$57.40–$69.63
Both codes concern patient-recorded spirometry, but their specific service definitions differ. Check the applicable CPT descriptor and documentation rather than treating them as interchangeable.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
94015 Remote spirometry Medicare reimbursement rates in New York
Reports the technical service for patient-initiated spirometry recordings, including data capture and transmission during a monitoring period. Compare 94015 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New York.
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 94015 in New York?
New York has 5 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 5 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$33.23–$41.92
5 of 5 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 94015 pays more and less in New York
5 payment localities
$33.23 to $41.92
Pulmonary testing
About 94015: Patient-initiated spirometry recording
Reports the technical service for patient-initiated spirometry recordings, including data capture and transmission during a monitoring period.
This service covers the technical side of patient-initiated spirometry: the patient performs lung-function recordings using a spirometer outside the clinic, and the resulting data are captured and transmitted for clinical review. It is used when a treating practice monitors pulmonary function between visits, rather than only measuring spirometry during an office encounter. The practice or service furnishing the recording equipment and data handling supports the technical service; the patient performs the maneuvers.
Report the technical recording service for the monitoring period supported by the record, including evidence that recordings were made and data transmitted. CMS classifies 94015 as technical-component-only, so the physician’s review and interpretation are reported separately with the applicable interpretation code, such as 94016. The technical service and interpretation should each be supported by documentation of the work performed; a physician’s review alone does not establish that the technical recording service was furnished.
CMS billing rules for 94015
- 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) RVU1.04 · 99%
- Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%
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.
94015 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New York, from the same CMS release.
$24.17–$27.71
94015 covers the technical recording service; 94016 covers clinician review and interpretation of patient-initiated recordings.
$28.36–$35.08
94010 is conventional spirometry performed for an encounter. Use 94015 for the technical service associated with patient-initiated recordings and transmission.
No office rate
94011 is spirometry for a patient through age two. 94015 concerns patient-initiated recordings and is not selected based solely on age.
Compare 94015 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.
5 of 5 payment localities
Manhattan →
Office / nonfacility
$40.89
Facility
Unavailable
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island →
Office / nonfacility
$41.92
Facility
Unavailable
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs →
Office / nonfacility
$38.44
Facility
Unavailable
Queens →
Office / nonfacility
$41.54
Facility
Unavailable
Rest Of New York →
Office / nonfacility
$33.23
Facility
Unavailable
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94015 billing questions
How does 94015 differ from office spirometry 94010?
94015 represents patient-initiated recordings made outside the usual office testing encounter, with data transmission for review. 94010 is used for spirometry performed as a conventional breathing-capacity test.
Is interpretation included in 94015?
No. CMS identifies 94015 as technical-component-only; report the physician or qualified health care professional’s review and interpretation separately when performed and documented.
Which code reports review of the transmitted recordings?
Code 94016 is the related review-and-interpretation service. The record should support the clinician’s review and report, separately from the technical recording and transmission.
What documentation supports reporting 94015?
Document the patient-initiated spirometry activity and the technical handling or transmission of the resulting data for the monitoring period. Keep the interpretation documentation distinct when separately reporting review.
Can 94015 be used for spirometry in a child younger than two?
No. The nearby codes 94011 through 94013 describe specific spirometry or lung-volume testing for children through age two; select the code that matches the service performed.
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.
12,36894012,,Spirmtry w/brnchdil inf-2 yr,A,,2.78,0.56,NA,0.56,,0.17,3.51,3.51,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,36994013,,Meas lung vol thru 2 yrs,A,,0.40,0.07,NA,0.07,,0.03,0.50,0.50,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,37094014,,Patient recorded spirometry,A,,0.51,1.25,,1.25,NA,0.03,1.79,1.79,4,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,37194015,,Patient recorded spirometry,A,,0.00,1.04,,1.04,NA,0.01,1.05,1.05,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,37294016,,Review patient spirometry,A,,0.51,0.21,,0.21,,0.02,0.74,0.74,2,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,37394060,,Evaluation of wheezing,A,,0.21,1.07,,1.07,NA,0.02,1.30,1.30,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,37494060,26,Evaluation of wheezing,A,,0.21,0.09,,0.09,,0.01,0.31,0.31,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00