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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

93010 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$8.46

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$8.46

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Cardiovascular diagnostics

About 93010: Routine 12-lead ECG interpretation and report only

Physician interpretation and written report of a routine 12-lead ECG when another entity furnishes the tracing, often in a hospital setting.

93010 covers a clinician’s interpretation of a resting ECG with at least 12 leads, including assessment of rate, rhythm, intervals, conduction, and possible ischemic changes. The interpreting clinician documents findings and a conclusion in a separate report. Cardiologists, emergency physicians, hospitalists, and internists may interpret tracings recorded in emergency departments, inpatient units, or preoperative areas. Most Medicare services for this code occur in facilities.

CMS treats 93010 as a professional-component-only code. The tracing-only portion is represented by 93005 when separately reported by the entity furnishing it. If one billing entity furnishes and reports both portions of the same ECG, use the complete-service code 93000 instead. Do not append modifier 26 to 93010; the code already identifies the interpretation and report. Support the claim with a separate, authenticated report containing findings and a conclusion, not just a note that the ECG was reviewed. Distinct, medically necessary ECGs repeated on the same date need separate interpretations; document their times or clinical indications. Modifier 76 may identify a repeat service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional.

CMS billing rules for 93010

Professional and technical components
Professional-component-only code: interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.17 · 68%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.07 · 28%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 4%

15.5M

Medicare services in 2024 · #12 by national volume

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.

93010 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

93000

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Complete: tracing plus interpretation

$15.82

93000 includes both the tracing and interpretation when one billing entity furnishes and reports the complete routine ECG service. 93010 covers only interpretation and report.

93005

ECG tracing

Tracing only

$7.36

93005 represents the tracing-only portion of a routine ECG. 93010 represents the clinician’s interpretation and report.

93042

Rhythm ECG

Interpretation and report only

$7.08

93042 is interpretation and report of a one-to-three-lead rhythm ECG. 93010 requires a routine resting ECG with at least 12 leads.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 93010 is $8.12—$0.34 lower than the $8.46 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

93010 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $8.46

  2. Beaumont

    $8.12

    $0.34 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $8.30

    $0.16 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $8.34

    $0.12 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $8.33

    $0.13 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $8.32

    $0.14 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $8.50

    $0.04 higher than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 93010 ranges from $7.86 in Arkansas to $11.19 in Alaska*. This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 93010

