CPT code 77062: Breast tomosynthesis, diagnostic, bilateral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in California

CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 77062 in California.

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

What 77062 covers

Diagnostic bilateral breast tomosynthesis uses X-ray views acquired from multiple angles to create breast images that can be reviewed as slices. Radiologists use the examination to evaluate symptoms, abnormal findings on prior imaging, or screening findings that warrant diagnostic assessment. Breast imaging centers and radiology practices perform and interpret the examination. Conventional diagnostic mammography may also be part of the same workup; it describes a separate imaging service from tomosynthesis.

For Medicare, 77062 has physician fee schedule status I, meaning it is not valid for Medicare; Medicare uses G0279 for diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis. Code 77062 identifies bilateral diagnostic tomosynthesis, while 77061 identifies unilateral diagnostic tomosynthesis and 77063 identifies bilateral screening tomosynthesis. Choose the diagnostic or screening code according to the purpose of the examination.

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 77062 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.

29 of 29 payment localities

How the 77062 rate is calculated

Each of 77062’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 77062

The CMS indicators that decide how 77062 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

77062 compared with similar codes

How to choose

77061Breast tomosynthesisUnilateral diagnostic

Use 77061 for unilateral diagnostic tomosynthesis; 77062 identifies bilateral diagnostic tomosynthesis.

77063Screening breast tomosynthesisBilateral screening add-on

77063 identifies bilateral screening tomosynthesis. Use 77062 for bilateral diagnostic tomosynthesis.

G0279Diagnostic breast tomosynthesisAdd-on to diagnostic mammography

Medicare uses G0279 for diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis instead of 77062.

77066Diagnostic mammogramBilateral, including CAD

77066 identifies bilateral diagnostic mammography; 77062 identifies bilateral diagnostic tomosynthesis. They describe distinct imaging services.

Codes related to 77062

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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