Billing code 92287: Eye angiographyMedicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $135.27 for 92287 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $117.81–$190.13.

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

What 92287 covers

An ophthalmic imaging service that records fluorescein dye passage through vessels in the front of the eye. Ophthalmology practices may use it to evaluate findings such as iris neovascularization or abnormal vascular patterns involving the conjunctiva or other anterior structures. Trained imaging staff typically acquire the images, while an ophthalmologist or other qualified clinician interprets them and documents the findings. The service is distinct from imaging directed at the retina or from specular microscopy of the corneal endothelium.

Report the code when anterior-segment fluorescein angiographic imaging and its interpretation are performed. Documentation should identify the clinical reason, the eye or eyes examined, and the image findings supporting the interpretation. CMS prices the code as bilateral, so reporting both eyes does not increase payment through modifier 50. The global service includes the technical work and interpretation; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service when those portions are billed separately.

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 92287 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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92287 rates by state

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

How the 92287 rate is calculated

Each of 92287’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 92287

The CMS indicators that decide how 92287 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

92287 compared with similar codes

How to choose

92286Specular microscopy

Choose 92287 for fluorescein angiographic assessment of anterior-segment vessels. Choose 92286 when specular microscopy is used to examine corneal endothelial cells.

92235Fluorescein angiography

Code 92235 applies to fluorescein angiography of the retina. Code 92287 focuses on the anterior segment.

92285External eye photography

Code 92285 is for external ocular photography; it documents appearance rather than fluorescein dye flow in anterior-segment vessels.

Codes related to 92287

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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