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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

72141 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$177.95

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 72141: Cervical spine MRI without contrast

Reports an MRI study of the cervical spine performed without contrast, commonly used to evaluate suspected disc, nerve, or spinal cord conditions.

This service covers magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine without contrast material. The study produces detailed images of the neck portion of the spine and surrounding structures, often to assess symptoms such as neck pain with radiating arm symptoms, suspected disc disease, or possible spinal cord or nerve-root compression. A technologist typically performs the scan in an imaging center or hospital, and a radiologist interprets the images.

Select this code when the documented study is of the cervical spine and is performed without contrast; use a different code when contrast is administered or the study includes both pre- and post-contrast imaging. The order and report should identify the cervical region, the protocol performed, and the clinical reason for imaging. Bill without a component modifier for the global service, or use modifier 26 for the interpretation or TC for the technical service. When the diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction applies, it affects both the technical and professional components.

CMS billing rules for 72141

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 RVU1.44 · 25%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.17 · 73%
  • Malpractice RVU0.10 · 2%

630.4K

Medicare services in 2024 · #201 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.

72141 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

72142

Spine MRI

Cervical, contrast only

$254.56

Both cover cervical spine MRI, but 72142 is for imaging with contrast; this code is for imaging without contrast.

72156

Spine MRI

Cervical spine, without and with contrast

$296.16

Use 72156 when the cervical study includes imaging both before and after contrast. Use this code when the study is performed without contrast.

72125

Cervical spine CT

Without contrast

$121.83

Both evaluate the cervical spine without contrast, but 72125 is a CT study and this code is an MRI study.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 72141 is $198.51—$20.56 higher than the $177.95 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

72141 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $177.95

  2. Austin

    $198.51

    $20.56 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $189.12

    $11.17 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $190.12

    $12.17 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $188.77

    $10.82 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $189.55

    $11.60 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $191.38

    $13.43 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, 72141 ranges from $169.46 in Arkansas to $256.02 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 · 72141

    Office

    $183.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.34 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72141

    Office

    $217.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 72141

    Office

    $218.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.54 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 72141

    Office

    $201.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.59 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 72141

    Office

    $196.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 72141

    Office

    $218.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.37 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 72141

    Office

    $222.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.37 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 72141

    Office

    $171.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.09 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 72141

    Office

    $169.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.49 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 72141

    Office

    $185.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.75 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 72141

    Office

    $236.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $58.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 72141

    Office

    $216.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 72141

    Office

    $204.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.51 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 72141

    Office

    $213.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 72141

    Office

    $212.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.86 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 72141

    Office

    $217.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 72141

    Office

    $250.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $72.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72141

    Office

    $250.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $72.52 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72141

    Office

    $256.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $78.07 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 72141

    Office

    $255.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 72141

    Office

    $209.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 72141

    Office

    $220.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 72141

    Office

    $213.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.69 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 72141

    Office

    $222.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 72141

    Office

    $236.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $58.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 72141

    Office

    $203.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 72141

    Office

    $199.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.53 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 72141

    Office

    $203.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 72141

    Office

    $188.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.00 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 72141

    Office

    $195.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 72141

    Office

    $186.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 72141

    Office

    $193.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 72141

    Office

    $176.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 72141

    Office

    $208.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.44 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 72141

    Office

    $176.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 72141

    Office

    $177.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 72141

    Office

    $182.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 72141

    Office

    $180.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.53 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 72141

    Office

    $197.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.44 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 72141

    Office

    $178.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 72141

    Office

    $175.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.26 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 72141

    Office

    $174.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.98 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 72141

    Office

    $182.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 72141

    Office

    $174.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.39 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 72141

    Office

    $219.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 72141

    Office

    $198.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 72141

    Office

    $202.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.50 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 72141

    Office

    $192.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 72141

    Office

    $178.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 72141

    Office

    $188.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 72141

    Office

    $188.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.19 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 72141

    Office

    $179.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 72141

    Office

    $192.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 72141

    Office

    $182.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.20 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 72141

    Office

    $184.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.09 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 72141

