Billing code 75741: Pulmonary angiographyMedicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $127.93 for 75741 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $114.65–$166.95.

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

What 75741 covers

This service covers imaging of the pulmonary arteries on one side after a catheter is directed into a selected pulmonary artery and contrast is injected under imaging guidance. An interventional radiologist or cardiologist may perform and interpret the study, often during evaluation of pulmonary embolism or another pulmonary vascular abnormality. The service includes the radiological supervision and interpretation of the angiographic images, rather than catheter placement alone.

Choose this code for a selective unilateral pulmonary study; bilateral selective imaging and nonselective pulmonary imaging have different codes. The report should identify the side and vessels examined and include the angiographic findings and interpretation. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and no modifier represents the global service. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are performed, the CMS multiple-procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

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 75741 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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75741 rates by state

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How the 75741 rate is calculated

Each of 75741’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 75741

The CMS indicators that decide how 75741 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

75741 compared with similar codes

How to choose

75743Pulmonary angiography

Use 75743 when the selective pulmonary angiographic examination covers both sides; use 75741 for a unilateral selective study.

75746Pulmonary angiography

75746 is for nonselective pulmonary angiography. This code describes selective imaging on one side.

75774Arterial imaging

75774 reports each additional selectively studied vessel after a basic angiographic examination. It is an add-on, not a substitute for the primary unilateral pulmonary study.

Codes related to 75741

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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