FeeBase
Log inGet started
Menu

CPT code 93229: Remote ECG monitoring, 30-day technical service2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports the technical support for a 30-day remote mobile cardiac telemetry service, including setup, patient instruction, and ECG data handling.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities389.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $758.53 for 93229 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $650.78–$1,091.69.

Medicare rate · 93229

Remote ECG monitoring, 30-day technical service

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
22.71
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$758.53

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

See every locality for 93229 →Billed by an NP, PA or therapist? →

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

Your location

Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 93229 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 93229 covers

This code represents the technical work for a 30-day mobile cardiac telemetry service ordered to evaluate suspected intermittent arrhythmias, such as palpitations, dizziness, or fainting. Monitoring staff support device setup and patient instruction, receive transmitted ECG data, and analyze it for events that may require notification to the treating clinician. Cardiology practices commonly arrange the service for patients monitoring at home; the clinician’s review and interpretation are reported separately.

Report the technical service for the 30-day monitoring episode, not separately for each transmission or detected event. Documentation should support the monitoring period and the technical services furnished, including setup, instruction, data receipt and analysis, and any relevant event communications. Code 93228 represents the separate professional review and interpretation. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are billed; that reduction can affect payment for this service.

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 93229 pays more and less

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

109 payment localities

$650.78 to $1091.69

$650.78$871.24$1091.69
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

93229 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$663.00Unavailable
Alaska$806.64Unavailable
Arizona$734.76Unavailable
Arkansas$650.78Unavailable
Atlanta, GA$771.10Unavailable
Austin, TX$802.13Unavailable
Bakersfield, CA$830.22Unavailable
Baltimore area, MD$814.29Unavailable
Beaumont, TX$690.31Unavailable
Brazoria, TX$751.21Unavailable

93229 rates by state

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

MEWIVTNHMTNDMNMINYMARIWAIDWYSDIAILINOHPANJCTORNVUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDECAAZNMKSOKARTNNCSCDCTXLAMSALGAFLAKHI

Explore a state

Local rates. Clear comparisons.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$650.78

$960.87

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

View every state and territory as a table
93229 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$806.641
AL$663.001
AR$650.781
AZ$734.761
CA$830.04–$1,091.6929
CO$806.421
CT$817.251
DC$893.401
DE$749.221
FL$726.44–$793.113
GA$677.31–$771.102
GU$861.151
HI$861.151
IA$692.851
ID$696.811
IL$694.06–$780.764
IN$702.131
KS$684.781
KY$674.401
LA$671.47–$714.242
MA$798.14–$904.982
MD$767.42–$893.403
ME$697.15–$750.872
MI$693.05–$733.672
MN$778.821
MO$654.12–$722.243
MS$652.811
MT$758.531
NC$707.031
ND$757.151
NE$698.851
NH$789.251
NJ$828.33–$879.682
NM$696.241
NV$758.901
NY$720.03–$903.465
OH$692.761
OK$677.101
OR$754.82–$841.872
PA$696.40–$789.992
PR$766.821
RI$783.241
SC$700.711
SD$756.981
TN$688.641
TX$690.31–$802.138
UT$712.921
VA$744.99–$893.402
VI$766.821
VT$749.821
WA$798.05–$929.762
WI$725.161
WV$660.481
WY$757.931

How the 93229 rate is calculated

Each of 93229’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 · 93229

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense22.64

22.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.07

0.07 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

22.7100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$758.53

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 93229

The CMS indicators that decide how 93229 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93229

Remote ECG monitoring, 30-day technical service

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures6Diagnostic cardiovascular reduction applies to the technical component.
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/technical3Technical component only.

93229 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 93229

    Remote ECG monitoring, 30-day technical service0 wRVU

    $758.53

  • 93228

    ECG interpretation, remote monitoring, up to 30 days0.47 wRVU

    $25.05−$733.48

  • 93268

    ECG monitoring, up to 30 days0.51 wRVU

    $169.68−$588.85

  • 93241

    Ambulatory ECG, more than 48 hours to 7 days0.49 wRVU

    $279.23−$479.30

  • 93224

    Holter monitoring, up to 48 hours0.38 wRVU

    $70.48−$688.05

How to choose

93228ECG interpretationRemote monitoring, up to 30 days
Use 93229 for technical support, setup, and ECG data handling. Use 93228 for the separate professional review and interpretation.
93268ECG monitoringUp to 30 days
93268 describes external event monitoring; 93229 supports mobile cardiac telemetry with remote ECG data transmission and technical analysis over a 30-day service.
93241Ambulatory ECGMore than 48 hours to 7 days
93241 covers external ECG monitoring for more than 48 hours and up to 7 days. Code 93229 is for the technical service in a 30-day mobile telemetry episode.
93224Holter monitoringUp to 48 hours
93224 represents Holter monitoring of up to 48 hours. Choose 93229 for the technical service supporting remote mobile telemetry over 30 days.

Codes related to 93229

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

Codes related to 93229
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Often billed with
93228ECG interpretation, remote monitoring, up to 30 daysSeparate professional review and interpretation for the 30-day telemetry service.$23.39–$32.99
Used instead
93270ECG monitoring, recording and connectionUsed for a different external ECG event-monitoring approach rather than mobile telemetry.$7.06–$11.74
93268ECG monitoring, up to 30 daysRepresents an external event-monitoring service rather than mobile cardiac telemetry.$147.69–$237.81
93241Ambulatory ECG, more than 48 hours to 7 daysFor external ECG monitoring lasting more than 48 hours and up to 7 days.$241.71–$396.01
93245Extended ECG, more than 7 daysFor external ECG monitoring lasting more than 7 days and up to 15 days.$250.84–$410.38
93224Holter monitoring, up to 48 hoursFor Holter monitoring of up to 48 hours, rather than 30-day remote telemetry.$61.98–$96.50

93229 billing questions

How does 93229 differ from 93228?

93229 represents the technical services supporting the 30-day telemetry episode. Code 93228 is for the separate professional review and interpretation.

Can the technical service and interpretation both be reported?

Yes. The technical service is reported with 93229, while the physician or other qualified health care professional’s review and interpretation are reported with 93228 when performed.

Is 93229 reported for each alert or ECG transmission?

No. It represents technical support for the 30-day monitoring service, rather than a separate charge for each transmitted tracing or event.

What documentation supports 93229?

Document the monitoring period and the technical work furnished, such as equipment setup, patient instruction, receipt and analysis of ECG data, and relevant event communications.

Can another cardiovascular diagnostic service affect payment?

Yes. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are billed.

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 93229PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,963 (RVU26D)

Open CMS sourceHow we calculate rates

Did this answer your question about what 93229 pays?

Tell us what you were actually trying to work out. We’ll answer you directly, or build the page that does.

Fee sheets · Coming soon

Put 93229 and the rest of your codes on one sheet

Your codes at your locality, with payer contracts beside Medicare.

Join the waitlist