CPT code 74251: Small bowel X-ray, double contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 74251 in New Mexico.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 74251 nationwide

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

What 74251 covers

This examination uses fluoroscopy and radiographs to assess the small intestine after administration of positive and negative contrast, such as barium and air. The radiologist observes contrast passage and bowel detail and may obtain serial images. It is typically performed in a radiology department when a clinician requests an anatomic assessment of the small bowel using a double-contrast technique.

Select 74251 when the documented examination evaluates the small intestine with double contrast; 74250 describes a single-contrast examination, while 74248 identifies a small-bowel follow-through. The report should identify the imaged region and support the contrast technique performed. For Medicare billing, modifier 26 represents the professional interpretation, while modifier TC represents the equipment and staff portion. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.

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 74251

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74251 rates by state

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How the 74251 rate is calculated

Each of 74251’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 74251

The CMS indicators that decide how 74251 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 74251

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

How 74251 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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