$54.56–$63.53
93289 is for in-person interrogation of an implanted defibrillator; 93288 is for a pacemaker system.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
93289 Device interrogation Medicare reimbursement rates in Virginia
In-person evaluation of an implanted defibrillator’s settings, battery, leads, and therapy data, with clinician analysis and a documented report. Compare 93289 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Virginia.
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 93289 in Virginia?
Virginia has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$69.98–$80.70
2 of 2 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.
Cardiology diagnostics
About 93289: In-person defibrillator interrogation
In-person evaluation of an implanted defibrillator’s settings, battery, leads, and therapy data, with clinician analysis and a documented report.
This service evaluates an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator in person, including a system that provides cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation. The device is connected to interrogation equipment to review programmed parameters, battery status, lead function, and stored therapy information. A cardiologist, electrophysiologist, or other qualified health care professional interprets the findings and prepares a report. It is commonly performed during an office or facility visit for device follow-up or assessment of recorded events.
Report 93289 for the in-person diagnostic interrogation and interpretation, rather than for remote monitoring or device programming. Documentation should identify the defibrillator evaluated and support the analysis and report, including relevant device findings. CMS allows billing the professional interpretation with modifier 26, the equipment-and-staff service with modifier TC, or the global service without a component modifier. When a cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction applies, it affects the technical component; it does not reduce the professional component under this rule.
CMS billing rules for 93289
- 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
- Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.73 · 34%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.36 · 64%
- Malpractice RVU0.04 · 2%
49.5K
Medicare services in 2024 · #783 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.
93289 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Virginia, from the same CMS release.
$35.41–$39.40
93289 describes an in-person defibrillator interrogation. 93295 is for remote interrogation evaluation.
$95.06–$108.96
93289 covers interrogation and review of an implanted defibrillator. 93283 is a programming service for a dual-lead defibrillator system.
$51.60–$59.99
93289 evaluates an implanted defibrillator; 93290 evaluates an implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor.
Compare 93289 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$80.70
Facility
Unavailable
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Office / nonfacility
$69.98
Facility
Unavailable
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93289 billing questions
When should 93289 be used instead of 93288?
Use 93289 for in-person interrogation of an implanted defibrillator, including a CRT-D. Code 93288 is for interrogation of a pacemaker system.
Does 93289 include device programming?
It reports interrogation and analysis, not a programming service. If the clinician changes device settings, the applicable programming code depends on the defibrillator system.
Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?
Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect 93289?
The cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component. The CMS rule supplied for this code does not reduce the professional component.
Is 93289 reported per lead or per stored event?
No. Report it for the patient encounter, not separately for each lead or stored therapy event reviewed.
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.
12,01393288,,Interrog evl pm/ldls pm ip,A,,0.42,1.22,,1.22,NA,0.02,1.66,1.66,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,01493288,26,Interrog evl pm/ldls pm ip,A,,0.42,0.17,,0.17,,0.01,0.60,0.60,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,01593288,TC,Interrog evl pm/ldls pm ip,A,,0.00,1.05,,1.05,NA,0.01,1.06,1.06,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,01693289,,Interrog device eval heart,A,,0.73,1.36,,1.36,NA,0.04,2.13,2.13,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,01793289,26,Interrog device eval heart,A,,0.73,0.30,,0.30,,0.03,1.06,1.06,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,01893289,TC,Interrog device eval heart,A,,0.00,1.06,,1.06,NA,0.01,1.07,1.07,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,01993290,,Interrog dev eval icpms ip,A,,0.42,1.13,,1.13,NA,0.02,1.57,1.57,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00