CPT code 70480: Targeted CT, without contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $156.32 for 70480 in the office.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 70480 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 70480 covers

This study uses computed tomography without contrast to examine the orbit, sella, posterior fossa, or outer, middle, or inner ear. A CT technologist acquires the images, and a radiologist typically interprets them in a hospital or outpatient imaging center. Common indications include evaluating orbital or temporal bone trauma, detailed ear anatomy, and abnormalities involving the sella or posterior fossa.

Choose this code when the requested and imaged anatomy matches these targeted regions and no contrast is used. The imaging report should identify the anatomy examined and the noncontrast technique; the order and clinical record should support the study. Billing without a modifier represents the global service, including both image acquisition and interpretation. Modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation, while modifier TC reports the technical service. When the diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction applies, it affects both the professional and technical components.

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 South Dakota compares for 70480

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 70480 runs from $140.85 in Arkansas to $211.71 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $156.32. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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70480 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 70480 rate is calculated

Each of 70480’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 70480

The CMS indicators that decide how 70480 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 70480

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 70480 has changed in South Dakota

Price 70480 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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