CPT code 77048: Breast MRI, unilateral, with and without contrast2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $356.49 for 77048 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 77048 covers

This service uses magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate one breast with images acquired before and after contrast administration. A radiologic technologist performs the scan, and a radiologist interprets the images. Common diagnostic situations include assessing the extent of a known breast cancer or investigating a concerning finding that needs further evaluation. Computer-aided detection is included when performed. For imaging both breasts with and without contrast, the bilateral code is used instead.

Report 77048 for one breast, not as a unilateral substitute when the documented examination covers both breasts. The order and imaging report should support the clinical reason for the MRI, the side examined, and the use of pre- and post-contrast imaging. The global service is reported without a component modifier; modifier 26 represents the interpretation, while modifier TC represents the equipment and staff. CMS applies the diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction to both the professional and technical components when it applies.

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 Connecticut compares for 77048

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 77048 runs from $294.84 in Arkansas to $454.37 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $356.49. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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77048 rates by state

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How the 77048 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 77048

The CMS indicators that decide how 77048 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 77048

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

How 77048 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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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