CPT code 95992: Canalith repositioning, per-day BPPV treatment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Orleans, LA

A clinician uses a positional maneuver to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo by moving displaced inner-ear particles out of a symptomatic canal.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality125.5K Medicare services in 2024

In New Orleans, LA, Medicare pays $39.91 for 95992 in the office and $29.54 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$39.91Office (non-facility)
$29.54Hospital or facility
−2.1%vs the national office rate ($40.75)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 95992 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 95992 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in New Orleans, LA
  2. What 95992 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 95992 covers

This service treats benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), in which displaced inner-ear particles trigger brief vertigo with changes in head position. A clinician, commonly a physical therapist or physician with vestibular training, performs a canalith repositioning maneuver such as the Epley or Semont maneuver. It is typically provided in an outpatient clinic after positional testing identifies findings consistent with BPPV.

Report 95992 once for the date of service, even when the clinician repeats or adjusts repositioning maneuvers during that visit. Documentation should identify the positional symptoms and findings, the affected side or suspected canal when known, the maneuver performed, and the patient's response. CMS assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs to the service; the practice-expense RVU differs between office and facility settings.

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 Orleans, LA compares for 95992

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 95992 runs from $38.21 in Arkansas to $53.66 in Alaska. New Orleans, LA pays $39.91. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

95992 in New Orleans, LA vs other payment areas
  1. New Orleans, LA · this page$39.91
  2. Rest of Louisiana · Louisiana$38.92−$0.99
  3. Los Angeles, CA · California$44.40+$4.49
  4. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$44.94+$5.03
  5. Miami, FL · Florida$42.41+$2.50
  6. Chicago, IL · Illinois$41.86+$1.95
  7. Manhattan, NY · New York$45.24+$5.33

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

Every other payment area

95992 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlaskaAlaska$53.66$41.92
AlabamaAlabama$38.50$28.85
ArkansasArkansas$38.21$28.74
ArizonaArizona$40.17$29.49
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$42.46$30.38
Chico, CACalifornia$42.36$30.28
El Centro, CACalifornia$42.36$30.28
Fresno, CACalifornia$42.36$30.28

95992 rates by state

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$38.21

$53.66

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95992 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$53.661
AL$38.501
AR$38.211
AZ$40.171
CA$42.36–$50.0629
CO$41.901
CT$42.591
DC$44.941
DE$40.621
FL$40.39–$42.413
GA$39.18–$41.212
GU$42.621
HI$42.621
IA$39.011
ID$39.141
IL$39.76–$41.864
IN$39.261
KS$38.911
KY$38.951
LA$38.92–$39.912
MA$41.84–$44.722
MD$41.13–$44.943
ME$39.24–$40.362
MI$39.47–$40.662
MN$40.731
MO$38.57–$40.003
MS$38.391
MT$40.751
NC$39.461
ND$40.351
NE$39.121
NH$41.311
NJ$43.23–$44.842
NM$39.581
NV$40.651
NY$39.77–$45.855
OH$39.391
OK$38.921
OR$40.49–$42.712
PA$39.43–$41.962
PR$40.911
RI$41.661
SC$39.461
SD$40.311
TN$39.011
TX$39.29–$41.638
UT$39.741
VA$40.29–$44.942
VI$40.911
VT$40.261
WA$41.74–$45.412
WI$39.631
WV$38.981
WY$40.581

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How the 95992 rate is calculated

Each of 95992’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 · 95992

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.73

0.73 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.47

0.47 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.02

0.02 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.2200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$40.75

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact New Orleans, LA inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,737

Code
95992
Physician work
0.73
Practice expense
0.47
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

56

Locality
New Orleans, LA
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.941
Malpractice
1.136
Office calculation for 95992 in New Orleans, LA
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.73× 1.0000.7300
Practice expense0.47× 0.9410.4423
Malpractice0.02× 1.1360.0227
Total RVUs1.1950
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, New Orleans, LA$39.91

Office: (0.73 × 1 + 0.47 × 0.941 + 0.02 × 1.136) × $33.4009 = $39.91

Facility: (0.73 × 1 + 0.14 × 0.941 + 0.02 × 1.136) × $33.4009 = $29.54

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Payment rules and modifiers for 95992

95992 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 · 95992

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$40.75

Non-facility (office)
$40.75
Facility
$29.73

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 95992 has changed in New Orleans, LA

95992 · Office / nonfacility

$39.91

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.29 lower than on 2025-10-01, moving from $40.20 to $39.91 (0.7%).

