CPT code 76015: MR safety assessment, additional 30 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $53.11 for 76015 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $44.93–$74.77.

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

What 76015 covers

This add-on captures additional time spent by nonphysician MR safety staff assessing an implant, device, or possible metallic foreign body before an MRI. The assessment may involve reviewing device records and relevant clinical information to determine whether the patient can be scanned safely and under what conditions. It is used when that work extends beyond the initial nonphysician assessment, such as when a patient arrives with an implant whose MRI conditions need careful review.

Report 76015 with 76014 for additional assessment time beyond the initial interval; it is not a stand-alone service. Documentation should identify the safety concern, the review or assessment performed, the staff member performing it, and the time supporting each additional unit. CMS classifies this as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code. It is paid within the primary procedure’s global period.

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 76015 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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76015 rates by state

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

How the 76015 rate is calculated

Each of 76015’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 76015

The CMS indicators that decide how 76015 is paid alongside other services.

76015 compared with similar codes

How to choose

76014MRI safety assessmentInitial 15 minutes

76014 covers the initial nonphysician assessment interval; 76015 is for additional time and must be paired with a primary procedure.

76016MR safety reviewPhysician or QHP determination

Choose 76016 for the physician or qualified health care professional assessment route, rather than additional nonphysician assessment time.

76017MR safetyMedical physics examination

76017 reports additional time for the physician or qualified health care professional route; 76015 is the nonphysician counterpart.

Codes related to 76015

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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