CPT code 78802: Tumor imaging, whole body, single day2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $268.44 for 78802 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 78802 covers

This code describes a nuclear medicine study in which a radiopharmaceutical is used to identify tumor-related activity throughout the body, with imaging performed on a single day. A nuclear medicine technologist acquires the images, and a qualified interpreting physician evaluates and reports the findings. The service is typically performed in a hospital or outpatient nuclear medicine department for tumor localization or assessment.

Select this code when the documented study covers the whole body and imaging occurs on one day; imaging limited to selected areas, SPECT, or a multi-day schedule points to a different code. The report should support the radiopharmaceutical study, whole-body coverage, imaging date, and interpretation. The injection procedure is represented separately by 78808 when performed and reportable. The service may be billed globally, or split between the interpretation with modifier 26 and the equipment and staff with modifier TC. CMS diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional 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 South Dakota compares for 78802

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 78802 runs from $234.87 in Arkansas to $378.58 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $268.44. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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78802 rates by state

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

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How the 78802 rate is calculated

Each of 78802’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 78802

The CMS indicators that decide how 78802 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 78802

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

How 78802 has changed in South Dakota

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Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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