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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70332 in Delaware

Office / nonfacility

$79.05

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Diagnostic radiology

About 70332: Temporomandibular joint arthrography

Reports contrast arthrography of a temporomandibular joint when radiographic imaging is used to evaluate joint structures and suspected internal derangement.

This examination uses contrast placed in a temporomandibular joint to produce radiographic images for assessment of joint structures, such as when internal derangement or disc displacement is suspected. A radiologist, often working with an oral and maxillofacial specialist, performs or supervises the imaging and interprets the resulting study. It is generally encountered in outpatient diagnostic imaging settings when routine TMJ views are not the requested examination.

Choose 70332 for the arthrographic study rather than routine TMJ radiographs or MRI. Documentation should identify the clinical indication and side examined, describe the arthrographic procedure and imaging obtained, and include the interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 reports interpretation, modifier TC reports equipment and staff, and no modifier represents the global service. When both sides are examined, each side is paid separately at 100%.

CMS billing rules for 70332

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.
Bilateral procedures
Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.53 · 22%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.82 · 76%
  • Malpractice RVU0.04 · 2%

90

Medicare services in 2024 · #4963 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.

70332 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.

70328

Jaw joint X-ray

One side, open and closed mouth

$33.70

Use 70328 for routine radiographic examination of one TMJ. Use 70332 when the examination is an arthrogram with contrast.

70330

TMJ X-ray

Both joints, open and closed mouth

$52.87

70330 describes routine radiographic examination of both TMJs; 70332 describes arthrography, with each side paid separately when bilateral.

70336

Jaw joint MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

$256.63

70336 is MRI of the TMJ. 70332 is radiographic arthrography using contrast introduced into the joint.

The same code, a different location

How does Delaware compare?

70332 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Delaware · This locality

    $79.05

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

    $91.23

    $12.18 higher than Delaware

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $91.76

    $12.71 higher than Delaware

  4. Miami

    $84.36

    $5.31 higher than Delaware

  5. Chicago

    $81.99

    $2.94 higher than Delaware

  6. Manhattan

    $91.59

    $12.54 higher than Delaware

  7. Alaska*

    $92.03

    $12.98 higher than Delaware

Other payment areas listed in Delaware 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, 70332 ranges from $70.61 in Arkansas to $108.02 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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70332

    Office

    $71.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.40 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70332

    Office

    $70.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.44 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70332

    Office

    $77.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.30 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.43 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.30 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70332

    Office

    $99.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.57 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70332

    Office

    $90.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.83 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.74 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70332

    Office

    $89.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.70 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70332

    Office

    $89.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.37 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70332

    Office

    $91.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.61 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70332

    Office

    $105.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.66 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 70332

    Office

    $105.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.62 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 70332

    Office

    $108.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.97 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 70332

    Office

    $107.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.79 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70332

    Office

    $87.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.91 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70332

    Office

    $92.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.60 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70332

    Office

    $89.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.74 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70332

    Office

    $93.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.55 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70332

    Office

    $99.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.50 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70332

    Office

    $85.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70332

    Office

    $83.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.59 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70332

    Office

    $85.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.09 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70332

    Office

    $81.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70332

    Office

    $77.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.22 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70332

    Office

    $81.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70332

    Office

    $73.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.53 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70332

    Office

    $87.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.54 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70332

    Office

    $73.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.19 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70332

    Office

    $74.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.79 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70332

    Office

    $76.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.73 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70332

    Office

    $75.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.76 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70332

    Office

    $82.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.57 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70332

    Office

    $74.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.35 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70332

    Office

    $73.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.72 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70332

    Office

    $72.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.08 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70332

    Office

    $76.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.63 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70332

    Office

    $72.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.27 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70332

    Office

    $92.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.15 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70332

    Office

    $83.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.01 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70332

    Office

    $84.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.82 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70332

    Office

    $80.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.58 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70332

    Office

    $74.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.59 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70332

    Office

    $78.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70332

    Office

    $78.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70332

    Office

    $74.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.34 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70332

    Office

    $80.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.60 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70332

    Office

    $76.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.96 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70332

    Office

    $76.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.14 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70332

    Office

    $71.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.65 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70332

    Office

    $71.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70332

    Office

    $79.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.78 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70332

    Office

    $75.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70332

    Office

    $79.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70332

    Office

    $74.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.73 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70332

    Office

    $82.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70332

    Office

    $90.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.71 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70332

    Office

    $86.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.21 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70332

    Office

    $75.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.00 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70332

    Office

    $79.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70332

    Office

    $93.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.55 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70332

    Office

    $86.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.63 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70332

    Office

    $92.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.57 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70332

    Office

    $76.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70332

    Office

    $74.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.50 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70332

    Office

    $73.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70332

    Office

    $86.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.47 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70332

    Office

    $79.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70332

    Office

    $82.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.85 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70332

    Office

    $74.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.28 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70332

    Office

    $80.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70332

    Office

    $82.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.98 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70332

    Office

    $75.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70332

    Office

    $78.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70332

    Office

    $73.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.37 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $83.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.19 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $74.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.79 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $79.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $79.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $78.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.09 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $79.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $80.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.00 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70332

    Office

    $76.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.45 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70332

    Office

    $76.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.01 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70332

    Office

    $78.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70332

    Office

    $80.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70332

    Office

    $78.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.49 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70332

    Office

    $82.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.91 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70332

    Office

    $94.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.22 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70332

    Office

    $76.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.70 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70332

    Office

    $72.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.61 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70332

    Office

    $79.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70332 · 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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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$70.61

$96.68

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$92.031
AL$71.651
AR$70.611
AZ$77.751
CA$85.34–$108.0229
CO$83.641
CT$85.141
DC$91.761
DE$79.051
FL$77.83–$84.363
GA$73.52–$81.122
GU$87.591
HI$87.591
IA$73.861
ID$74.261
IL$75.29–$82.624
IN$74.701
KS$73.331
KY$72.971
LA$72.78–$76.422
MA$83.06–$92.202
MD$80.63–$91.763
ME$74.46–$78.792
MI$74.71–$78.622
MN$80.651
MO$71.40–$76.913
MS$71.031
MT$79.831
NC$75.271
ND$79.031
NE$74.321
NH$82.151
NJ$86.26–$90.762
NM$75.051
NV$79.671
NY$76.39–$93.605
OH$74.551
OK$73.031
OR$79.19–$86.522
PA$74.77–$82.902
PR$80.481
RI$82.031
SC$75.011
SD$78.941
TN$73.681
TX$74.26–$83.248
UT$76.041
VA$78.40–$91.762
VI$80.481
VT$78.561
WA$82.96–$94.272
WI$76.351
WV$72.441
WY$79.481

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Where does this rate apply?

Delaware is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware, including the examples shown here.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 70332 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$86.96

$79.05 × 110% = $86.96

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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 70332 in Delaware.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,751

Code
70332
Physician work
0.53
Practice expense
1.82
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

40

Locality
Delaware
Physician work
1.005
Practice expense
0.988
Malpractice
0.899
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70332 in Delaware
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.53× 1.0050.5326
Practice expense1.82× 0.9881.7982
Malpractice0.04× 0.8990.0360
Total RVUs2.3668
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$79.05

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
Work0.531.005
Practice expense1.820.988
Malpractice0.040.899

(0.53 × 1.005 + 1.82 × 0.988 + 0.04 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $79.05

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

70332 · Office / nonfacility

$79.05

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.51 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $78.54 to $79.05 (0.6%).

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

    $78.54changed to$79.05

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.54 changed to 0.53
    • Practice expense RVU 1.86 changed to 1.82
    • Work GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.992 changed to 0.988
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.949 changed to 0.899

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $78.54

    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$79.05Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$79.05Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$79.05Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$79.05Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$78.54Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$78.54Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$78.54Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$78.54Not available in this settingRVU25A

70332 billing questions

How does 70332 differ from routine TMJ radiographs?

70332 is for contrast arthrography of the joint. Routine radiographic views without arthrography are represented by codes such as 70328 or 70330.

Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.

How is a bilateral examination handled?

CMS pays each side separately at 100% when both joints are examined. Documentation should make clear that the arthrographic study was performed on each side.

What documentation supports reporting 70332?

The record should support the clinical reason for arthrography, identify the side examined, describe the contrast arthrographic imaging, and contain the interpretation.

Should 70332 be reported with 70336 for the same joint evaluation?

70332 represents contrast arthrography, while 70336 represents MRI of the TMJ. Select the code for the imaging method actually performed rather than reporting both to represent one examination.

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 70332PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,751 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for DelawareGPCI2026.csv, line 40 (RVU26D)
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