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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

76770 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$110.74

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 76770: Complete retroperitoneal or renal ultrasound

Complete retroperitoneal ultrasound surveys specified vessels and kidneys, or both kidneys and bladder for urinary indications, when required structures are evaluated and documented.

Real-time ultrasound with saved images surveys the kidneys, abdominal aorta, origins of the common iliac arteries, and inferior vena cava. For suspected urinary tract disease, examination of both kidneys and the urinary bladder can also constitute a complete study. Common indications include hematuria, flank pain, hydronephrosis, acute kidney injury, and chronic kidney disease. A sonographer typically acquires images in a hospital imaging department, freestanding center, or physician office; a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets them.

Choose 76770 when the report addresses every structure required for the applicable complete examination. If bowel gas or body habitus prevents visualization, document the attempt and reason; an intentionally focused exam is reported with 76775. Retain images and record findings, including abnormalities. CMS recognizes modifier TC for equipment and staff and modifier 26 for interpretation; a provider furnishing both components reports the global service without either modifier. When multiple eligible diagnostic imaging services are furnished to the same patient on the same day, CMS's diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction can affect both professional and technical components.

CMS billing rules for 76770

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 RVU0.72 · 23%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.41 · 76%
  • Malpractice RVU0.05 · 2%

1.3M

Medicare services in 2024 · #127 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.

76770 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

76775

Retroperitoneal ultrasound

Limited examination

$63.02

76770 requires the complete retroperitoneal survey or, for urinary indications, evaluation of both kidneys and bladder. 76775 covers an intentionally limited study, such as one kidney or a targeted recheck.

76700

Abdominal ultrasound

Complete exam

$119.03

76700 surveys the abdomen, including the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and kidneys. 76770 covers the complete retroperitoneal survey or the qualifying kidney-and-bladder examination for urinary disease.

76706

Ultrasound

AAA screening

$110.72

76706 is a Medicare AAA screening ultrasound for eligible asymptomatic patients. A diagnostic study targeting only the aorta is a limited retroperitoneal examination (76775); select 76770 only for a complete examination.

76776

Transplant ultrasound

Kidney with Doppler

$149.87

Use 76776 for ultrasound examination of a transplanted kidney, including duplex Doppler when performed. Use 76770 for a qualifying complete examination of native kidneys or other retroperitoneal structures.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 76770 is $98.85—$11.89 lower than the $110.74 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

76770 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $110.74

  2. Beaumont

    $98.85

    $11.89 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $105.32

    $5.42 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $105.87

    $4.87 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $105.09

    $5.65 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $105.56

    $5.18 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $106.47

    $4.27 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, 76770 ranges from $94.05 in Arkansas to $143.66 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 · 76770

    Office

    $101.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76770

    Office

    $121.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 76770

    Office

    $122.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 76770

    Office

    $112.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 76770

    Office

    $108.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 76770

    Office

    $121.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 76770

    Office

    $122.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 76770

    Office

    $95.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 76770

    Office

    $94.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 76770

    Office

    $103.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 76770

    Office

    $132.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 76770

    Office

    $120.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 76770

    Office

    $114.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 76770

    Office

    $119.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 76770

    Office

    $118.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 76770

    Office

    $121.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 76770

    Office

    $140.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76770

    Office

    $140.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76770

    Office

    $143.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 76770

    Office

    $143.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 76770

    Office

    $117.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 76770

    Office

    $123.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 76770

    Office

    $119.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 76770

    Office

    $124.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 76770

    Office

    $132.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.68 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 76770

    Office

    $113.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 76770

    Office

    $111.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 76770

    Office

    $113.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 76770

    Office

    $105.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 76770

    Office

    $108.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 76770

    Office

    $103.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 76770

    Office

    $107.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 76770

    Office

    $97.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.90 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 76770

    Office

    $116.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 76770

    Office

    $98.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 76770

    Office

    $98.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 76770

    Office

    $101.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 76770

    Office

    $100.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 76770

    Office

    $109.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 76770

    Office

    $99.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 76770

    Office

    $97.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 76770

    Office

    $97.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 76770

    Office

    $101.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 76770

    Office

    $96.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 76770

    Office

    $122.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 76770

    Office

    $110.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 76770

    Office

    $112.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 76770

    Office

    $107.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 76770

    Office

    $99.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 76770

    Office

    $104.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 76770

    Office

    $104.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 76770

    Office

    $99.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 76770

    Office

    $107.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 76770

    Office

    $101.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 76770

    Office

    $102.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 76770

    Office

    $95.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 76770

    Office

    $94.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 76770

    Office

    $106.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 76770

    Office

    $100.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 76770

    Office

    $105.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 76770

    Office

    $98.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 76770

    Office

    $109.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 76770

    Office

    $120.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 76770

    Office

    $114.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.00 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 76770

    Office

    $99.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 76770

    Office

    $106.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 76770

    Office

    $124.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 76770

    Office

    $115.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.55 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 76770

    Office

    $123.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 76770

    Office

    $101.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 76770

    Office

    $99.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 76770

    Office

    $97.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 76770

    Office

    $115.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 76770

    Office

    $105.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 76770

    Office

    $110.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 76770

    Office

    $99.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 76770

    Office

    $107.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 76770

    Office

    $109.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 76770

    Office

    $99.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 76770

    Office

    $105.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 76770

    Office

    $98.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 76770

    Office

    $101.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 76770

    Office

    $104.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 76770

    Office

    $107.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 76770

    Office

    $104.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 76770

    Office

    $110.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 76770

    Office

    $125.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 76770

    Office

    $101.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 76770

    Office

    $96.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 76770

    Office

    $105.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

76770 · 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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$94.05

$128.62

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$122.721
AL$95.431
AR$94.051
AZ$103.481
CA$113.58–$143.6629
CO$111.291
CT$113.241
DC$122.031
DE$105.201
FL$103.51–$112.073
GA$97.84–$107.912
GU$116.541
HI$116.541
IA$98.371
ID$98.901
IL$100.15–$109.854
IN$99.481
KS$97.661
KY$97.141
LA$96.89–$101.692
MA$110.53–$122.632
MD$107.28–$122.033
ME$99.14–$104.872
MI$99.43–$104.542
MN$107.371
MO$95.06–$102.353
MS$94.591
MT$106.211
NC$100.221
ND$105.221
NE$98.981
NH$109.311
NJ$114.74–$120.722
NM$99.871
NV$106.021
NY$101.69–$124.405
OH$99.231
OK$97.231
OR$105.40–$115.112
PA$99.52–$110.272
PR$107.081
RI$109.151
SC$99.851
SD$105.111
TN$98.121
TX$98.85–$110.748
UT$101.211
VA$104.36–$122.032
VI$107.081
VT$104.581
WA$110.39–$125.382
WI$101.681
WV$96.391
WY$105.781

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 76770 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$121.81

$110.74 × 110% = $121.81

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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 76770 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,751

Code
76770
Physician work
0.72
Practice expense
2.41
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 76770 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.72× 1.0020.7214
Practice expense2.41× 1.0582.5498
Malpractice0.05× 0.8860.0443
Total RVUs3.3155
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$110.74

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
Work0.721.002
Practice expense2.411.058
Malpractice0.050.886

(0.72 × 1.002 + 2.41 × 1.058 + 0.05 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $110.74

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

76770 · Office / nonfacility

$110.74

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.81 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $107.93 to $110.74 (2.6%).

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

    $107.93changed to$110.74

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.74 changed to 0.72
    • Practice expense RVU 2.43 changed to 2.41
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.05
    • 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: $107.93

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$110.74Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$110.74Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$110.74Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$110.74Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$107.93Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$107.93Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$107.93Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$107.93Not available in this settingRVU25A

76770 billing questions

When does a renal ultrasound qualify as complete instead of limited?

For suspected urinary tract disease, evaluation of both kidneys and the urinary bladder supports the complete study. A study intentionally limited to one kidney or a targeted recheck is reported with 76775.

Which modifier does a radiologist reading hospital studies use?

The radiologist reports modifier 26 for the interpretation; the hospital reports its technical service under facility billing rules. A practice furnishing both components reports the global service without either component modifier.

Can 76770 be billed with a complete abdominal ultrasound on the same day?

Code 76700 already includes the kidneys. Report both only when separate, medically necessary complete abdominal and retroperitoneal examinations are performed and documented with distinct images and findings; do not bill the same overlapping exam twice.

Is a bladder scan for post-void residual the same as including the bladder here?

No. A nonimaging bladder volume measurement is reported with 51798. The bladder portion of a complete renal exam consists of diagnostic images with documented findings.

What if a structure cannot be visualized because of bowel gas or body habitus?

Document the attempt and why the structure was not seen. An exam can still support the complete code when all required structures were addressed, rather than intentionally omitted.

How is a transplant kidney ultrasound reported?

Use 76776 for ultrasound examination of a transplanted kidney; that code includes duplex Doppler when 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 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 76770PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,751 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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