CPT code 76506: Cranial ultrasound, real-time brain imaging2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Wyoming

In Wyoming, Medicare pays $108.45 for 76506 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 76506 covers

This examination uses real-time ultrasound to image intracranial structures, typically through an infant’s open fontanelle. It can help assess ventricular size and evaluate for findings such as hydrocephalus or intracranial hemorrhage. A sonographer may acquire the images, with a physician—often a radiologist—providing the interpretation. The service is commonly performed in hospital settings for newborns and young infants when cranial imaging is clinically indicated.

Report 76506 for the cranial ultrasound examination with image documentation, rather than an ultrasound of the head’s soft tissues or the eyes. The record should support the clinical reason for imaging and include the saved images and interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for the equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. The code’s listed components are separately priced by CMS.

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 Wyoming compares for 76506

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 76506 runs from $95.83 in Arkansas to $148.74 in San Benito County, CA. Wyoming pays $108.45. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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76506 rates by state

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

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How the 76506 rate is calculated

Each of 76506’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 76506

The CMS indicators that decide how 76506 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

How 76506 has changed in Wyoming

Price 76506 for an earlier date of service

Where the Wyoming rate applies

Wyoming is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Afton
• Albany
• Albin
• Alcova
• Alpine
• Alpine Northeast
• Alpine Northwest
• Alta

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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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