CPT code 70542: MRI with contrast, orbit, face, or neck2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Barrington, Illinois
CPT 70542: $272.72–$275.42 office across 2 localities in Barrington, IL in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
Medicare pays $272.72–$275.42 for 70542 in the office in Barrington, Illinois, from Chicago, IL to Suburban Chicago, IL. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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Where 70542 pays more and less in Barrington, Illinois
Barrington, Illinois maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | $272.72 | Unavailable |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | $275.42 | Unavailable |
How payment areas work in Barrington
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Chicago · Cook County
- Suburban Chicago · Lake County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 70542 rate is calculated
Each of 70542’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 · 70542
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work1.58
1.58 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense6.29
6.29 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.11
0.11 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
7.9800
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$266.54
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 70542
The CMS indicators that decide how 70542 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 70542
MRI with contrast, orbit, face, or neck
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 4 | Diagnostic imaging reduction applies to the technical component (and professional component) of additional services. |
| 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
70542 without 26 · national office
$266.54
MRI with contrast, orbit, face, or neck
70542-26 · Professional component
$74.48
Pays only the interpretation and report.
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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