FeeBase
Log inGet started
Menu

Billing code 93924: Exercise arterial studyMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports a bilateral physiologic arterial evaluation of the legs at rest and after treadmill exercise, often used to assess exertional symptoms or suspected peripheral artery disease.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities40.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $165.33 for 93924 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $143.30–$230.26.

Medicare rate · 93924

Exercise arterial study

Swap in your local Medicare rate.

Work RVUs
0.49
Total RVUs
4.95
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$165.33

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

See every locality for 93924 → · Billed by an NP, PA or therapist? →

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 93924 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 93924 covers

A vascular laboratory performs this physiologic test to assess arterial blood flow in both legs before and after treadmill exercise. Staff may obtain limb pressure measurements and waveform data; a physician or other qualified professional interprets the findings. It is commonly used when leg discomfort occurs with walking or when resting measurements alone do not explain suspected lower extremity arterial disease. The exercise portion helps evaluate how blood flow changes with exertion.

Report 93924 for the complete bilateral rest-and-exercise protocol, supported by documentation of the indication, testing performed, and interpreted results. The code includes both legs, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. The global service may be billed without a component modifier; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are reported, the applicable multiple procedure reduction affects the technical component.

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 93924 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

$143.30 to $230.26

$143.30$186.78$230.26
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

93924 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$145.78Unavailable
Alaska*$181.66Unavailable
Arizona$160.38Unavailable
Arkansas$143.30Unavailable
Atlanta$168.32Unavailable
Austin$173.49Unavailable
Bakersfield$178.48Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$176.96Unavailable
Beaumont$151.98Unavailable
Brazoria$163.49Unavailable

93924 rates by state

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

MEWIVTNHMTNDMNMINYMARIWAIDWYSDIAILINOHPANJCTORNVUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDECAAZNMKSOKARTNNCSCDCTXLAMSALGAFLAKHI

Explore a state

Local rates. Clear comparisons.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$143.30

$204.25

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

View every state and territory as a table
93924 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$181.661
AL$145.781
AR$143.301
AZ$160.381
CA$178.23–$230.2629
CO$174.211
CT$177.531
DC$192.541
DE$163.361
FL$160.42–$175.923
GA$150.15–$168.322
GU$184.071
HI$184.071
IA$151.121
ID$152.071
IL$154.33–$171.714
IN$153.131
KS$149.831
KY$148.881
LA$148.42–$157.132
MA$172.72–$193.992
MD$167.00–$192.543
ME$152.52–$162.912
MI$153.02–$162.292
MN$167.451
MO$145.11–$158.333
MS$144.261
MT$165.331
NC$154.471
ND$163.551
NE$152.231
NH$170.941
NJ$179.71–$189.922
NM$153.821
NV$164.981
NY$157.14–$196.545
OH$152.661
OK$149.051
OR$163.86–$181.032
PA$153.20–$172.192
PR$166.891
RI$170.141
SC$153.791
SD$163.341
TN$150.661
TX$151.98–$173.498
UT$156.271
VA$161.97–$192.542
VI$166.891
VT$162.391
WA$172.56–$198.742
WI$157.121
WV$147.511
WY$164.551

How the 93924 rate is calculated

Each of 93924’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 · 93924

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Swap in your local Medicare rate.

Work 0.49Practice expense 4.37Malpractice 0.09

4.9500 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$165.33

All indexes start at 1.000 (the national rate). Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 93924

The CMS indicators that decide how 93924 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 93924

Exercise arterial study

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures6Diagnostic cardiovascular reduction applies to the technical component.
Bilateral (modifier 50)2Already bilateral by definition: paid once at 100%.
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

93924 without 26 · national office

$165.33

Exercise arterial study

93924-26 · Professional component

$23.71

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

93924 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

93924 vs 93922 vs 93923 vs 93925 vs 93926: national Medicare rates

Swap in your local Medicare rate.

  • 93924
    Exercise arterial study · 0.49 wRVU
    $165.33
  • 93922
    Arterial study · 0.24 wRVU
    $83.17−$82.16
  • 93923
    Arterial physiology · 0.44 wRVU
    $133.60−$31.73
  • 93925
    Arterial duplex · 0.78 wRVU
    $237.48+$72.15
  • 93926
    · 0.49 wRVU
    $139.95−$25.38

How to choose

93922Arterial study
93922 is a limited resting physiologic study. Choose 93924 when the bilateral examination includes treadmill exercise and postexercise measurements.
93923Arterial physiology
93923 describes a more extensive resting physiologic study. 93924 is distinguished by testing both legs at rest and after treadmill exercise.
93925Arterial duplex
93925 is a bilateral lower extremity arterial duplex examination using ultrasound. 93924 is a physiologic study with a treadmill exercise component.
93926Lower extremity study
93926 is a unilateral or limited lower extremity arterial duplex examination. 93924 is a bilateral physiologic rest-and-exercise study.

Codes related to 93924

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 93924
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
93922Arterial studyLimited resting physiologic study; differs from the bilateral rest-and-treadmill examination.$72.00–$115.75
93923Arterial physiologyMore extensive resting physiologic study, without the rest-and-exercise protocol of 93924.$115.80–$185.05
Used instead
93925Arterial duplexBilateral lower extremity arterial duplex evaluates vessels with ultrasound rather than physiologic exercise testing.$206.41–$330.47
93926Lower extremity studyUnilateral or limited lower extremity arterial duplex uses an anatomic ultrasound approach.No office rate

93924 billing questions

When should 93924 be selected instead of 93922 or 93923?

Use 93924 when the bilateral physiologic evaluation includes measurements at rest and after treadmill exercise. Codes 93922 and 93923 describe resting studies distinguished by their extent.

Does 93924 include testing of both legs?

Yes. The code is priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

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.

Does a multiple procedure reduction affect the entire service?

The cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component. It does not reduce the professional component under the CMS rule provided.

Should the resting portion be reported separately from the exercise study?

Report 93924 for the complete bilateral rest-and-exercise protocol rather than separately reporting a resting study for measurements that are part of that examination.

What documentation supports reporting 93924?

Document the clinical reason for testing, the bilateral rest-and-exercise protocol performed, and the interpreted findings, including the response to exercise.

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 93924PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,311 (RVU26D)

Open CMS sourceHow we calculate rates

Did this answer your question about what 93924 pays?

Tell us what you were actually trying to work out. We’ll answer you directly, or build the page that does.

Fee sheets

Put 93924 and the rest of your codes on one sheet

Build a fee sheet from your own code list at your locality, put your payer contracts beside Medicare, and see what changed each quarter.

Build my fee sheetOr price your code list free →