Billing code 76120: Cine x-rayMedicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $113.56 for 76120 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $99.06–$159.05.

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

What 76120 covers

76120 captures x-ray images as a moving sequence rather than a single static projection, for a brief cine or video acquisition of anatomy in motion. A radiologist or other qualified interpreting practitioner reviews the recorded sequence and documents findings; technical staff operate the imaging equipment in a radiology department, hospital, or office imaging suite. The code is used when the dynamic recording itself is the service, rather than simply because fluoroscopy was used during another separately defined examination.

Report 76120 for the initial interval of up to two minutes; report 76125 for each additional two-minute interval when supported. The record should identify the body area and clinical indication, document the cine or video acquisition and its duration, and include a signed interpretation when the professional service is billed. Modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, while TC identifies the equipment and staff; without either modifier, the claim represents the global service. A practice may bill the component it furnished, or the global service when it furnished both.

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 76120 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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76120 rates by state

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

How the 76120 rate is calculated

Each of 76120’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 76120

The CMS indicators that decide how 76120 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

76120 compared with similar codes

How to choose

76125Cine/video x-rays add-on

76120 covers the initial interval of up to two minutes. 76125 is the add-on for each additional two-minute interval.

76100X-ray exam

76100 describes an x-ray examination of a body section; 76120 is for an acquisition that records motion as a cine or video sequence.

76000Fluoroscopy

76000 represents a fluoroscopic service. Use 76120 when the reported service is the cine or video x-ray acquisition.

74230Swallow study

74230 is for a defined radiologic examination of swallowing function. 76120 is not a substitute when that specific examination is performed.

Codes related to 76120

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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