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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73701 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$173.00

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.

CT imaging

About 73701: Lower extremity CT with contrast

Reports contrast-enhanced CT of a lower extremity when cross-sectional imaging is needed to evaluate structures such as bone or soft tissue.

This service covers CT imaging of a lower extremity using contrast material to help evaluate structures such as bone and soft tissue. It may be used when the clinical question involves a suspected mass, infection, or other abnormality requiring contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging. A radiologic technologist performs the acquisition in a hospital or imaging center, and a radiologist typically interprets the images.

Select 73701 when the CT study is performed with contrast only; use 73702 when images are acquired both before and after contrast, and 73700 for a study without contrast. Documentation should identify the imaged extremity, clinical indication, contrast-enhanced technique, and interpretation. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. For multiple diagnostic imaging services, CMS applies the multiple-procedure reduction to both components. When performed bilaterally, each side is paid separately at 100%.

CMS billing rules for 73701

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.
Multiple procedures
Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.
Bilateral procedures
Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.13 · 23%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.75 · 75%
  • Malpractice RVU0.09 · 2%

59.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #717 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.

73701 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

73700

Extremity CT

Without contrast material

$135.58

73700 is for lower-extremity CT without contrast; 73701 is for a contrast-enhanced CT study.

73702

CT scan

Without and with contrast

$203.28

73702 applies when CT images are obtained both before and after contrast. Use 73701 when the study is performed with contrast only.

73706

Ct angio lwr extr w/o&w/dye

No office rate

73706 is for CT angiography of the lower extremity, a vascular imaging study. Use 73701 for a contrast-enhanced CT that is not a CTA examination.

73719

Extremity MRI

With contrast, non-joint

$272.76

73719 describes lower-extremity MRI with contrast. Choose between it and 73701 based on whether the performed modality is MRI or CT.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 73701 is $154.52—$18.48 lower than the $173.00 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73701 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $173.00

  2. Beaumont

    $154.52

    $18.48 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $164.52

    $8.48 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $165.41

    $7.59 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $164.20

    $8.80 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $164.91

    $8.09 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $166.56

    $6.44 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, 73701 ranges from $146.88 in Arkansas to $224.12 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 · 73701

    Office

    $159.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 73701

    Office

    $189.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73701

    Office

    $190.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.68 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73701

    Office

    $175.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73701

    Office

    $170.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73701

    Office

    $190.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73701

    Office

    $191.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73701

    Office

    $149.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73701

    Office

    $146.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73701

    Office

    $161.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.57 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73701

    Office

    $206.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73701

    Office

    $188.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73701

    Office

    $178.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73701

    Office

    $186.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.38 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 73701

    Office

    $185.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73701

    Office

    $190.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73701

    Office

    $219.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.32 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 73701

    Office

    $219.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 73701

    Office

    $224.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $51.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 73701

