CPT code 92960: Cardioversion, external electrical conversion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Tennessee

In Tennessee, Medicare pays $144.64 for 92960 in the office and $90.29 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 92960 covers

92960 represents external electrical cardioversion: synchronized electrical energy delivered through chest electrodes to terminate an arrhythmia and restore an organized rhythm. It is commonly used for planned cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Cardiologists and other qualified physicians typically perform it in a hospital outpatient department or monitored procedural setting, with rhythm and vital-sign monitoring and sedation as appropriate.

Report the procedure performed, not simply rhythm monitoring or medication-based conversion. Documentation should identify the arrhythmia, the external approach, the procedure, and the resulting rhythm or response; distinguish it from internal cardioversion reported with 92961. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted; assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity.

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 Tennessee compares for 92960

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 92960 runs from $140.30 in Arkansas to $196.84 in San Benito County, CA. Tennessee pays $144.64. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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92960 rates by state

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How the 92960 rate is calculated

Each of 92960’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 92960

The CMS indicators that decide how 92960 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 92960

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How 92960 has changed in Tennessee

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Where the Tennessee rate applies

Tennessee is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 504 cities and communities in Tennessee. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Adams
• Adamsville
• Alamo
• Alcoa
• Alexandria
• Algood
• Allardt
• Altamont

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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