CPT code 73050: AC joint X-ray, bilateral joints2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $30.61 for 73050 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 73050 covers

This examination images the right and left acromioclavicular joints, where the collarbones meet the shoulder blades. It is commonly ordered after shoulder-girdle trauma or when pain, deformity, or suspected separation calls for focused evaluation of these joints. A radiologic technologist obtains the images, and a radiologist or other qualified interpreting practitioner reviews them in an outpatient imaging center, physician office, or hospital department. Weighted views may be obtained when clinically indicated to assess suspected separation.

Report 73050 for the bilateral AC-joint study, rather than a general shoulder examination when the documented imaging target is specifically both AC joints. The order and report should identify the clinical reason, the bilateral anatomy examined, and the imaging findings. CMS treats this as a diagnostic test with separately priced professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation, TC for equipment and staff, or neither when billing the global service. The code is priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment.

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 Minnesota compares for 73050

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 73050 runs from $26.73 in Arkansas to $41.23 in San Benito County, CA. Minnesota pays $30.61. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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73050 rates by state

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How the 73050 rate is calculated

Each of 73050’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 73050

The CMS indicators that decide how 73050 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 73050

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

How 73050 has changed in Minnesota

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Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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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