR$31.63–$33.202
PA$31.14–$33.112
PR$32.161
RI$32.651
SC$31.081
SD$31.181
TN$30.501
TX$31.04–$32.668
UT$31.311
VA$31.50–$35.162
VI$32.161
VT$31.301
WA$32.56–$35.192
WI$30.711
WV$31.281
WY$31.721

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How the 92615 rate is calculated

Each of 92615’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 · 92615

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.61

0.61 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.31

0.31 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.04

0.04 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.9600

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$32.06

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

The exact Detroit, MI inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,873

Code
92615
Physician work
0.61
Practice expense
0.31
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

64

Locality
Detroit, MI
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.965
Malpractice
1.686
Office calculation for 92615 in Detroit, MI
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.61× 1.0000.6100
Practice expense0.31× 0.9650.2991
Malpractice0.04× 1.6860.0674
Total RVUs0.9766
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Detroit, MI$32.62

Office: (0.61 × 1 + 0.31 × 0.965 + 0.04 × 1.686) × $33.4009 = $32.62

Facility: (0.61 × 1 + 0.15 × 0.965 + 0.04 × 1.686) × $33.4009 = $27.46

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Payment rules and modifiers for 92615

92615 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 · 92615

Which rate does Medicare pay?

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

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$32.06

Non-facility (office)
$32.06
Facility
$26.72

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 92615 has changed in Detroit, MI

92615 · Office / nonfacility

$32.62

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.39 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $32.23 to $32.62 (1.2%).

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

    $32.23changed to$32.62

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.63 changed to 0.61
    • Practice expense RVU 0.30 changed to 0.31
    • Work GPCI 1.003 changed to 1.000
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.986 changed to 0.965
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.718 changed to 1.686

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $33.17changed to$32.23

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $32.63changed to$33.17

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $33.70changed to$32.63

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.003
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.992 changed to 0.986
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.670 changed to 1.718
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $34.05changed to$33.70

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.29 changed to 0.30
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.997 changed to 0.992
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.622 changed to 1.670

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $33.99changed to$34.05

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 0.28 changed to 0.29

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $35.40changed to$33.99

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.27 changed to 0.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.993 changed to 0.997
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.657 changed to 1.622

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $34.77changed to$35.40

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.989 changed to 0.993
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.691 changed to 1.657

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $34.73changed to$34.77

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $34.75changed to$34.73

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 0.28 changed to 0.27
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.992 changed to 0.989
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.510 changed to 1.691

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $34.78changed to$34.75

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 0.29 changed to 0.28
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.994 changed to 0.992
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.328 changed to 1.510

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $34.55changed to$34.78

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 0.28 changed to 0.29

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $34.38changed to$34.55

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $35.33changed to$34.38

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 0.30 changed to 0.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.04
    • Work GPCI 1.010 changed to 1.000
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.009 changed to 0.994
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.571 changed to 1.328

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $34.90changed to$35.33

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 0.32 changed to 0.30
    • Work GPCI 1.022 changed to 1.010
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.009
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.814 changed to 1.571

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $34.90

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$32.62$27.46RVU26D
2026-07-01$32.62$27.46RVU26C
2026-04-01$32.62$27.46RVU26B
2026-01-01$32.62$27.46RVU26A
2025-10-01$32.23$32.23RVU25D
2025-07-01$32.23$32.23RVU25C
2025-04-01$32.23$32.23RVU25B
2025-01-01$32.23$32.23RVU25A
2024-10-01$33.17$33.17RVU24D
2024-07-01$33.17$33.17RVU24C
2024-04-01$33.17$33.17RVU24B
2024-03-09$33.17$33.17RVU24AR
2024-01-01$32.63$32.63RVU24A
2023-10-01$33.70$33.70RVU23D
2023-07-01$33.70$33.70RVU23C
2023-04-01$33.70$33.70RVU23B
2023-01-01$33.70$33.70RVU23A
2022-10-01$34.05$34.05RVU22D
2022-07-01$34.05$34.05RVU22C
2022-04-01$34.05$34.05RVU22B
2022-01-01$34.05$34.05RVU22A
2021-10-01$33.99$33.99RVU21D
2021-07-01$33.99$33.99RVU21C
2021-04-01$33.99$33.99RVU21B
2021-01-01$33.99$33.99RVU21A
2020-10-01$35.40$35.40RVU20D
2020-07-01$35.40$35.40RVU20C
2020-04-01$35.40$35.40RVU20B
2020-01-01$35.40$35.40RVU20A
2019-10-01$34.77$34.77RVU19D
2019-07-01$34.77$34.77RVU19C
2019-04-01$34.77$34.77RVU19B
2019-01-01$34.77$34.77RVU19A
2018-10-01$34.73$34.73RVU18D
2018-07-01$34.73$34.73RVU18C
2018-04-01$34.73$34.73RVU18B
2018-01-01$34.73$34.73RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$34.75$34.75RVU17D
2017-07-01$34.75$34.75RVU17C
2017-04-01$34.75$34.75RVU17B
2017-01-01$34.75$34.75RVU17A
2016-10-01$34.78$34.42RVU16D
2016-07-01$34.78$34.42RVU16C
2016-04-01$34.78$34.42RVU16B
2016-01-01$34.78$34.42RVU16A
2015-10-01$34.55$34.55RVU15D
2015-07-01$34.55$34.55RVU15C
2015-04-01$34.38$34.38RVU15B
2015-01-01$34.38$34.38RVU15A
2014-10-01$35.33$34.96RVU14D
2014-07-01$35.33$34.96RVU14C
2014-04-01$35.33$34.96RVU14B
2014-01-01$35.33$34.96RVU14A
2013-10-01$34.90$34.55RVU13D
2013-07-01$34.90$34.55RVU13C
2013-04-01$34.90$34.55RVU13B
2013-01-01$34.90$34.55RVU13AR

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Where the Detroit, MI rate applies

Detroit, MI is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 98 cities and communities in Michigan. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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92615 billing questions

How does 92615 differ from 92614?

92614 represents the endoscopic examination with sensory testing. 92615 represents the interpretation and report for that examination.

Can 92615 be reported for FEES without sensory testing?

No. For interpretation and reporting of an endoscopic swallowing examination without sensory testing, the related code is 92613.

What documentation supports 92615?

Document the examination interpreted, the swallowing and sensory findings, and the clinician’s assessment of those findings.

Does 92615 describe the endoscope procedure?

No. It describes interpretation and reporting; the corresponding examination with sensory testing is represented by 92614.

When is 92617 a better match?

Use 92617 for interpretation and reporting of the combined endoscopic swallowing and laryngeal sensory study represented by 92616.

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 92615PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,873 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Detroit, MIGPCI2026.csv, line 64 (RVU26D)

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