CPT code 95972: Stimulator programming, complex spinal or peripheral nerve2026 Medicare rate & RVUs
Reports complex programming of an implanted spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator when a clinician adjusts multiple device settings to manage stimulation.
Medicare pays $59.79 for 95972 nationally in the office and $35.07 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $54.32–$75.22.
Medicare rate · 95972
Stimulator programming, complex spinal or peripheral nerve
- Work RVUs
- 0.8
- Total RVUs
- 1.79
- Global days
- XXX
National rate · 2026
$59.79
Office setting, before claim adjustments.
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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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What 95972 covers
A clinician analyzes and reprograms an implanted spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator, often during follow-up for chronic pain when stimulation coverage, symptom control, or treatment tolerance needs adjustment. Programming may involve changing settings such as electrode selection, amplitude, pulse width, frequency, or cycling. Pain specialists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other qualified clinicians may perform the service in an office or facility setting.
Choose 95972 for complex programming of a spinal cord or peripheral nerve system, generally when more than three parameters are changed; use the simpler level when fewer parameters are adjusted. Document the device and anatomic system, the clinical reason for programming, settings assessed and changed, and the patient’s response. CMS values the reported service under the physician fee schedule.
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 95972 pays more and less
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
109 payment localities
$54.32 to $75.22
109 of 109 payment localities
95972 rates by state
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$54.32
$74.10
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $74.10 | 1 |
| AL | $54.93 | 1 |
| AR | $54.32 | 1 |
| AZ | $58.50 | 1 |
| CA | $62.11–$75.22 | 29 |
| CO | $61.56 | 1 |
| CT | $63.18 | 1 |
| DC | $66.96 | 1 |
| DE | $59.32 | 1 |
| FL | $59.61–$64.62 | 3 |
| GA | $56.92–$60.83 | 2 |
| GU | $63.01 | 1 |
| HI | $63.01 | 1 |
| IA | $55.77 | 1 |
| ID | $56.10 | 1 |
| IL | $58.43–$63.16 | 4 |
| IN | $56.34 | 1 |
| KS | $55.68 | 1 |
| KY | $56.18 | 1 |
| LA | $56.16–$58.29 | 2 |
| MA | $61.37–$66.59 | 2 |
| MD | $60.23–$66.96 | 3 |
| ME | $56.45–$58.65 | 2 |
| MI | $57.42–$60.32 | 2 |
| MN | $59.03 | 1 |
| MO | $55.49–$58.32 | 3 |
| MS | $54.91 | 1 |
| MT | $59.78 | 1 |
| NC | $56.88 | 1 |
| ND | $58.40 | 1 |
| NE | $55.97 | 1 |
| NH | $60.76 | 1 |
| NJ | $63.91–$66.55 | 2 |
| NM | $57.71 | 1 |
| NV | $59.43 | 1 |
| NY | $57.56–$69.31 | 5 |
| OH | $57.13 | 1 |
| OK | $55.98 | 1 |
| OR | $58.97–$63.03 | 2 |
| PA | $57.14–$61.98 | 2 |
| PR | $60.09 | 1 |
| RI | $61.06 | 1 |
| SC | $57.10 | 1 |
| SD | $58.24 | 1 |
| TN | $55.91 | 1 |
| TX | $56.86–$61.36 | 8 |
| UT | $57.71 | 1 |
| VA | $58.58–$66.96 | 2 |
| VI | $60.09 | 1 |
| VT | $58.33 | 1 |
| WA | $61.20–$67.67 | 2 |
| WI | $56.88 | 1 |
| WV | $56.77 | 1 |
| WY | $59.18 | 1 |
How the 95972 rate is calculated
Each of 95972’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 · 95972
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.80
0.80 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.92
0.92 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.07
0.07 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
1.7900
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$59.79
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 95972
95972 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.
Place of service · 95972
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
$59.79
- Non-facility (office)
- $59.79
- Facility
- $35.07
Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.
95972 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 95971Neurostimulator programmingSimple spinal/peripheral nerve
- Both apply to spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming. Choose 95972 for complex programming, generally when more than three parameters are changed; choose 95971 for the simpler level.
- 95970Neurostimulator analysisWithout programming
- 95970 covers analysis without reprogramming. Use 95972 when the clinician changes settings as part of complex programming.
- 95977Stimulator programmingCranial nerve, complex
- 95977 is the complex programming level for a cranial nerve stimulator. 95972 is for spinal cord or peripheral nerve systems.
95972 billing questions
How does 95972 differ from 95971?
Both cover programming of spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulators. Report 95972 for complex programming, generally involving changes to more than three parameters; 95971 is the simpler level.
Can 95972 be reported when settings are only checked?
No. 95972 describes programming, so settings must be changed. For analysis without reprogramming, consider 95970.
Is 95972 used for cranial nerve stimulators?
No. It is for spinal cord or peripheral nerve systems. Cranial nerve stimulator programming is represented by the separate 95976 and 95977 levels.
How many units should be reported for a programming session?
Report one unit for the complex programming service, not a separate unit for each parameter changed.
What documentation supports complex programming?
Record the implanted system and site, the reason for adjustment, the settings evaluated and changed, and the patient’s response. The record should support the complex level selected.
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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