Billing code 93458: Coronary catheterizationMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports left heart catheterization with imaging of the native coronary arteries, with left ventriculography included when performed during the study.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities391.7K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,010.04 for 93458 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $880.36–$1,361.74.

Medicare rate · 93458

Coronary catheterization

Work RVUs
5.46
Total RVUs
30.24
Global days
000

National rate · 2026

$1,010.04

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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 93458 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 93458 covers

An interventional cardiologist typically performs this diagnostic study in a cardiac catheterization laboratory. Catheters are advanced to the left side of the heart and into the coronary arteries to obtain hemodynamic information and images of the native vessels. Contrast imaging of the left ventricle may also be performed as part of the study. This code is used for the combined left-heart and coronary evaluation, rather than coronary imaging alone or a study that also includes right-heart catheterization.

Report the code when both left heart catheterization and coronary angiography are performed; document the catheterization, vessels imaged, and any ventriculography performed. The global service includes the professional interpretation and the technical resources; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies equipment and staff. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in its 0-day global period. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this left-sided study. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 93458 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

$880.36 to $1361.74

$880.36$1121.05$1361.74
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109 of 109 payment localities

93458 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$894.92Unavailable
Alaska*$1,135.63Unavailable
Arizona$980.12Unavailable
Arkansas$880.36Unavailable
Atlanta$1,030.82Unavailable
Austin$1,051.92Unavailable
Bakersfield$1,074.58Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$1,079.57Unavailable
Beaumont$936.27Unavailable
Brazoria$996.09Unavailable

93458 rates by state

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$880.36

$1,216.60

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93458 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$1,135.631
AL$894.921
AR$880.361
AZ$980.121
CA$1,071.46–$1,361.7429
CO$1,054.521
CT$1,082.441
DC$1,164.761
DE$997.661
FL$994.27–$1,100.143
GA$931.98–$1,030.822
GU$1,102.371
HI$1,102.371
IA$920.141
ID$926.961
IL$962.57–$1,064.154
IN$932.981
KS$915.491
KY$919.151
LA$917.62–$968.572
MA$1,047.17–$1,166.622
MD$1,018.25–$1,164.763
ME$932.58–$989.012
MI$946.19–$1,008.292
MN$1,006.381
MO$900.05–$972.203
MS$890.391
MT$1,009.971
NC$943.491
ND$987.621
NE$925.741
NH$1,037.711
NJ$1,093.67–$1,150.492
NM$952.071
NV$1,004.531
NY$959.34–$1,203.365
OH$941.621
OK$917.101
OR$995.67–$1,090.982
PA$943.19–$1,053.002
PR$1,018.171
RI$1,035.501
SC$944.351
SD$984.981
TN$920.681
TX$936.27–$1,051.928
UT$958.801
VA$985.52–$1,164.762
VI$1,018.171
VT$983.501
WA$1,045.26–$1,191.572
WI$950.751
WV$922.831
WY$1,000.231

How the 93458 rate is calculated

Each of 93458’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 · 93458

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work5.46

5.46 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense23.65

23.65 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.13

1.13 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

30.2400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,010.04

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 93458

The CMS indicators that decide how 93458 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93458

Coronary catheterization

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical1Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 26 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

93458 without 26 · national office

$1,010.04

Coronary catheterization

93458-26 · Professional component

$287.25

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

93458 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

  • 93458

    Coronary catheterization5.46 wRVU

    $1,010.04

  • 93452

    Left heart cath4.39 wRVU

    $876.11−$133.93

  • 93454

    Coronary angiography4.43 wRVU

    $877.78−$132.26

  • 93459

    Cardiac catheterization6.19 wRVU

    $1,087.53+$77.49

  • 93460

    Heart catheterization6.92 wRVU

    $1,205.77+$195.73

How to choose

93452Left heart cath
93452 covers left heart catheterization with ventriculography but not coronary angiography. Choose 93458 when coronary arteries are also imaged.
93454Coronary angiography
93454 covers coronary angiography without left heart catheterization. Choose 93458 when both services are performed.
93459Cardiac catheterization
93459 includes bypass graft angiography in addition to the left-heart and coronary evaluation. Choose 93458 when graft angiography is not part of the study.
93460Heart catheterization
93460 includes right heart catheterization as well as the left-heart and coronary evaluation. Choose 93458 when right heart catheterization is not performed.

93458 billing questions

When should 93458 be chosen instead of 93454?

Use 93458 when the service includes both left heart catheterization and coronary angiography. Code 93454 describes coronary angiography without the left heart catheterization component.

Is left ventriculography required to report 93458?

No. The code includes left ventriculography when performed, but the study may be reported when left ventriculography is not performed.

Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Should modifier 50 be appended when both coronary arteries are imaged?

No. Report 93458 once for the described study; modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

How are other procedures in the same session affected?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. The code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

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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RVUs for 93458PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,112 (RVU26D)

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