CPT code 72082: Spine X-ray, entire spine, 2–3 views2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $71.03 for 72082 in the office.

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

What 72082 covers

This service covers radiographs of the entire spine, with two or three views obtained to assess alignment across the spinal regions. It is commonly used when evaluating scoliosis, spinal curvature, or other alignment concerns that require imaging beyond a single spinal region. Imaging staff acquire the views, and a physician—often a radiologist or spine specialist—interprets the study. The service may be performed in an office imaging department or a hospital setting.

Select this code when the documented study covers the entire spine and includes two or three views. The imaging report and order should support the anatomic extent and view count; a study limited to the thoracolumbar region or a single spinal region points to a different code. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. The interpretation documentation should support the physician’s findings for the submitted study.

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 Delaware compares for 72082

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 72082 runs from $62.75 in Arkansas to $99.32 in San Benito County, CA. Delaware pays $71.03. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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72082 rates by state

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

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How the 72082 rate is calculated

Each of 72082’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 72082

The CMS indicators that decide how 72082 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 72082

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

How 72082 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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