# CPT 93225: External ECG recording, up to 48 hours, recording only

Medicare CPT 93225 pays $18.04 in a non-facility setting and $18.04 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $15.38 in Arkansas to $21.23 in District of Columbia, a 38% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93225-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Medical and Therapeutic Services
Billed by: Cardiovascular Disease

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $18.04 |
| National facility | $18.04 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $21.23 | $21.23 |
| California | $21.13 | $21.13 |
| Washington | $20.44 | $20.44 |
| Hawaii | $20.32 | $20.32 |
| New Jersey | $20.30 | $20.30 |
| New York | $20.20 | $20.20 |
| Massachusetts | $20.17 | $20.17 |
| Connecticut | $19.47 | $19.47 |
| Colorado | $19.10 | $19.10 |
| Alaska | $19.04 | $19.04 |
| Oregon | $18.90 | $18.90 |
| Maryland | $18.81 | $18.81 |
| New Hampshire | $18.72 | $18.72 |
| Rhode Island | $18.58 | $18.58 |
| Florida | $18.41 | $18.41 |
| Minnesota | $18.31 | $18.31 |
| Puerto Rico | $18.23 | $18.23 |
| Virgin Islands | $18.23 | $18.23 |
| Montana | $18.04 | $18.04 |
| Nevada | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Wyoming | $17.95 | $17.95 |
| North Dakota | $17.84 | $17.84 |
| South Dakota | $17.81 | $17.81 |
| Delaware | $17.79 | $17.79 |
| Illinois | $17.74 | $17.74 |
| Texas | $17.74 | $17.74 |
| Pennsylvania | $17.70 | $17.70 |
| Vermont | $17.69 | $17.69 |
| Virginia | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Arizona | $17.44 | $17.44 |
| Georgia | $17.29 | $17.29 |
| Maine | $17.12 | $17.12 |
| Michigan | $17.10 | $17.10 |
| Wisconsin | $17.06 | $17.06 |
| Utah | $16.94 | $16.94 |
| North Carolina | $16.73 | $16.73 |
| South Carolina | $16.64 | $16.64 |
| New Mexico | $16.63 | $16.63 |
| Indiana | $16.57 | $16.57 |
| Missouri | $16.57 | $16.57 |
| Louisiana | $16.52 | $16.52 |
| Ohio | $16.50 | $16.50 |
| Nebraska | $16.47 | $16.47 |
| Idaho | $16.44 | $16.44 |
| Iowa | $16.33 | $16.33 |
| Tennessee | $16.27 | $16.27 |
| Kansas | $16.17 | $16.17 |
| Oklahoma | $16.07 | $16.07 |
| Kentucky | $16.04 | $16.04 |
| West Virginia | $15.86 | $15.86 |
| Alabama | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Mississippi | $15.49 | $15.49 |
| Arkansas | $15.38 | $15.38 |

## Related codes

- 93000: Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with interpretation and report — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93005: Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93005-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93010: Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93010-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93040: Rhythm ECG, 1-3 leads, with interpretation and report — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93040-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93224: External ECG recording, 24 hours, includes recording, scanning, and interpretation — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93224-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93227: External ECG recording, up to 48 hours, interpretation and report only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93227-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93268: External patient/event ECG recording, up to 30 days, attended monitoring — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93268-cpt-fee-schedule
- 93306: Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with spectral and color flow Doppler — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/93306-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 93225 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules