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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

72052 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$58.03

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.

Diagnostic radiology

About 72052: Cervical spine radiograph, six or more views

Reports cervical spine radiography with six or more views, such as a detailed study for neck pain, alignment concerns, or selected injury evaluation.

This service covers X-ray imaging of the cervical spine using at least six views. A radiologic technologist typically obtains the images, and a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets them. It may be ordered for neck pain or to evaluate suspected degenerative changes, alignment abnormalities, or selected injuries when cervical radiographs are appropriate. The study may be performed in an imaging center, hospital, or office with radiographic equipment.

Choose this code from the number of views obtained for the cervical examination, not simply from the order wording. The report and imaging record should support the cervical anatomy examined, the views acquired, and the physician’s interpretation. Bill the global service without a component modifier when one entity provides both imaging and interpretation. If those services are split, modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation and modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff.

CMS billing rules for 72052

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 RVU0.29 · 15%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.56 · 83%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 2%

57.4K

Medicare services in 2024 · #729 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.

72052 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

72040

Cervical spine X-ray

Two to three views

$36.81

Use 72040 for two or three cervical views; use 72052 when six or more views are obtained.

72050

Neck spine X-ray

Cervical spine, 4–5 views

$50.95

72050 covers four or five cervical views. The view count for the completed study distinguishes it from 72052.

72084

Full-spine X-ray

Six or more views

$90.89

72084 is for a study of the entire spine with six or more views, not a cervical-only examination.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 72052 is $65.72—$7.69 higher than the $58.03 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

72052 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $58.03

  2. Austin

    $65.72

    $7.69 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $62.18

    $4.15 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $62.53

    $4.50 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $62.02

    $3.99 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $62.33

    $4.30 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $62.88

    $4.85 higher than Beaumont

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, 72052 ranges from $54.96 in Arkansas to $86.42 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 · 72052

    Office

    $60.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72052

    Office

    $72.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.36 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 72052

    Office

    $72.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 72052

    Office

    $66.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.43 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 72052

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 72052

    Office

    $72.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 72052

    Office

    $70.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.54 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 72052

    Office

    $55.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.18 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 72052

    Office

    $54.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 72052

    Office

    $61.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.00 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.56 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 72052

    Office

    $79.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 72052

    Office

    $72.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.79 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 72052

    Office

    $71.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 72052

    Office

    $70.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 72052

    Office

    $72.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 72052

    Office

    $84.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.51 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72052

    Office

    $84.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72052

    Office

    $86.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72052

    Office

    $86.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 72052

    Office

    $69.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 72052

    Office

    $73.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.70 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 72052

    Office

    $71.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.22 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 72052

    Office

    $74.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 72052

    Office

    $79.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 72052

    Office

    $67.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 72052

    Office

    $66.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.00 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 72052

    Office

    $67.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 72052

    Office

    $62.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 72052

    Office

    $64.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 72052

    Office

    $61.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 72052

    Office

    $63.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.83 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 72052

    Office

    $57.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.67 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 72052

    Office

    $69.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.48 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 72052

    Office

    $57.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.27 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 72052

    Office

    $58.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.07 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 72052

    Office

    $59.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 72052

    Office

    $58.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.79 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 72052

    Office

    $65.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 72052

    Office

    $58.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 72052

    Office

    $57.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 72052

    Office

    $56.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 72052

    Office

    $59.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 72052

    Office

    $56.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.27 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 72052

    Office

    $73.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 72052

    Office

    $65.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.48 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 72052

    Office

    $66.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 72052

    Office

    $63.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 72052

    Office

    $58.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 72052

    Office

    $61.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.92 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 72052

    Office

    $61.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.63 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 72052

    Office

    $58.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 72052

    Office

    $63.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 72052

    Office

    $59.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 72052

    Office

    $60.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 72052

    Office

    $55.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.45 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 72052

    Office

    $55.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 72052

    Office

    $62.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.76 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 72052

    Office

    $58.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 72052

    Office

    $62.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 72052

    Office

    $58.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 72052

    Office

    $64.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.77 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 72052

    Office

    $71.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.78 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 72052

    Office

    $68.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 72052

    Office

    $58.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 72052

    Office

    $62.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 72052

    Office

    $74.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 72052

    Office

    $68.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.36 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 72052

    Office

    $73.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 72052

    Office

    $59.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.86 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 72052

    Office

    $58.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 72052

    Office

    $56.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.04 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 72052

    Office

    $68.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 72052

    Office

    $62.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 72052

    Office

    $65.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.27 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 72052

    Office

    $58.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 72052

    Office

    $63.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 72052

    Office

    $64.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.56 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 72052

    Office

    $58.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 72052

    Office

    $62.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 72052

    Office

    $57.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 72052

    Office

    $59.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 72052

    Office

    $61.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 72052

    Office

    $63.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 72052

    Office

    $61.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.75 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 72052

    Office

    $65.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 72052

    Office

    $74.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 72052

    Office

    $59.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 72052

    Office

    $56.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 72052

    Office

    $62.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.50 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

72052 · 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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$54.96

$76.96

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$70.571
AL$55.851
AR$54.961
AZ$61.031
CA$67.50–$86.4229
CO$66.031
CT$67.211
DC$72.701
DE$62.121
FL$61.01–$66.463
GA$57.36–$63.862
GU$69.511
HI$69.511
IA$57.761
ID$58.101
IL$58.82–$65.044
IN$58.471
KS$57.291
KY$56.921
LA$56.76–$59.862
MA$65.51–$73.192
MD$63.43–$72.703
ME$58.25–$61.952
MI$58.39–$61.662
MN$63.601
MO$55.58–$60.293
MS$55.291
MT$62.791
NC$58.941
ND$62.201
NE$58.161
NH$64.801
NJ$68.07–$71.812
NM$58.671
NV$62.681
NY$59.89–$74.125
OH$58.271
OK$56.991
OR$62.29–$68.482
PA$58.47–$65.302
PR$63.351
RI$64.591
SC$58.681
SD$62.131
TN$57.591
TX$58.03–$65.728
UT$59.571
VA$61.61–$72.702
VI$63.351
VT$61.781
WA$65.44–$74.922
WI$59.911
WV$56.401
WY$62.531

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 72052 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$63.83

$58.03 × 110% = $63.83

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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 72052 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,946

Code
72052
Physician work
0.29
Practice expense
1.56
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 72052 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.29× 1.0000.2900
Practice expense1.56× 0.9101.4196
Malpractice0.03× 0.9290.0279
Total RVUs1.7375
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$58.03

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
Work0.291
Practice expense1.560.91
Malpractice0.030.929

(0.29 × 1 + 1.56 × 0.91 + 0.03 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $58.03

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

72052 · Office / nonfacility

$58.03

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.72 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $55.31 to $58.03 (4.9%).

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

    $55.31changed to$58.03

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.30 changed to 0.29
    • Practice expense RVU 1.53 changed to 1.56
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.929

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $55.31

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$58.03Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$58.03Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$58.03Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$58.03Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$55.31Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$55.31Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$55.31Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$55.31Not available in this settingRVU25A

72052 billing questions

How does this differ from 72050?

72052 applies when the cervical study includes six or more views. Use 72050 when four or five views were obtained.

How does this differ from 72040?

72040 is for a cervical study with two or three views. Select among these codes based on the views actually acquired.

Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Do flexion and extension images count toward the view total?

Count the views obtained as part of the cervical examination, including flexion or extension views when they are acquired and documented as part of that study.

Should 72050 also be reported for the same cervical study?

Do not report a lower-view cervical code separately for the same set of images. Use the code matching the total number of views for the study.

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 72052PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,946 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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