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CPT code 93296: Remote device monitoring, pacemaker or ICD technical service2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Report 93296 for technical acquisition, technician review, support, and distribution of remotely transmitted pacemaker, leadless pacemaker, or implantable defibrillator data.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities2M Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $31.73 for 93296 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $27.14–$45.45.

Medicare rate · 93296

Remote device monitoring, pacemaker or ICD technical service

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.95
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$31.73

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

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 93296 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 93296 covers

This service covers the technical work behind remote interrogation of an implanted single-, dual-, or multiple-lead pacemaker, leadless pacemaker, or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. A home transmitter or app sends device data to a monitoring platform. Device clinic technicians or nurses receive transmissions, review information such as battery status, lead performance, and recorded arrhythmias, provide technical support, and route results for clinical interpretation. Cardiology and electrophysiology practices commonly furnish this work in the office setting.

Report one unit for the monitoring interval of up to 90 days, rather than one unit per scheduled or alert-triggered transmission. The corresponding professional interpretation is reported separately with 93294 for a pacemaker or leadless pacemaker, or 93295 for an implantable defibrillator. CMS classifies 93296 as a technical-component-only code with no physician work value; do not append modifier 26 or TC. Documentation should identify the device, monitoring dates, transmissions received, technician review, technical support, and distribution of results.

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 93296 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

$27.14 to $45.45

$27.14$36.30$45.45
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

93296 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$27.66Unavailable
Alaska$33.62Unavailable
Arizona$30.71Unavailable
Arkansas$27.14Unavailable
Atlanta, GA$32.30Unavailable
Austin, TX$33.51Unavailable
Bakersfield, CA$34.61Unavailable
Baltimore area, MD$34.10Unavailable
Beaumont, TX$28.88Unavailable
Brazoria, TX$31.37Unavailable

93296 rates by state

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

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$27.14

$40.02

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

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93296 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$33.621
AL$27.661
AR$27.141
AZ$30.711
CA$34.59–$45.4529
CO$33.671
CT$34.221
DC$37.361
DE$31.321
FL$30.52–$33.533
GA$28.40–$32.302
GU$35.891
HI$35.891
IA$28.861
ID$29.041
IL$29.19–$32.844
IN$29.271
KS$28.551
KY$28.221
LA$28.11–$29.922
MA$33.33–$37.792
MD$32.08–$37.363
ME$29.09–$31.332
MI$29.04–$30.862
MN$32.411
MO$27.39–$30.223
MS$27.281
MT$31.731
NC$29.511
ND$31.531
NE$29.111
NH$32.981
NJ$34.65–$36.782
NM$29.191
NV$31.711
NY$30.06–$37.955
OH$29.001
OK$28.301
OR$31.51–$35.132
PA$29.14–$33.082
PR$32.071
RI$32.731
SC$29.291
SD$31.511
TN$28.721
TX$28.88–$33.518
UT$29.811
VA$31.10–$37.362
VI$32.071
VT$31.251
WA$33.32–$38.802
WI$30.181
WV$27.761
WY$31.641

How the 93296 rate is calculated

Each of 93296’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 · 93296

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.94

0.94 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.9500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$31.73

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 93296

The CMS indicators that decide how 93296 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93296

Remote device monitoring, pacemaker or ICD technical service

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
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.

93296 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 93296

    Remote device monitoring, pacemaker or ICD technical service0 wRVU

    $31.73

  • 93294

    Remote pacemaker check, professional review, up to 90 days0.59 wRVU

    $29.39−$2.34

  • 93295

    Remote ICD check, defibrillator, professional review, up to 90 days0.72 wRVU

    $36.07+$4.34

  • 93288

    Pacemaker interrogation, in person, including leadless systems0.42 wRVU

    $55.45+$23.72

How to choose

93294Remote pacemaker checkProfessional review, up to 90 days
93294 covers the clinician's review and report of remote pacemaker or leadless pacemaker data. 93296 covers receipt of transmissions, technician review, technical support, and distribution of results.
93295Remote ICD checkDefibrillator, professional review, up to 90 days
93295 covers professional interpretation of remote implantable defibrillator data. 93296 covers the technical service for remote pacemaker, leadless pacemaker, or defibrillator interrogation.
93288Pacemaker interrogationIn person, including leadless systems
93288 covers an in-person pacemaker interrogation. Use 93296 for the technical work of receiving and processing pacemaker data transmitted remotely.

Codes related to 93296

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

Codes related to 93296
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Often billed with
93294Remote pacemaker check, professional review, up to 90 daysProfessional interpretation of remote pacemaker or leadless pacemaker data for the corresponding monitoring interval.$27.57–$39.19
93295Remote ICD check, defibrillator, professional review, up to 90 daysProfessional interpretation of remote defibrillator data for the corresponding monitoring interval.$33.80–$48.02
Used instead
93288Pacemaker interrogation, in person, including leadless systemsIn-person pacemaker interrogation instead of remote data acquisition.$49.38–$74.69
93289Device interrogation, implantable defibrillatorIn-person defibrillator interrogation instead of remote data acquisition.$64.09–$93.28
93293Pacemaker rhythm review, telephone-transmitted rhythm stripsTranstelephonic rhythm-strip pacemaker evaluation rather than remote device interrogation.$35.33–$53.38

93296 billing questions

Does 93296 need modifier 26 or TC?

No. It is a technical-component-only code, so neither component modifier is appended. Report the professional interpretation separately with 93294 or 93295.

How many units of 93296 are reported?

Report one unit for the remote monitoring interval of up to 90 days, not one unit for each transmission received during that interval.

Which professional code pairs with 93296?

Use 93294 for interpretation of remote pacemaker or leadless pacemaker data and 93295 for interpretation of remote implantable defibrillator data from the corresponding monitoring interval.

Is 93296 used for implantable loop recorders or cardiac monitors?

No. Remote evaluation of an implantable cardiac rhythm monitor uses 93298 for the professional service; G2066 describes the associated Medicare technical service.

What documentation supports 93296?

Record the implanted device type, monitoring dates, transmissions received, technician review, technical support, and distribution of results.

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 93296PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,033 (RVU26D)

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