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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78730 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$67.02

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 ultrasound

About 78730: Bladder ultrasound with residual assessment

Reports image-documented ultrasound assessment of the urinary bladder, including postvoid residual, when added to a qualifying primary imaging procedure.

This service captures real-time ultrasound images of the urinary bladder, including assessment of residual volume after a patient voids. It is used when clinicians evaluate incomplete emptying or suspected urinary retention, including in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms or neurogenic bladder. A sonographer generally acquires images in an office or imaging setting, and the interpreting physician reviews the images and documents the findings.

Report 78730 only with a qualifying primary procedure; it is an add-on, not a stand-alone bladder scan. The record should support the clinical indication, image acquisition, interpretation, and any postvoid measurement. CMS treats payment as within the primary procedure’s global period. The diagnostic service has professional and technical components: use modifier 26 for interpretation only, TC for equipment and staff only, or neither modifier when billing the global service.

CMS billing rules for 78730

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
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 RVU0.15 · 7%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.03 · 93%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 0%

11

Medicare services in 2024 · #6170 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.

78730 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

51798

Bladder scan

Post-void residual or bladder capacity

$11.56

Choose 51798 for postvoid residual measurement with a non-imaging device. Choose 78730 for image-documented bladder ultrasound reported as an add-on.

76770

Retroperitoneal ultrasound

Complete exam

$98.85

76770 reports a complete retroperitoneal ultrasound. 78730 adds bladder imaging and residual assessment to a qualifying primary procedure.

76857

Pelvic ultrasound

Limited or follow-up

$48.00

76857 is a limited pelvic ultrasound. 78730 focuses on image-documented bladder assessment, including postvoid residual, as an add-on service.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 78730 is $77.05—$10.03 higher than the $67.02 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78730 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $67.02

  2. Austin

    $77.05

    $10.03 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $72.50

    $5.48 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $72.87

    $5.85 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $72.20

    $5.18 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $72.66

    $5.64 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $72.84

    $5.82 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, 78730 ranges from $63.43 in Arkansas to $103.51 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 · 78730

    Office

    $69.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 78730

    Office

    $85.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.63 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78730

    Office

    $85.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.51 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78730

    Office

    $76.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78730

    Office

    $73.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.93 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78730

    Office

    $84.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.63 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78730

    Office

    $79.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78730

    Office

    $64.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.49 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78730

    Office

    $63.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.59 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78730

    Office

    $71.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78730

    Office

    $94.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.84 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78730

    Office

    $85.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.48 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78730

    Office

    $84.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78730

    Office

    $83.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78730

    Office

    $86.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78730

    Office

    $101.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.22 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 78730

    Office

    $101.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 78730

    Office

    $103.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.49 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 78730

    Office

    $103.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78730

    Office

    $82.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.48 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78730

    Office

    $87.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.66 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78730

    Office

    $84.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.37 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78730

    Office

    $88.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78730

    Office

    $94.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.82 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78730

    Office

    $79.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78730

    Office

    $77.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78730

    Office

    $78.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.52 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78730

    Office

    $72.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78730

    Office

    $74.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78730

    Office

    $70.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78730

    Office

    $74.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78730

    Office

    $65.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78730

    Office

    $82.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78730

    Office

    $67.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78730

    Office

    $67.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.53 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78730

    Office

    $68.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78730

    Office

    $67.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78730

    Office

    $75.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78730

    Office

    $68.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78730

    Office

    $66.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78730

    Office

    $65.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78730

    Office

    $69.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78730

    Office

    $65.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78730

    Office

    $86.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78730

    Office

    $76.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78730

    Office

    $78.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78730

    Office

    $73.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78730

    Office

    $67.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78730

    Office

    $72.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78730

    Office

    $71.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78730

    Office

    $67.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.27 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78730

    Office

    $74.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.86 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78730

    Office

    $69.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78730

    Office

    $69.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78730

    Office

    $63.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.24 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78730

