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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

77071 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$54.44

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$54.44

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 77071: Manual stress joint radiograph interpretation

Reports the professional interpretation of manually stressed joint radiographs used to assess instability or ligamentous laxity, including comparison views when obtained.

77071 covers the professional interpretation and report of radiographs taken while manual stress is applied to a joint. Stress views can help assess abnormal joint opening or movement associated with instability or ligament injury. Ankle, knee, and wrist studies are familiar examples. Orthopedic or sports-medicine evaluations may lead to the examination, with a radiologist or other qualified practitioner providing the formal interpretation. Comparison views, when obtained, are part of the stress examination.

Report the code for the interpretation and report, not for image acquisition; CMS identifies a separate code for the technical portion. The report should identify the joint examined and describe the findings from the stress views. CMS prices this code as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. When both sides are examined, the bilateral pricing is already reflected in the code’s payment treatment.

CMS billing rules for 77071

Professional and technical components
Professional-component-only code: interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.
Bilateral procedures
The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.40 · 23%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.28 · 73%
  • Malpractice RVU0.07 · 4%

8.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1562 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.

77071 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

77077

Joint survey

One view, one or two joints

$44.14

77077 describes a single-view joint survey. 77071 is for the interpretation of radiographs obtained with manual stress applied to a joint.

73610

Ankle X-ray

Complete, at least three views

$34.26

73610 reports routine ankle radiographs. Choose 77071 when the examination uses manual stress views to assess ankle instability.

73562

Knee X-ray

Three views, one knee

$39.16

73562 reports routine three-view knee radiographs. 77071 describes the professional interpretation of manually stressed joint images, including knee stress views.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 77071 is $60.69—$6.25 higher than the $54.44 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

77071 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $54.44

  2. Austin

    $60.69

    $6.25 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $57.66

    $3.22 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $58.07

    $3.63 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $57.67

    $3.23 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $57.86

    $3.42 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $59.14

    $4.70 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, 77071 ranges from $51.29 in Arkansas to $77.73 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 · 77071