    Office

    $8.20

    Facility

    $8.20

    $0.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.90

    Facility

    $8.90

    $0.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 93010

    Office

    $9.11

    Facility

    $9.11

    $0.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 93010

    Office

    $8.96

    Facility

    $8.96

    $0.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 93010

    Office

    $8.83

    Facility

    $8.83

    $0.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 93010

    Office

    $9.29

    Facility

    $9.29

    $0.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 93010

    Office

    $11.19

    Facility

    $11.19

    $2.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 93010

    Office

    $7.91

    Facility

    $7.91

    $0.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 93010

    Office

    $7.86

    Facility

    $7.86

    $0.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 93010

    Office

    $8.23

    Facility

    $8.23

    $0.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.55

    Facility

    $8.55

    $0.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 93010

    Office

    $9.29

    Facility

    $9.29

    $0.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.81

    Facility

    $8.81

    $0.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.63

    Facility

    $8.63

    $0.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.78

    Facility

    $8.78

    $0.32 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.74

    Facility

    $8.74

    $0.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.83

    Facility

    $8.83

    $0.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 93010

    Office

    $9.67

    Facility

    $9.67

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 93010

    Office

    $9.66

    Facility

    $9.66

    $1.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 93010

    Office

    $9.85

    Facility

    $9.85

    $1.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 93010

    Office

    $9.81

    Facility

    $9.81

    $1.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.62

    Facility

    $8.62

    $0.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.82

    Facility

    $8.82

    $0.36 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.74

    Facility

    $8.74

    $0.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.90

    Facility

    $8.90

    $0.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 93010

    Office

    $9.27

    Facility

    $9.27

    $0.81 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 93010

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    $8.52

    $0.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 93010

    Office

    $8.49

    Facility

    $8.49

    $0.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 93010

    Office

    $8.71

    Facility

    $8.71

    $0.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 93010

    Office

    $8.32

    Facility

    $8.32

    $0.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 93010

    Office

    $8.65

    Facility

    $8.65

    $0.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 93010

    Office

    $8.42

    Facility

    $8.42

    $0.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 93010

    Office

    $8.47

    Facility

    $8.47

    $0.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 93010

    Office

    $8.16

    Facility

    $8.16

    $0.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 93010

    Office

    $8.53

    Facility

    $8.53

    $0.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 93010

    Office

    $7.95

    Facility

    $7.95

    $0.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 93010

    Office

    $7.99

    Facility

    $7.99

    $0.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 93010

    Office

    $8.50

    Facility

    $8.50

    $0.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 93010

    Office

    $8.33

    Facility

    $8.33

    $0.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 93010

    Office

    $8.71

    Facility

    $8.71

    $0.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 93010

    Office

    $8.01

    Facility

    $8.01

    $0.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 93010

    Office

    $7.96

    Facility

    $7.96

    $0.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 93010

    Office

    $8.06

    Facility

    $8.06

    $0.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 93010

    Office

    $8.26

    Facility

    $8.26

    $0.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 93010

    Office

    $8.07

    Facility

    $8.07

    $0.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 93010

    Office

    $9.00

    Facility

    $9.00

    $0.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 93010

    Office

    $8.50

    Facility

    $8.50

    $0.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 93010

    Office

    $8.69

    Facility

    $8.69

    $0.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 93010

    Office

    $8.41

    Facility

    $8.41

    $0.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 93010

    Office

    $8.04

    Facility

    $8.04

    $0.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 93010

    Office

    $8.21

    Facility

    $8.21

    $0.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 93010

    Office

    $8.50

    Facility

    $8.50

    $0.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 93010

    Office

    $8.19

    Facility

    $8.19

    $0.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 93010

    Office

    $8.18

    Facility

    $8.18

    $0.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 93010

    Office

    $8.20

    Facility

    $8.20

    $0.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 93010

    Office

    $8.24

    Facility

    $8.24

    $0.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 93010

    Office

    $8.02

    Facility

    $8.02

    $0.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 93010

    Office

    $7.94

    Facility

    $7.94

    $0.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 93010

    Office

    $8.35

    Facility

    $8.35

    $0.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 93010

    Office

    $8.07

    Facility

    $8.07

    $0.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 93010

    Office

    $8.15

    Facility

    $8.15

    $0.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 93010

    Office

    $7.96

    Facility

    $7.96

    $0.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 93010

    Office

    $8.40

    Facility

    $8.40

    $0.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 93010

    Office

    $9.10

    Facility

    $9.10

    $0.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 93010

    Office

    $8.82

    Facility

    $8.82

    $0.36 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 93010

    Office

    $8.22

    Facility

    $8.22

    $0.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 93010

    Office

    $8.30

    Facility

    $8.30

    $0.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 93010

    Office

    $9.44

    Facility

    $9.44

    $0.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 93010

    Office

    $8.90

    Facility

    $8.90

    $0.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 93010

    Office

    $9.29

    Facility

    $9.29

    $0.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 93010

    Office

    $8.13

    Facility

    $8.13

    $0.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 93010

    Office

    $8.15

    Facility

    $8.15

    $0.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 93010

    Office

    $8.03

    Facility

    $8.03

    $0.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 93010

    Office

    $8.62

    Facility

    $8.62

    $0.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 93010

    Office

    $8.24

    Facility

    $8.24

    $0.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 93010

    Office

    $8.61

    Facility

    $8.61

    $0.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 93010

    Office

    $8.14

    Facility

    $8.14

    $0.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 93010

    Office

    $8.37

    Facility

    $8.37

    $0.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 93010

    Office

    $8.50

    Facility

    $8.50

    $0.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 93010

    Office

    $8.12

    Facility

    $8.12

    $0.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 93010

    Office

    $8.13

    Facility

    $8.13

    $0.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 93010

    Office

    $7.98

    Facility

    $7.98

    $0.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 93010

    Office

    $8.18

    Facility

    $8.18

    $0.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 93010

    Office

    $8.21

    Facility

    $8.21

    $0.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 93010

    Office

    $8.37

    Facility

    $8.37

    $0.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 93010

    Office

    $8.16

    Facility

    $8.16

    $0.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 93010

    Office

    $8.47

    Facility

    $8.47

    $0.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 93010

    Office

    $9.10

    Facility

    $9.10

    $0.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 93010

    Office

    $8.02

    Facility

    $8.02

    $0.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 93010

    Office

    $8.19

    Facility

    $8.19

    $0.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 93010

    Office

    $8.26

    Facility

    $8.26

    $0.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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93010 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$7.86

