CPT code 73720: MRI, non-joint, without and with contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $300.35 for 73720 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 73720 covers

This service covers MRI of a lower-extremity area outside a joint, with images acquired before and after intravenous contrast. A radiologist interprets the study; it is commonly performed in a hospital imaging department or freestanding imaging center to evaluate concerns such as a soft-tissue mass, suspected infection, or another abnormality requiring characterization. The imaged region may include the thigh or calf when the examination is not focused on a joint.

Select this code when the documented protocol includes both precontrast and postcontrast imaging of the non-joint lower extremity. The order and report should identify the side and anatomic region, the clinical reason, and the contrast-enhanced sequences; a joint-centered examination belongs in the joint MRI code family. Bill globally when one entity furnishes both portions, or use modifier 26 for interpretation or TC for equipment and technical staff when those portions are billed separately. CMS diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reductions apply to both components. For bilateral imaging, CMS pays each side separately at 100%.

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 Alabama compares for 73720

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 73720 runs from $295.94 in Arkansas to $455.26 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $300.35. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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73720 rates by state

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

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How the 73720 rate is calculated

Each of 73720’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 73720

The CMS indicators that decide how 73720 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 73720

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

How 73720 has changed in Alabama

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Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abanda
• Abbeville
• Adamsville
• Addison
• Akron
• Alabaster
• Albertville
• Alexander City

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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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