93050 Art pressure waveform analys
What 93050 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Art pressure waveform analys.
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 93050 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.02 | 0.51 | $17.03 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.02 | 0.51 | $17.03 |
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 93050 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Nature of Service/Procedure. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 93050? These codes are bundled into it
93050 is a Column 1 code in 3 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 |
93050 is bundled into these codes
93050 appears as a Column 2 code in 475 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 93050 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
00100 | Anes px salivary gland w/bx | 0 | Check pair |
00102 | Anes px plstc rpr cleft lip | 0 | Check pair |
00103 | Anes rcnstv px eyelid | 0 | Check pair |
00104 | Anes electroconvulsive ther | 0 | Check pair |
00120 | Anes px ear w/bx nos | 0 | Check pair |
00124 | Anes px ear otoscopy | 0 | Check pair |
00126 | Anes px ear tympanotomy | 0 | Check pair |
00140 | Anes procedures on eye nos | 0 | Check pair |
00142 | Anes px on eye lens surgery | 0 | Check pair |
00144 | Anes px eye corneal trnspl | 0 | Check pair |
00145 | Anes px eye vitreortnl surg | 0 | Check pair |
00147 | Anes px on eye iridectomy | 0 | Check pair |
00148 | Anes px eye ophthalmoscopy | 0 | Check pair |
00160 | Anes px nose&sinus nos | 0 | Check pair |
00162 | Anes px nose&sinus rad surg | 0 | 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.