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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

76018 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$119.97

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 safety

About 76018: MRI electrical implant preparation

Reports preparation of an implanted electrical stimulation system for MRI, including device adjustments needed to support the planned scan safely.

This service covers preparing an implanted electrical stimulation system for an MRI examination, such as adjusting device settings for the planned scan. It is distinct from deciding whether an implant or foreign body is safe for MRI and from positioning or immobilizing an implant. It may involve personnel who manage or program the implanted system, such as clinicians familiar with the device, in coordination with the MRI service.

Report the service when the electrical stimulation system itself requires MRI-related preparation, rather than reporting another MRI safety service for assessment or determination alone. Documentation should identify the implanted system, the preparation performed, and its connection to the planned MRI. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation or professional work, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

CMS billing rules for 76018

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.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.73 · 21%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.67 · 78%
  • Malpractice RVU0.04 · 1%

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.

76018 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

76016

MR safety review

Physician or QHP determination

$74.59

Choose 76018 for preparing an implanted electrical stimulation system for MRI; 76016 represents the clinician’s safety determination about proceeding with MRI.

76017

MR safety

Medical physics examination

$232.63

76017 describes a medical physics examination and customized safety planning. 76018 concerns preparation of the electrical stimulation system itself.

76019

MR safety

Implant positioning or immobilization

$160.70

76019 addresses implant positioning or immobilization for MRI. It does not represent electrical stimulation system preparation.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 76018 is $106.78—$13.19 lower than the $119.97 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

76018 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $119.97

  2. Beaumont

    $106.78

    $13.19 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $114.00

    $5.97 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $114.57

    $5.40 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $113.70

    $6.27 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $114.24

    $5.73 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $114.97

    $5.00 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, 76018 ranges from $101.68 in Arkansas to $156.38 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 · 76018

    Office

    $110.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76018

    Office

    $131.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 76018

    Office

    $132.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 76018

    Office

    $120.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 76018

    Office

    $117.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 76018

    Office

    $131.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 76018

    Office

    $132.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.32 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 76018

    Office

    $103.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 76018

    Office

    $101.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 76018

    Office

    $111.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.43 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 76018

    Office

    $144.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 76018

    Office

    $131.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.34 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 76018

    Office

    $129.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 76018

    Office

    $129.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 76018

    Office

    $132.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 76018

    Office

    $153.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76018

    Office

    $153.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76018

    Office

    $156.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76018

    Office

    $156.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 76018

    Office

    $127.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 76018

    Office

    $133.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.99 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 76018

    Office

    $129.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 76018

    Office

    $135.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 76018

    Office

    $144.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 76018

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 76018

    Office

    $120.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 76018

    Office

    $122.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 76018

    Office

    $113.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 76018

    Office

    $117.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 76018

    Office

    $111.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 76018

    Office

    $116.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 76018

    Office

    $105.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 76018

    Office

    $126.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 76018

    Office

    $106.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 76018

    Office

    $107.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 76018

    Office

    $109.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 76018

    Office

    $107.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 76018

    Office

    $118.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 76018

    Office

    $107.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 76018

    Office

    $105.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 76018

    Office

    $104.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 76018

    Office

    $109.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 76018

    Office

    $104.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 76018

    Office

    $133.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 76018

    Office

    $119.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 76018

    Office

    $122.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 76018

    Office

    $116.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 76018

    Office

    $107.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 76018

    Office

    $113.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 76018

    Office

    $112.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 76018

    Office

    $107.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 76018

    Office

    $116.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 76018

    Office

    $109.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 76018

    Office

    $110.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 76018

    Office

    $102.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 76018

    Office

    $102.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 76018

    Office

    $114.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 76018

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 76018

    Office

    $114.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 76018

    Office

    $107.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 76018

    Office

    $118.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 76018

    Office

    $130.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 76018

    Office

    $124.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 76018

    Office

    $107.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 76018

    Office

    $114.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 76018

    Office

    $134.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.49 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 76018

    Office

    $124.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 76018

    Office

    $133.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 76018

    Office

    $110.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 76018

    Office

    $107.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 76018

    Office

    $105.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 76018

    Office

    $124.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 76018

    Office

    $114.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 76018

    Office

    $119.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 76018

    Office

    $107.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 76018

    Office

    $115.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 76018

    Office

    $118.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 76018

    Office

    $107.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 76018

    Office

    $114.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 76018

    Office

    $106.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 76018

    Office

    $109.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 76018

    Office

    $112.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 76018

    Office

    $115.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 76018

    Office

    $113.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 76018

    Office

    $119.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 76018

    Office

    $136.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 76018

    Office

    $110.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 76018

    Office

    $103.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.18 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 76018

    Office

    $114.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

76018 · 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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$101.68

$139.82

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$132.291
AL$103.171
AR$101.681
AZ$111.941
CA$123.25–$156.3829
CO$120.611
CT$122.531
DC$132.241
DE$113.821
FL$111.65–$120.603
GA$105.52–$116.672
GU$126.551
HI$126.551
IA$106.511
ID$107.061
IL$107.89–$118.514
IN$107.701
KS$105.681
KY$104.891
LA$104.59–$109.822
MA$119.74–$133.052
MD$116.10–$132.243
ME$107.26–$113.602
MI$107.31–$112.692
MN$116.541
MO$102.56–$110.623
MS$102.151
MT$114.901
NC$108.441
ND$114.111
NE$107.201
NH$118.391
NJ$124.21–$130.792
NM$107.771
NV$114.771
NY$110.04–$134.465
OH$107.151
OK$105.061
OR$114.15–$124.852
PA$107.51–$119.252
PR$115.861
RI$118.161
SC$107.921
SD$114.011
TN$106.171
TX$106.78–$119.978
UT$109.411
VA$112.99–$132.242
VI$115.861
VT$113.351
WA$119.62–$136.122
WI$110.231
WV$103.791
WY$114.551

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 76018 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$131.97

$119.97 × 110% = $131.97

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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 76018 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,653

Code
76018
Physician work
0.73
Practice expense
2.67
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 76018 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.73× 1.0020.7315
Practice expense2.67× 1.0582.8249
Malpractice0.04× 0.8860.0354
Total RVUs3.5918
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$119.97

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.731.002
Practice expense2.671.058
Malpractice0.040.886

(0.73 × 1.002 + 2.67 × 1.058 + 0.04 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $119.97

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

76018 · Office / nonfacility

$119.97

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.53 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $115.44 to $119.97 (3.9%).

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

    $115.44changed to$119.97

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.75 changed to 0.73
    • Practice expense RVU 2.66 changed to 2.67
    • 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: $115.44

    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$119.97Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$119.97Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$119.97Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$119.97Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$115.44Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$115.44Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$115.44Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$115.44Not available in this settingRVU25A

76018 billing questions

How is 76018 different from 76016?

76018 addresses preparation of an implanted electrical stimulation system for MRI. 76016 is the physician or qualified health care professional’s MRI safety determination.

When would 76014 or 76015 be reported instead?

Those codes describe implant or foreign-body assessment by nonphysician or qualified health care professional staff. Use 76018 for preparation of the electrical stimulation system itself.

Can 76018 be reported with modifier 26 or TC?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional component, and modifier TC identifies the technical component; without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports reporting 76018?

Document the implanted electrical stimulation system, the MRI-related preparation performed, and the planned MRI examination. The record should make clear that system preparation occurred, rather than only a safety assessment or determination.

Can the multiple procedure reduction affect 76018?

Yes. CMS applies the diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction to both the professional and technical components.

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 76018PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,653 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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