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CPT code 95972: Stimulator programming, complex spinal or peripheral nerve2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Ohio

Reports complex programming of an implanted spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator when a clinician adjusts multiple device settings to manage stimulation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality35.4K Medicare services in 2024

In Ohio, Medicare pays $57.13 for 95972 in the office and $34.57 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$57.13Office (non-facility)
$34.57Hospital or facility
−4.4%vs the national office rate ($59.79)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 95972 nationwide

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

We’ll open 95972 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Ohio
  2. What 95972 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

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.

How Ohio compares for 95972

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 95972 runs from $54.32 in Arkansas to $75.22 in San Benito County, CA. Ohio pays $57.13. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

95972 in Ohio vs other payment areas
  1. Ohio · this page$57.13
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$65.72+$8.59
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$66.96+$9.83
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$64.62+$7.49
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$63.16+$6.03
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$67.85+$10.72
  7. Alaska · Alaska$74.10+$16.97

Other areas in Ohio first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

95972 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$54.93$33.30
ArkansasArkansas$54.32$33.09
ArizonaArizona$58.50$34.55
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$62.33$35.24
Chico, CACalifornia$62.11$35.02
El Centro, CACalifornia$62.12$35.03
Fresno, CACalifornia$62.11$35.02
Hanford, CACalifornia$62.11$35.02

95972 rates by state

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

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$54.32

$74.10

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95972 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$74.101
AL$54.931
AR$54.321
AZ$58.501
CA$62.11–$75.2229
CO$61.561
CT$63.181
DC$66.961
DE$59.321
FL$59.61–$64.623
GA$56.92–$60.832
GU$63.011
HI$63.011
IA$55.771
ID$56.101
IL$58.43–$63.164
IN$56.341
KS$55.681
KY$56.181
LA$56.16–$58.292
MA$61.37–$66.592
MD$60.23–$66.963
ME$56.45–$58.652
MI$57.42–$60.322
MN$59.031
MO$55.49–$58.323
MS$54.911
MT$59.781
NC$56.881
ND$58.401
NE$55.971
NH$60.761
NJ$63.91–$66.552
NM$57.711
NV$59.431
NY$57.56–$69.315
OH$57.131
OK$55.981
OR$58.97–$63.032
PA$57.14–$61.982
PR$60.091
RI$61.061
SC$57.101
SD$58.241
TN$55.911
TX$56.86–$61.368
UT$57.711
VA$58.58–$66.962
VI$60.091
VT$58.331
WA$61.20–$67.672
WI$56.881
WV$56.771
WY$59.181

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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

Office or facility?

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.

The exact Ohio inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,727

Code
95972
Physician work
0.80
Practice expense
0.92
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

85

Locality
Ohio
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.913
Malpractice
1.008
Office calculation for 95972 in Ohio
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.80× 1.0000.8000
Practice expense0.92× 0.9130.8400
Malpractice0.07× 1.0080.0706
Total RVUs1.7105
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Ohio$57.13

Office: (0.8 × 1 + 0.92 × 0.913 + 0.07 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $57.13

Facility: (0.8 × 1 + 0.18 × 0.913 + 0.07 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $34.57

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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.

Codes related to 95972

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

Codes related to 95972
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Ohio
Used instead
95970Neurostimulator analysis, without programmingUsed for implanted neurostimulator analysis when no reprogramming is performed.$19.10
95976Stimulator programming, cranial nerve, simpleSimple programming level for an implanted cranial nerve stimulator.$37.02
95977Stimulator programming, cranial nerve, complexComplex programming level for an implanted cranial nerve stimulator.$49.37
Same family
95971Neurostimulator programming, simple spinal/peripheral nerveThe simpler programming level for spinal cord or peripheral nerve systems.$48.54

How 95972 has changed in Ohio

95972 · Office / nonfacility

$57.13

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.46 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $52.67 to $57.13 (8.5%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $52.67changed to$57.13

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.83 changed to 0.92
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.911 changed to 0.913
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.033 changed to 1.008

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $54.25changed to$52.67

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 0.82 changed to 0.83
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.07

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $53.36changed to$54.25

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $54.82changed to$53.36

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.78 changed to 0.82
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.08
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.912 changed to 0.911
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.063 changed to 1.033

