Billing code 70547: Neck MRAMedicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $214.77 for 70547 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $188.85–$293.69.

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

What 70547 covers

This service uses magnetic resonance angiographic imaging to evaluate blood vessels in the neck without contrast material. It may be ordered to assess cervical carotid or vertebral arteries for suspected stenosis, dissection, or other vascular abnormality. A radiologist typically interprets the images, while the technical work is performed in an imaging department or outpatient imaging center equipped for MRI.

Select this code when the examination is a neck MRA performed without contrast; use the contrast-specific sibling when contrast is administered, and distinguish angiographic vessel imaging from a routine MRI of neck soft tissues. The order and report should identify the neck vascular study, contrast status, clinical indication, and findings. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service; an unmodified claim represents the global service. When multiple diagnostic imaging services are performed, the CMS 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.

Where 70547 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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70547 rates by state

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

How the 70547 rate is calculated

Each of 70547’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 70547

The CMS indicators that decide how 70547 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

70547 compared with similar codes

How to choose

70548Neck MRA

This code is for neck MRA with contrast; 70547 is for neck MRA without contrast.

70549Neck MRA

70549 describes neck MRA performed without and with contrast, rather than the no-contrast-only examination reported with 70547.

70544Head MRA

70544 reports MR angiography of the head without contrast. Choose 70547 for the neck vessels.

70540MRI

70540 is an MRI of the orbit, face, or neck without contrast, not an angiographic study of neck vessels.

Codes related to 70547

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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