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$11.191
AL$7.911
AR$7.861
AZ$8.231
CA$8.52–$9.8529
CO$8.491
CT$8.711
DC$9.111
DE$8.321
FL$8.42–$8.963
GA$8.16–$8.472
GU$8.531
HI$8.531
IA$7.951
ID$7.991
IL$8.33–$8.834
IN$8.011
KS$7.961
KY$8.061
LA$8.07–$8.262
MA$8.50–$9.002
MD$8.41–$9.113
ME$8.04–$8.212
MI$8.19–$8.502
MN$8.181
MO$8.02–$8.243
MS$7.941
MT$8.351
NC$8.071
ND$8.151
NE$7.961
NH$8.401
NJ$8.82–$9.102
NM$8.221
NV$8.301
NY$8.13–$9.445
OH$8.151
OK$8.031
OR$8.24–$8.622
PA$8.14–$8.612
PR$8.371
RI$8.501
SC$8.121
SD$8.131
TN$7.981
TX$8.12–$8.508
UT$8.181
VA$8.21–$9.112
VI$8.371
VT$8.161
WA$8.47–$9.102
WI$8.021
WV$8.191
WY$8.261

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 93010 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $8.46 and the facility-setting rate is $8.46: a difference of $0.00.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$9.31

$8.46 × 110% = $9.31

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 93010 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,935

Code
93010
Physician work
0.17
Practice expense
0.07
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 93010 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.17× 1.0020.1703
Practice expense0.07× 1.0580.0741
Malpractice0.01× 0.8860.0089
Total RVUs0.2533
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$8.46

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.171.002
Practice expense0.071.058
Malpractice0.010.886

(0.17 × 1.002 + 0.07 × 1.058 + 0.01 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $8.46

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.171.002
Practice expense0.071.058
Malpractice0.010.886

(0.17 × 1.002 + 0.07 × 1.058 + 0.01 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $8.46

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

93010 · Office / nonfacility

$8.46

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.64 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $7.82 to $8.46 (8.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $7.82changed to$8.46

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.06 changed to 0.07
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $7.82

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$8.46$8.46RVU26D
2026-07-01$8.46$8.46RVU26C
2026-04-01$8.46$8.46RVU26B
2026-01-01$8.46$8.46RVU26A
2025-10-01$7.82$7.82RVU25D
2025-07-01$7.82$7.82RVU25C
2025-04-01$7.82$7.82RVU25B
2025-01-01$7.82$7.82RVU25A

93010 billing questions

When should 93010 be reported instead of 93000?

Report 93010 when the billing clinician furnishes only the interpretation and report. Use 93000 when one billing entity furnishes and reports both the tracing and interpretation of the same routine ECG.

Does 93010 need modifier 26?

No. The code already represents the professional portion: interpretation and report.

Can an ED physician bill 93010 for reviewing an ECG during the visit?

Yes, if the physician provides a separate, authenticated interpretation with findings and a conclusion. A brief notation within the E/M documentation that the ECG was reviewed does not support a separate interpretation claim.

How are several ECGs on the same day reported?

A separate unit of 93010 may be reported for each distinct, medically necessary ECG that receives its own interpretation and report. Document the times or clinical indications; modifier 76 may be appropriate for a repeat service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional.

Does reporting 93010 affect E/M medical decision making credit?

A separately reported ECG interpretation cannot also count as an independent test interpretation in the E/M data element. An eligible order may still count under the applicable E/M data rules, but do not count the same work twice.

Is 93010 used for a rhythm strip interpretation?

No. For interpretation and report of a one-to-three-lead rhythm ECG, use 93042. Code 93010 is for interpretation and report of a routine ECG with at least 12 leads.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 93010PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,935 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet