Billing code 71555Medicare rate & RVUs

Compare 71555 physician payment amounts across CMS localities, including office and facility settings.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities10.5K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $334.34 for 71555 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $294.00–$458.67.

Medicare rate · 71555

Code 71555

Work RVUs
1.76
Total RVUs
10.01
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$334.34

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 6 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. By payment locality
  3. Rate map
  4. How it’s calculated
  5. Payment rules
  6. Sources

Where 71555 pays more and less

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

109 payment localities

$294.00 to $458.67

$294.00$376.34$458.67
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109 of 109 payment localities

71555 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$298.56Unavailable
Alaska*$379.42Unavailable
Arizona$325.31Unavailable
Arkansas$294.00Unavailable
Atlanta$339.73Unavailable
Austin$349.70Unavailable
Bakersfield$359.80Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$356.11Unavailable
Beaumont$309.63Unavailable
Brazoria$331.42Unavailable

71555 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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$294.00

$409.02

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71555 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$379.421
AL$298.561
AR$294.001
AZ$325.311
CA$359.36–$458.6729
CO$351.461
CT$357.311
DC$386.281
DE$330.941
FL$324.59–$352.103
GA$305.89–$339.732
GU$369.671
HI$369.671
IA$308.671
ID$310.361
IL$313.19–$345.434
IN$312.311
KS$306.151
KY$303.871
LA$302.97–$318.932
MA$348.78–$388.892
MD$337.83–$386.283
ME$311.00–$330.302
MI$311.31–$327.832
MN$339.151
MO$296.80–$321.333
MS$295.511
MT$334.331
NC$314.601
ND$331.761
NE$310.761
NH$344.921
NJ$362.07–$381.742
NM$312.701
NV$333.891
NY$319.49–$393.095
OH$310.781
OK$304.351
OR$331.97–$364.282
PA$311.86–$347.362
PR$337.261
RI$343.941
SC$313.081
SD$331.461
TN$307.651
TX$309.63–$349.708
UT$317.631
VA$328.46–$386.282
VI$337.261
VT$329.491
WA$348.44–$398.052
WI$319.951
WV$300.691
WY$333.211

How the 71555 rate is calculated

Each of 71555’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 · 71555

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work1.76

1.76 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense8.12

8.12 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.13

0.13 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

10.0100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$334.34

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 71555

The CMS indicators that decide how 71555 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 71555

Code 71555

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures4Diagnostic imaging reduction applies to the technical component (and professional component) of additional services.
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

71555 without 26 · national office

$334.34

71555-26 · Professional component

$82.50

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

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 71555PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,934 (RVU26D)

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