$159.30–$172.34
Use 96932 for first-lesion image acquisition only. Use 96931 when the service includes both image acquisition and interpretation.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
96932 Confocal skin imaging Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida
Reports technical acquisition of reflectance confocal microscopy images for the first skin lesion when interpretation is separately coded. Compare 96932 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Florida.
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 96932 in Florida?
Florida has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$117.37–$128.10
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
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 96932 pays more and less in Florida
3 payment localities
$117.37 to $128.10
Dermatology imaging
About 96932: Reflectance confocal microscopy image acquisition
Reports technical acquisition of reflectance confocal microscopy images for the first skin lesion when interpretation is separately coded.
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) captures in-vivo images of a skin lesion at cellular detail without removing tissue. Dermatologists may use it to evaluate a concerning pigmented or nonpigmented lesion, including one suspected of skin cancer. This code covers image acquisition for the first lesion; it does not include the physician’s interpretation of the images.
Report the first-lesion acquisition code based on the service performed, not the lesion’s size or severity. Documentation should identify the lesion and its body site and support that RCM images were acquired. For additional lesions, use the applicable additional-lesion code. CMS classifies 96932 as a technical-component-only service, with interpretation covered by a separate code. When interpretation is performed and reported separately, document it distinctly from image acquisition.
CMS billing rules for 96932
- Professional and technical components
- Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.00 · 0%
- Practice expense (office) RVU3.66 · 100%
- Malpractice RVU0.01 · 0%
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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.
96932 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.
$41.93–$44.23
96933 covers interpretation only for the first lesion; 96932 covers image acquisition only.
$72.80–$79.28
96935 is for image acquisition only on each additional lesion, while 96932 covers acquisition for the first lesion.
$112.12–$120.78
96934 covers both acquisition and interpretation for each additional lesion. 96932 covers acquisition only for the first lesion.
Compare 96932 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.
3 of 3 payment localities
Fort Lauderdale →
Office / nonfacility
$124.44
Facility
Unavailable
Miami →
Office / nonfacility
$128.10
Facility
Unavailable
Rest Of Florida →
Office / nonfacility
$117.37
Facility
Unavailable
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96932 billing questions
How does 96932 differ from 96931?
96932 reports image acquisition only for the first lesion. Use 96931 when the first-lesion service includes both acquisition and interpretation.
Is interpretation included in 96932?
No. CMS identifies 96932 as technical-component-only; the interpretation is reported separately with 96933 when performed.
How is acquisition for another lesion reported?
For acquisition only on each additional lesion, use 96935. The additional-lesion codes are selected according to whether acquisition, interpretation, or both were performed.
Is 96932 reported per image or per lesion?
It represents acquisition for the first lesion, rather than a count of individual images. Use the applicable additional-lesion code for further lesions.
What documentation supports 96932?
Document the lesion’s identity and body site and that reflectance confocal microscopy image acquisition was performed. Keep any separately performed interpretation documented as a distinct service.
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.
12,83196921,,Excimer lsr psriasis 250-500,A,,0.88,3.51,,0.48,,0.04,4.43,1.40,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,83296922,,Excimer lsr psriasis>500sqcm,A,,1.12,4.10,,1.08,,0.05,5.27,2.25,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,83396931,,Rcm img acquisj&i&r 1st les,A,,0.78,4.11,,4.11,NA,0.04,4.93,4.93,4,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,83496932,,Rcm img acquisj only 1st les,A,,0.00,3.66,,3.66,NA,0.01,3.67,3.67,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,83596933,,Rcm i&r only 1st lesion,A,,0.78,0.45,,0.45,NA,0.03,1.26,1.26,2,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,83696934,,Rcm img acquisj&i&r ea addl,A,,0.74,2.69,,2.69,NA,0.03,3.46,3.46,4,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,83796935,,Rcm img acquisj only ea addl,A,,0.00,2.28,,2.28,NA,0.00,2.28,2.28,3,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00