Billing code 93786: Blood pressure monitoringMedicare rate & RVUs in Alaska
Reports the technical recording portion of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring when a patient wears a portable cuff and recording device outside the clinic.
Medicare pays $25.08 for 93786 in the office in Alaska (Alaska*). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 93786 covers
Code 93786 covers setting up an ambulatory blood pressure monitor and obtaining the blood pressure recordings while the patient goes about usual activities. A clinician or trained staff member typically fits the cuff and portable recorder in an outpatient setting, then retrieves the device and its recorded data. Monitoring may help evaluate suspected white-coat or masked hypertension or blood pressure outside the clinic.
This is the recording-only technical service, not the scan analysis or physician interpretation. The record should support that the monitor was applied and a recording was obtained. When analysis and interpretation are performed, the corresponding services are reported separately, such as scanning analysis and report with 93788 and physician review and interpretation with 93790. Medicare applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when the applicable multiple-procedure circumstances are met.
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.
93786 in Alaska*
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska* | $25.08 | Unavailable |
How the 93786 rate is calculated
Each of 93786’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 · 93786
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 0.00Practice expense 0.70Malpractice 0.01
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Payment rules and modifiers for 93786
The CMS indicators that decide how 93786 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 93786
Blood pressure monitoring
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 6 | Diagnostic cardiovascular reduction applies to the technical component. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 3 | Technical component only. |
93786 compared with similar codes
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93786 vs 93784 vs 93788 vs 93790: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 93784Blood pressure monitoring
- 93784 covers the complete monitoring service, including recording, scanning analysis, interpretation, and report. Choose 93786 when only the technical recording portion is performed.
- 93788Blood pressure monitoring
- 93788 is for scanning analysis with a report; 93786 is for obtaining the ambulatory blood pressure recording.
- 93790Blood pressure monitoring
- 93790 represents physician review and interpretation with a report. It does not describe applying the monitor and obtaining the recording, which is 93786.
93786 billing questions
When should 93786 be chosen instead of 93784?
Use 93786 for the recording-only technical service. Code 93784 represents the complete ambulatory monitoring service, including recording, scanning analysis, interpretation, and report.
Does 93786 include analysis or interpretation?
No. Scanning analysis and its report are separately represented by 93788, while physician review and interpretation with a report are represented by 93790.
Can 93786 be reported with 93788 and 93790?
They represent distinct parts of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and may be reported when those services are performed and documented. Do not report analysis or interpretation based solely on obtaining the recording.
What documentation supports 93786?
Document application of the ambulatory monitor and that blood pressure recording was obtained. The record should make clear that the service billed is recording only.
How does Medicare's multiple procedure reduction affect 93786?
When applicable cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure circumstances apply, Medicare reduces the technical component. Code 93786 is the technical recording 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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