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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

93005 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$6.93

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

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.

Cardiology diagnostics

About 93005: Routine electrocardiogram tracing only

Reports the technical recording of a routine electrocardiogram, without interpretation or report, when a clinician orders a tracing for evaluation or monitoring.

This code represents the recording of a routine electrocardiogram with at least 12 leads; it covers the tracing, not its interpretation or written report. Clinical staff or a technician commonly obtains the tracing in a physician office, clinic, emergency department, or hospital. Typical reasons include evaluation of chest discomfort, palpitations, dizziness, or a change in cardiac status, as well as preoperative assessment when an ECG is ordered.

Report 93005 when the tracing is furnished separately from the interpretation and report; when one clinician provides the complete ECG service, the complete-service code 93000 is the closer fit. Documentation should support the clinical reason for the ECG and show that the tracing was obtained and retained; a separately furnished interpretation should have its own report. CMS treats 93005 as a technical-component-only service, with no physician-work RVUs. The cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction applies to its technical component when the qualifying services are performed in the same session.

CMS billing rules for 93005

Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.
Multiple procedures
Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.20 · 95%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 5%

445.7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #242 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.

93005 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.

93000

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Complete: tracing plus interpretation

$15.19

93000 is the complete routine ECG service, including tracing and interpretation/report. Choose 93005 when only the tracing is furnished.

93010

ECG interpretation

Interpretation and report only

$8.26

93010 covers interpretation and report, not acquisition of the tracing. It may be separately reported when that work is furnished and documented.

93041

Rhythm ECG

Tracing only, 1–3 leads

$7.93

93041 is for a rhythm ECG tracing. 93005 represents a routine ECG tracing with at least 12 leads.

93017

Stress test

Tracing only

$38.91

93017 represents ECG tracing as part of a cardiovascular stress test; 93005 is for a routine ECG tracing.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

93005 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $6.93

  2. $1.19 higher than Wyoming**

  3. $1.31 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $7.80

    $0.87 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $7.48

    $0.55 higher than Wyoming**

  6. $1.36 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $7.30

    $0.37 higher than Wyoming**

Other payment areas listed in Wyoming 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, 93005 ranges from $5.91 in Arkansas to $9.81 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). 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
  • Alabama

    Alabama · 93005

    Office

    $6.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 93005

    Office

    $5.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 93005

    Office

    $6.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.17 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.59 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 93005

    Office

    $8.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 93005

    Office

    $8.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.99 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 93005

    Office

    $8.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.24 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 93005

    Office

    $9.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 93005

    Office

    $9.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 93005

    Office

    $9.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.88 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 93005

    Office

    $9.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.86 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 93005

    Office

    $8.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 93005

    Office

    $8.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.45 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 93005

    Office

    $8.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 93005

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 93005

    Office

    $7.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 93005

    Office

    $7.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.67 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 93005

    Office

    $6.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 93005

    Office

    $7.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 93005

    Office

    $6.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 93005

    Office

    $7.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 93005

    Office

    $6.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 93005

    Office

    $7.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.86 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 93005

    Office

    $6.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 93005

    Office

    $6.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.63 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 93005

    Office

    $6.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 93005

    Office

    $6.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 93005

    Office

    $7.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 93005

    Office

    $6.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 93005

    Office

    $6.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.72 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 93005

    Office

    $6.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 93005

    Office

    $6.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 93005

    Office

    $6.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 93005

    Office

    $8.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.34 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 93005

    Office

    $7.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.37 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 93005

    Office

    $7.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 93005

    Office

    $7.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.14 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 93005

    Office

    $6.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 93005

    Office

    $6.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.10 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 93005

    Office

    $7.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 93005

    Office

    $6.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 93005

    Office

    $6.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 93005

    Office

    $6.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.33 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 93005

    Office

    $6.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.24 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 93005

    Office

    $6.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.85 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 93005

    Office

    $6.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.93 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 93005

    Office

    $7.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 93005

    Office

    $6.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.48 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 93005

