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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73502 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$52.52

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 73502: Unilateral hip X-ray, two to three views

Plain radiographs of one hip in two or three views, including the pelvis when imaged, are obtained for hip pain, suspected fracture, or arthritis.

This study captures two or three radiographic projections of a single hip. A common examination includes an AP view, sometimes obtained as an AP pelvis, and a lateral view such as a frog-leg or cross-table lateral. It may be ordered for hip or groin pain, suspected femoral neck or intertrochanteric fracture after a fall, osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, or assessment after hip replacement. Radiologic technologists acquire the images in orthopedic offices, urgent care, imaging centers, and hospitals. Radiologists, orthopedists, or other treating physicians interpret them.

Count the distinct views in the unilateral hip examination, including an AP pelvis when it is part of that examination. Do not separately bill that included pelvis view. Documentation should identify the side, views, and findings in a signed interpretation. This diagnostic test has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation only, and modifier TC identifies equipment and staff services when a technical component is billed under the physician fee schedule. An office that both acquires and interprets the images bills the global service without either component modifier.

CMS billing rules for 73502

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 RVU0.21 · 14%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.23 · 84%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%

2.6M

Medicare services in 2024 · #67 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.

73502 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

73521

Hip X-ray

Bilateral, two views

$44.83

73502 covers one hip. When both hips are imaged, select a bilateral hip code from 73521-73523 according to the total number of views.

72170

Pelvis X-ray

One or two views

$29.93

72170 covers pelvis imaging alone. An AP pelvis obtained as part of a two- or three-view unilateral hip examination is included in 73502.

73503

Hip X-ray

Unilateral, four or more views

$67.57

Four or more distinct views of one hip belong under 73503; two or three belong under 73502.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73502 is $52.58—$0.06 higher than the $52.52 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73502 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $52.52

  2. Bakersfield

    $52.58

    $0.06 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $52.52

    The same base rate than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $52.52

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $52.52

    The same base rate than Chico

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $56.35

    $3.83 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $52.52

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 73502 ranges from $42.65 in Arkansas to $67.39 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

  • Merced

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73502

    Office

    $61.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73502

    Office

    $56.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.67 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73502

    Office

    $55.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 73502

    Office

    $55.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73502

    Office

    $56.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.20 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73502

    Office

    $65.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.39 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 73502

    Office

    $65.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.37 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 73502

    Office

    $67.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.87 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 73502

    Office

    $67.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73502

    Office

    $54.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73502

    Office

    $57.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73502

    Office

    $55.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.95 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73502

    Office

    $58.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.51 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 73502

    Office

    $61.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.39 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73502

    Office

    $52.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73502

    Office

    $56.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.01 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73502

    Office

    $51.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73502

    Office

    $49.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73502

    Office

    $56.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73502

    Office

    $54.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73502

    Office

    $43.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73502

    Office

    $42.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.87 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73502

    Office

    $47.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73502

    Office

    $51.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73502

    Office

    $52.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73502

    Office

    $48.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73502

    Office

    $49.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73502

    Office

    $47.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73502

    Office

    $49.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.94 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73502

    Office

    $44.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73502

    Office

    $54.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.59 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73502

    Office

    $44.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.65 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73502

    Office

    $45.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73502

    Office

    $46.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73502

    Office

    $45.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73502

    Office

    $50.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73502

    Office

    $45.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73502

    Office

    $44.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73502

    Office

    $44.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73502

    Office

    $46.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73502

    Office

    $44.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.51 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73502

    Office

    $56.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73502

    Office

    $50.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73502

    Office

    $52.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73502

    Office

    $49.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.25 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73502

    Office

    $45.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.29 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73502

    Office

    $48.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73502

    Office

    $47.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73502

    Office

    $45.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73502

    Office

    $49.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73502

    Office

    $46.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73502

    Office

    $46.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73502

    Office

    $43.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73502

    Office

    $42.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73502

    Office

    $48.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73502

    Office

    $45.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.75 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73502

    Office

    $48.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73502

    Office

    $45.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73502

    Office

    $50.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73502

    Office

    $55.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73502

    Office

    $52.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.37 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73502