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

    $40.20changed to$39.91

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.75 changed to 0.73
    • Practice expense RVU 0.49 changed to 0.47
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.02
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.935 changed to 0.941
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.156 changed to 1.136

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $41.37changed to$40.20

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $40.70changed to$41.37

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $43.01changed to$40.70

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 0.50 changed to 0.49
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.03
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.931 changed to 0.935
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.342 changed to 1.156
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $43.79changed to$43.01

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 0.49 changed to 0.50
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.931
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.528 changed to 1.342

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $44.15changed to$43.79

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $45.66changed to$44.15

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.47 changed to 0.49
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.04
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.400 changed to 1.528

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $44.88changed to$45.66

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.46 changed to 0.47
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.966 changed to 0.947
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.273 changed to 1.400

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $44.13changed to$44.88

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 0.44 changed to 0.46

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $43.88changed to$44.13

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 0.43 changed to 0.44
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.975 changed to 0.966
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.332 changed to 1.273

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $43.98changed to$43.88

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.983 changed to 0.975
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.390 changed to 1.332

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $43.28changed to$43.98

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 0.42 changed to 0.43
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.04

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $43.07changed to$43.28

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $44.03changed to$43.07

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 0.43 changed to 0.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.03
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.980 changed to 0.983
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.156 changed to 1.390

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $42.69changed to$44.03

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 0.47 changed to 0.43
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.976 changed to 0.980
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.921 changed to 1.156

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $42.69

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$39.91$29.54RVU26D
2026-07-01$39.91$29.54RVU26C
2026-04-01$39.91$29.54RVU26B
2026-01-01$39.91$29.54RVU26A
2025-10-01$40.20$33.85RVU25D
2025-07-01$40.20$33.85RVU25C
2025-04-01$40.20$33.85RVU25B
2025-01-01$40.20$33.85RVU25A
2024-10-01$41.37$34.83RVU24D
2024-07-01$41.37$34.83RVU24C
2024-04-01$41.37$34.83RVU24B
2024-03-09$41.37$34.83RVU24AR
2024-01-01$40.70$34.27RVU24A
2023-10-01$43.01$36.07RVU23D
2023-07-01$43.01$36.07RVU23C
2023-04-01$43.01$36.07RVU23B
2023-01-01$43.01$36.07RVU23A
2022-10-01$43.79$37.05RVU22D
2022-07-01$43.79$37.05RVU22C
2022-04-01$43.79$37.05RVU22B
2022-01-01$43.79$37.05RVU22A
2021-10-01$44.15$37.36RVU21D
2021-07-01$44.15$37.36RVU21C
2021-04-01$44.15$37.36RVU21B
2021-01-01$44.15$37.36RVU21A
2020-10-01$45.66$39.16RVU20D
2020-07-01$45.66$39.16RVU20C
2020-04-01$45.66$39.16RVU20B
2020-01-01$45.66$39.16RVU20A
2019-10-01$44.88$38.61RVU19D
2019-07-01$44.88$38.61RVU19C
2019-04-01$44.88$38.61RVU19B
2019-01-01$44.88$38.61RVU19A
2018-10-01$44.13$38.57RVU18D
2018-07-01$44.13$38.57RVU18C
2018-04-01$44.13$38.57RVU18B
2018-01-01$44.13$38.57RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$43.88$38.28RVU17D
2017-07-01$43.88$38.28RVU17C
2017-04-01$43.88$38.28RVU17B
2017-01-01$43.88$38.28RVU17A
2016-10-01$43.98$38.35RVU16D
2016-07-01$43.98$38.35RVU16C
2016-04-01$43.98$38.35RVU16B
2016-01-01$43.98$38.35RVU16A
2015-10-01$43.28$37.99RVU15D
2015-07-01$43.28$37.99RVU15C
2015-04-01$43.07$37.80RVU15B
2015-01-01$43.07$37.80RVU15A
2014-10-01$44.03$38.77RVU14D
2014-07-01$44.03$38.77RVU14C
2014-04-01$44.03$38.77RVU14B
2014-01-01$44.03$38.77RVU14A
2013-10-01$42.69$36.71RVU13D
2013-07-01$42.69$36.71RVU13C
2013-04-01$42.69$36.71RVU13B
2013-01-01$42.69$36.71RVU13AR

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Where the New Orleans, LA rate applies

New Orleans, LA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 37 cities and communities in Louisiana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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95992 billing questions

Is 95992 reported once for each maneuver?

No. The code is reported per day, so repeated repositioning maneuvers during the same date of service do not create additional units.

How is 95992 different from positional nystagmus testing?

95992 describes treatment with a canalith repositioning maneuver. Positional nystagmus testing, such as 92542, is diagnostic assessment rather than repositioning treatment.

What documentation supports 95992?

Record positional symptoms and examination findings, the side or canal involved when identified, the maneuver performed, and the patient's response.

Can 95992 be reported with balance training?

A separately performed balance or coordination intervention may be distinct from repositioning. Document the separate skilled work rather than treating the maneuver itself as balance training.

Which clinicians commonly perform this service?

Physical therapists and physicians with vestibular training commonly perform canalith repositioning for BPPV.

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 95992PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,737 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for New Orleans, LAGPCI2026.csv, line 56 (RVU26D)

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