CPT code 77072: Bone age, skeletal maturity study2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Barrington Hills, Illinois
CPT 77072: $24.16–$26.44 office across 3 localities in Barrington Hills, IL in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
Medicare pays $24.16–$26.44 for 77072 in the office in Barrington Hills, Illinois, from Rest of Illinois to Suburban Chicago, IL. 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.
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Where 77072 pays more and less in Barrington Hills, Illinois
Barrington Hills, Illinois maps to 3 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
3 payment localities
$24.16 to $26.44
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | $26.39 | Unavailable |
| Rest of Illinois | $24.16 | Unavailable |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | $26.44 | Unavailable |
How payment areas work in Barrington Hills
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Chicago · Cook County
- Suburban Chicago · Kane County, Lake County
- Rest of Illinois · McHenry County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
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.
How the rate is built · 77072
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.19
0.19 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.55
0.55 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.02
0.02 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.7600
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$25.38
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 77072
The CMS indicators that decide how 77072 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 77072
Bone age, skeletal maturity study
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 1 | Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 26 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
77072 without 26 · national office
$25.38
Bone age, skeletal maturity study
77072-26 · Professional component
$9.02
Pays only the interpretation and report.
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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