CPT code 76883: Nerve ultrasound, one extremity, comprehensive2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in California

Medicare pays $77.02–$91.90 for 76883 in the office in California, from Chico, CA to San Benito County, CA. Which amount applies depends on the service address.

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

What 76883 covers

This service is a comprehensive ultrasound assessment of peripheral nerves and associated structures in one extremity. The examination images clinically relevant nerves and surrounding anatomy; a qualified interpreting clinician reviews the images and documents the findings. Neurologists, radiologists, and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians may use it when evaluating suspected focal nerve entrapment, nerve enlargement, nerve injury, or another peripheral nerve abnormality in an outpatient or hospital setting.

Select this code when the record supports a comprehensive peripheral nerve evaluation of one extremity, rather than a focused limited extremity ultrasound. Documentation should identify the side and nerves or regions examined, the clinical indication, image findings, and interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and an unmodified claim represents the global service. Report the component furnished and supported by the documentation.

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 76883 pays more and less in California

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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How the 76883 rate is calculated

Each of 76883’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 76883

The CMS indicators that decide how 76883 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

76883 compared with similar codes

How to choose

76882Extremity ultrasoundLimited joint or soft tissue

76882 is for a limited extremity ultrasound. Choose 76883 when the documented service is a comprehensive peripheral nerve evaluation of one extremity.

76881Joint ultrasoundComplete examination

76881 is a complete joint ultrasound examination. 76883 addresses peripheral nerves and associated structures rather than a joint-focused evaluation.

95907Nerve conductionOne or two studies

95907 reports nerve conduction testing, an electrodiagnostic service. 76883 reports ultrasound imaging and interpretation of peripheral nerves and associated structures.

Codes related to 76883

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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