CPT code 93291: Loop recorder check, in-person interrogation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $45.31 for 93291 in the office.

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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 93291 covers

This service evaluates an implanted subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor, often called an implantable loop recorder, during an in-person device check. Device clinic staff retrieve stored information, and a physician or other qualified practitioner reviews and interprets recorded events and reports the findings. These monitors may be used to investigate intermittent symptoms such as syncope or palpitations when rhythm information is needed over time.

Report 93291 for the in-person interrogation and analysis of the subcutaneous monitor, not simply for changing its programmed settings. The record should identify the device and support the in-person evaluation, data review, interpretation, and report. Billing without a modifier represents the global service; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are performed, the CMS multiple-procedure reduction applies to this code’s technical component.

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 South Carolina compares for 93291

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 93291 runs from $42.78 in Arkansas to $64.76 in San Benito County, CA. South Carolina pays $45.31. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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93291 rates by state

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How the 93291 rate is calculated

Each of 93291’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 93291

The CMS indicators that decide how 93291 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 93291

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

How 93291 has changed in South Carolina

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Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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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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