CPT code 93041: Rhythm ECG, tracing only, 1–3 leads2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $8.02 for 93041 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $6.77–$11.26.

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

What 93041 covers

This code covers acquisition of a short electrocardiographic rhythm tracing using one to three leads, without interpretation or a written report. It is typically used in an office or outpatient setting when a clinician needs a rhythm strip to evaluate a symptom such as palpitations or to document a rhythm finding. Clinical staff may obtain the tracing under the treating clinician’s direction; this code accounts for the technical service, not the clinician’s reading.

Select this service for a limited-lead rhythm tracing, rather than the tracing portion of a standard 12-lead ECG. The record should support the reason for the tracing and show that the rhythm strip was obtained. A separately performed and documented interpretation and report are represented by a separate code, 93042. Medicare applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when applicable, so the adjustment affects this tracing service’s technical payment.

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.

Where 93041 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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93041 rates by state

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

How the 93041 rate is calculated

Each of 93041’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 93041

The CMS indicators that decide how 93041 is paid alongside other services.

93041 compared with similar codes

How to choose

93005ECG tracingTracing only

Choose 93041 for a one-to-three-lead rhythm strip. Choose 93005 for the tracing portion of a standard 12-lead ECG.

93040Rhythm ECGOne to three leads

93040 includes the limited-lead tracing and its interpretation and report. 93041 accounts for the tracing alone.

93042Rhythm ECGInterpretation and report only

93042 represents interpretation and report for a limited-lead rhythm ECG; it does not account for acquiring the tracing.

93000Electrocardiogram (ECG)Complete: tracing plus interpretation

93000 is the complete service for a standard 12-lead ECG. 93041 is limited to acquiring a one-to-three-lead rhythm strip.

Codes related to 93041

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

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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