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CPT code 77074: Skeletal survey, limited examination2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

A limited series of skeletal radiographs evaluates selected bones, commonly when a clinician is assessing known or suspected metastatic bone disease.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality2.1K Medicare services in 2024

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $69.15 for 77074 in the office.

$69.15Office (non-facility)
Not available in this settingHospital or facility
+6.7%vs the national office rate ($64.80)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 77074 nationwide

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

We’ll open 77074 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Connecticut
  2. What 77074 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 77074 covers

This service uses plain X-rays of selected skeletal regions to assess a focused bone question, such as known or suspected metastatic involvement. A radiologic technologist obtains the images, and a radiologist typically interprets them. It may be performed in a hospital or outpatient imaging department when the clinical request calls for a limited survey rather than a comprehensive review of the skeleton.

Choose this code when the ordered and performed examination is limited in scope; a complete skeletal survey is a different service. The imaging order and report should identify the clinical reason and the regions examined, with the interpretation supporting the findings. The professional component is the radiologist’s interpretation and is reported with modifier 26; the technical component covers equipment and staff and is reported with modifier TC. Without either modifier, the claim 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 Connecticut compares for 77074

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 77074 runs from $57.23 in Arkansas to $87.46 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $69.15. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

77074 in Connecticut vs other payment areas
  1. Connecticut · this page$69.15
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$73.92+$4.77
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$74.46+$5.31
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$68.85−$0.30
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$66.87−$2.28
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$74.45+$5.30
  7. Alaska · Alaska$74.57+$5.42

Other areas in Connecticut first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

77074 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$58.08—
ArkansasArkansas$57.23—
ArizonaArizona$63.08—
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$69.26—
Chico, CACalifornia$69.14—
El Centro, CACalifornia$69.14—
Fresno, CACalifornia$69.14—
Hanford, CACalifornia$69.14—

77074 rates by state

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

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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$57.23

$78.30

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77074 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$74.571
AL$58.081
AR$57.231
AZ$63.081
CA$69.14–$87.4629
CO$67.821
CT$69.151
DC$74.461
DE$64.151
FL$63.31–$68.853
GA$59.75–$65.892
GU$70.961
HI$70.961
IA$59.821
ID$60.171
IL$61.28–$67.264
IN$60.531
KS$59.421
KY$59.231
LA$59.10–$62.082
MA$67.36–$74.762
MD$65.42–$74.463
ME$60.36–$63.862
MI$60.70–$64.002
MN$65.281
MO$57.99–$62.443
MS$57.621
MT$64.801
NC$61.031
ND$64.001
NE$60.191
NH$66.641
NJ$70.02–$73.652
NM$60.991
NV$64.621
NY$61.95–$76.145
OH$60.541
OK$59.251
OR$64.20–$70.142
PA$60.70–$67.332
PR$65.321
RI$66.551
SC$60.871
SD$63.911
TN$59.711
TX$60.28–$67.528
UT$61.721
VA$63.57–$74.462
VI$65.321
VT$63.651
WA$67.27–$76.422
WI$61.811
WV$58.941
WY$64.451

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How the 77074 rate is calculated

Each of 77074’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 · 77074

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.43

0.43 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.47

1.47 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.04

0.04 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.9400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$64.80

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Connecticut inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,992

Code
77074
Physician work
0.43
Practice expense
1.47
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

38

Locality
Connecticut
Physician work
1.020
Practice expense
1.077
Malpractice
1.210
Office calculation for 77074 in Connecticut
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.43× 1.0200.4386
Practice expense1.47× 1.0771.5832
Malpractice0.04× 1.2100.0484
Total RVUs2.0702
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Connecticut$69.15

Office: (0.43 × 1.02 + 1.47 × 1.077 + 0.04 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $69.15

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Payment rules and modifiers for 77074

The CMS indicators that decide how 77074 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 77074

Skeletal survey, limited examination

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical1Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 26 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

77074 without 26 · national office

$64.80

Skeletal survey, limited examination

77074-26 · Professional component

$20.71

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 77074

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

Codes related to 77074
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Connecticut
Same family
77075Skeletal survey, complete examinationComplete skeletal survey; distinguish it from the limited scope reported with 77074.$104.59
77076Skeletal survey, infantSkeletal survey code designated for an infant examination.$111.93
Used instead
78306Bone imaging, whole bodyWhole-body bone scintigraphy evaluates skeletal disease with radiotracer imaging rather than radiographs.$277.90

How 77074 has changed in Connecticut

77074 · Office / nonfacility

$69.15

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.85 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $68.30 to $69.15 (1.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $68.30changed to$69.15

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.44 changed to 0.43
    • Practice expense RVU 1.49 changed to 1.47
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.04
    • Work GPCI 1.022 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.091 changed to 1.077
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.207 changed to 1.210

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $70.29changed to$68.30

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $69.14changed to$70.29

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $71.71changed to$69.14

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 1.48 changed to 1.49
    • Work GPCI 1.030 changed to 1.022
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.102 changed to 1.091
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.070 changed to 1.207

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $73.82changed to$71.71

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Work GPCI 1.037 changed to 1.030
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.114 changed to 1.102
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.934 changed to 1.070

