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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

91010 Esophageal manometry Medicare reimbursement rates in New Jersey

Esophageal manometry records pressure patterns during swallowing to evaluate dysphagia, suspected motility disorders, and esophageal function before selected procedures. Compare 91010 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Jersey.

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 91010 in New Jersey?

New Jersey 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

$266.29–$280.84

2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of New Jersey

Highest: Northern Nj

A spread of $14.55 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.

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Gastroenterology testing

About 91010: Esophageal pressure motility study

Esophageal manometry records pressure patterns during swallowing to evaluate dysphagia, suspected motility disorders, and esophageal function before selected procedures.

Esophageal manometry uses a pressure-sensing catheter passed through the nose into the esophagus to record pressure changes during swallowing. The study evaluates coordinated esophageal contractions and lower esophageal sphincter function, often for dysphagia, suspected achalasia, or other motility disorders. Gastroenterology practices typically perform it in an outpatient motility lab or endoscopy setting, with a clinician interpreting the recorded study and producing a report.

Report the study when standard pressure measurements are performed; document the indication, procedure details, findings, and interpretation. The global service includes both the technical work and interpretation; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies equipment and staff. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the 0-day global period. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 91010

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
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.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
Assistant at surgery
Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.25 · 17%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU6.02 · 82%
  • Malpractice RVU0.09 · 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.

91010 compared with similar codes

Office rates for New Jersey, from the same CMS release.

91013

Esophageal motility

With stimulation or perfusion

$30.69–$32.32

91010 represents standard pressure motility testing. 91013 is added when stimulation or perfusion is performed with the motility study.

91037

Esophageal impedance

One hour or less

$202.98–$214.07

91010 records esophageal pressure patterns during swallowing; 91037 evaluates esophageal function using impedance to assess bolus movement or reflux.

91034

Reflux monitoring

Nasal catheter pH test

$219.39–$231.47

91010 evaluates esophageal motility with pressure measurements. 91034 monitors esophageal acid exposure to investigate reflux.

Compare 91010 by payment locality

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2 of 2 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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91010 billing questions

When should 91010 be reported instead of 91013?

Report 91010 for a standard esophageal pressure motility study. Use 91013 as an add-on when the study includes stimulation or perfusion.

Can the interpretation and technical service be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports 91010?

Document the clinical reason for testing, the study performed, the pressure findings, and the interpreting clinician's report. The record should support that standard esophageal motility measurements were obtained.

Is modifier 50 appropriate for this code?

No. The descriptor and anatomy do not support bilateral reporting, so modifier 50 is inappropriate.

How are same-day services around the test treated?

The code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

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 91010PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,588 (RVU26D)