CPT code 72110: Lumbar spine X-ray, minimum of four views2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $49.98 for 72110 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 72110 covers

This study images the lumbosacral spine in at least four projections. A typical series adds right and left oblique views, which show the pars interarticularis, to frontal and lateral views, sometimes with a focused lateral view of the L5-S1 junction. Radiologic technologists acquire the images in orthopedic and spine practices, urgent care, imaging centers, and hospital outpatient departments. A radiologist or interpreting specialist reviews them and documents the findings.

Select the code by the views performed and documented. Two or three views fall to 72100. A complete study with bending views and at least six views falls to 72114; bending views alone fall to 72120. Documentation should identify the views, findings, and interpretation. Under the Medicare physician fee schedule, modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the equipment-and-staff portion. A practice providing both portions bills the global service without a modifier. For hospital outpatient images, the interpreting physician bills with modifier 26, while the hospital bills its facility imaging service.

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 New Mexico compares for 72110

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 72110 runs from $46.74 in Arkansas to $73.38 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $49.98. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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72110 rates by state

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

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How the 72110 rate is calculated

Each of 72110’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 72110

The CMS indicators that decide how 72110 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 72110

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

How 72110 has changed in New Mexico

Price 72110 for an earlier date of service

Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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