CPT code 70370: Throat imaging, pharynx or larynx2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Marin County, CA
Reports radiographic and fluoroscopic imaging of the pharynx or larynx when the clinical question concerns these throat structures.
In Marin County, CA, Medicare pays $137.07 for 70370 in the office.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 70370 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What 70370 covers
This examination uses x-ray imaging, with fluoroscopy and possibly magnification, to assess the pharynx or larynx. It may be used to evaluate a structural concern involving the throat; contrast may be used when needed to outline the anatomy. A radiologic technologist typically obtains the images in an imaging department, hospital, or other setting equipped for fluoroscopy, and a physician interprets the study.
Select this code when the documented examination targets the pharynx or larynx, rather than a general soft-tissue neck survey or a dedicated assessment of swallowing function. The record should identify the clinical indication, anatomy imaged, images obtained, and physician interpretation. CMS recognizes separate professional and technical portions: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, TC for the equipment and staff portion, or no modifier when billing the global service that includes both.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
How Marin County, CA compares for 70370
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 70370 runs from $87.19 in Arkansas to $140.15 in San Benito County, CA. Marin County, CA pays $137.07. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- Marin County, CA · this page$137.07
- Bakersfield, CA · California$108.54−$28.53
- Chico, CA · California$108.44−$28.63
- El Centro, CA · California$108.45−$28.62
- Fresno, CA · California$108.44−$28.63
- Hanford, CA · California$108.44−$28.63
- Los Angeles, CA · California$116.55−$20.52
Other areas in California first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Madera, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $128.62 | — |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $116.28 | — |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $108.77 | — |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $114.59 | — |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $114.19 | — |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $117.47 | — |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $137.04 | — |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $140.15 | — |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $140.01 | — |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $112.26 | — |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $119.06 | — |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $114.78 | — |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $120.31 | — |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $128.57 | — |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $108.44 | — |
| Washington, DC areaDistrict of Columbia | $116.69 | — |
| Miami, FLFlorida | $105.38 | — |
| Chicago, ILIllinois | $102.02 | — |
| Manhattan, NYNew York | $115.85 | — |
| AlaskaAlaska | $110.70 | — |
| AlabamaAlabama | $88.66 | — |
| ArkansasArkansas | $87.19 | — |
| ArizonaArizona | $97.30 | — |
| ColoradoColorado | $105.79 | — |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $107.46 | — |
| DelawareDelaware | $99.09 | — |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $102.17 | — |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $96.80 | — |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $101.86 | — |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $90.80 | — |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $111.95 | — |
| IowaIowa | $92.05 | — |
| IdahoIdaho | $92.57 | — |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $94.11 | — |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $93.04 | — |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $103.45 | — |
| IndianaIndiana | $93.20 | — |
| KansasKansas | $91.18 | — |
| KentuckyKentucky | $90.26 | — |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $95.10 | — |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $89.94 | — |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $117.75 | — |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $104.87 | — |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $107.09 | — |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $101.29 | — |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $92.72 | — |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $99.03 | — |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $97.78 | — |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $92.60 | — |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $102.07 | — |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $94.76 | — |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $95.94 | — |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $87.92 | — |
| MississippiMississippi | $87.59 | — |
| MontanaMontana | $100.20 | — |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $93.89 | — |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $99.61 | — |
| NebraskaNebraska | $92.74 | — |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $103.72 | — |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $115.14 | — |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $108.89 | — |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $93.03 | — |
| NevadaNevada | $100.12 | — |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $118.52 | — |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $109.32 | — |
| Queens, NYNew York | $117.48 | — |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $95.46 | — |
| OhioOhio | $92.48 | — |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $90.47 | — |
| Portland, OROregon | $109.97 | — |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $99.55 | — |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $104.23 | — |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $92.86 | — |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $101.16 | — |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $103.22 | — |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $93.30 | — |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $99.54 | — |
| TennesseeTennessee | $91.65 | — |
| Austin, TXTexas | $105.26 | — |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $92.14 | — |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $99.27 | — |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $99.80 | — |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $98.92 | — |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $99.49 | — |
| Houston, TXTexas | $100.04 | — |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $95.57 | — |
| UtahUtah | $94.77 | — |
| VirginiaVirginia | $98.40 | — |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $101.16 | — |
| VermontVermont | $98.82 | — |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $104.81 | — |
| King County, WAWashington | $120.71 | — |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $95.78 | — |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $89.00 | — |
| WyomingWyoming | $99.94 | — |
70370 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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$87.19
$124.30
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $110.70 | 1 |
| AL | $88.66 | 1 |
| AR | $87.19 | 1 |
| AZ | $97.30 | 1 |
| CA | $108.44–$140.15 | 29 |
| CO | $105.79 | 1 |
| CT | $107.46 | 1 |
| DC | $116.69 | 1 |
| DE | $99.09 | 1 |
| FL | $96.80–$105.38 | 3 |
| GA | $90.80–$101.86 | 2 |
| GU | $111.95 | 1 |
