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CPT code 93615: Esophageal recording, without pacing2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Records cardiac electrical activity by an esophageal approach during electrophysiologic testing; use related code 93616 when esophageal pacing accompanies the recording.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities783 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 93615

Esophageal recording, without pacing

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
000

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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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 93615 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 93615 covers

93615 reports cardiac electrical recording by an esophageal approach during electrophysiologic testing. The recording site distinguishes it from intracardiac recordings such as intra-atrial or right ventricular recording. When esophageal pacing accompanies the recording, 93616 is the related code; 93615 represents esophageal recording without pacing. Medicare utilization for this service in 2024 was in facility settings.

Medicare assigns physician fee schedule status C: CMS publishes no national payment, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim. The code has a 0-day global period, with same-day preoperative and postoperative care included. Billing without a modifier represents the global service; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff.

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 93615 pays more and less

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

109 of 109 payment localities

93615 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

93615 rates by state

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

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93615 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 93615 rate is calculated

Each of 93615’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 · 93615

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 93615

The CMS indicators that decide how 93615 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93615

Esophageal recording, without pacing

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
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/technical1Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 26 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

93615 without 26 · national facility

$0.00

Esophageal recording, without pacing

93615-26 · Professional component

$35.74

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

93615 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 93615

    Esophageal recording, without pacing0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 93616

    Esophageal EP study, with pacing0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 93602

    Atrial recording, intracardiac0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 93603

    Ventricular recording, right ventricle0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

93616Esophageal EP studyWith pacing
Use 93615 for esophageal recording without pacing. Use 93616 when esophageal pacing accompanies the recording.
93602Atrial recordingIntracardiac
93602 identifies intra-atrial recording; 93615 identifies esophageal recording.
93603Ventricular recordingRight ventricle
93603 identifies right ventricular recording; 93615 identifies esophageal recording.

Codes related to 93615

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

Codes related to 93615
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
93616Esophageal EP study, with pacingRelated esophageal recording service that includes pacing.No office rate
93602Atrial recording, intracardiacIntra-atrial recording, distinguished from esophageal recording by the recording site.No office rate
93603Ventricular recording, right ventricleRight ventricular recording, distinguished from esophageal recording by the recording site.No office rate

93615 billing questions

How does 93615 differ from 93616?

93615 reports esophageal recording without pacing. Use 93616 when esophageal pacing accompanies the recording.

How does this differ from intracardiac recording codes?

93615 identifies esophageal recording. Codes such as 93602 and 93603 identify recordings at intra-atrial and right ventricular sites, respectively.

Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

How does Medicare price 93615?

Medicare assigns status C, so CMS publishes no national payment. The Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim.

Does 93615 have a global period?

It has a 0-day global period. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.

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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