$49.89–$60.58
92548 covers the six-condition sensory organization test. Choose 92549 when motor control and adaptation testing are also performed.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
92549 Dynamic posturography Medicare reimbursement rates in California
Reports computerized balance testing that combines six sensory organization conditions with motor control and adaptation tests during vestibular evaluation. Compare 92549 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in California.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 92549 in California?
California has 29 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 29 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$65.84–$80.04
29 of 29 localities have a supported rate.
Lowest: Chico
Highest: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
A spread of $14.20 per service.
Facility setting
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 92549 pays more and less in California
29 payment localities
$65.84 to $80.04
Vestibular testing
About 92549: Comprehensive computerized dynamic posturography
Reports computerized balance testing that combines six sensory organization conditions with motor control and adaptation tests during vestibular evaluation.
This computerized balance assessment evaluates how a patient maintains posture when visual, somatosensory, and support-surface cues are varied. The sensory organization test uses six conditions; the motor control test assesses responses to platform translations, and the adaptation test assesses responses to platform rotations. Audiologists and other vestibular clinicians typically perform the testing in an audiology or vestibular clinic, with a practitioner interpreting the results and preparing a report. It can help characterize balance impairment in patients with dizziness, unsteadiness, or suspected vestibular dysfunction.
Report 92549 for the combined testing, rather than for the six-condition sensory organization portion alone. Documentation should identify the testing performed and include findings and interpretation supporting the balance assessment. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion, and no component modifier represents the global service. The reported component should match the work and resources furnished by the billing entity.
CMS billing rules for 92549
- Professional and technical components
- Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.85 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.00 · 53%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%
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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.
92549 compared with similar codes
Office rates for California, from the same CMS release.
$109.26–$132.51
92540 is a basic vestibular evaluation, not computerized postural testing on a dynamic platform. The services assess different aspects of vestibular function.
$146.23–$190.09
92546 assesses vestibular responses during rotational testing. 92549 assesses postural control across sensory conditions and includes motor control and adaptation testing.
Compare 92549 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
29 of 29 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | Office $65.94 | Facility Unavailable |
| Chico | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| El Centro | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Fresno | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office $69.51 | Facility Unavailable |
| Madera | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Merced | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Modesto | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Napa | Office $74.54 | Facility Unavailable |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office $69.08 | Facility Unavailable |
| Redding | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Rest Of California | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office $66.08 | Facility Unavailable |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office $68.62 | Facility Unavailable |
| Salinas | Office $68.34 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office $69.55 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office $78.49 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office $78.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office $80.04 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office $79.94 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office $67.28 | Facility Unavailable |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office $69.93 | Facility Unavailable |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office $68.49 | Facility Unavailable |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office $70.62 | Facility Unavailable |
| Stockton | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Vallejo | Office $74.51 | Facility Unavailable |
| Visalia | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
| Yuba City | Office $65.84 | Facility Unavailable |
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92549 billing questions
When should 92549 be chosen instead of 92548?
Use 92549 when the six-condition sensory organization testing is performed with both motor control and adaptation testing. Use 92548 when the service includes the six-condition sensory organization test without those additional tests.
Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?
Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 92549?
Document the sensory organization, motor control, and adaptation testing performed, along with the results and interpretation. The record should support that the reported service included all three components.
Is 92549 reported per test condition or per component?
The code represents the combined service, including the six sensory organization conditions and the motor control and adaptation tests. Do not treat each condition or included test as a separate unit of 92549.
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.
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