CPT code 76979: Contrast ultrasound, each additional target lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Wyoming

In Wyoming, Medicare pays $106.36 for 76979 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 76979 covers

This add-on represents contrast-enhanced ultrasound assessment of another distinct target lesion after the initial lesion. A radiologist or other qualified physician uses ultrasound imaging with microbubble contrast to evaluate lesion perfusion and characterize findings; assessment of treatment response may also be part of the examination. Focal liver lesions are a common setting for this technique. The service is typically performed in a hospital imaging department or outpatient diagnostic imaging setting.

Report 76979 for each additional lesion evaluated after the first lesion reported with 76978. The record should identify the separate target lesions and support dynamic contrast assessment of each one. CMS classifies this as an add-on, so it is billed with the primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period. The diagnostic service may be billed globally or split into its professional interpretation (modifier 26) and technical service (modifier TC); a claim without either modifier represents the global service.

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 76979

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 76979 runs from $95.03 in Arkansas to $143.11 in San Benito County, CA. Wyoming pays $106.36. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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76979 rates by state

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How the 76979 rate is calculated

Each of 76979’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 76979

The CMS indicators that decide how 76979 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 76979

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

How 76979 has changed in Wyoming

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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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