Billing code 92602: Implant reprogrammingMedicare rate & RVUs
Reports a follow-up session to adjust a cochlear implant’s programming for a patient younger than 7 after initial diagnostic analysis and programming.
Medicare pays $97.20 for 92602 nationally in the office and $55.78 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $89.50–$125.44.
Medicare rate · 92602
Implant reprogramming
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- Work RVUs
- 1.3
- Total RVUs
- 2.91
- Global days
- XXX
National rate · 2026
$97.20
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 92602 covers
An audiologist typically reports this service when making subsequent programming adjustments to a cochlear implant for a child younger than 7. The visit may involve reviewing the child’s responses and changing processor map settings, such as stimulation levels, to support device use. It is for follow-up reprogramming, not the initial diagnostic analysis and programming session. The service may be furnished in an audiology office or another appropriate clinical setting.
Documentation should identify the patient’s age, cochlear implant, reason for the follow-up, programming changes made, and the child’s response or relevant findings. Select this code for a subsequent reprogramming session in a patient younger than 7; use the age-appropriate initial analysis code when the encounter is for initial diagnostic analysis and programming. CMS classifies the service as therapy, so the professional component modifier does not apply.
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 92602 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
$89.50 to $125.44
109 of 109 payment localities
92602 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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$89.50
$122.23
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $122.23 | 1 |
| AL | $90.37 | 1 |
| AR | $89.50 | 1 |
| AZ | $95.49 | 1 |
| CA | $102.91–$125.44 | 29 |
| CO | $101.06 | 1 |
| CT | $102.25 | 1 |
| DC | $109.09 | 1 |
| DE | $96.74 | 1 |
| FL | $95.01–$99.90 | 3 |
| GA | $91.49–$98.25 | 2 |
| GU | $104.38 | 1 |
| HI | $104.38 | 1 |
| IA | $92.45 | 1 |
| ID | $92.75 | 1 |
| IL | $92.74–$99.20 | 4 |
| IN | $93.12 | 1 |
| KS | $91.90 | 1 |
| KY | $91.24 | 1 |
| LA | $91.04–$94.09 | 2 |
| MA | $100.66–$109.31 | 2 |
| MD | $98.24–$109.09 | 3 |
| ME | $92.80–$96.59 | 2 |
| MI | $92.59–$95.56 | 2 |
| MN | $98.51 | 1 |
| MO | $89.81–$94.63 | 3 |
| MS | $89.68 | 1 |
| MT | $97.20 | 1 |
| NC | $93.50 | 1 |
| ND | $97.00 | 1 |
| NE | $92.87 | 1 |
| NH | $99.35 | 1 |
| NJ | $103.88–$108.51 | 2 |
| NM | $92.83 | 1 |
| NV | $97.19 | 1 |
| NY | $94.43–$110.36 | 5 |
| OH | $92.55 | 1 |
| OK | $91.40 | 1 |
| OR | $96.88–$103.74 | 2 |
| PA | $92.80–$100.23 | 2 |
| PR | $97.78 | 1 |
| RI | $99.75 | 1 |
| SC | $93.08 | 1 |
| SD | $96.97 | 1 |
| TN | $92.18 | 1 |
| TX | $92.36–$100.34 | 8 |
| UT | $93.96 | 1 |
| VA | $96.19–$109.09 | 2 |
| VI | $97.78 | 1 |
| VT | $96.50 | 1 |
| WA | $100.51–$111.44 | 2 |
| WI | $94.72 | 1 |
| WV | $90.34 | 1 |
| WY | $97.11 | 1 |
How the 92602 rate is calculated
Each of 92602’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 · 92602
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 1.30Practice expense 1.60Malpractice 0.01
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Payment rules and modifiers for 92602
The CMS indicators that decide how 92602 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 92602
Implant reprogramming
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 7 | Therapy service: the split doesn’t apply. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier CQ · payment effect
With and without the modifier
92602 without CQ · national office
$97.20
Implant reprogramming
92602-CQ · Allowed amount unchanged
$97.20
Medicare cuts its own payment by 15% after the patient’s 20% coinsurance; the allowed amount stays the same. On $100 allowed: $20 coinsurance, then Medicare pays $68 instead of $80.
92602 compared with similar codes
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92602 vs 92601 vs 92603 vs 92604: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 92601Cochlear implant
- Use 92601 for initial diagnostic analysis and programming in a patient younger than 7; use 92602 for a later reprogramming session.
- 92603Implant analysis
- 92603 is for initial diagnostic analysis and programming in patients age 7 or older. Code 92602 is for subsequent reprogramming in patients younger than 7.
- 92604Cochlear implant programming
- Both codes describe subsequent cochlear implant reprogramming; choose 92602 for a patient younger than 7 and 92604 for a patient age 7 or older.
92602 billing questions
How does 92602 differ from 92601?
92602 is for subsequent cochlear implant reprogramming in a patient younger than 7. Code 92601 describes the initial diagnostic analysis and programming for that age group.
When is 92604 used instead?
Use 92604 for subsequent cochlear implant reprogramming when the patient is 7 or older. Code 92602 is for patients younger than 7.
Should modifier 26 be appended?
No. CMS identifies this as a therapy service, for which the professional component modifier does not apply.
What documentation supports a subsequent reprogramming service?
Document the patient’s age, the cochlear implant, the reason for the visit, the programming adjustments, and relevant responses or findings.
Is this the code for an initial programming session?
No. For a patient younger than 7 receiving initial diagnostic analysis and programming, the related code is 92601.
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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