Cardiology & vascular

93970 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Venous duplex ultrasound, bilateral.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.68	0.68
Practice expense RVU	4.74	4.74
Malpractice RVU	0.09	0.09
Total RVUs	5.51	5.51
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$184.04	$184.04
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$184.96	$184.96

How 93970 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 93970 ranges from $160.26 in Arkansas (AR) to $255.12 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 93970 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $255.12 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $254.70 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $249.48 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $249.38 Napa (CA) $234.34 Vallejo (CA) $234.19 Seattle (WA) $220.56 Santa Rosa-Petaluma (CA) $219.42 National average $184.04 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $162.94 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $162.11 Mississippi (MS) $161.25 Arkansas (AR) $160.26

Non-facility payment for 93970 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

93970 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
93970-26	0.96	$32.06
93970-TC	4.55	$151.97

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
93880 · carotid duplex ultrasound, bilateral

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 93970 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $184.04 and the facility payment is $184.04, 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 93970?

The 2026 work RVU for 93970 is 0.68. Total RVUs are 5.51 in the non-facility setting and 5.51 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.