    Office

    $223.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73701

    Office

    $182.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73701

    Office

    $192.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73701

    Office

    $186.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73701

    Office

    $194.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 73701

    Office

    $206.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73701

    Office

    $177.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73701

    Office

    $173.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73701

    Office

    $177.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73701

    Office

    $164.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73701

    Office

    $170.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73701

    Office

    $162.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73701

    Office

    $168.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73701

    Office

    $153.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73701

    Office

    $181.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73701

    Office

    $153.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73701

    Office

    $154.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73701

    Office

    $159.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73701

    Office

    $156.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73701

    Office

    $171.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73701

    Office

    $155.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73701

    Office

    $152.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73701

    Office

    $151.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73701

    Office

    $159.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73701

    Office

    $151.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73701

    Office

    $191.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73701

    Office

    $172.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73701

    Office

    $176.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73701

    Office

    $167.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73701

    Office

    $154.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73701

    Office

    $163.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73701

    Office

    $163.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73701

    Office

    $155.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73701

    Office

    $167.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73701

    Office

    $158.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73701

    Office

    $160.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73701

    Office

    $148.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73701

    Office

    $147.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73701

    Office

    $166.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73701

    Office

    $156.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73701

    Office

    $164.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73701

    Office

    $154.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73701

    Office

    $170.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73701

    Office

    $188.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73701

    Office

    $179.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73701

    Office

    $156.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73701

    Office

    $165.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73701

    Office

    $194.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73701

    Office

    $180.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73701

    Office

    $192.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73701

    Office

    $158.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73701

    Office

    $155.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73701

    Office

    $151.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73701

    Office

    $179.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73701

    Office

    $164.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73701

    Office

    $172.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73701

    Office

    $155.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73701

    Office

    $167.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73701

    Office

    $170.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73701

    Office

    $156.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73701

    Office

    $164.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73701

    Office

    $153.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73701

    Office

    $158.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73701

    Office

    $162.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73701

    Office

    $167.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73701

    Office

    $163.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73701

    Office

    $172.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73701

    Office

    $195.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73701

    Office

    $158.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73701

    Office

    $150.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73701

    Office

    $165.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

73701 · 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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$146.88

$200.70

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$191.671
AL$149.041
AR$146.881
AZ$161.691
CA$177.27–$224.1229
CO$173.811
CT$177.031
DC$190.681
DE$164.381
FL$162.00–$175.733
GA$153.05–$168.722
GU$181.901
HI$181.901
IA$153.541
ID$154.401
IL$156.80–$171.974
IN$155.311
KS$152.491
KY$151.841
LA$151.47–$159.022
MA$172.63–$191.522
MD$167.64–$190.683
ME$154.85–$163.772
MI$155.49–$163.682
MN$167.521
MO$148.64–$160.003
MS$147.811
MT$166.001
NC$156.531
ND$164.221
NE$154.491
NH$170.761
NJ$179.33–$188.632
NM$156.211
NV$165.631
NY$158.85–$194.675
OH$155.131
OK$151.931
OR$164.61–$179.742
PA$155.57–$172.402
PR$167.341
RI$170.531
SC$156.031
SD$164.011
TN$153.211
TX$154.52–$173.008
UT$158.181
VA$162.99–$190.682
VI$167.341
VT$163.261
WA$172.41–$195.772
WI$158.661
WV$150.891
WY$165.221

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 73701 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$190.30

$173.00 × 110% = $190.30

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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 73701 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,258

Code
73701
Physician work
1.13
Practice expense
3.75
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73701 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.13× 1.0021.1323
Practice expense3.75× 1.0583.9675
Malpractice0.09× 0.8860.0797
Total RVUs5.1795
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$173.00

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.131.002
Practice expense3.751.058
Malpractice0.090.886

(1.13 × 1.002 + 3.75 × 1.058 + 0.09 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $173.00

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

73701 · Office / nonfacility

$173.00

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.48 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $169.52 to $173.00 (2.1%).

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

    $169.52changed to$173.00

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.16 changed to 1.13
    • Practice expense RVU 3.84 changed to 3.75
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.09
    • 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: $169.52

    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$173.00Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$173.00Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$173.00Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$173.00Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$169.52Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$169.52Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$169.52Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$169.52Not available in this settingRVU25A

73701 billing questions

How is 73701 different from 73702?

Use 73701 when the CT is performed with contrast only. Use 73702 when the study includes images both before and after contrast.

When should 73700 be used instead?

73700 describes lower-extremity CT performed without contrast. The documented imaging protocol determines whether 73700 or 73701 is appropriate.

Which modifiers identify the components?

Modifier 26 identifies the radiologist's professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

How does CMS handle multiple imaging services?

The diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction applies to both the professional and technical components of 73701 when multiple diagnostic imaging services are performed.

How is bilateral imaging paid?

CMS pays each side separately at 100% when the lower extremities are imaged bilaterally.

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 73701PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,258 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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