Eye & ear

92083 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Visual field examination, extended.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.49	0.49
Practice expense RVU	1.40	1.40
Malpractice RVU	0.02	0.02
Total RVUs	1.91	1.91
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$63.80	$63.80
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$64.11	$64.11

How 92083 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 92083 ranges from $56.88 in Arkansas (AR) to $85.95 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 92083 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $85.95 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $85.86 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $84.16 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $84.14 Napa (CA) $79.37 Vallejo (CA) $79.34 Seattle (WA) $75.11 Alaska (AK) $74.72 National average $63.80 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $57.66 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $57.33 Mississippi (MS) $57.12 Arkansas (AR) $56.88

Non-facility payment for 92083 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: XXX

No global period: the global surgery concept does not apply to this code.

Professional / technical split

92083 can be billed globally or split: modifier 26 for the professional component (interpretation) and TC for the technical component (equipment and staff).

Billing	Total RVUs (non-facility)	National payment
92083-26	0.79	$26.39
92083-TC	1.12	$37.41

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 92083 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $63.80 and the facility payment is $63.80, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.

What is the work RVU for 92083?

The 2026 work RVU for 92083 is 0.49. Total RVUs are 1.91 in the non-facility setting and 1.91 in the facility setting.

Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?

Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.