CPT code 72130: Thoracic spine CT, without and with contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $185.92 for 72130 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 72130 covers

This examination uses CT to image the thoracic spine in two phases: one before contrast and another after contrast administration. A radiologic technologist acquires the images, and a radiologist interprets them, typically in a hospital outpatient department or imaging center. The protocol may be used to assess a suspected thoracic spinal lesion when both precontrast and postcontrast findings are needed.

Select this code only when the record supports both phases of the thoracic spine examination. The imaging record and radiology report should identify the region examined and show that images were obtained before and after contrast. Do not report separate noncontrast and contrast-only thoracic spine CT codes for the same combined examination. Medicare distinguishes the radiologist’s interpretation, billed with modifier 26, from the equipment and staff portion, billed with modifier TC; billing without either modifier represents the global service. The diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the professional and technical components when its criteria are met.

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 72130

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 72130 runs from $174.95 in Arkansas to $269.14 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $185.92. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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72130 rates by state

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

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How the 72130 rate is calculated

Each of 72130’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 72130

The CMS indicators that decide how 72130 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 72130

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

How 72130 has changed in New Mexico

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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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