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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70370 in Delaware

Office / nonfacility

$99.09

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 70370: Pharynx or larynx radiographic exam

Reports radiographic and fluoroscopic imaging of the pharynx or larynx when the clinical question concerns these throat structures.

This examination uses x-ray imaging, with fluoroscopy and possibly magnification, to assess the pharynx or larynx. It may be used to evaluate a structural concern involving the throat; contrast may be used when needed to outline the anatomy. A radiologic technologist typically obtains the images in an imaging department, hospital, or other setting equipped for fluoroscopy, and a physician interprets the study.

Select this code when the documented examination targets the pharynx or larynx, rather than a general soft-tissue neck survey or a dedicated assessment of swallowing function. The record should identify the clinical indication, anatomy imaged, images obtained, and physician interpretation. CMS recognizes separate professional and technical portions: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, TC for the equipment and staff portion, or no modifier when billing the global service that includes both.

CMS billing rules for 70370

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 RVU0.31 · 10%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.66 · 89%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 1%

246

Medicare services in 2024 · #4153 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.

70370 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.

70371

Speech imaging

Complex dynamic evaluation

$110.21

Both address pharyngeal or laryngeal imaging, but 70371 includes a speech evaluation. Use 70370 when that evaluation is not part of the documented service.

74230

Swallow study

Recorded fluoroscopic evaluation

$118.98

Choose 74230 when the examination evaluates swallowing function with cine or video imaging; 70370 targets radiographic evaluation of the pharynx or larynx.

70360

Neck X-ray

Soft tissue

$30.73

70360 is a soft-tissue neck examination. 70370 is appropriate when the imaging specifically evaluates the pharynx or larynx.

The same code, a different location

How does Delaware compare?

70370 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Delaware · This locality

    $99.09

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

    $116.55

    $17.46 higher than Delaware

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $116.69

    $17.60 higher than Delaware

  4. Miami

    $105.38

    $6.29 higher than Delaware

  5. Chicago

    $102.02

    $2.93 higher than Delaware

  6. Manhattan

    $115.85

    $16.76 higher than Delaware

  7. Alaska*

    $110.70

    $11.61 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, 70370 ranges from $87.19 in Arkansas to $140.15 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 · 70370

    Office

    $88.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.43 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70370

    Office

    $87.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.90 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70370

    Office

    $97.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.79 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.45 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.36 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70370

    Office

    $128.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.53 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70370

    Office

    $116.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.19 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.68 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70370

    Office

    $114.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.50 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70370

    Office

    $114.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.10 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70370

    Office

    $117.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.38 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70370

    Office

    $137.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.98 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 70370

    Office

    $137.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.95 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 70370

    Office

    $140.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.06 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 70370

    Office

    $140.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.92 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70370

    Office

    $112.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.17 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70370

    Office

    $119.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.97 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70370

    Office

    $114.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.69 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70370

    Office

    $120.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.22 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70370

    Office

    $128.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.48 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70370

    Office

    $108.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.35 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70370

    Office

    $105.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.70 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70370

    Office

    $107.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.37 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70370

    Office

    $102.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70370

    Office

    $96.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.29 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70370

    Office

    $101.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.77 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70370

    Office

    $90.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.29 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70370

    Office

    $111.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.86 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70370

    Office

    $92.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70370

    Office

    $92.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.52 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70370

    Office

    $94.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.98 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70370

    Office

    $93.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.05 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70370

    Office

    $103.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.36 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70370

    Office

    $93.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.89 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70370

    Office

    $91.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.91 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70370

    Office

    $90.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.83 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70370

    Office

    $95.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.99 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70370

    Office

    $89.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70370

    Office

    $117.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.66 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70370

    Office

    $104.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.78 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70370

    Office

    $107.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.00 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70370

    Office

    $101.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70370

    Office

    $92.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.37 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70370

    Office

    $99.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.06 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70370

    Office

    $97.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.31 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70370

    Office

    $92.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.49 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70370

    Office

    $102.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.98 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70370

    Office

    $94.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.33 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70370

    Office

    $95.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70370

    Office

    $87.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.17 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70370

    Office

    $87.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.50 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70370

    Office

    $100.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70370

    Office

    $93.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.20 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70370

    Office

    $99.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70370

    Office

    $92.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.35 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70370

