$51.63–$53.88
Both codes concern an in-person CRT-D interrogation. Choose 93146 when programming is performed; choose 93145 when the interrogation is without programming.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
93146 CRT-D interrogation Medicare reimbursement rates in Maine
Report this service for an in-person evaluation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator that includes device interrogation and programming. Compare 93146 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Maine.
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 93146 in Maine?
Maine has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$78.02–$81.64
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$37.76–$38.28
2 of 2 localities have a 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.
Cardiac device services
About 93146: In-person CRT-D interrogation with programming
Report this service for an in-person evaluation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator that includes device interrogation and programming.
This service covers an in-person evaluation of an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), including review of device information and programming. It is typically performed in a cardiology or electrophysiology device clinic by a qualified clinician using the device programmer. The review may include stored rhythm events, device function, battery information, and therapy settings; programming changes are made when indicated by the evaluation.
Choose this code when the CRT-D is assessed in person and programming is part of the service, rather than for an interrogation without programming. Documentation should identify the device, the interrogation findings, and any programming performed. For Medicare, the physician fee schedule assigns work and practice-expense values to this service. Report the code for the work documented, without separately reporting the interrogation portion of the same programming service.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.90 · 36%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.52 · 61%
- Malpractice RVU0.06 · 2%
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.
93146 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Maine, from the same CMS release.
$98.64–$103.04
93284 is an in-person programming evaluation for a CRT-D. Compare the service performed and the applicable code descriptor rather than selecting solely by device type.
$34.61–$35.36
93295 concerns remote ICD monitoring. 93146 describes an in-person CRT-D evaluation that includes programming.
Compare 93146 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Rest Of Maine →
Office / nonfacility
$78.02
Facility
$37.76
Southern Maine →
Office / nonfacility
$81.64
Facility
$38.28
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93146 billing questions
How does this differ from 93145?
93146 includes programming with the in-person CRT-D interrogation. Use 93145 when the in-person interrogation is performed without programming.
What should the record document?
Document the CRT-D evaluated, the device findings reviewed, and the programming performed. The record should make clear that the service was an in-person evaluation.
Can the interrogation and programming be billed as separate services?
The interrogation is part of this service when it is performed with programming. Do not report a second code for the same interrogation work.
Is this code for remote monitoring?
No. This code describes an in-person CRT-D evaluation with programming; remote device monitoring is a different 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.
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