CPT code 77072: Bone age, skeletal maturity study2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alaska

In Alaska, Medicare pays $29.45 for 77072 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 77072 covers

A bone age study uses radiographic images, typically of the hand and wrist, to assess skeletal maturity. A radiologist or other qualified interpreting practitioner evaluates the images and estimates how developed the bones appear relative to expected maturation. Pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists commonly request the study when evaluating growth concerns or disorders that can affect development. The clinical question is skeletal maturity, not bone density or the length of a limb.

Select this code when the service performed is a bone age assessment, and retain documentation supporting the reason for the study and the interpreting report. CMS recognizes a professional component for interpretation and a technical component for the equipment and staff; bill modifier 26 for the professional portion or modifier TC for the technical portion. Billing without either modifier represents the global service, including both components.

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 Alaska compares for 77072

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 77072 runs from $22.47 in Arkansas to $33.89 in San Benito County, CA. Alaska pays $29.45. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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77072 rates by state

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

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How the 77072 rate is calculated

Each of 77072’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 77072

The CMS indicators that decide how 77072 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 77072

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

How 77072 has changed in Alaska

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Where the Alaska rate applies

Alaska is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 355 cities and communities in Alaska. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Adak
• Akhiok
• Akiachak
• Akiak
• Akutan
• Alakanuk
• Alatna
• Alcan Border

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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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