    Office

    $103.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.63 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70370

    Office

    $115.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.05 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70370

    Office

    $108.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.80 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70370

    Office

    $93.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.06 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70370

    Office

    $100.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.03 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70370

    Office

    $118.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.43 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70370

    Office

    $109.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.23 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70370

    Office

    $117.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.39 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70370

    Office

    $95.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.63 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70370

    Office

    $92.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.61 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70370

    Office

    $90.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.62 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70370

    Office

    $109.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.88 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70370

    Office

    $99.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.46 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70370

    Office

    $104.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70370

    Office

    $92.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.23 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70370

    Office

    $101.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70370

    Office

    $103.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.13 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70370

    Office

    $93.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.79 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70370

    Office

    $99.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70370

    Office

    $91.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.44 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $105.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.17 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $92.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.95 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $99.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $99.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $98.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.17 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $99.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.40 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $100.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.95 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70370

    Office

    $95.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.52 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70370

    Office

    $94.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.32 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70370

    Office

    $98.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.69 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70370

    Office

    $101.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70370

    Office

    $98.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.27 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70370

    Office

    $104.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.72 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70370

    Office

    $120.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.62 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70370

    Office

    $95.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70370

    Office

    $89.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.09 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70370

    Office

    $99.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.85 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70370 · 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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$87.19

$124.30

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$110.701
AL$88.661
AR$87.191
AZ$97.301
CA$108.44–$140.1529
CO$105.791
CT$107.461
DC$116.691
DE$99.091
FL$96.80–$105.383
GA$90.80–$101.862
GU$111.951
HI$111.951
IA$92.051
ID$92.571
IL$93.04–$103.454
IN$93.201
KS$91.181
KY$90.261
LA$89.94–$95.102
MA$104.87–$117.752
MD$101.29–$116.693
ME$92.72–$99.032
MI$92.60–$97.782
MN$102.071
MO$87.92–$95.943
MS$87.591
MT$100.201
NC$93.891
ND$99.611
NE$92.741
NH$103.721
NJ$108.89–$115.142
NM$93.031
NV$100.121
NY$95.46–$118.525
OH$92.481
OK$90.471
OR$99.55–$109.972
PA$92.86–$104.232
PR$101.161
RI$103.221
SC$93.301
SD$99.541
TN$91.651
TX$92.14–$105.268
UT$94.771
VA$98.40–$116.692
VI$101.161
VT$98.821
WA$104.81–$120.712
WI$95.781
WV$89.001
WY$99.941

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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 70370 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$109.00

$99.09 × 110% = $109.00

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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 70370 in Delaware.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,766

Code
70370
Physician work
0.31
Practice expense
2.66
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

40

Locality
Delaware
Physician work
1.005
Practice expense
0.988
Malpractice
0.899
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70370 in Delaware
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.31× 1.0050.3115
Practice expense2.66× 0.9882.6281
Malpractice0.03× 0.8990.0270
Total RVUs2.9666
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$99.09

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.311.005
Practice expense2.660.988
Malpractice0.030.899

(0.31 × 1.005 + 2.66 × 0.988 + 0.03 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $99.09

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

70370 · Office / nonfacility

$99.09

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.13 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $98.96 to $99.09 (0.1%).

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

    $98.96changed to$99.09

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.32 changed to 0.31
    • Practice expense RVU 2.73 changed to 2.66
    • 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: $98.96

    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$99.09Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$99.09Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$99.09Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$99.09Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$98.96Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$98.96Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$98.96Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$98.96Not available in this settingRVU25A

70370 billing questions

When should 70370 be chosen over 70371?

Use 70370 for radiographic examination of the pharynx or larynx without the speech evaluation described by 70371. The documented service and clinical question should support the choice.

How does 70370 differ from a swallowing-function study?

70370 focuses on radiographic evaluation of the pharynx or larynx. A study specifically evaluating swallowing function with cine or video imaging may be reported with 74230 instead.

Which modifier identifies the interpretation?

Append modifier 26 when billing only the physician's professional interpretation. Modifier TC identifies the technical portion; billing without either modifier represents the global service.

What documentation supports reporting 70370?

Document the reason for the examination, the pharyngeal or laryngeal anatomy evaluated, the imaging performed, and the physician's 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 70370PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,766 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for DelawareGPCI2026.csv, line 40 (RVU26D)
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