CPT code 74261: CT colonography, diagnostic, without contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Barrington, Illinois
Barrington, IL spans 2 Medicare payment localities (Chicago, Suburban Chicago). Compare 2026 rates and find the locality for your ZIP.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 74261 in Barrington, Illinois.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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Where 74261 pays more and less in Barrington, Illinois
Barrington, Illinois maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How payment areas work in Barrington
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Chicago · Cook County
- Suburban Chicago · Lake County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 74261 rate is calculated
Each of 74261’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.
How the rate is built · 74261
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work2.34
2.34 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense9.74
9.74 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.17
0.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
12.2500
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$409.16
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 74261
The CMS indicators that decide how 74261 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 74261
CT colonography, diagnostic, without contrast
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 4 | Diagnostic imaging reduction applies to the technical component (and professional component) of additional services. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 1 | Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 26 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
74261 without 26 · national office
$409.16
CT colonography, diagnostic, without contrast
74261-26 · Professional component
$110.89
Pays only the interpretation and report.
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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