CPT code 72127: Cervical spine CT, without and with contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $225.63 for 72127 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 72127 covers

This study images the cervical vertebrae and surrounding structures using CT, with acquisitions made before and after contrast administration. It may be selected when the clinical question, such as suspected infection or a tumor, calls for both noncontrast bone detail and assessment of contrast-enhanced findings. A radiologic technologist typically performs the scan, and a radiologist interprets the images in a hospital or imaging center.

Report this code when the same cervical spine CT examination includes both noncontrast and post-contrast imaging; the two phases are represented by one code. Use the contrast-only or noncontrast-only cervical CT code when only that acquisition is performed. Documentation should support the cervical anatomy examined, both imaging phases, and the indication. The service has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff service, and no component modifier represents the global service. CMS diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the professional and technical components when applicable.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 72127

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 72127 runs from $173.22 in Arkansas to $266.25 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $225.63. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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72127 rates by state

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How the 72127 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 72127

The CMS indicators that decide how 72127 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 72127

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

How 72127 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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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.

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