Cardiology & vascular

93005 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

ECG, 12-lead, tracing only.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.00	0.00
Practice expense RVU	0.20	0.20
Malpractice RVU	0.01	0.01
Total RVUs	0.21	0.21
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$7.01	$7.01
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$7.05	$7.05

How 93005 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 93005 ranges from $5.91 in Arkansas (AR) to $9.81 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 93005 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $9.81 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $9.77 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $9.57 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $9.56 Napa (CA) $8.97 Vallejo (CA) $8.96 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $8.56 Seattle (WA) $8.47 National average $7.01 … 97 more localities between … Rest Of Missouri (MO) $6.08 Alabama (AL) $6.03 Mississippi (MS) $6.00 Arkansas (AR) $5.91

Non-facility payment for 93005 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.

Related codes - cardiology & vascular

93000 · ecg, 12-lead, with interpretation and report
93010 · ecg, 12-lead, interpretation and report only
93306 · echocardiogram, complete, with spectral and color doppler
93307 · echocardiogram, complete, without doppler
93015 · cardiovascular stress test, complete
93880 · carotid duplex ultrasound, bilateral
93970 · venous duplex ultrasound, bilateral

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 93005 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $7.01 and the facility payment is $7.01, 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 93005?

The 2026 work RVU for 93005 is 0.00. Total RVUs are 0.21 in the non-facility setting and 0.21 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.