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Billing code 96001: Motion analysisMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports video-based 3D motion analysis with foot-pressure measurements during walking or other functional activity to assess movement of an extremity.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities791 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $86.84 for 96001 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 96001

Motion analysis

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Work RVUs
2.1
Total RVUs
2.60
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$86.84

Facility 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 96001 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 96001 covers

This service combines video recording and computerized three-dimensional movement and kinetic data with foot-pressure measurements during walking or another functional activity. It is used in instrumented gait assessment when a patient’s movement or foot loading needs objective evaluation, such as in an orthopedic or rehabilitation setting. A trained gait-lab team typically collects the measurements; a physician’s review and written interpretation may be a distinct service.

Select this code when the study includes the specified motion-analysis and foot-pressure elements, and document the extremity studied, activities tested, measurements collected, and clinical reason for the assessment. CMS treats the code as a therapy service, so the professional-component modifier does not apply. CMS pricing already accounts for bilateral service; 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 96001 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

96001 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$83.83
Alaska*Unavailable$121.45
ArizonaUnavailable$85.98
ArkansasUnavailable$83.45
AtlantaUnavailable$87.88
AustinUnavailable$87.43
BakersfieldUnavailable$88.31
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$89.68
BeaumontUnavailable$85.40
BrazoriaUnavailable$86.62

96001 rates by state

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

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96001 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 96001 rate is calculated

Each of 96001’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 · 96001

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 2.10Practice expense 0.41Malpractice 0.09

2.6000 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$86.84

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Payment rules and modifiers for 96001

The CMS indicators that decide how 96001 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 96001

Motion analysis

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
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/technical7Therapy service: the split doesn’t apply.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier CQ · payment effect

With and without the modifier

96001 without CQ · national facility

$86.84

Motion analysis

96001-CQ · Allowed amount unchanged

$86.84

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.

96001 compared with similar codes

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96001 vs 96000 vs 96002 vs 96004: national Medicare rates

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  • 96001
    Motion analysis · 2.1 wRVU
    —
  • 96000
    Motion analysis · 1.76 wRVU
    —
  • 96002
    Surface EMG · 0.4 wRVU
    —
  • 96004
    Motion analysis review · 2.09 wRVU
    $106.21

How to choose

96000Motion analysis
96001 includes foot-pressure measurements and is described by extremity. 96000 is the comprehensive computer-based motion-analysis service; match the code to the components actually collected.
96002Surface EMG
96002 captures dynamic surface electromyography from muscles during functional activity. It does not represent the video-based 3D motion and foot-pressure analysis reported with 96001.
96004Motion analysis review
96004 represents a physician’s review and written interpretation of motion-analysis data. 96001 represents collection of the motion and foot-pressure measurements.

Codes related to 96001

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

Codes related to 96001
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
96000Motion analysisUsed for comprehensive computer-based motion analysis; distinguish it by the study performed.No office rate
Often billed with
96002Surface EMGMay accompany the study when dynamic surface electromyography is also performed.No office rate
96004Motion analysis reviewRepresents physician review and written interpretation of motion-analysis data.$99.47–$141.08

96001 billing questions

How does 96001 differ from 96000?

96001 identifies computerized motion analysis that includes foot-pressure measurements and is reported by extremity. 96000 represents comprehensive computer-based motion analysis; select the code that matches the study performed.

Can 96001 be reported with dynamic surface EMG?

Yes, when the study also includes dynamic surface electromyography during walking or another functional activity. The motion and pressure analysis and the muscle-activity recording must each be performed and documented.

Can the physician’s interpretation be billed separately?

A physician’s review and written interpretation may be reported with 96004 when that distinct work is performed and documented. The technical study alone does not establish that interpretation service.

Should modifier 26 be appended?

No. CMS identifies 96001 as a therapy service for which the professional-component modifier does not apply.

How should bilateral testing be handled?

CMS pricing for 96001 already accounts for bilateral service. Modifier 50 does not increase payment.

What documentation supports reporting 96001?

Document the clinical reason for testing, the extremity or extremities assessed, the functional activity performed, and the video-based 3D motion and foot-pressure measurements collected.

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 96001PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,740 (RVU26D)

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