    Office

    $56.04

    Facility

    $56.04

    $1.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 77071

    Office

    $66.04

    Facility

    $66.04

    $11.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 77071

    Office

    $67.05

    Facility

    $67.05

    $12.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 77071

    Office

    $63.78

    Facility

    $63.78

    $9.34 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 77071

    Office

    $61.79

    Facility

    $61.79

    $7.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 77071

    Office

    $67.60

    Facility

    $67.60

    $13.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 77071

    Office

    $66.86

    Facility

    $66.86

    $12.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 77071

    Office

    $52.09

    Facility

    $52.09

    $2.35 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 77071

    Office

    $51.29

    Facility

    $51.29

    $3.15 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 77071

    Office

    $56.79

    Facility

    $56.79

    $2.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.90

    Facility

    $61.90

    $7.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.71

    Facility

    $61.71

    $7.27 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 77071

    Office

    $71.74

    Facility

    $71.74

    $17.30 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 77071

    Office

    $65.73

    Facility

    $65.73

    $11.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 77071

    Office

    $62.45

    Facility

    $62.45

    $8.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 77071

    Office

    $64.82

    Facility

    $64.82

    $10.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 77071

    Office

    $64.58

    Facility

    $64.58

    $10.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 77071

    Office

    $66.16

    Facility

    $66.16

    $11.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 77071

    Office

    $75.98

    Facility

    $75.98

    $21.54 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 77071

    Office

    $75.91

    Facility

    $75.91

    $21.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 77071

    Office

    $77.73

    Facility

    $77.73

    $23.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 77071

    Office

    $77.41

    Facility

    $77.41

    $22.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 77071

    Office

    $63.54

    Facility

    $63.54

    $9.10 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 77071

    Office

    $66.84

    Facility

    $66.84

    $12.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 77071

    Office

    $64.84

    Facility

    $64.84

    $10.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 77071

    Office

    $67.52

    Facility

    $67.52

    $13.08 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 77071

    Office

    $71.62

    Facility

    $71.62

    $17.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 77071

    Office

    $61.70

    Facility

    $61.70

    $7.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 77071

    Office

    $60.84

    Facility

    $60.84

    $6.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 77071

    Office

    $62.50

    Facility

    $62.50

    $8.06 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 77071

    Office

    $57.77

    Facility

    $57.77

    $3.33 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 77071

    Office

    $60.90

    Facility

    $60.90

    $6.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 77071

    Office

    $57.75

    Facility

    $57.75

    $3.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 77071

    Office

    $59.65

    Facility

    $59.65

    $5.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 77071

    Office

    $54.28

    Facility

    $54.28

    $0.16 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 77071

    Office

    $63.32

    Facility

    $63.32

    $8.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 77071

    Office

    $53.41

    Facility

    $53.41

    $1.03 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 77071

    Office

    $53.80

    Facility

    $53.80

    $0.64 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 77071

    Office

    $57.40

    Facility

    $57.40

    $2.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 77071

    Office

    $56.05

    Facility

    $56.05

    $1.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 77071

    Office

    $61.50

    Facility

    $61.50

    $7.06 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 77071

    Office

    $54.13

    Facility

    $54.13

    $0.31 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 77071

    Office

    $53.19

    Facility

    $53.19

    $1.25 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 77071

    Office

    $53.51

    Facility

    $53.51

    $0.93 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 77071

    Office

    $56.25

    Facility

    $56.25

    $1.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 77071

    Office

    $53.44

    Facility

    $53.44

    $1.00 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 77071

    Office

    $67.04

    Facility

    $67.04

    $12.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 77071

    Office

    $60.46

    Facility

    $60.46

    $6.02 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 77071

    Office

    $62.34

    Facility

    $62.34

    $7.90 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 77071

    Office

    $58.91

    Facility

    $58.91

    $4.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 77071

    Office

    $54.15

    Facility

    $54.15

    $0.29 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 77071

    Office

    $57.20

    Facility

    $57.20

    $2.76 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 77071

    Office

    $58.56

    Facility

    $58.56

    $4.12 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 77071

    Office

    $55.03

    Facility

    $55.03

    $0.59 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 77071

    Office

    $58.05

    Facility

    $58.05

    $3.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 77071

    Office

    $55.79

    Facility

    $55.79

    $1.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 77071

    Office

    $56.40

    Facility

    $56.40

    $1.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 77071

    Office

    $52.49

    Facility

    $52.49

    $1.95 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 77071

    Office

    $51.90

    Facility

    $51.90

    $2.54 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 77071

    Office

    $58.45

    Facility

    $58.45

    $4.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 77071

    Office

    $54.74

    Facility

    $54.74

    $0.30 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 77071

    Office

    $57.06

    Facility

    $57.06

    $2.62 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 77071

    Office

    $53.71

    Facility

    $53.71

    $0.73 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 77071

