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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

93587 Venography Medicare reimbursement rates in Wisconsin

Reports catheter-based venography to assess venovenous collateral pathways at or above the diaphragm during a congenital heart catheterization. Compare 93587 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Wisconsin.

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 93587 in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin 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

No supported rate

Facility setting

$82.51

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Wisconsin

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.

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Congenital cardiac catheterization

About 93587: Congenital venovenous collateral venography

Reports catheter-based venography to assess venovenous collateral pathways at or above the diaphragm during a congenital heart catheterization.

This add-on describes contrast venography used to evaluate venovenous collateral pathways in a patient with congenital heart disease when the pathways are at or above the diaphragm. A congenital or interventional cardiologist typically performs the catheter work in a cardiac catheterization laboratory, with imaging used to show the collateral anatomy. It is distinct from venography directed at a named structure such as the coronary sinus or azygos system.

Report 93587 only with a qualifying primary procedure; it is not a stand-alone service. The record should identify the venovenous collateral pathway and its location, and support why its anatomy was evaluated. CMS treats the code as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period. Distinguish it from 93588 when the venovenous collateral is below the diaphragm, and from other congenital venography add-ons when the study targets a specifically named structure.

CMS billing rules for 93587

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 RVU2.06 · 80%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.38 · 15%
  • Malpractice RVU0.15 · 6%

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.

93587 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wisconsin, from the same CMS release.

93588

Congenital venography

Collateral below diaphragm

No office rate

Both address venovenous collateral pathways; select 93587 for a pathway at or above the diaphragm and 93588 for one below it.

93586

Coronary sinus venography

Congenital heart disease

No office rate

93586 is directed at coronary sinus venography. Use 93587 for venovenous collateral pathways at or above the diaphragm.

93585

Congenital venography

Azygos or hemiazygos vein

No office rate

93585 identifies venography of the azygos or hemiazygos system; 93587 addresses venovenous collateral pathways at or above the diaphragm.

Compare 93587 by payment locality

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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 93587 in Wisconsin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,156

Code
93587
Physician work
2.06
Practice expense
0.38
Malpractice
0.15

GPCI2026.csv

111

Locality
Wisconsin
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.958
Malpractice
0.308
Facility calculation for 93587 in Wisconsin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.06× 1.0002.0600
Practice expense0.38× 0.9580.3640
Malpractice0.15× 0.3080.0462
Total RVUs2.4702
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Wisconsin$82.51

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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Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.061
Practice expense0.380.958
Malpractice0.150.308

(2.06 × 1 + 0.38 × 0.958 + 0.15 × 0.308) × $33.4009 = $82.51

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.

93587 billing questions

How is 93587 distinguished from 93588?

Use 93587 for venovenous collateral pathways at or above the diaphragm. Code 93588 describes the corresponding assessment below the diaphragm.

Can 93587 be billed by itself?

No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be reported with a primary procedure.

Which documentation supports reporting 93587?

Document the venovenous collateral pathway assessed, its location at or above the diaphragm, and the imaging performed to evaluate it.

Is this the code for coronary sinus venography?

No. Coronary sinus venography is represented by 93586. Use 93587 for venovenous collateral pathways at or above the diaphragm.

How does CMS handle payment timing for this add-on?

CMS places payment for 93587 within the global period of the primary procedure with which it is reported.

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 93587PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,156 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for WisconsinGPCI2026.csv, line 111 (RVU26D)