CPT code 70498: Neck CTA, cervical arteries2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 70498 in Virginia.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 70498 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 70498 covers

This study uses CT and contrast to visualize arteries in the neck, including the carotid and vertebral vessels. A radiology team commonly performs it when clinicians investigate suspected stenosis, dissection, or other vascular abnormalities. The scan may include noncontrast images when performed, with image processing used to assess the vessels. A radiologist interprets the images and reports the vascular findings.

Report 70498 when the study covers neck arteries rather than only neck soft tissues or only intracranial vessels. The order and report should support the vascular indication, the anatomy imaged, and the interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion, and an unmodified claim represents the global service. When multiple diagnostic imaging procedures are performed, the CMS multiple procedure reduction applies to both 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 Virginia compares for 70498

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70498 rates by state

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How the 70498 rate is calculated

Each of 70498’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 70498

The CMS indicators that decide how 70498 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 70498

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

How 70498 has changed in Virginia

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbs Valley
• Abingdon
• Accomac
• Adwolf
• Afton
• Alberta
• Aldie
• Allison Gap

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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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