CPT 76700: Abdominal ultrasoundMedicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $114.23 for 76700 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $101.16–$154.15.

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

What 76700 covers

A complete abdominal ultrasound surveys the liver, gallbladder, common bile duct, pancreas, spleen, both kidneys, upper abdominal aorta, and inferior vena cava. It may be ordered for abdominal pain, abnormal liver tests, jaundice, or suspected gallstones when the clinical question calls for a broad survey. A sonographer usually acquires images in a hospital imaging department, imaging center, or office; a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets them and issues a report.

The report should address each required structure and explain any that could not be visualized despite an attempted complete exam, such as because of bowel gas or prior surgery. Select 76705 when the examination is limited to a region or organ. CMS recognizes a technical component for equipment and staff, reported with modifier TC, and a professional interpretation, reported with modifier 26. Report 76700 without either modifier when one billing entity furnishes both components. When multiple eligible diagnostic imaging services are furnished to the same patient on the same date, CMS applies its imaging multiple procedure reduction to the applicable 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 76700 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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76700 rates by state

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

How the 76700 rate is calculated

Each of 76700’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 76700

The CMS indicators that decide how 76700 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

76700 compared with similar codes

How to choose

76705Abdominal ultrasound

76705 covers an examination limited to one organ or region, such as the right upper quadrant. 76700 requires an attempted survey of all required abdominal structures, with any nonvisualization explained.

76770Retroperitoneal ultrasound

76770 is a complete retroperitoneal examination selected for the documented retroperitoneal structures and clinical question. 76700 is the broader abdominal survey that includes the liver, gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas, and spleen.

76706Ultrasound

76706 is an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening study for eligible asymptomatic patients. For a diagnostic examination, select the ultrasound code according to the anatomy and extent actually examined.

93975Vascular duplex

93975 is a complete duplex study assessing blood flow in abdominal or other specified organ vessels. 76700 is an anatomic abdominal survey; report the duplex study separately only when the distinct vascular examination is medically necessary, performed, and documented.

Codes related to 76700

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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