| HI | $111.95 | 1 |
| IA | $92.05 | 1 |
| ID | $92.57 | 1 |
| IL | $93.04–$103.45 | 4 |
| IN | $93.20 | 1 |
| KS | $91.18 | 1 |
| KY | $90.26 | 1 |
| LA | $89.94–$95.10 | 2 |
| MA | $104.87–$117.75 | 2 |
| MD | $101.29–$116.69 | 3 |
| ME | $92.72–$99.03 | 2 |
| MI | $92.60–$97.78 | 2 |
| MN | $102.07 | 1 |
| MO | $87.92–$95.94 | 3 |
| MS | $87.59 | 1 |
| MT | $100.20 | 1 |
| NC | $93.89 | 1 |
| ND | $99.61 | 1 |
| NE | $92.74 | 1 |
| NH | $103.72 | 1 |
| NJ | $108.89–$115.14 | 2 |
| NM | $93.03 | 1 |
| NV | $100.12 | 1 |
| NY | $95.46–$118.52 | 5 |
| OH | $92.48 | 1 |
| OK | $90.47 | 1 |
| OR | $99.55–$109.97 | 2 |
| PA | $92.86–$104.23 | 2 |
| PR | $101.16 | 1 |
| RI | $103.22 | 1 |
| SC | $93.30 | 1 |
| SD | $99.54 | 1 |
| TN | $91.65 | 1 |
| TX | $92.14–$105.26 | 8 |
| UT | $94.77 | 1 |
| VA | $98.40–$116.69 | 2 |
| VI | $101.16 | 1 |
| VT | $98.82 | 1 |
| WA | $104.81–$120.71 | 2 |
| WI | $95.78 | 1 |
| WV | $89.00 | 1 |
| WY | $99.94 | 1 |
How the 70370 rate is calculated
Each of 70370’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 70370
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.31
0.31 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense2.66
2.66 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.03
0.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
3.0000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$100.20
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact Marin County, CA inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,766
- Code
- 70370
- Physician work
- 0.31
- Practice expense
- 2.66
- Malpractice
- 0.03
GPCI2026.csv
25
- Locality
- Marin County, CA
- Physician work
- 1.095
- Practice expense
- 1.410
- Malpractice
- 0.459
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.31 | × 1.095 | 0.3394 |
| Practice expense | 2.66 | × 1.410 | 3.7506 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | × 0.459 | 0.0138 |
| Total RVUs | 4.1038 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Marin County, CA$137.07
Office: (0.31 × 1.095 + 2.66 × 1.41 + 0.03 × 0.459) × $33.4009 = $137.07
Payment rules and modifiers for 70370
The CMS indicators that decide how 70370 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 70370
Throat imaging, pharynx or larynx
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 1 | Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 26 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
70370 without 26 · national office
$100.20
Throat imaging, pharynx or larynx
70370-26 · Professional component
$15.36
Pays only the interpretation and report.
How 70370 has changed in Marin County, CA
70370 · Office / nonfacility
$137.07
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $0.05 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $137.02 to $137.07 (0.0%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$137.02changed to$137.07
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 0.32 changed to 0.31
- Practice expense RVU 2.73 changed to 2.66
- Work GPCI 1.088 changed to 1.095
- Practice expense GPCI 1.419 changed to 1.410
- Malpractice GPCI 0.470 changed to 0.459
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
No ratechanged to$137.02
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
January 1, 2022
RVU22A
$125.93changed toNo rate
Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D, RVU23A, RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D, RVU24A, RVU24AR, RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.
October 1, 2021
RVU21D
No ratechanged to$125.93
July 1, 2021
RVU21C
$125.93changed toNo rate
January 1, 2021
RVU21A
$113.47changed to$125.93
- Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
- Practice expense RVU 2.15 changed to 2.48
- Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.03
- Work GPCI 1.068 changed to 1.071
- Practice expense GPCI 1.299 changed to 1.311
- Malpractice GPCI 0.481 changed to 0.504
Held through RVU21B.
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
No ratechanged to$113.47
Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.
January 1, 2019
RVU19A
$90.38changed toNo rate
Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
January 1, 2018
RVU18AR1
$95.68changed to$90.38
- Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
- Practice expense RVU 1.82 changed to 1.69
- Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.02
- Work GPCI 1.058 changed to 1.062
- Practice expense GPCI 1.271 changed to 1.279
- Malpractice GPCI 0.477 changed to 0.458
Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.
January 1, 2017
RVU17A
No ratechanged to$95.68
Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.
January 1, 2016
RVU16A
No ratechanged toNo rate
Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $137.07 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $137.07 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $137.07 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $137.07 | Not available in this setting | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $137.02 | Not available in this setting | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $137.02 | Not available in this setting | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $137.02 | Not available in this setting | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $137.02 | Not available in this setting | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | $125.93 | Not available in this setting | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | $125.93 | Not available in this setting | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | $125.93 | Not available in this setting | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | $113.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | $113.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | $113.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | $113.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | $90.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | $90.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | $90.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | $90.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | $95.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | $95.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | $95.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | $95.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | Additional calculation required | Not available in this setting | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Not available in this setting | RVU13AR |
Where the Marin County, CA rate applies
Marin County, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Alto
- Belvedere
- Black Point-Green Point
- Bolinas
- Corte Madera
- Dillon Beach
- Fairfax
- Inverness
70370 billing questions
When should 70370 be chosen over 70371?
Use 70370 for radiographic examination of the pharynx or larynx without the speech evaluation described by 70371. The documented service and clinical question should support the choice.
How does 70370 differ from a swallowing-function study?
70370 focuses on radiographic evaluation of the pharynx or larynx. A study specifically evaluating swallowing function with cine or video imaging may be reported with 74230 instead.
Which modifier identifies the interpretation?
Append modifier 26 when billing only the physician's professional interpretation. Modifier TC identifies the technical portion; billing without either modifier represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 70370?
Document the reason for the examination, the pharyngeal or laryngeal anatomy evaluated, the imaging performed, and the physician's interpretation.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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