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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70240 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$33.45

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Radiology

About 70240: Sellar turcica X-ray examination

Reports conventional radiographic imaging focused on the bony sella turcica when a clinician evaluates sellar contour or suspected bony change.

This service is a conventional X-ray examination centered on the sella turcica, the bony space that houses the pituitary gland. It can show the shape and outline of the sella and related bony changes, but it does not directly characterize pituitary soft tissue. A referring clinician may request it when evaluating suspected sellar enlargement or another concern involving the bony sellar region. Radiologists interpret the images in hospital or outpatient imaging settings; some practices perform the study in the office.

Report this code for imaging focused on the sella, rather than a broader skull examination. The order and report should identify the sellar indication and document the examination and interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. The professional and technical portions may be billed separately when performed by different entities.

CMS billing rules for 70240

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.19 · 20%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.75 · 78%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #5361 by national volume

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.

70240 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

70250

Skull X-ray

Fewer than four views

$37.36

This code targets the bony sella. Code 70250 describes a broader skull examination with fewer than four views.

70260

Skull X-ray

Complete, four or more views

$45.67

This code is focused on the sellar region; code 70260 is a broader skull examination with four or more views.

70553

Brain MRI

Without and with contrast

$330.27

This code is a conventional X-ray of the bony sella. Code 70553 is an MRI examination before and after contrast, selected when soft-tissue imaging is needed.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 70240 is $29.76—$3.69 lower than the $33.45 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

70240 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $33.45

  2. Beaumont

    $29.76

    $3.69 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $31.74

    $1.71 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $31.93

    $1.52 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $31.69

    $1.76 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $31.83

    $1.62 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $32.19

    $1.26 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 70240 ranges from $28.21 in Arkansas to $43.53 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70240

    Office

    $30.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 70240

    Office

    $36.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 70240

    Office

    $36.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.49 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 70240

    Office

    $34.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 70240

    Office

    $33.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 70240

    Office

    $36.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 70240

    Office

    $36.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70240

    Office

    $28.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70240

    Office

    $28.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70240

    Office

    $31.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70240

    Office

    $40.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70240

    Office

    $36.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70240

    Office

    $36.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70240

    Office

    $35.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.48 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70240

    Office

    $36.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70240

    Office

    $42.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 70240

    Office

    $42.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 70240

    Office

    $43.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 70240

    Office

    $43.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70240

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70240

    Office

    $37.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70240

    Office

    $36.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70240

    Office

    $37.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70240

    Office

    $40.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70240

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70240

    Office

    $33.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70240

    Office

    $34.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 70240

    Office

    $31.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70240

    Office

    $32.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70240

    Office

    $31.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70240

    Office

    $32.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70240

    Office

    $29.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70240

    Office

    $35.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70240

    Office

    $29.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70240

    Office

    $29.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70240

    Office

    $30.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70240

    Office

    $30.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70240

    Office

    $33.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70240

    Office

    $29.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70240

    Office

    $29.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70240

    Office

    $29.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70240

    Office

    $30.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70240

    Office

    $29.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70240

    Office

    $37.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70240

    Office

    $33.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70240

    Office

    $34.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70240

    Office

    $32.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70240

    Office

    $29.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70240

    Office

    $31.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70240

    Office

    $31.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70240

    Office

    $29.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70240

    Office

    $32.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70240

    Office

    $30.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70240

    Office

    $30.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70240

    Office

    $28.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70240

    Office

    $28.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70240

    Office

    $32.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70240

    Office

    $30.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70240

    Office

    $31.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70240

    Office

    $29.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70240

    Office

    $33.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70240

    Office

    $36.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70240

    Office

    $34.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70240

    Office

    $30.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70240

    Office

    $31.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70240

    Office

    $37.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70240

    Office

    $34.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70240

    Office

    $37.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70240

    Office

    $30.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70240

    Office

    $29.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70240

    Office

    $29.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70240

    Office

    $34.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70240

    Office

    $31.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70240

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70240

    Office

    $29.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70240

    Office

    $32.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70240

    Office

    $32.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70240

    Office

    $30.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70240

    Office

    $31.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70240

    Office

    $29.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70240

    Office

    $30.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70240

    Office

    $31.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70240

    Office

    $32.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70240

    Office

    $31.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70240

    Office

    $33.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70240

    Office

    $37.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70240

    Office

    $30.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.90 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70240

    Office

    $29.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70240

    Office

    $31.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70240 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$28.21

$38.90

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$36.571
AL$28.641
AR$28.211
AZ$31.191
CA$34.27–$43.5329
CO$33.601
CT$34.261
DC$36.941
DE$31.731
FL$31.30–$34.113
GA$29.49–$32.622
GU$35.221
HI$35.221
IA$29.531
ID$29.711
IL$30.26–$33.304
IN$29.891
KS$29.331
KY$29.231
LA$29.16–$30.682
MA$33.36–$37.112
MD$32.37–$36.943
ME$29.81–$31.592
MI$29.97–$31.652
MN$32.321
MO$28.59–$30.863
MS$28.411
MT$32.061
NC$30.151
ND$31.671
NE$29.721
NH$33.011
NJ$34.69–$36.522
NM$30.121
NV$31.981
NY$30.61–$37.785
OH$29.891
OK$29.241
OR$31.77–$34.782
PA$29.97–$33.342
PR$32.331
RI$32.941
SC$30.061
SD$31.621
TN$29.481
TX$29.76–$33.458
UT$30.491
VA$31.44–$36.942
VI$32.331
VT$31.481
WA$33.32–$37.952
WI$30.551
WV$29.071
WY$31.891

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 70240 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$36.80

$33.45 × 110% = $36.80

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 70240 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,726

Code
70240
Physician work
0.19
Practice expense
0.75
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70240 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.19× 1.0020.1904
Practice expense0.75× 1.0580.7935
Malpractice0.02× 0.8860.0177
Total RVUs1.0016
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$33.45

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.191.002
Practice expense0.751.058
Malpractice0.020.886

(0.19 × 1.002 + 0.75 × 1.058 + 0.02 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $33.45

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

70240 · Office / nonfacility

$33.45

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.66 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $32.79 to $33.45 (2.0%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $32.79changed to$33.45

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.77 changed to 0.75
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $32.79

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$33.45Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$33.45Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$33.45Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$33.45Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$32.79Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$32.79Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$32.79Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$32.79Not available in this settingRVU25A

70240 billing questions

When should this code be used instead of a skull X-ray code?

Use this code when the examination is specifically centered on the sella turcica. A broader skull study is coded according to its extent and should not replace a focused sellar examination just because the sella appears on the images.

How are the professional and technical portions reported?

Report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Can the interpretation and image acquisition be billed by different entities?

Yes. The interpreting radiologist or group may report the professional component, while the entity providing the equipment and staff reports the technical component.

What documentation supports reporting this focused examination?

The order and report should support that the imaging was directed at the sella turcica and identify the clinical reason, such as concern for sellar enlargement or bony change.

Does this X-ray evaluate pituitary soft tissue?

No. It evaluates the bony sellar region. When the clinical question concerns pituitary soft tissue, the selected imaging method may instead be MRI.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 70240PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,726 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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