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

CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 93615 in California.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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 in California

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

29 of 29 payment localities

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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 93615

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

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

93615 compared with similar codes

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.

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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