CPT code 94015: Remote spirometry, technical recording component2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $35.07 for 94015 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $30.01–$50.27.

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

What 94015 covers

This service covers the technical side of patient-initiated spirometry: the patient performs lung-function recordings using a spirometer outside the clinic, and the resulting data are captured and transmitted for clinical review. It is used when a treating practice monitors pulmonary function between visits, rather than only measuring spirometry during an office encounter. The practice or service furnishing the recording equipment and data handling supports the technical service; the patient performs the maneuvers.

Report the technical recording service for the monitoring period supported by the record, including evidence that recordings were made and data transmitted. CMS classifies 94015 as technical-component-only, so the physician’s review and interpretation are reported separately with the applicable interpretation code, such as 94016. The technical service and interpretation should each be supported by documentation of the work performed; a physician’s review alone does not establish that the technical recording service was furnished.

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 94015 pays more and less

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

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94015 rates by state

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

How the 94015 rate is calculated

Each of 94015’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 94015

The CMS indicators that decide how 94015 is paid alongside other services.

94015 compared with similar codes

How to choose

94014Remote spirometry30-day recording

Both codes concern patient-recorded spirometry, but their specific service definitions differ. Check the applicable CPT descriptor and documentation rather than treating them as interchangeable.

94016Spirometry reviewProfessional interpretation only

94015 covers the technical recording service; 94016 covers clinician review and interpretation of patient-initiated recordings.

94010SpirometryNo post-bronchodilator comparison

94010 is conventional spirometry performed for an encounter. Use 94015 for the technical service associated with patient-initiated recordings and transmission.

94011Infant spirometryAge 2 years or younger

94011 is spirometry for a patient through age two. 94015 concerns patient-initiated recordings and is not selected based solely on age.

Codes related to 94015

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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