Cost analysis for CPT 93294 — Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days
Average Medicare Payment
$21.05
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$36.2M
Services (2023)
1.7M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-10.6%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $23.55 | $12.6M | 540.0K | — |
| 2015 | $23.85 | $14.3M | 605.5K | +1.3% |
| 2016 | $23.87 | $17.5M | 740.7K | +0.1% |
| 2017 | $23.77 | $20.3M | 859.6K | -0.4% |
| 2018 | $21.66 | $21.6M | 1.0M | -8.9% |
| 2019 | $22.14 | $25.9M | 1.2M | +2.2% |
| 2020 | $22.73 | $32.3M | 1.4M | +2.7% |
| 2021 | $21.76 | $32.7M | 1.5M | -4.3% |
| 2022 | $21.21 | $33.7M | 1.6M | -2.5% |
| 2023 | $21.05 | $36.2M | 1.7M | -0.8% |
The most expensive state pays 1.3x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $24.67 vs ID at $18.94.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $24.67 | $143.1K | 5.8K | 7 |
| NJ | $23.25 | $1.1M | 47.5K | 214 |
| NY | $23.21 | $1.9M | 80.9K | 407 |
| CA | $22.86 | $2.8M | 122.8K | 697 |
| DC | $22.33 | $44.7K | 2.0K | 15 |
| MD | $22.21 | $524.1K | 23.6K | 109 |
| FL | $21.92 | $2.8M | 129.8K | 685 |
| CT | $21.48 | $409.1K | 19.0K | 125 |
| MA | $21.44 | $1.1M | 50.7K | 221 |
| HI | $21.41 | $33.5K | 1.6K | 12 |
| NV | $21.37 | $173.1K | 8.1K | 47 |
| IL | $21.26 | $1.5M | 68.9K | 252 |
| RI | $21.21 | $50.2K | 2.4K | 14 |
| SC | $21.13 | $931.3K | 44.1K | 203 |
| WA | $21.12 | $909.3K | 43.0K | 156 |
| VA | $21.12 | $1.3M | 60.6K | 162 |
| PA | $21.05 | $1.8M | 86.6K | 354 |
| TX | $21.04 | $2.4M | 116.1K | 569 |
| AZ | $20.99 | $892.7K | 42.5K | 203 |
| GA | $20.81 | $1.0M | 49.0K | 167 |
| NH | $20.72 | $220.5K | 10.6K | 42 |
| CO | $20.71 | $542.6K | 26.2K | 102 |
| OR | $20.54 | $399.2K | 19.4K | 87 |
| MT | $20.50 | $206.1K | 10.1K | 30 |
| MI | $20.44 | $805.8K | 39.4K | 230 |
| OH | $20.41 | $1.2M | 57.2K | 255 |
| WV | $20.40 | $263.9K | 12.9K | 31 |
| NC | $20.33 | $1.2M | 57.7K | 186 |
| DE | $20.28 | $144.9K | 7.1K | 32 |
| VT | $20.22 | $21.5K | 1.1K | 7 |
| KS | $20.22 | $617.6K | 30.5K | 125 |
| NM | $20.21 | $138.6K | 6.9K | 26 |
| OK | $20.16 | $584.0K | 29.0K | 131 |
| AL | $20.12 | $603.6K | 30.0K | 139 |
| UT | $20.12 | $197.3K | 9.8K | 38 |
| LA | $20.06 | $511.1K | 25.5K | 172 |
| MS | $19.87 | $342.4K | 17.2K | 65 |
| MO | $19.84 | $874.6K | 44.1K | 205 |
| ME | $19.82 | $157.9K | 8.0K | 41 |
| TN | $19.75 | $957.7K | 48.5K | 158 |
| KY | $19.70 | $538.1K | 27.3K | 119 |
| ND | $19.63 | $129.5K | 6.6K | 16 |
| WI | $19.44 | $556.0K | 28.6K | 123 |
| IN | $19.42 | $798.5K | 41.1K | 117 |
| MN | $19.30 | $645.5K | 33.4K | 83 |
| IA | $19.28 | $470.4K | 24.4K | 77 |
| AR | $19.28 | $499.2K | 25.9K | 95 |
| NE | $19.28 | $398.4K | 20.7K | 43 |
| WY | $19.24 | $32.1K | 1.7K | 10 |
| SD | $19.05 | $181.2K | 9.5K | 22 |
| ID | $18.94 | $157.4K | 8.3K | 39 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Valentine | Nurse Practitioner | AK | $86.6K | 3.4K | $25.21 |
| Joseph Levine | Cardiology | NY | $77.1K | 2.9K | $26.49 |
| Anthony Chang | Cardiology | VA | $74.5K | 3.1K | $23.68 |
| Walid Kutayli | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NE | $60.2K | 3.1K | $19.52 |
| Alexander Vigh | Cardiology | VA | $54.2K | 2.6K | $21.01 |
| Charles Kinder | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | IL | $51.1K | 2.3K | $22.03 |
| Charles Love | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | MD | $50.2K | 2.3K | $22.03 |
| Jason Meyers | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | IA | $48.2K | 2.4K | $20.26 |
| David Hoch | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $47.8K | 2.0K | $23.54 |
| John Schoenhard | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | MN | $47.5K | 2.5K | $19.28 |
| Marc Saad | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | LA | $46.8K | 2.4K | $19.79 |
| Michael Rozengarten | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | PA | $44.3K | 1.9K | $23.03 |
| Prabal Guha | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | SC | $44.1K | 2.0K | $21.51 |
| Charles Johnson | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | CO | $43.2K | 2.1K | $20.51 |
| Robert Percell | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NE | $42.7K | 2.2K | $19.48 |
| Mevan Wijetunga | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | ND | $41.4K | 2.1K | $19.53 |
| Glenn Brammer | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | VA | $41.1K | 2.1K | $19.57 |
| Dinesh Sharma | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $38.9K | 1.7K | $22.27 |
| Christopher Fellows | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | WA | $38.1K | 1.7K | $22.65 |
| Charles Te | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | OK | $37.8K | 1.7K | $21.65 |
Based on the data, CPT 93294 shows a 1.3x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 10.6% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.