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CPT code 92615: FEES interpretation, with sensory testing2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

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 South Dakota, Medicare pays $31.18 for 92615 in the office and $25.83 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$31.18Office (non-facility)
$25.83Hospital or facility
−2.7%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 South Dakota
  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 South Dakota 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. South Dakota pays $31.18. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

92615 in South Dakota vs other payment areas
  1. South Dakota · this page$31.18
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$34.35+$3.17
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$35.16+$3.98
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$34.53+$3.35
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$33.99+$2.81
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$35.83+$4.65
  7. Alaska · Alaska$42.33+$11.15

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

Every other payment area

92615 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
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
Hanford, CACalifornia$32.79$26.93

92615 rates by state

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

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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 South Dakota 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

94

Locality
South Dakota
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.336
Office calculation for 92615 in South Dakota
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.61× 1.0000.6100
Practice expense0.31× 1.0000.3100
Malpractice0.04× 0.3360.0134
Total RVUs0.9334
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, South Dakota$31.18

Office: (0.61 × 1 + 0.31 × 1 + 0.04 × 0.336) × $33.4009 = $31.18

Facility: (0.61 × 1 + 0.15 × 1 + 0.04 × 0.336) × $33.4009 = $25.83

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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.

Codes related to 92615

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

Codes related to 92615
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, South Dakota
Often billed with
92614Laryngeal sensory test, video recordingRepresents the endoscopic swallowing examination with sensory testing interpreted under 92615.$150.31
Used instead
92613Swallow study, interpretation and report onlyInterpretation and report for endoscopic swallowing examination without sensory testing.$34.85
92617FEES interpretation, with sensory testingInterpretation and report for the combined swallowing and laryngeal sensory study.$38.64
92616Swallow evaluation, laryngeal sensory testingRepresents the combined endoscopic swallowing and laryngeal sensory study.$227.24

How 92615 has changed in South Dakota

92615 · Office / nonfacility

$31.18

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.60 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $30.58 to $31.18 (2.0%).

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

    $30.58changed to$31.18

    • 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
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.382 changed to 0.336

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $31.47changed to$30.58

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $30.95changed to$31.47

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $32.01changed to$30.95

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.364 changed to 0.382

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $32.32changed to$32.01

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.29 changed to 0.30
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.347 changed to 0.364

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $32.24changed to$32.32

    • 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

    $33.14changed to$32.24

    • 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
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.368 changed to 0.347

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $33.00changed to$33.14

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.389 changed to 0.368

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $32.96changed to$33.00

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $33.23changed to$32.96

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 0.28 changed to 0.27
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.395 changed to 0.389

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $33.51changed to$33.23

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 0.29 changed to 0.28
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.400 changed to 0.395

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $33.27changed to$33.51

    • 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

    $33.11changed to$33.27

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $33.76changed to$33.11

    • 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
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.416 changed to 0.400

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $32.76changed to$33.76

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 0.32 changed to 0.30
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.432 changed to 0.416

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $32.76

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$31.18$25.83RVU26D
2026-07-01$31.18$25.83RVU26C
2026-04-01$31.18$25.83RVU26B
2026-01-01$31.18$25.83RVU26A
2025-10-01$30.58$30.58RVU25D
2025-07-01$30.58$30.58RVU25C
2025-04-01$30.58$30.58RVU25B
2025-01-01$30.58$30.58RVU25A
2024-10-01$31.47$31.47RVU24D
2024-07-01$31.47$31.47RVU24C
2024-04-01$31.47$31.47RVU24B
2024-03-09$31.47$31.47RVU24AR
2024-01-01$30.95$30.95RVU24A
2023-10-01$32.01$32.01RVU23D
2023-07-01$32.01$32.01RVU23C
2023-04-01$32.01$32.01RVU23B
2023-01-01$32.01$32.01RVU23A
2022-10-01$32.32$32.32RVU22D
2022-07-01$32.32$32.32RVU22C
2022-04-01$32.32$32.32RVU22B
2022-01-01$32.32$32.32RVU22A
2021-10-01$32.24$32.24RVU21D
2021-07-01$32.24$32.24RVU21C
2021-04-01$32.24$32.24RVU21B
2021-01-01$32.24$32.24RVU21A
2020-10-01$33.14$33.14RVU20D
2020-07-01$33.14$33.14RVU20C
2020-04-01$33.14$33.14RVU20B
2020-01-01$33.14$33.14RVU20A
2019-10-01$33.00$33.00RVU19D
2019-07-01$33.00$33.00RVU19C
2019-04-01$33.00$33.00RVU19B
2019-01-01$33.00$33.00RVU19A
2018-10-01$32.96$32.96RVU18D
2018-07-01$32.96$32.96RVU18C
2018-04-01$32.96$32.96RVU18B
2018-01-01$32.96$32.96RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$33.23$33.23RVU17D
2017-07-01$33.23$33.23RVU17C
2017-04-01$33.23$33.23RVU17B
2017-01-01$33.23$33.23RVU17A
2016-10-01$33.51$33.15RVU16D
2016-07-01$33.51$33.15RVU16C
2016-04-01$33.51$33.15RVU16B
2016-01-01$33.51$33.15RVU16A
2015-10-01$33.27$33.27RVU15D
2015-07-01$33.27$33.27RVU15C
2015-04-01$33.11$33.11RVU15B
2015-01-01$33.11$33.11RVU15A
2014-10-01$33.76$33.40RVU14D
2014-07-01$33.76$33.40RVU14C
2014-04-01$33.76$33.40RVU14B
2014-01-01$33.76$33.40RVU14A
2013-10-01$32.76$32.42RVU13D
2013-07-01$32.76$32.42RVU13C
2013-04-01$32.76$32.42RVU13B
2013-01-01$32.76$32.42RVU13AR

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Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Agar
  • Agency Village
  • Akaska
  • Albee
  • Alcester
  • Alexandria
  • Allen

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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 South DakotaGPCI2026.csv, line 94 (RVU26D)

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