CPT code 76018: MRI implant preparation, electrical stimulation system2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Redding, CA

In Redding, CA, Medicare pays $123.25 for 76018 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 76018 covers

This service covers preparing an implanted electrical stimulation system for an MRI examination, such as adjusting device settings for the planned scan. It is distinct from deciding whether an implant or foreign body is safe for MRI and from positioning or immobilizing an implant. It may involve personnel who manage or program the implanted system, such as clinicians familiar with the device, in coordination with the MRI service.

Report the service when the electrical stimulation system itself requires MRI-related preparation, rather than reporting another MRI safety service for assessment or determination alone. Documentation should identify the implanted system, the preparation performed, and its connection to the planned MRI. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation or professional work, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

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 Redding, CA compares for 76018

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 76018 runs from $101.68 in Arkansas to $156.38 in San Benito County, CA. Redding, CA pays $123.25. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 76018 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 76018

The CMS indicators that decide how 76018 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 76018

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

How 76018 has changed in Redding, CA

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Where the Redding, CA rate applies

Redding, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Redding
• Anderson
• Bella Vista
• Big Bend
• Burney
• Cassel
• Castella
• Centerville

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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.

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