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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

71101 in Delaware

Office / nonfacility

$41.31

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 71101: Unilateral rib and chest radiographs

Reports radiographs of one side of the ribs with a chest view, commonly used to evaluate focal rib pain or suspected rib injury.

This examination images the ribs on one side and includes a posteroanterior chest view, with at least three views in total. It is commonly ordered for focal chest-wall pain or suspected rib injury after trauma. A radiologic technologist obtains the images in settings such as a hospital, emergency department, or outpatient imaging center; a qualified practitioner interprets them and documents the findings.

Choose this code when the study covers one side and includes the chest view, rather than a unilateral rib study without that view. The order and report should identify the side, clinical indication, and imaging findings. CMS recognizes separately priced professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion. Reporting the code without either modifier represents the global service, including both components.

CMS billing rules for 71101

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 RVU0.26 · 21%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.96 · 77%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 2%

266.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #333 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.

71101 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.

71100

Rib X-ray

One side, two views

$35.70

Use 71101 when the unilateral rib examination includes a chest view and at least three views total. Use 71100 for unilateral rib views without that chest view.

71110

Rib X-ray

Bilateral, three views

$42.34

71110 covers bilateral rib imaging with three views; 71101 is for one side and includes a chest view.

71111

Rib X-ray

Bilateral, with chest view

$50.91

71111 is the bilateral study that includes a chest view and requires at least four views. 71101 covers one side with a chest view and at least three views.

The same code, a different location

How does Delaware compare?

71101 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Delaware · This locality

    $41.31

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

    $47.64

    $6.33 higher than Delaware

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $48.04

    $6.73 higher than Delaware

  4. Miami

    $44.60

    $3.29 higher than Delaware

  5. Chicago

    $43.27

    $1.96 higher than Delaware

  6. Manhattan

    $48.09

    $6.78 higher than Delaware

  7. Alaska*

    $47.73

    $6.42 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, 71101 ranges from $36.74 in Arkansas to $56.41 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 · 71101

    Office

    $37.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.00 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 71101

    Office

    $36.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.57 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 71101

    Office

    $40.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.21 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 71101

    Office

    $52.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.69 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 71101

    Office

    $47.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.53 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 71101

    Office

    $46.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.52 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 71101

    Office

    $46.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.34 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 71101

    Office

    $47.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.53 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 71101

    Office

    $55.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.87 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 71101

    Office

    $55.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.84 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 71101

    Office

    $56.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.10 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · 71101

    Office

    $56.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.96 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 71101

    Office

    $45.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.58 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 71101

    Office

    $48.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.05 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 71101

    Office

    $46.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.54 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 71101

    Office

    $48.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.55 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 71101

    Office

    $51.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 71101

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 71101

    Office

    $43.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.38 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 71101

    Office

    $44.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 71101

    Office

    $42.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.67 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 71101

    Office

    $40.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 71101

    Office

    $42.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 71101

    Office

    $38.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.83 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 71101

    Office

    $45.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.41 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 71101

    Office

    $38.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.89 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 71101

    Office

    $38.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 71101

    Office

    $40.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 71101

    Office

    $39.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.78 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 71101

    Office

    $43.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 71101

    Office

    $38.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 71101

    Office

    $38.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.13 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 71101

    Office

    $38.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 71101

    Office

    $40.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.31 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 71101

    Office

    $38.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 71101

    Office

    $48.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.91 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 71101

    Office

    $43.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 71101

    Office

    $44.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.16 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 71101

    Office

    $42.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.83 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 71101

    Office

    $38.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 71101

    Office

    $41.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 71101

    Office

    $41.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 71101

    Office

    $39.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 71101

    Office

    $41.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.67 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 71101

    Office

    $39.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 71101

    Office

    $40.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.10 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 71101

    Office

    $37.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.01 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 71101

    Office

    $37.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.28 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 71101

    Office

    $41.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 71101

    Office

    $39.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 71101

    Office

    $41.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 71101

    Office

    $38.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 71101

    Office

    $42.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 71101

    Office

    $47.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.19 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 71101

