$35.27
93573 is for selective imaging of both pulmonary arterial systems; 93569 is the unilateral selective service.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
93573 Pulmonary angiography Medicare reimbursement rates in Tennessee
Reports selective contrast imaging of both pulmonary arterial systems during cardiac catheterization, commonly to assess pulmonary artery anatomy in congenital heart disease. Compare 93573 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Tennessee.
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 93573 in Tennessee?
Tennessee 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
$58.43
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Tennessee
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$51.14
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Tennessee
One mapped payment locality.
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 catheterization
About 93573: Bilateral selective pulmonary artery angiography
Reports selective contrast imaging of both pulmonary arterial systems during cardiac catheterization, commonly to assess pulmonary artery anatomy in congenital heart disease.
During cardiac catheterization, the operator selectively positions a catheter in the pulmonary arteries and injects contrast to image both sides. The resulting angiographic views can help define pulmonary artery anatomy, including abnormalities relevant to congenital heart disease. A congenital cardiologist or other physician performing the catheterization typically carries out the injections and interprets the images in a cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Report 93573 as an add-on only with an eligible primary cardiac catheterization procedure, not as a standalone service. Choose it when selective pulmonary arterial angiography is performed bilaterally; unilateral selective imaging is represented by a different code, while nonselective imaging uses another approach. The record should support selective catheter placement, contrast injections into both pulmonary arterial systems, the images obtained, and the physician’s interpretation. CMS identifies this as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period.
CMS billing rules for 93573
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.27 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.48 · 26%
- Malpractice RVU0.08 · 4%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #3528 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.
93573 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Tennessee, from the same CMS release.
$41.97
93568 describes nonselective pulmonary arterial angiography. Choose 93573 when the catheter is selectively positioned for bilateral pulmonary arterial imaging.
$64.16
93574 is selective pulmonary vein angiography, not imaging of the pulmonary arteries.
$86.04
93575 addresses angiography of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries, a different target from the pulmonary arteries covered by 93573.
Compare 93573 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.
1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$58.43
Facility
$51.14
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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 93573 in Tennessee.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
12,146
- Code
- 93573
- Physician work
- 1.27
- Practice expense
- 0.48
- Malpractice
- 0.08
GPCI2026.csv
95
- Locality
- Tennessee
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.909
- Malpractice
- 0.537
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.27 | × 1.000 | 1.2700 |
| Practice expense | 0.48 | × 0.909 | 0.4363 |
| Malpractice | 0.08 | × 0.537 | 0.0430 |
| Total RVUs | 1.7493 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Tennessee$58.43
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.27 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.48 | 0.909 |
| Malpractice | 0.08 | 0.537 |
(1.27 × 1 + 0.48 × 0.909 + 0.08 × 0.537) × $33.4009 = $58.43
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.27 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.24 | 0.909 |
| Malpractice | 0.08 | 0.537 |
(1.27 × 1 + 0.24 × 0.909 + 0.08 × 0.537) × $33.4009 = $51.14
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.
93573 billing questions
When should 93573 be chosen instead of 93569?
Use 93573 when selective pulmonary arterial angiography is performed bilaterally. Code 93569 describes the unilateral selective service.
Can 93573 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with an eligible primary cardiac catheterization procedure.
Does this code include image interpretation?
Yes. The angiography service includes imaging supervision, interpretation, and reporting; document the images and the physician’s findings.
What documentation supports bilateral reporting?
Document selective catheter placement and contrast imaging of both pulmonary arterial systems, along with the resulting interpretation.
How does 93573 differ from nonselective pulmonary angiography?
93573 represents selective catheterization and imaging of both pulmonary arterial systems. Code 93568 describes nonselective pulmonary arterial angiography.
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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