92020 Gonioscopy
What 92020 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Gonioscopy.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 92020 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.01 | 0.80 | $26.72 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.49 | $16.37 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Global concept does not apply.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 92020 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: CMS Policy. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 92020? These codes are bundled into it
92020 is a Column 1 code in 4 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99211 | Off/op est may x req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
92020 is bundled into these codes
92020 appears as a Column 2 code in 7 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 92020 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0621T | Trabeculostomy interno laser | 1 | Check pair |
0622T | Trabeculostomy int lsr w/scp | 1 | Check pair |
0730T | Trabeculotomy lsr w/oct gdn | 1 | Check pair |
65855 | Trabeculoplasty laser surg | 1 | Check pair |
92018 | Compl oph exam general anes | 0 | Check pair |
92019 | Lmtd oph exam general anes | 0 | Check pair |
92285 | External ocular photography | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.