CPT code 93656: AF ablation, pulmonary vein isolation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $822.74 for 93656 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 93656 covers

An electrophysiologist uses intracardiac catheters to evaluate the heart’s electrical activity and ablate tissue to treat atrial fibrillation, commonly by electrically isolating the pulmonary veins in the left atrium. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital electrophysiology laboratory, with catheter access and transseptal access used as clinically needed to reach the left atrium. The comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation is part of the service.

Report 93656 for the atrial fibrillation ablation session, supported by documentation of the arrhythmia, the evaluation and ablation performed, and the treatment target. Code 93657 may be reported as an add-on when additional atrial ablation is performed for atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures in the same session are subject to the standard reduction, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery 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 New Mexico compares for 93656

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 93656 runs from $711.12 in Wisconsin to $1,032.83 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $822.74. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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93656 rates by state

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How the 93656 rate is calculated

Each of 93656’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 93656

The CMS indicators that decide how 93656 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 93656

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

How 93656 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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.

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