CPT code 93452: Left heart cath, left-sided study2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $854.26 for 93452 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 93452 covers

A cardiologist typically advances a catheter through arterial access into the left side of the heart to assess pressures and cardiac function. The study may include contrast injection to image the left ventricle; this is used in evaluations such as suspected valve disease or impaired ventricular function. It is commonly performed in a cardiac catheterization laboratory. Coronary angiography is not part of this service; when it is also performed, a different code describes the combined work.

Report the code for the left-sided catheter study, whether or not ventriculography is performed. The record should support the catheterization and document the findings and any imaging performed. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and no modifier represents the global service. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires medical-necessity documentation; co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.

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 Vermont compares for 93452

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 93452 runs from $762.91 in Arkansas to $1,187.43 in San Benito County, CA. Vermont pays $854.26. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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93452 rates by state

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How the 93452 rate is calculated

Each of 93452’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 93452

The CMS indicators that decide how 93452 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 93452

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

How 93452 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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