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $72.48changed to$73.82

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 1.43 changed to 1.48

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $70.14changed to$72.48

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 1.31 changed to 1.43
    • Work GPCI 1.029 changed to 1.037
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.113 changed to 1.114
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.094 changed to 0.934

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $75.27changed to$70.14

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Work RVU 0.45 changed to 0.44
    • Practice expense RVU 1.42 changed to 1.31
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.03
    • Work GPCI 1.021 changed to 1.029
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.112 changed to 1.113
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.255 changed to 1.094

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $71.59changed to$75.27

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 1.33 changed to 1.42

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $71.62changed to$71.59

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Work GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.021
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.117 changed to 1.112
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.244 changed to 1.255

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $71.24changed to$71.62

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 1.32 changed to 1.33
    • Work GPCI 1.024 changed to 1.023
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.121 changed to 1.117
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.232 changed to 1.244

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $70.65changed to$71.24

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 1.31 changed to 1.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.04

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $70.30changed to$70.65

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $79.44changed to$70.30

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 1.53 changed to 1.31
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.03
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.116 changed to 1.121
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.234 changed to 1.232

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $78.16changed to$79.44

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 1.61 changed to 1.53
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.110 changed to 1.116
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.235 changed to 1.234

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $78.16

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$69.15Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$69.15Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$69.15Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$69.15Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$68.30Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$68.30Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$68.30Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$68.30Not available in this settingRVU25A
2024-10-01$70.29Not available in this settingRVU24D
2024-07-01$70.29Not available in this settingRVU24C
2024-04-01$70.29Not available in this settingRVU24B
2024-03-09$70.29Not available in this settingRVU24AR
2024-01-01$69.14Not available in this settingRVU24A
2023-10-01$71.71Not available in this settingRVU23D
2023-07-01$71.71Not available in this settingRVU23C
2023-04-01$71.71Not available in this settingRVU23B
2023-01-01$71.71Not available in this settingRVU23A
2022-10-01$73.82Not available in this settingRVU22D
2022-07-01$73.82Not available in this settingRVU22C
2022-04-01$73.82Not available in this settingRVU22B
2022-01-01$73.82Not available in this settingRVU22A
2021-10-01$72.48Not available in this settingRVU21D
2021-07-01$72.48Not available in this settingRVU21C
2021-04-01$72.48Not available in this settingRVU21B
2021-01-01$72.48Not available in this settingRVU21A
2020-10-01$70.14Not available in this settingRVU20D
2020-07-01$70.14Not available in this settingRVU20C
2020-04-01$70.14Not available in this settingRVU20B
2020-01-01$70.14Not available in this settingRVU20A
2019-10-01$75.27Not available in this settingRVU19D
2019-07-01$75.27Not available in this settingRVU19C
2019-04-01$75.27Not available in this settingRVU19B
2019-01-01$75.27Not available in this settingRVU19A
2018-10-01$71.59Not available in this settingRVU18D
2018-07-01$71.59Not available in this settingRVU18C
2018-04-01$71.59Not available in this settingRVU18B
2018-01-01$71.59Not available in this settingRVU18AR1
2017-10-01$71.62Not available in this settingRVU17D
2017-07-01$71.62Not available in this settingRVU17C
2017-04-01$71.62Not available in this settingRVU17B
2017-01-01$71.62Not available in this settingRVU17A
2016-10-01$71.24Not available in this settingRVU16D
2016-07-01$71.24Not available in this settingRVU16C
2016-04-01$71.24Not available in this settingRVU16B
2016-01-01$71.24Not available in this settingRVU16A
2015-10-01$70.65Not available in this settingRVU15D
2015-07-01$70.65Not available in this settingRVU15C
2015-04-01$70.30Not available in this settingRVU15B
2015-01-01$70.30Not available in this settingRVU15A
2014-10-01$79.44Not available in this settingRVU14D
2014-07-01$79.44Not available in this settingRVU14C
2014-04-01$79.44Not available in this settingRVU14B
2014-01-01$79.44Not available in this settingRVU14A
2013-10-01$78.16Not available in this settingRVU13D
2013-07-01$78.16Not available in this settingRVU13C
2013-04-01$78.16Not available in this settingRVU13B
2013-01-01$78.16Not available in this settingRVU13AR

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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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77074 billing questions

When should 77074 be used instead of 77075?

Use 77074 for a limited skeletal survey of selected regions. Use 77075 when the examination is a complete skeletal survey.

How should the professional and technical services be billed?

Report modifier 26 for the interpretation and modifier TC for the equipment and staff portion. Without a modifier, the code represents the global service.

Should each radiographic view be reported as a separate unit?

The code represents the limited survey, not individual images. The documentation should show the regions examined and support the scope of the survey.

What documentation supports reporting the limited survey?

Keep the order and imaging report showing the clinical reason, the skeletal regions examined, and the radiologist’s interpretation.

Is 77074 the appropriate code for an infant skeletal survey?

No. The infant skeletal survey is represented by 77076; 77074 is for a limited survey.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 77074PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,992 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ConnecticutGPCI2026.csv, line 38 (RVU26D)

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