    Office

    $45.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73502

    Office

    $48.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.83 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73502

    Office

    $57.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73502

    Office

    $53.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73502

    Office

    $56.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.47 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73502

    Office

    $46.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73502

    Office

    $45.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73502

    Office

    $44.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.30 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73502

    Office

    $53.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73502

    Office

    $48.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73502

    Office

    $50.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.82 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73502

    Office

    $45.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.16 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73502

    Office

    $49.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73502

    Office

    $50.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73502

    Office

    $45.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.98 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73502

    Office

    $48.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.20 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73502

    Office

    $44.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.80 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $51.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $45.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $48.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $48.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $48.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $48.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $48.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 73502

    Office

    $46.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.91 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73502

    Office

    $46.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73502

    Office

    $47.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.65 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73502

    Office

    $49.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73502

    Office

    $48.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73502

    Office

    $50.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73502

    Office

    $58.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73502

    Office

    $46.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.94 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73502

    Office

    $43.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73502

    Office

    $48.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

73502 · 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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$42.65

$59.96

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$54.641
AL$43.341
AR$42.651
AZ$47.401
CA$52.52–$67.3929
CO$51.331
CT$52.211
DC$56.531
DE$48.241
FL$47.29–$51.473
GA$44.46–$49.582
GU$54.111
HI$54.111
IA$44.871
ID$45.131
IL$45.57–$50.444
IN$45.421
KS$44.491
KY$44.151
LA$44.01–$46.432
MA$50.92–$56.952
MD$49.27–$56.533
ME$45.23–$48.152
MI$45.28–$47.792
MN$49.491
MO$43.08–$46.793
MS$42.881
MT$48.761
NC$45.771
ND$48.371
NE$45.191
NH$50.371
NJ$52.89–$55.832
NM$45.491
NV$48.691
NY$46.51–$57.555
OH$45.201
OK$44.221
OR$48.40–$53.272
PA$45.36–$50.702
PR$49.211
RI$50.181
SC$45.541
SD$48.321
TN$44.721
TX$45.02–$51.098
UT$46.231
VA$47.87–$56.532
VI$49.211
VT$48.021
WA$50.87–$58.322
WI$46.581
WV$43.671
WY$48.591

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 73502 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$57.77

$52.52 × 110% = $57.77

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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 73502 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,189

Code
73502
Physician work
0.21
Practice expense
1.23
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73502 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.21× 1.0170.2136
Practice expense1.23× 1.0961.3481
Malpractice0.02× 0.5360.0107
Total RVUs1.5724
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$52.52

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
Work0.211.017
Practice expense1.231.096
Malpractice0.020.536

(0.21 × 1.017 + 1.23 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $52.52

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

73502 · Office / nonfacility

$52.52

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.87 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $49.65 to $52.52 (5.8%).

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

    $49.65changed to$52.52

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.22 changed to 0.21
    • Practice expense RVU 1.19 changed to 1.23
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $49.65

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$52.52Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$52.52Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$52.52Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$52.52Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$49.65Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$49.65Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$49.65Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$49.65Not available in this settingRVU25A

73502 billing questions

Can an AP pelvis film be billed separately when it is taken with two hip views?

Not when it is part of the unilateral hip examination. Count that AP pelvis toward the examination's view total rather than adding a pelvis code.

What if both hips are imaged at the same session?

Choose the bilateral hip series, 73521-73523, according to the total number of views obtained rather than reporting a unilateral examination for each hip.

How do I choose between 73501, 73502, and 73503?

Count the distinct projections in the unilateral hip examination. One view is 73501, two or three views is 73502, and four or more views is 73503. Repeat exposures of the same projection do not add views.

When is modifier 26 versus TC used?

A physician billing only for interpretation uses modifier 26. The entity billing only for equipment and staff services under the physician fee schedule uses TC. An office providing both bills the global code without either modifier.

What documentation supports this code?

Record the side imaged, the number and type of views, the clinical indication, and a signed written interpretation with findings. A note that merely mentions the X-ray does not document its interpretation.

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 73502PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,189 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)
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