CPT code 93243: ECG analysis, more than 48 hours, under 7 days2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports technical scanning, analysis, and a report for ambulatory ECG monitoring lasting more than 48 hours but less than seven days.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities255.5K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $244.83 for 93243 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $210.19–$352.74.

Medicare rate · 93243

ECG analysis, more than 48 hours, under 7 days

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
7.33
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$244.83

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 93243 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 93243 covers

This code covers the technical processing of ambulatory ECG data collected over more than 48 hours but less than seven days. After the monitoring device is returned or its data are transmitted, technical staff or a monitoring service scan and analyze the recorded rhythm and prepare a report. Extended monitoring can help evaluate intermittent palpitations, fainting, or suspected arrhythmias that may not appear during a brief office ECG. The service is commonly performed through an outpatient cardiology practice or an ECG monitoring vendor.

Report 93243 for the scanning, analysis, and report portion; it does not include the physician’s review and interpretation, which is separately represented by 93244. The complete service may instead be reported with 93241, while 93242 represents recording only. Documentation should support the monitoring duration and the technical analysis and report provided. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component, including this code, when the reduction is triggered by multiple procedures.

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 93243 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

$210.19 to $352.74

$210.19$281.47$352.74
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109 of 109 payment localities

93243 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$214.12Unavailable
Alaska$260.57Unavailable
Arizona$237.20Unavailable
Arkansas$210.19Unavailable
Atlanta, GA$248.81Unavailable
Austin, TX$258.97Unavailable
Bakersfield, CA$268.17Unavailable
Baltimore area, MD$262.76Unavailable
Beaumont, TX$222.80Unavailable
Brazoria, TX$242.55Unavailable

93243 rates by state

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

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$210.19

$310.45

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93243 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$260.571
AL$214.121
AR$210.191
AZ$237.201
CA$268.15–$352.7429
CO$260.401
CT$263.721
DC$288.391
DE$241.861
FL$234.24–$255.363
GA$218.49–$248.812
GU$278.181
HI$278.181
IA$223.851
ID$225.091
IL$223.75–$251.694
IN$226.811
KS$221.191
KY$217.661
LA$216.70–$230.452
MA$257.72–$292.222
MD$247.74–$288.393
ME$225.14–$242.502
MI$223.60–$236.502
MN$251.681
MO$211.08–$233.093
MS$210.761
MT$244.831
NC$228.331
ND$244.631
NE$225.791
NH$254.811
NJ$267.35–$283.972
NM$224.601
NV$245.021
NY$232.50–$291.325
OH$223.561
OK$218.591
OR$243.75–$271.882
PA$224.76–$254.922
PR$247.511
RI$252.861
SC$226.201
SD$244.611
TN$222.421
TX$222.80–$258.978
UT$230.121
VA$240.57–$288.392
VI$247.511
VT$242.221
WA$257.71–$300.272
WI$234.331
WV$212.941
WY$244.741

How the 93243 rate is calculated

Each of 93243’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 · 93243

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense7.32

7.32 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

7.3300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$244.83

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 93243

The CMS indicators that decide how 93243 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93243

ECG analysis, more than 48 hours, under 7 days

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.

93243 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 93243

    ECG analysis, more than 48 hours, under 7 days0 wRVU

    $244.83

  • 93242

    Ambulatory ECG recording, more than 48 hours, under 7 days0 wRVU

    $11.69−$233.14

  • 93244

    Extended ECG, review and interpretation0.49 wRVU

    $22.71−$222.12

  • 93241

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

    $279.23+$34.40

  • 93247

    Extended ECG monitoring, technical analysis, 8 to 15 days0 wRVU

    $253.18+$8.35

How to choose

93242Ambulatory ECG recordingMore than 48 hours, under 7 days
Use 93242 for recording only. Use 93243 for technical scanning, analysis, and the report.
93244Extended ECGReview and interpretation
93244 represents the physician’s review and interpretation; 93243 is the technical analysis and report.
93241Ambulatory ECGMore than 48 hours to 7 days
93241 represents the complete extended monitoring service, including recording, technical analysis and report, and physician interpretation. 93243 is only the technical analysis and report portion.
93247Extended ECG monitoringTechnical analysis, 8 to 15 days
Both codes represent technical scanning and analysis, but 93247 is for monitoring lasting more than 7 days and less than 15 days.

93243 billing questions

How does 93243 differ from 93242?

93242 represents recording only. 93243 represents the subsequent technical scanning, analysis, and report.

Is physician interpretation included in 93243?

No. The physician review and interpretation are represented separately by 93244.

Can 93243 be reported with 93242 and 93244?

Those codes represent the recording, technical analysis and report, and physician interpretation portions of the extended monitoring service. The complete service may instead be reported with 93241.

Should modifier 26 be used with 93243?

No. 93243 is the technical-component-only code; physician interpretation is reported separately with 93244.

What documentation supports 93243?

Keep documentation of the monitoring duration and the scanning, analysis, and report performed. The recorded period must be more than 48 hours and less than seven days.

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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RVUs for 93243PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,966 (RVU26D)

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