Cost analysis for CPT 93298 — Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days
Average Medicare Payment
$18.95
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$20.8M
Services (2023)
1.1M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-4.1%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $19.75 | $510.4K | 25.6K | — |
| 2015 | $19.84 | $2.2M | 110.2K | +0.5% |
| 2016 | $19.45 | $5.0M | 251.9K | -2.0% |
| 2017 | $19.66 | $7.9M | 392.3K | +1.1% |
| 2018 | $19.69 | $10.6M | 526.9K | +0.2% |
| 2019 | $19.82 | $13.8M | 680.6K | +0.7% |
| 2020 | $20.78 | $17.2M | 808.3K | +4.8% |
| 2021 | $19.80 | $18.0M | 880.5K | -4.7% |
| 2022 | $19.42 | $19.5M | 975.3K | -1.9% |
| 2023 | $18.95 | $20.8M | 1.1M | -2.4% |
The most expensive state pays 1.3x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $22.04 vs SD at $16.85.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $22.04 | $38.3K | 1.7K | 6 |
| NY | $21.55 | $3.0M | 137.0K | 352 |
| NJ | $20.70 | $1.2M | 57.3K | 157 |
| DC | $20.54 | $25.8K | 1.3K | 12 |
| CA | $20.21 | $1.8M | 87.6K | 373 |
| MD | $20.08 | $403.4K | 20.1K | 75 |
| FL | $19.89 | $2.9M | 146.6K | 495 |
| IL | $19.42 | $682.8K | 35.2K | 164 |
| MA | $19.41 | $506.4K | 26.1K | 129 |
| HI | $19.36 | $14.3K | 738 | 5 |
| DE | $19.27 | $95.8K | 5.0K | 18 |
| CT | $19.22 | $193.8K | 10.1K | 55 |
| PA | $19.20 | $976.6K | 50.9K | 233 |
| NV | $19.11 | $71.6K | 3.7K | 27 |
| MI | $19.08 | $499.0K | 26.2K | 160 |
| TX | $19.05 | $1.2M | 65.3K | 310 |
| WA | $19.01 | $163.2K | 8.6K | 72 |
| VA | $19.01 | $521.0K | 27.4K | 116 |
| CO | $18.94 | $228.7K | 12.1K | 79 |
| AZ | $18.76 | $647.7K | 34.5K | 142 |
| OR | $18.75 | $76.0K | 4.0K | 45 |
| NH | $18.71 | $87.5K | 4.7K | 31 |
| SC | $18.71 | $572.8K | 30.6K | 134 |
| MT | $18.65 | $49.8K | 2.7K | 18 |
| RI | $18.55 | $30.9K | 1.7K | 16 |
| OH | $18.38 | $534.6K | 29.1K | 164 |
| NC | $18.34 | $535.0K | 29.2K | 121 |
| GA | $18.25 | $302.1K | 16.6K | 98 |
| OK | $18.24 | $353.2K | 19.4K | 68 |
| WV | $18.16 | $104.3K | 5.7K | 24 |
| LA | $18.11 | $236.1K | 13.0K | 87 |
| KS | $18.07 | $549.3K | 30.4K | 79 |
| WI | $18.04 | $139.8K | 7.7K | 62 |
| MS | $18.04 | $255.6K | 14.2K | 63 |
| KY | $17.96 | $158.3K | 8.8K | 52 |
| MO | $17.93 | $309.6K | 17.3K | 117 |
| ND | $17.91 | $80.2K | 4.5K | 11 |
| UT | $17.91 | $54.0K | 3.0K | 20 |
| AL | $17.81 | $161.7K | 9.1K | 74 |
| TN | $17.80 | $397.0K | 22.3K | 111 |
| ME | $17.77 | $28.2K | 1.6K | 27 |
| MN | $17.63 | $100.5K | 5.7K | 56 |
| NE | $17.55 | $79.7K | 4.5K | 37 |
| IN | $17.53 | $163.6K | 9.3K | 67 |
| NM | $17.43 | $49.0K | 2.8K | 15 |
| AR | $17.42 | $61.4K | 3.5K | 30 |
| VT | $17.29 | $32.0K | 1.9K | 11 |
| ID | $17.21 | $74.7K | 4.3K | 29 |
| WY | $17.20 | $9.8K | 572 | 5 |
| IA | $17.18 | $73.1K | 4.3K | 37 |
| SD | $16.85 | $30.6K | 1.8K | 10 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hoch | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $288.0K | 12.8K | $22.56 |
| William Shin | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $114.8K | 5.0K | $23.20 |
| Brian Betensky | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $101.4K | 5.0K | $20.21 |
| Vikram Lakireddy | Cardiology | CA | $81.1K | 4.1K | $19.56 |
| Robert Eckart | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $75.0K | 3.7K | $20.10 |
| Erik Altman | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $69.5K | 3.0K | $23.26 |
| Eric Uyguanco | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $66.1K | 3.0K | $22.04 |
| Steven Levi | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NJ | $59.1K | 3.0K | $19.44 |
| John Seger | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | TX | $54.4K | 2.7K | $20.26 |
| Jonathan Rosman | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $53.1K | 2.5K | $21.28 |
| Edmund Karam | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NJ | $52.7K | 2.6K | $20.03 |
| Sheetal Chandhok | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | PA | $52.4K | 2.6K | $20.49 |
| Eric Berkowitz | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $51.6K | 2.4K | $21.57 |
| Ihab Girgis | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NJ | $49.8K | 2.5K | $20.27 |
| Murray Rosenbaum | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $49.5K | 2.3K | $21.51 |
| Seth Bender | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $49.5K | 2.1K | $23.53 |
| David Frazier | Cardiology | NC | $49.4K | 2.6K | $18.64 |
| Ashish Sadhu | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | AZ | $49.2K | 2.6K | $19.00 |
| Esteban Kloosterman | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | FL | $49.2K | 2.4K | $20.63 |
| Joseph Germano | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | NY | $48.6K | 2.2K | $22.14 |
Based on the data, CPT 93298 shows a 1.3x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 4.1% 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.