    Office

    $63.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.38 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78730

    Office

    $73.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78730

    Office

    $68.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78730

    Office

    $72.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.93 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78730

    Office

    $67.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78730

    Office

    $75.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78730

    Office

    $84.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78730

    Office

    $79.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78730

    Office

    $67.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78730

    Office

    $73.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78730

    Office

    $86.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.55 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78730

    Office

    $79.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.86 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78730

    Office

    $85.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.94 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78730

    Office

    $69.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78730

    Office

    $67.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.23 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78730

    Office

    $65.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.20 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78730

    Office

    $80.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78730

    Office

    $72.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.76 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78730

    Office

    $76.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.06 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78730

    Office

    $67.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78730

    Office

    $73.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78730

    Office

    $75.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.42 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78730

    Office

    $67.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.92 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78730

    Office

    $72.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78730

    Office

    $66.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78730

    Office

    $69.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78730

    Office

    $71.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78730

    Office

    $73.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78730

    Office

    $72.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78730

    Office

    $76.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78730

    Office

    $88.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78730

    Office

    $70.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.05 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78730

    Office

    $64.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.61 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78730

    Office

    $73.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78730 · 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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$63.43

$91.55

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$79.911
AL$64.531
AR$63.431
AZ$71.001
CA$79.59–$103.5129
CO$77.471
CT$78.541
DC$85.531
DE$72.331
FL$70.33–$76.443
GA$65.89–$74.312
GU$82.301
HI$82.301
IA$67.181
ID$67.551
IL$67.44–$75.274
IN$68.031
KS$66.471
KY$65.591
LA$65.34–$69.192
MA$76.75–$86.472
MD$73.98–$85.533
ME$67.60–$72.412
MI$67.29–$71.002
MN$74.881
MO$63.78–$69.893
MS$63.641
MT$73.151
NC$68.481
ND$72.951
NE$67.721
NH$75.891
NJ$79.62–$84.332
NM$67.591
NV$73.161
NY$69.66–$86.575
OH$67.251
OK$65.821
OR$72.78–$80.672
PA$67.57–$76.082
PR$73.891
RI$75.441
SC$67.941
SD$72.931
TN$66.821
TX$67.02–$77.058
UT$69.051
VA$71.90–$85.532
VI$73.891
VT$72.301
WA$76.73–$88.732
WI$70.071
WV$64.411
WY$73.061

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 78730 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$73.72

$67.02 × 110% = $73.72

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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 78730 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,500

Code
78730
Physician work
0.15
Practice expense
2.03
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78730 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.15× 1.0000.1500
Practice expense2.03× 0.9101.8473
Malpractice0.01× 0.9290.0093
Total RVUs2.0066
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$67.02

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.151
Practice expense2.030.91
Malpractice0.010.929

(0.15 × 1 + 2.03 × 0.91 + 0.01 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $67.02

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

78730 · Office / nonfacility

$67.02

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $8.70 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $58.32 to $67.02 (14.9%).

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

    $58.32changed to$67.02

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.82 changed to 2.03
    • 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: $58.32

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$67.02Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$67.02Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$67.02Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$67.02Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$58.32Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$58.32Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$58.32Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$58.32Not available in this settingRVU25A

78730 billing questions

Can 78730 be reported by itself?

No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure.

How does 78730 differ from 51798?

78730 reports image-documented bladder ultrasound. CPT 51798 is used for postvoid residual measurement by ultrasound with a non-imaging device.

Which modifiers apply to 78730?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or TC for the technical service. Report without either modifier when billing the global service.

What documentation supports the service?

Document the indication, ultrasound image acquisition and interpretation, and the residual assessment when performed. The record should also support the primary procedure billed with this add-on.

Can 78730 be paired with a complete retroperitoneal ultrasound?

It may be reported with a qualifying primary procedure such as CPT 76770 when the bladder imaging and residual assessment are performed and documented.

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 78730PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,500 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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