Billing code 93050: Arterial waveformMedicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $17.03 for 93050 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $15.20–$22.07.

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

What 93050 covers

This noninvasive cardiovascular test analyzes an arterial pressure waveform to assess central arterial pressure and related measures such as augmentation index. It is commonly performed in an outpatient cardiology or vascular medicine setting using dedicated waveform equipment; the interpreting clinician reviews the results and documents a report. It evaluates pressure-wave characteristics rather than the heart’s electrical activity recorded by an ECG.

Report 93050 for the waveform analysis and its interpretation, supported by documentation of the test and the clinician’s findings. A claim without a component modifier represents the global service. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are performed, the multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component. The code is priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment.

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 93050 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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93050 rates by state

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

How the 93050 rate is calculated

Each of 93050’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 93050

The CMS indicators that decide how 93050 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

93050 compared with similar codes

How to choose

93000Electrocardiogram (ECG)

93000 reports a complete electrocardiogram, which records cardiac electrical activity. Choose 93050 for arterial pressure waveform analysis.

93025T-wave alternans

93025 assesses microvolt T-wave alternans from an ECG signal. It does not analyze arterial pressure waveforms or central pressure.

93040Rhythm ECG

93040 reports a rhythm ECG with interpretation. It evaluates cardiac electrical rhythm, unlike 93050’s arterial pressure waveform assessment.

Codes related to 93050

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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