Cardiology & vascular

93880 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Carotid duplex ultrasound, bilateral.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.78	0.78
Practice expense RVU	4.78	4.78
Malpractice RVU	0.10	0.10
Total RVUs	5.66	5.66
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$189.05	$189.05
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$189.99	$189.99

How 93880 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 93880 ranges from $164.92 in Arkansas (AR) to $260.93 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 93880 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $260.93 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $260.47 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $255.18 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $255.06 Napa (CA) $239.82 Vallejo (CA) $239.65 Seattle (WA) $225.98 Santa Rosa-Petaluma (CA) $224.68 National average $189.05 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $167.64 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $166.93 Mississippi (MS) $165.99 Arkansas (AR) $164.92

Non-facility payment for 93880 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

93880 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
93880-26	1.12	$37.41
93880-TC	4.54	$151.64

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
93306 · echocardiogram, complete, with spectral and color doppler
93307 · echocardiogram, complete, without doppler
93015 · cardiovascular stress test, complete
93970 · venous duplex ultrasound, bilateral

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 93880 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $189.05 and the facility payment is $189.05, 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 93880?

The 2026 work RVU for 93880 is 0.78. Total RVUs are 5.66 in the non-facility setting and 5.66 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.