    Office

    $45.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.84 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 71101

    Office

    $39.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 71101

    Office

    $41.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 71101

    Office

    $49.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.92 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 71101

    Office

    $45.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.09 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 71101

    Office

    $48.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.28 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 71101

    Office

    $39.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 71101

    Office

    $38.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 71101

    Office

    $38.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.21 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 71101

    Office

    $45.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.88 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 71101

    Office

    $41.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 71101

    Office

    $43.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.11 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 71101

    Office

    $39.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.24 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 71101

    Office

    $42.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.78 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 71101

    Office

    $42.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 71101

    Office

    $39.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 71101

    Office

    $41.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 71101

    Office

    $38.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.94 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.20 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $38.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.52 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $41.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $41.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.25 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $41.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.06 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $41.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $41.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.66 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 71101

    Office

    $40.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 71101

    Office

    $39.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.58 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 71101

    Office

    $40.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.40 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 71101

    Office

    $42.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.78 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 71101

    Office

    $40.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.37 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 71101

    Office

    $43.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.01 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 71101

    Office

    $49.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.97 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 71101

    Office

    $39.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.60 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 71101

    Office

    $37.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.33 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 71101

    Office

    $41.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

71101 · 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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$36.74

$50.46

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$47.731
AL$37.311
AR$36.741
AZ$40.611
CA$44.51–$56.4129
CO$43.691
CT$44.601
DC$48.041
DE$41.311
FL$40.84–$44.603
GA$38.48–$42.492
GU$45.721
HI$45.721
IA$38.421
ID$38.661
IL$39.53–$43.454
IN$38.901
KS$38.181
KY$38.111
LA$38.02–$40.002
MA$43.39–$48.222
MD$42.14–$48.043
ME$38.81–$41.092
MI$39.09–$41.322
MN$41.981
MO$37.30–$40.213
MS$37.031
MT$41.751
NC$39.241
ND$41.161
NE$38.661
NH$42.941
NJ$45.15–$47.502
NM$39.291
NV$41.621
NY$39.85–$49.235
OH$38.971
OK$38.101
OR$41.33–$45.192
PA$39.07–$43.422
PR$42.091
RI$42.871
SC$39.161
SD$41.091
TN$38.371
TX$38.79–$43.518
UT$39.731
VA$40.91–$48.042
VI$42.091
VT$40.941
WA$43.32–$49.282
WI$39.711
WV$37.981
WY$41.491

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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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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 71101 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$45.44

$41.31 × 110% = $45.44

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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 71101 in Delaware.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,895

Code
71101
Physician work
0.26
Practice expense
0.96
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

40

Locality
Delaware
Physician work
1.005
Practice expense
0.988
Malpractice
0.899
Office / nonfacility calculation for 71101 in Delaware
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.26× 1.0050.2613
Practice expense0.96× 0.9880.9485
Malpractice0.03× 0.8990.0270
Total RVUs1.2367
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$41.31

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
Work0.261.005
Practice expense0.960.988
Malpractice0.030.899

(0.26 × 1.005 + 0.96 × 0.988 + 0.03 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $41.31

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

71101 · Office / nonfacility

$41.31

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.76 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $40.55 to $41.31 (1.9%).

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

    $40.55changed to$41.31

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.27 changed to 0.26
    • Practice expense RVU 0.97 changed to 0.96
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.03
    • 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: $40.55

    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$41.31Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$41.31Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$41.31Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$41.31Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$40.55Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$40.55Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$40.55Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$40.55Not available in this settingRVU25A

71101 billing questions

How does this differ from 71100?

71101 includes a chest view and requires at least three views overall. 71100 is for unilateral rib imaging without the included chest view.

Can the included chest view be billed separately?

The chest view is part of 71101. Do not separately report that same view as a chest radiograph.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation only and TC for the technical service only. Without either modifier, the code represents the global service.

What should the record support?

Document the one-sided rib examination, the chest view, the reason for imaging, and the interpreted findings. The order and report should make the side examined clear.

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 71101PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,895 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for DelawareGPCI2026.csv, line 40 (RVU26D)
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