    Office

    $59.91

    Facility

    $59.91

    $5.47 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 77071

    Office

    $66.29

    Facility

    $66.29

    $11.85 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 77071

    Office

    $63.15

    Facility

    $63.15

    $8.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 77071

    Office

    $55.37

    Facility

    $55.37

    $0.93 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 77071

    Office

    $58.10

    Facility

    $58.10

    $3.66 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 77071

    Office

    $69.39

    Facility

    $69.39

    $14.95 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 77071

    Office

    $63.61

    Facility

    $63.61

    $9.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 77071

    Office

    $68.12

    Facility

    $68.12

    $13.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 77071

    Office

    $55.62

    Facility

    $55.62

    $1.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 77071

    Office

    $54.75

    Facility

    $54.75

    $0.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 77071

    Office

    $53.36

    Facility

    $53.36

    $1.08 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 77071

    Office

    $62.81

    Facility

    $62.81

    $8.37 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 77071

    Office

    $57.59

    Facility

    $57.59

    $3.15 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 77071

    Office

    $60.90

    Facility

    $60.90

    $6.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 77071

    Office

    $54.82

    Facility

    $54.82

    $0.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 77071

    Office

    $58.89

    Facility

    $58.89

    $4.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 77071

    Office

    $59.86

    Facility

    $59.86

    $5.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 77071

    Office

    $54.85

    Facility

    $54.85

    $0.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 77071

    Office

    $56.90

    Facility

    $56.90

    $2.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 77071

    Office

    $53.48

    Facility

    $53.48

    $0.96 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 77071

    Office

    $55.65

    Facility

    $55.65

    $1.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 77071

    Office

    $57.04

    Facility

    $57.04

    $2.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 77071

    Office

    $58.89

    Facility

    $58.89

    $4.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 77071

    Office

    $56.87

    Facility

    $56.87

    $2.43 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 77071

    Office

    $60.33

    Facility

    $60.33

    $5.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 77071

    Office

    $68.40

    Facility

    $68.40

    $13.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 77071

    Office

    $55.04

    Facility

    $55.04

    $0.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 77071

    Office

    $53.86

    Facility

    $53.86

    $0.58 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 77071

    Office

    $57.84

    Facility

    $57.84

    $3.40 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

77071 · 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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$51.29

$69.72

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$66.861
AL$52.091
AR$51.291
AZ$56.791
CA$61.70–$77.7329
CO$60.841
CT$62.501
DC$67.051
DE$57.771
FL$57.75–$63.783
GA$54.28–$59.652
GU$63.321
HI$63.321
IA$53.411
ID$53.801
IL$56.05–$61.794
IN$54.131
KS$53.191
KY$53.511
LA$53.44–$56.252
MA$60.46–$67.042
MD$58.91–$67.053
ME$54.15–$57.202
MI$55.03–$58.562
MN$58.051
MO$52.49–$56.403
MS$51.901
MT$58.451
NC$54.741
ND$57.061
NE$53.711
NH$59.911
NJ$63.15–$66.292
NM$55.371
NV$58.101
NY$55.62–$69.395
OH$54.751
OK$53.361
OR$57.59–$62.812
PA$54.82–$60.902
PR$58.891
RI$59.861
SC$54.851
SD$56.901
TN$53.481
TX$54.44–$60.698
UT$55.651
VA$57.04–$67.052
VI$58.891
VT$56.871
WA$60.33–$68.402
WI$55.041
WV$53.861
WY$57.841

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 77071 in Beaumont, the physician’s office rate is $54.44 and the facility-setting rate is $54.44: a difference of $0.00.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 77071 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$59.88

$54.44 × 110% = $59.88

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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 77071 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,985

Code
77071
Physician work
0.40
Practice expense
1.28
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 77071 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.40× 1.0000.4000
Practice expense1.28× 0.9101.1648
Malpractice0.07× 0.9290.0650
Total RVUs1.6298
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$54.44

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
Work0.41
Practice expense1.280.91
Malpractice0.070.929

(0.4 × 1 + 1.28 × 0.91 + 0.07 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $54.44

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.41
Practice expense1.280.91
Malpractice0.070.929

(0.4 × 1 + 1.28 × 0.91 + 0.07 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $54.44

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

77071 · Office / nonfacility

$54.44

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.46 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $48.98 to $54.44 (11.1%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

    $48.98changed to$54.44

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.41 changed to 0.40
    • Practice expense RVU 1.16 changed to 1.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.07
    • 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: $48.98

    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$54.44$54.44RVU26D
2026-07-01$54.44$54.44RVU26C
2026-04-01$54.44$54.44RVU26B
2026-01-01$54.44$54.44RVU26A
2025-10-01$48.98$48.98RVU25D
2025-07-01$48.98$48.98RVU25C
2025-04-01$48.98$48.98RVU25B
2025-01-01$48.98$48.98RVU25A

77071 billing questions

Is 77071 for the images or the interpretation?

It represents the professional interpretation and report. The technical portion is covered by a separate code.

Should modifier 50 be appended for both sides?

CMS prices 77071 as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Are comparison views separately reported?

Comparison views, when performed, are included in the stress examination described by 77071.

Can routine ankle or knee radiographs also be reported?

77071 describes manually stressed joint views, not routine nonstress radiographs. A separate routine examination requires its own documentation and code.

What documentation supports 77071?

Document the joint examined, that stress views were obtained, and the interpretation and findings. The professional report supports this code; image acquisition is represented separately.

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 77071PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,985 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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