Billing code 93229: Remote ECG monitoringMedicare rate & RVUs in Rhode Island
Reports the technical support for a 30-day remote mobile cardiac telemetry service, including setup, patient instruction, and ECG data handling.
Medicare pays $783.24 for 93229 in the office in Rhode Island (Rhode Island). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 9 sections
What 93229 covers
This code represents the technical work for a 30-day mobile cardiac telemetry service ordered to evaluate suspected intermittent arrhythmias, such as palpitations, dizziness, or fainting. Monitoring staff support device setup and patient instruction, receive transmitted ECG data, and analyze it for events that may require notification to the treating clinician. Cardiology practices commonly arrange the service for patients monitoring at home; the clinician’s review and interpretation are reported separately.
Report the technical service for the 30-day monitoring episode, not separately for each transmission or detected event. Documentation should support the monitoring period and the technical services furnished, including setup, instruction, data receipt and analysis, and any relevant event communications. Code 93228 represents the separate professional review and interpretation. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are billed; that reduction can affect payment for this service.
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.
93229 in Rhode Island
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $783.24 | Unavailable |
How the 93229 rate is calculated
Each of 93229’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 93229
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense22.64
22.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.07
0.07 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
22.7100
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$758.53
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 93229
The CMS indicators that decide how 93229 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 93229
Remote ECG monitoring
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 6 | Diagnostic cardiovascular reduction applies to the technical component. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 3 | Technical component only. |
93229 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 93228ECG interpretation
- Use 93229 for technical support, setup, and ECG data handling. Use 93228 for the separate professional review and interpretation.
- 93268ECG monitoring
- 93268 describes external event monitoring; 93229 supports mobile cardiac telemetry with remote ECG data transmission and technical analysis over a 30-day service.
- 93241Ambulatory ECG
- 93241 covers external ECG monitoring for more than 48 hours and up to 7 days. Code 93229 is for the technical service in a 30-day mobile telemetry episode.
- 93224Holter monitoring
- 93224 represents Holter monitoring of up to 48 hours. Choose 93229 for the technical service supporting remote mobile telemetry over 30 days.
93229 billing questions
How does 93229 differ from 93228?
93229 represents the technical services supporting the 30-day telemetry episode. Code 93228 is for the separate professional review and interpretation.
Can the technical service and interpretation both be reported?
Yes. The technical service is reported with 93229, while the physician or other qualified health care professional’s review and interpretation are reported with 93228 when performed.
Is 93229 reported for each alert or ECG transmission?
No. It represents technical support for the 30-day monitoring service, rather than a separate charge for each transmitted tracing or event.
What documentation supports 93229?
Document the monitoring period and the technical work furnished, such as equipment setup, patient instruction, receipt and analysis of ECG data, and relevant event communications.
Can another cardiovascular diagnostic service affect payment?
Yes. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are billed.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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