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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

92025 Corneal topography Medicare reimbursement rates in Rhode Island

Computerized corneal topography maps corneal shape and curvature to assess irregularity, suspected ectasia, or corneal changes relevant to treatment planning. Compare 92025 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Rhode Island.

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 92025 in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$38.05

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Rhode Island

One mapped payment locality.

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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Ophthalmology diagnostic testing

About 92025: Computerized corneal topography

Computerized corneal topography maps corneal shape and curvature to assess irregularity, suspected ectasia, or corneal changes relevant to treatment planning.

Computerized corneal topography captures and analyzes corneal surface shape to produce a curvature map, helping identify steepening or irregularity that may not be evident from routine examination alone. Ophthalmologists and optometrists commonly use it when evaluating suspected keratoconus or irregular astigmatism, or when planning corneal or refractive treatment and contact lens management. The test is performed with a dedicated imaging device in an eye-care office or facility, with the clinician interpreting the resulting map in the context of the examination.

Report the service when the topographic study is performed and interpreted; retain the clinical reason for testing and the findings or interpretation in the record. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and no component modifier represents the global service. The code is priced for both eyes, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. When multiple ophthalmic diagnostic procedures are performed, the multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

CMS billing rules for 92025

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.
Multiple procedures
Ophthalmology diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.
Bilateral procedures
The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.34 · 31%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.75 · 68%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

303.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #308 by national volume

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.

92025 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Rhode Island, from the same CMS release.

92072

Contact lens fitting

Keratoconus, initial

$123.27

This code is for corneal topography, a diagnostic map of corneal shape. 92072 describes fitting a contact lens for keratoconus, not producing the map.

92015

Determine refractive state

No office rate

92015 determines refractive state, such as the correction needed for glasses. Corneal topography maps corneal curvature and surface shape.

92132

Eye imaging

Anterior segment

$30.48

92132 uses anterior-segment optical coherence tomography to produce cross-sectional imaging. Corneal topography maps surface curvature rather than tissue cross-sections.

Compare 92025 by payment locality

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1 of 1 payment localities

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 92025 in Rhode Island.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,667

Code
92025
Physician work
0.34
Practice expense
0.75
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

92

Locality
Rhode Island
Physician work
1.019
Practice expense
1.033
Malpractice
0.892
Office / nonfacility calculation for 92025 in Rhode Island
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.34× 1.0190.3465
Practice expense0.75× 1.0330.7747
Malpractice0.02× 0.8920.0178
Total RVUs1.1391
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Rhode Island$38.05

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.
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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.341.019
Practice expense0.751.033
Malpractice0.020.892

(0.34 × 1.019 + 0.75 × 1.033 + 0.02 × 0.892) × $33.4009 = $38.05

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

92025 billing questions

Does this code represent a one-eye or two-eye service?

CMS pricing treats the service as bilateral. Modifier 50 does not increase payment.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service. Submit without either modifier when billing the global service.

Can corneal topography be reported with an ophthalmic examination?

It may be reported with a separately performed eye examination when the record supports both services. Document the topography's clinical indication and interpretation apart from the examination findings.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect this code?

The ophthalmology diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component when applicable. It does not apply to the professional component under the CMS rule provided for this code.

What documentation supports reporting corneal topography?

Document why corneal shape mapping was needed, that the study was performed, and the clinician's interpretation, such as relevant curvature or surface irregularity findings.

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 92025PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,667 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Rhode IslandGPCI2026.csv, line 92 (RVU26D)