Cardiology & vascular

93306 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Echocardiogram, complete, with spectral and color Doppler.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	1.42	1.42
Practice expense RVU	4.39	4.39
Malpractice RVU	0.08	0.08
Total RVUs	5.89	5.89
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$196.73	$196.73
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$197.71	$197.71

How 93306 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 93306 ranges from $174.76 in Arkansas (AR) to $265.52 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 93306 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $265.52 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $265.15 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $259.91 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $259.82 Napa (CA) $245.03 Vallejo (CA) $244.90 Seattle (WA) $231.90 Santa Rosa-Petaluma (CA) $230.35 National average $196.73 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $177.24 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $176.43 Mississippi (MS) $175.65 Arkansas (AR) $174.76

Non-facility payment for 93306 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

93306 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
93306-26	2.02	$67.47
93306-TC	3.87	$129.26

Related codes - cardiology & vascular

93000 · ecg, 12-lead, with interpretation and report
93005 · ecg, 12-lead, tracing only
93010 · ecg, 12-lead, interpretation and report only
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 93306 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $196.73 and the facility payment is $196.73, 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 93306?

The 2026 work RVU for 93306 is 1.42. Total RVUs are 5.89 in the non-facility setting and 5.89 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.