    Office

    $171.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.54 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 72141

    Office

    $170.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.46 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 72141

    Office

    $190.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.76 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 72141

    Office

    $180.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.23 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 72141

    Office

    $188.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.79 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 72141

    Office

    $177.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 72141

    Office

    $196.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.06 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 72141

    Office

    $216.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 72141

    Office

    $205.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.83 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 72141

    Office

    $179.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 72141

    Office

    $190.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 72141

    Office

    $222.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.03 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 72141

    Office

    $206.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 72141

    Office

    $220.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 72141

    Office

    $182.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 72141

    Office

    $178.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 72141

    Office

    $175.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.88 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 72141

    Office

    $206.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 72141

    Office

    $189.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.22 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 72141

    Office

    $197.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.99 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 72141

    Office

    $179.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 72141

    Office

    $192.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 72141

    Office

    $195.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.92 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 72141

    Office

    $179.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 72141

    Office

    $188.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.55 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 72141

    Office

    $176.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.45 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 72141

    Office

    $182.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.07 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 72141

    Office

    $187.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 72141

    Office

    $192.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 72141

    Office

    $187.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 72141

    Office

    $197.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 72141

    Office

    $224.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 72141

    Office

    $182.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 72141

    Office

    $173.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.04 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 72141

    Office

    $189.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.90 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

72141 · 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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$169.46

$229.69

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$222.321
AL$171.861
AR$169.461
AZ$185.921
CA$203.36–$256.0229
CO$199.481
CT$203.111
DC$218.491
DE$188.951
FL$186.27–$201.543
GA$176.32–$193.762
GU$208.391
HI$208.391
IA$176.871
ID$177.821
IL$180.48–$197.394
IN$178.831
KS$175.691
KY$174.971
LA$174.56–$182.962
MA$198.19–$219.342
MD$192.60–$218.493
ME$178.31–$188.232
MI$179.03–$188.142
MN$192.411
MO$171.41–$184.043
MS$170.491
MT$190.711
NC$180.181
ND$188.741
NE$177.921
NH$196.011
NJ$205.78–$216.262
NM$179.831
NV$190.301
NY$182.76–$222.985
OH$178.631
OK$175.071
OR$189.17–$206.092
PA$179.11–$197.942
PR$192.201
RI$195.871
SC$179.631
SD$188.501
TN$176.501
TX$177.95–$198.518
UT$182.021
VA$187.37–$218.492
VI$192.201
VT$187.681
WA$197.93–$224.132
WI$182.561
WV$173.911
WY$189.851

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 72141 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$195.75

$177.95 × 110% = $195.75

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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 72141 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,012

Code
72141
Physician work
1.44
Practice expense
4.17
Malpractice
0.10

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 72141 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.44× 1.0001.4400
Practice expense4.17× 0.9103.7947
Malpractice0.10× 0.9290.0929
Total RVUs5.3276
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$177.95

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
Work1.441
Practice expense4.170.91
Malpractice0.10.929

(1.44 × 1 + 4.17 × 0.91 + 0.1 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $177.95

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

72141 · Office / nonfacility

$177.95

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.77 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $174.18 to $177.95 (2.2%).

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

    $174.18changed to$177.95

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.48 changed to 1.44
    • Practice expense RVU 4.23 changed to 4.17
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
    • 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: $174.18

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$177.95Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$177.95Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$177.95Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$177.95Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$174.18Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$174.18Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$174.18Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$174.18Not available in this settingRVU25A

72141 billing questions

How is this code distinguished from 72142?

Use 72141 for a cervical spine MRI performed without contrast. Code 72142 describes the cervical study performed with contrast.

When does 72156 apply instead?

Use 72156 when the cervical MRI includes imaging both without and with contrast. This code is for the study without contrast only.

Can the interpretation and scan 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.

Can the multiple imaging reduction affect this service?

When the diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction applies, it affects both the technical and professional components of this service.

How does this differ from a cervical spine CT?

This code is for MRI without contrast. Code 72125 is for cervical spine CT without contrast, a different imaging modality.

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 72141PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,012 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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