CPT code 73000: Clavicle X-ray, at least two views2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $33.40 for 73000 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $29.22–$45.78.

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

What 73000 covers

This service covers radiographs directed at the clavicle, with at least two views used to evaluate the bone’s alignment and integrity. It is commonly ordered after a fall or direct blow when a clavicle fracture is suspected, or for focal collarbone pain or deformity. A radiologic technologist obtains the images; a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets them. Imaging may occur in a hospital department, clinic, or freestanding imaging center.

Report the clavicle study when the images are centered on that bone, rather than on the shoulder joint, scapula, or humerus. The order and imaging report should identify the clinical concern and the side examined. CMS pays the professional interpretation with modifier 26 and the technical service with modifier TC; billing without either modifier represents the global service. For bilateral examinations, each side is paid separately at 100%, so the record should clearly support imaging of both clavicles.

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.

Where 73000 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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73000 rates by state

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

How the 73000 rate is calculated

Each of 73000’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 73000

The CMS indicators that decide how 73000 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

73000 compared with similar codes

How to choose

73010Scapula X-rayDedicated scapular examination

This code evaluates the clavicle; 73010 is directed at the scapula. Select based on which bone the images cover.

73020Shoulder X-raySingle view

This code is for clavicle imaging. 73020 describes a one-view shoulder examination, directed at the shoulder rather than the collarbone.

73030Shoulder X-rayComplete, minimum two views

Use this code for the clavicle. 73030 is for a multiview shoulder examination when the shoulder joint is the imaging target.

73050AC joint X-rayBilateral joints

This code examines the clavicle; 73050 is for bilateral acromioclavicular-joint imaging, often selected when both AC joints are being assessed.

Codes related to 73000

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

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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