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $55.10changed to$54.82

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.76 changed to 0.78
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.913 changed to 0.912
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.094 changed to 1.063

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $55.56changed to$55.10

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $56.38changed to$55.56

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.73 changed to 0.76
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.915 changed to 0.913
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.094

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $56.18changed to$56.38

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.74 changed to 0.73
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.09
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.917 changed to 0.915
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.005 changed to 1.049

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $57.77changed to$56.18

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 0.79 changed to 0.74

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $56.95changed to$57.77

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 0.77 changed to 0.79
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.918 changed to 0.917
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.999 changed to 1.005

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $56.80changed to$56.95

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.993 changed to 0.999

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $54.01changed to$56.80

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 0.69 changed to 0.77
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.08

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $53.74changed to$54.01

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $106.55changed to$53.74

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Work RVU 1.50 changed to 0.80
    • Practice expense RVU 1.44 changed to 0.69
    • Malpractice RVU 0.13 changed to 0.07
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.918
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.117 changed to 0.993

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $107.09changed to$106.55

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 1.59 changed to 1.44
    • Malpractice RVU 0.14 changed to 0.13
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.923
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.240 changed to 1.117

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $107.09

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$57.13$34.57RVU26D
2026-07-01$57.13$34.57RVU26C
2026-04-01$57.13$34.57RVU26B
2026-01-01$57.13$34.57RVU26A
2025-10-01$52.67$37.35RVU25D
2025-07-01$52.67$37.35RVU25C
2025-04-01$52.67$37.35RVU25B
2025-01-01$52.67$37.35RVU25A
2024-10-01$54.25$38.78RVU24D
2024-07-01$54.25$38.78RVU24C
2024-04-01$54.25$38.78RVU24B
2024-03-09$54.25$38.78RVU24AR
2024-01-01$53.36$38.15RVU24A
2023-10-01$54.82$39.98RVU23D
2023-07-01$54.82$39.98RVU23C
2023-04-01$54.82$39.98RVU23B
2023-01-01$54.82$39.98RVU23A
2022-10-01$55.10$40.57RVU22D
2022-07-01$55.10$40.57RVU22C
2022-04-01$55.10$40.57RVU22B
2022-01-01$55.10$40.57RVU22A
2021-10-01$55.56$41.23RVU21D
2021-07-01$55.56$41.23RVU21C
2021-04-01$55.56$41.23RVU21B
2021-01-01$55.56$41.23RVU21A
2020-10-01$56.38$42.19RVU20D
2020-07-01$56.38$42.19RVU20C
2020-04-01$56.38$42.19RVU20B
2020-01-01$56.38$42.19RVU20A
2019-10-01$56.18$41.97RVU19D
2019-07-01$56.18$41.97RVU19C
2019-04-01$56.18$41.97RVU19B
2019-01-01$56.18$41.97RVU19A
2018-10-01$57.77$41.93RVU18D
2018-07-01$57.77$41.93RVU18C
2018-04-01$57.77$41.93RVU18B
2018-01-01$57.77$41.93RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$56.95$41.79RVU17D
2017-07-01$56.95$41.79RVU17C
2017-04-01$56.95$41.79RVU17B
2017-01-01$56.95$41.79RVU17A
2016-10-01$56.80$41.68RVU16D
2016-07-01$56.80$41.68RVU16C
2016-04-01$56.80$41.68RVU16B
2016-01-01$56.80$41.68RVU16A
2015-10-01$54.01$41.47RVU15D
2015-07-01$54.01$41.47RVU15C
2015-04-01$53.74$41.26RVU15B
2015-01-01$53.74$41.26RVU15A
2014-10-01$106.55$78.44RVU14D
2014-07-01$106.55$78.44RVU14C
2014-04-01$106.55$78.44RVU14B
2014-01-01$106.55$78.44RVU14A
2013-10-01$107.09$77.13RVU13D
2013-07-01$107.09$77.13RVU13C
2013-04-01$107.09$77.13RVU13B
2013-01-01$107.09$77.13RVU13AR

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Where the Ohio rate applies

Ohio is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1265 cities and communities in Ohio. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Ada
  • Adamsville
  • Addyston
  • Adelphi
  • Adena
  • Ai
  • Akron

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 95972PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,727 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for OhioGPCI2026.csv, line 85 (RVU26D)

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