$252.66
95928 addresses central motor responses in the upper limbs; 95929 addresses the lower limbs.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
95929 Motor evoked study Medicare reimbursement rates in Vermont
Reports central motor pathway testing that stimulates the motor cortex and records evoked responses from lower-limb muscles. Compare 95929 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Vermont.
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 95929 in Vermont?
Vermont 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
$246.70
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Vermont
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.
Neurophysiology
About 95929: Central motor evoked study, lower limbs
Reports central motor pathway testing that stimulates the motor cortex and records evoked responses from lower-limb muscles.
This study evaluates motor signals traveling from the brain toward the legs. Transcranial stimulation is used to evoke responses recorded from lower-limb muscles, helping assess central motor pathway function in patients with suspected brain or spinal cord disease. Neurologists and clinical neurophysiologists typically perform or interpret the study in a neurodiagnostic laboratory or hospital setting.
Report 95929 when the central motor evoked potential study evaluates the lower limbs; it is distinct from peripheral nerve conduction testing and sensory evoked potential testing. Documentation should identify the clinical question, stimulation and recording sites, responses obtained, and interpretation. 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 bilaterally, so modifier 50 does not increase payment.
CMS billing rules for 95929
- 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
- The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.46 · 19%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.94 · 79%
- Malpractice RVU0.09 · 1%
1.4K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2727 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.
95929 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Vermont, from the same CMS release.
$581.61
95939 covers central motor evoked testing of both upper and lower limbs, whereas 95929 is the lower-limb service.
$394.97
95938 evaluates somatosensory pathways in upper and lower limbs. Choose 95929 for central motor pathway testing of the lower limbs.
No office rate
95940 describes intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring time. It is not the diagnostic central motor evoked study represented by 95929.
Compare 95929 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
Vermont →
Office / nonfacility
$246.70
Facility
Unavailable
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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 95929 in Vermont.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
12,678
- Code
- 95929
- Physician work
- 1.46
- Practice expense
- 5.94
- Malpractice
- 0.09
GPCI2026.csv
105
- Locality
- Vermont
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.990
- Malpractice
- 0.506
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.46 | × 1.000 | 1.4600 |
| Practice expense | 5.94 | × 0.990 | 5.8806 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | × 0.506 | 0.0455 |
| Total RVUs | 7.3861 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Vermont$246.70
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.46 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 5.94 | 0.99 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | 0.506 |
(1.46 × 1 + 5.94 × 0.99 + 0.09 × 0.506) × $33.4009 = $246.70
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.
95929 billing questions
When should 95929 be selected instead of 95928?
Use 95929 for central motor evoked testing of the lower limbs. Code 95928 identifies the corresponding upper-limb study.
Can modifier 50 be used when both legs are tested?
The code is already priced as bilateral. Modifier 50 does not increase payment.
How do modifiers 26 and TC apply?
Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 95929?
Document the clinical indication, that the study evaluates central motor pathways to the lower limbs, the stimulation and recording sites, responses, and interpretation.
Is 95929 the same as intraoperative motor pathway monitoring?
No. Code 95929 represents a central motor evoked potential diagnostic study; intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring is a different service.
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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12,67695928,26,C motor evoked uppr limbs,A,,1.46,0.84,,0.84,,0.07,2.37,2.37,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,67795928,TC,C motor evoked uppr limbs,A,,0.00,5.28,,5.28,NA,0.02,5.30,5.30,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,67895929,,C motor evoked lwr limbs,A,,1.46,5.94,,5.94,NA,0.09,7.49,7.49,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,67995929,26,C motor evoked lwr limbs,A,,1.46,0.82,,0.82,,0.07,2.35,2.35,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,68095929,TC,C motor evoked lwr limbs,A,,0.00,5.12,,5.12,NA,0.02,5.14,5.14,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,68195930,,Visual ep test cns w/i&r,A,,0.34,1.67,,1.67,NA,0.02,2.03,2.03,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
10204412,TX,18,HOUSTON,1.008,0.993,1.376
10304412,TX,99,REST OF TEXAS,1.000,0.949,0.903
10403502,UT,09,UTAH,1.000,0.940,0.898
10514512,VT,50,VERMONT,1.000,0.990,0.506
10611302,VA,00,VIRGINIA,1.000,0.983,0.706
10709202,VI,50,VIRGIN ISLANDS,1.000,1.011,0.985
10802402,WA,02,SEATTLE (KING CNTY),1.050,1.227,0.817