CPT code 93788: Blood pressure monitoring, software analysis and report2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $7.06 for 93788 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 93788 covers

Code 93788 represents the technical analysis of readings collected during ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, followed by preparation of an analysis report. A portable cuff records blood pressure readings over an extended period, commonly to evaluate suspected white-coat or masked hypertension or variable blood pressure. Staff or a qualified professional processes the stored readings with monitoring software; the service is typically performed in an outpatient setting after the patient returns the monitor. The code covers analysis and reporting, not the separate physician interpretation.

Report 93788 when the recorded data are scanned or analyzed and the technical report is produced. The record should support that monitoring data were available and that analysis and reporting were completed. Medicare treats 93788 as a technical-component-only service; the physician’s interpretation and report are represented separately by 93790. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are reported, Medicare’s diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component. If the complete monitoring service is billed under 93784, use that code’s scope rather than separately reporting overlapping components.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 93788

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 93788 runs from $5.05 in Arkansas to $8.37 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $7.06. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 93788 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 93788

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Codes related to 93788

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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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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