    Office

    $6.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 93005

    Office

    $6.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 93005

    Office

    $7.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.32 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 93005

    Office

    $8.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 93005

    Office

    $7.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 93005

    Office

    $6.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.40 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 93005

    Office

    $6.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 93005

    Office

    $8.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 93005

    Office

    $7.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.79 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 93005

    Office

    $8.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.45 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 93005

    Office

    $6.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 93005

    Office

    $6.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.49 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 93005

    Office

    $6.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 93005

    Office

    $7.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 93005

    Office

    $6.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 93005

    Office

    $7.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.42 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 93005

    Office

    $6.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.48 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 93005

    Office

    $7.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 93005

    Office

    $7.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.27 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 93005

    Office

    $6.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 93005

    Office

    $6.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 93005

    Office

    $6.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $7.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $6.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.54 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $6.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $6.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $6.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $6.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $7.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 93005

    Office

    $6.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.29 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 93005

    Office

    $6.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 93005

    Office

    $6.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 93005

    Office

    $7.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 93005

    Office

    $6.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 93005

    Office

    $7.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 93005

    Office

    $8.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 93005

    Office

    $6.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 93005

    Office

    $6.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

93005 · 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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$5.91

$8.66

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$7.301
AL$6.031
AR$5.911
AZ$6.761
CA$7.50–$9.8129
CO$7.371
CT$7.601
DC$8.241
DE$6.901
FL$6.89–$7.803
GA$6.36–$7.192
GU$7.791
HI$7.791
IA$6.241
ID$6.301
IL$6.62–$7.484
IN$6.351
KS$6.211
KY$6.241
LA$6.23–$6.672
MA$7.30–$8.272
MD$7.07–$8.243
ME$6.35–$6.832
MI$6.48–$7.012
MN$6.971
MO$6.08–$6.693
MS$6.001
MT$7.011
NC$6.451
ND$6.821
NE$6.291
NH$7.251
NJ$7.66–$8.112
NM$6.531
NV$6.971
NY$6.58–$8.565
OH$6.441
OK$6.221
OR$6.89–$7.672
PA$6.45–$7.352
PR$7.081
RI$7.201
SC$6.461
SD$6.791
TN$6.251
TX$6.39–$7.368
UT$6.581
VA$6.80–$8.242
VI$7.081
VT$6.781
WA$7.29–$8.472
WI$6.501
WV$6.281
WY$6.931

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Where does this rate apply?

Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, including the examples shown here.

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 93005 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$7.62

$6.93 × 110% = $7.62

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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 93005 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,934

Code
93005
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
0.20
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 93005 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0000.0000
Practice expense0.20× 1.0000.2000
Malpractice0.01× 0.7400.0074
Total RVUs0.2074
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$6.93

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
Work01
Practice expense0.21
Malpractice0.010.74

(0 × 1 + 0.2 × 1 + 0.01 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $6.93

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

93005 · Office / nonfacility

$6.93

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.87 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $6.06 to $6.93 (14.4%).

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

    $6.06changed to$6.93

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.18 changed to 0.20
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $6.06

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$6.93Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$6.93Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$6.93Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$6.93Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$6.06Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$6.06Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$6.06Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$6.06Not available in this settingRVU25A

93005 billing questions

How does 93005 differ from 93000?

93005 reports the ECG tracing alone. Use 93000 when the same service includes the tracing, interpretation, and report.

Can the interpretation be billed separately?

Yes. Code 93010 represents a separately furnished ECG interpretation and report; the documentation should include the interpreting clinician’s report.

Should modifier 26 be appended to 93005?

No. 93005 is the tracing-only technical service; 93010 identifies the interpretation and report.

Can 93005 report a rhythm strip?

Use 93041 for a rhythm ECG tracing rather than the routine multi-lead tracing represented by 93005.

When does the multiple-procedure reduction affect 93005?

CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction to the technical component when qualifying cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are performed in the same session.

What documentation supports reporting 93005?

Keep the ECG tracing and document the clinical reason it was obtained. If interpretation is separately furnished, retain the separate interpretation and report.

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 93005PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,934 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)