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CPT code 92950: CPR2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Houston, TX

Report this service when a clinician performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac or respiratory arrest, including chest compressions and resuscitative ventilation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality53K Medicare services in 2024

In Houston, TX, Medicare pays $384.03 for 92950 in the office and $176.73 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$384.03Office (non-facility)
$176.73Hospital or facility
+1.3%vs the national office rate ($379.10)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 92950 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 92950 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Houston, TX
  2. What 92950 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 92950 covers

CPT 92950 represents active cardiopulmonary resuscitation for a patient in cardiac or respiratory arrest. The service may occur in an emergency department, hospital unit, or another setting where a clinician responds to an arrest. It describes the resuscitation effort, not temporary pacing or electrical cardioversion performed as separate services. The record should establish the arrest and document that CPR was performed, including the clinician’s role in the resuscitation.

Report the code for the CPR service, supported by the resuscitation documentation. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. Modifier 50 is inappropriate because the service and anatomy do not support bilateral reporting. CMS payment for an assistant at surgery requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeon and team-surgery payment is not permitted. The Medicare fee schedule lists separate office and facility practice-expense values for this code.

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 92950

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92950 runs from $338.96 in Arkansas to $490.10 in San Benito County, CA. Houston, TX pays $384.03. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

92950 in Houston, TX vs other payment areas
  1. Houston, TX · this page$384.03
  2. Austin, TX · Texas$391.27+$7.24
  3. Beaumont, TX · Texas$356.98−$27.05
  4. Brazoria, TX · Texas$374.80−$9.23
  5. Dallas, TX · Texas$377.25−$6.78
  6. Fort Worth, TX · Texas$375.10−$8.93
  7. Galveston, TX · Texas$375.98−$8.05

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

Every other payment area

92950 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Rest of TexasTexas$365.73$167.62
Los Angeles, CACalifornia$422.35$175.39
Washington, DC areaDistrict of Columbia$429.47$183.56
Miami, FLFlorida$411.17$193.86
Chicago, ILIllinois$400.21$190.42
Manhattan, NYNew York$433.98$191.41
AlaskaAlaska$452.85$230.53
AlabamaAlabama$343.45$160.79

92950 rates by state

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

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$338.96

$452.85

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92950 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$452.851
AL$343.451
AR$338.961
AZ$369.731
CA$396.97–$490.1029
CO$392.431
CT$402.821
DC$429.471
DE$375.461
FL$376.19–$411.173
GA$356.63–$386.192
GU$404.991
HI$404.991
IA$350.341
ID$352.621
IL$367.00–$400.214
IN$354.451
KS$349.331
KY$351.861
LA$351.56–$367.282
MA$390.61–$428.252
MD$382.01–$429.473
ME$354.81–$371.572
MI$360.63–$380.992
MN$375.541
MO$346.41–$367.893
MS$342.721
MT$379.071
NC$358.111
ND$370.371
NE$351.931
NH$386.861
NJ$407.28–$425.772
NM$362.621
NV$376.881
NY$363.03–$444.285
OH$358.851
OK$350.771
OR$373.80–$403.412
PA$359.09–$393.882
PR$381.461
RI$387.711
SC$359.101
SD$369.341
TN$350.991
TX$356.98–$391.278
UT$363.551
VA$370.80–$429.472
VI$381.461
VT$369.501
WA$389.69–$436.072
WI$359.101
WV$354.761
WY$375.281

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How the 92950 rate is calculated

Each of 92950’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 · 92950

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work3.90

3.90 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense7.01

7.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.44

0.44 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

11.3500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$379.10

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

The exact Houston, TX inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,913

Code
92950
Physician work
3.90
Practice expense
7.01
Malpractice
0.44

GPCI2026.csv

102

Locality
Houston, TX
Physician work
1.008
Practice expense
0.993
Malpractice
1.376
Office calculation for 92950 in Houston, TX
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.90× 1.0083.9312
Practice expense7.01× 0.9936.9609
Malpractice0.44× 1.3760.6054
Total RVUs11.4976
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Houston, TX$384.03

Office: (3.9 × 1.008 + 7.01 × 0.993 + 0.44 × 1.376) × $33.4009 = $384.03

Facility: (3.9 × 1.008 + 0.76 × 0.993 + 0.44 × 1.376) × $33.4009 = $176.73

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Payment rules and modifiers for 92950

The CMS indicators that decide how 92950 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 92950

CPR

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

Codes related to 92950

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

Codes related to 92950
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Houston, TX
Often billed with
92953External pacing, temporary transcutaneousMay be reported for separately performed temporary external pacing during an arrest resuscitation.No office rate
Used instead
92960Cardioversion, external electrical conversionExternal electrical cardioversion treats selected rhythms; it is not CPR for cardiac or respiratory arrest.$156.46
92961Cardioversion, internal electrical methodInternal electrical cardioversion is a rhythm-conversion service, not cardiopulmonary resuscitation.No office rate

How 92950 has changed in Houston, TX

92950 · Office / nonfacility

$384.03

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $66.22 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $317.81 to $384.03 (20.8%).

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

    $317.81changed to$384.03

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.00 changed to 3.90
    • Practice expense RVU 5.19 changed to 7.01
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.44
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.008
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.003 changed to 0.993
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.409 changed to 1.376

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $331.06changed to$317.81

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 5.31 changed to 5.19

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $325.66changed to$331.06

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $338.07changed to$325.66

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 5.36 changed to 5.31
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.40
    • Work GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.014
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.016 changed to 1.003
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.154 changed to 1.409

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $349.03changed to$338.07

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 5.44 changed to 5.36
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.38
    • Work GPCI 1.032 changed to 1.023
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.029 changed to 1.016
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.900 changed to 1.154

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $347.66changed to$349.03

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 5.33 changed to 5.44
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.40

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $336.62changed to$347.66

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 4.77 changed to 5.33
    • Work GPCI 1.026 changed to 1.032
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.029
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.918 changed to 0.900

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $325.49changed to$336.62

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 4.56 changed to 4.77
    • Malpractice RVU 0.36 changed to 0.39
    • Work GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.026
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.012 changed to 1.020
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.936 changed to 0.918

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $314.96changed to$325.49

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 4.29 changed to 4.56
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.36

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $312.55changed to$314.96

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 4.25 changed to 4.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.36 changed to 0.35
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.012
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.946 changed to 0.936

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $311.33changed to$312.55

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Work GPCI 1.019 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.006 changed to 1.009
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.955 changed to 0.946

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $313.14changed to$311.33

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.36

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $311.58changed to$313.14

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $307.14changed to$311.58

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 4.21 changed to 4.25
    • Malpractice RVU 0.31 changed to 0.38
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.019
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.004 changed to 1.006
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.939 changed to 0.955

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $308.62changed to$307.14

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 4.73 changed to 4.21
    • Malpractice RVU 0.32 changed to 0.31
    • Work GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.014
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.004
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.939

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $308.62

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$384.03$176.73RVU26D
2026-07-01$384.03$176.73RVU26C
2026-04-01$384.03$176.73RVU26B
2026-01-01$384.03$176.73RVU26A
2025-10-01$317.81$182.84RVU25D
2025-07-01$317.81$182.84RVU25C
2025-04-01$317.81$182.84RVU25B
2025-01-01$317.81$182.84RVU25A
2024-10-01$331.06$187.50RVU24D
2024-07-01$331.06$187.50RVU24C
2024-04-01$331.06$187.50RVU24B
2024-03-09$331.06$187.50RVU24AR
2024-01-01$325.66$184.44RVU24A
2023-10-01$338.07$187.96RVU23D
2023-07-01$338.07$187.96RVU23C
2023-04-01$338.07$187.96RVU23B
2023-01-01$338.07$187.96RVU23A
2022-10-01$349.03$190.57RVU22D
2022-07-01$349.03$190.57RVU22C
2022-04-01$349.03$190.57RVU22B
2022-01-01$349.03$190.57RVU22A
2021-10-01$347.66$191.47RVU21D
2021-07-01$347.66$191.47RVU21C
2021-04-01$347.66$191.47RVU21B
2021-01-01$347.66$191.47RVU21A
2020-10-01$336.62$196.74RVU20D
2020-07-01$336.62$196.74RVU20C
2020-04-01$336.62$196.74RVU20B
2020-01-01$336.62$196.74RVU20A
2019-10-01$325.49$195.29RVU19D
2019-07-01$325.49$195.29RVU19C
2019-04-01$325.49$195.29RVU19B
2019-01-01$325.49$195.29RVU19A
2018-10-01$314.96$194.74RVU18D
2018-07-01$314.96$194.74RVU18C
2018-04-01$314.96$194.74RVU18B
2018-01-01$314.96$194.74RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$312.55$194.50RVU17D
2017-07-01$312.55$194.50RVU17C
2017-04-01$312.55$194.50RVU17B
2017-01-01$312.55$194.50RVU17A
2016-10-01$311.33$193.19RVU16D
2016-07-01$311.33$193.19RVU16C
2016-04-01$311.33$193.19RVU16B
2016-01-01$311.33$193.19RVU16A
2015-10-01$313.14$194.57RVU15D
2015-07-01$313.14$194.57RVU15C
2015-04-01$311.58$193.60RVU15B
2015-01-01$311.58$193.60RVU15A
2014-10-01$307.14$190.97RVU14D
2014-07-01$307.14$190.97RVU14C
2014-04-01$307.14$190.97RVU14B
2014-01-01$307.14$190.97RVU14A
2013-10-01$308.62$183.84RVU13D
2013-07-01$308.62$183.84RVU13C
2013-04-01$308.62$183.84RVU13B
2013-01-01$308.62$183.84RVU13AR

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Where the Houston, TX rate applies

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92950 billing questions

When should 92950 be reported instead of temporary pacing?

Use 92950 for CPR performed during cardiac or respiratory arrest. Report 92953 when temporary external pacing is performed; pacing does not describe chest-compression resuscitation.

Can CPR and temporary external pacing be reported together?

They describe different services and may be reported when both CPR and temporary external pacing are performed. Document the arrest and the separate pacing service.

Is modifier 50 appropriate for CPR?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this service, so modifier 50 is not appropriate.

What global period applies to 92950?

92950 has a 0-day global period. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.

What documentation supports 92950?

Document the cardiac or respiratory arrest, that CPR was performed, and the clinician’s participation in the resuscitation.

Can an assistant, co-surgeon, or surgical team be paid for this service?

CMS permits assistant-at-surgery payment only when medical necessity is documented. Co-surgeon and team-surgery payment is not permitted.

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 92950PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,913 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Houston, TXGPCI2026.csv, line 102 (RVU26D)

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