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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70336 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$278.61

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 70336: Temporomandibular joint MRI

MRI of the temporomandibular joint evaluates joint structures when symptoms such as persistent jaw pain, locking, or restricted opening need imaging assessment.

This service uses magnetic resonance imaging to assess the temporomandibular joint, particularly soft-tissue structures such as the articular disc. It may be ordered for a patient with persistent joint pain, clicking or locking, or limited jaw opening when the clinical question concerns internal joint derangement. A technologist performs the scan, and a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets the images. Dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and physicians may request the study as part of evaluating jaw-joint symptoms.

The record should support the imaging indication and include the interpreted findings. Medicare allows the service to be billed globally when one supplier provides both the equipment and staff and the interpretation, or split into a technical component with modifier TC and a professional interpretation with modifier 26. The code is priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. When other diagnostic imaging procedures are reported, the multiple-procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

CMS billing rules for 70336

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.
Multiple procedures
Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.
Bilateral procedures
The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.44 · 19%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU6.23 · 80%
  • Malpractice RVU0.09 · 1%

3.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2113 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.

70336 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

70328

Jaw joint X-ray

One side, open and closed mouth

$36.49

Use 70328 for radiographic examination of one temporomandibular joint. This code describes MRI rather than radiography.

70330

TMJ X-ray

Both joints, open and closed mouth

$57.59

Use 70330 for radiographic examination of both temporomandibular joints. This code describes MRI and is priced as bilateral.

70332

TMJ imaging

Arthrographic study

$85.35

Use 70332 for a radiographic TMJ examination with arthrography. This code is for MRI of the joint.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 70336 is $278.91—$0.30 higher than the $278.61 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

70336 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $278.61

  2. Bakersfield

    $278.91

    $0.30 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $278.59

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $278.59

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $278.59

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

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

    $298.23

    $19.62 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $278.59

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

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, 70336 ranges from $228.39 in Arkansas to $355.06 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 · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70336

    Office

    $326.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.30 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70336

    Office

    $297.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.67 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70336

    Office

    $279.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70336

    Office

    $293.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70336

    Office

    $292.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.76 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70336

    Office

    $300.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70336

    Office

    $347.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $68.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 70336

    Office

    $347.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $68.74 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 70336

    Office

    $355.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $76.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 70336

    Office

    $354.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $76.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70336

    Office

    $287.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70336

    Office

    $303.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.94 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70336

    Office

    $293.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70336

    Office

    $306.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70336

    Office

    $326.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70336

    Office

    $278.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 70336

    Office

    $299.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 70336

    Office

    $272.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 70336

    Office

    $264.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 70336

    Office

    $297.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 70336

    Office

    $295.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70336

    Office

    $231.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70336

    Office

    $228.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70336

    Office

    $252.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70336

    Office

    $272.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70336

    Office

    $276.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 70336

    Office

    $256.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70336

    Office

    $264.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70336

    Office

    $251.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70336

    Office

    $263.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70336

    Office

    $237.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70336

    Office

    $286.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70336

    Office

    $239.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70336

    Office

    $240.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70336

    Office

    $245.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70336

    Office

    $242.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70336

    Office

    $267.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70336

    Office

    $242.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70336

    Office

    $237.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70336

    Office

    $235.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70336

    Office

    $247.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70336

    Office

    $235.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70336

    Office

    $301.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.59 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70336

    Office

    $270.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70336

    Office

    $275.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70336

    Office

    $261.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70336

    Office

    $241.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70336

    Office

    $256.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70336

    Office

    $253.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70336

    Office

    $241.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70336

    Office

    $263.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70336

    Office

    $246.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70336

    Office

    $249.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70336

    Office

    $230.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70336

    Office

    $229.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70336

    Office

    $259.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70336

    Office

    $244.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70336

    Office

    $257.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70336

    Office

    $241.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70336

    Office

    $267.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70336

    Office

    $295.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70336

    Office

    $280.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.94 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70336

    Office

    $242.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70336

    Office

    $258.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70336

    Office

    $304.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70336

    Office

    $281.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.14 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70336

    Office

    $301.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.86 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70336

    Office

    $247.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70336

    Office

    $241.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70336

    Office

    $236.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70336

    Office

    $282.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70336

    Office

    $257.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70336

    Office

    $269.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70336

    Office

    $241.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70336

    Office

    $261.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70336

    Office

    $266.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70336

    Office

    $242.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70336

    Office

    $257.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70336

    Office

    $238.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $271.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $240.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $257.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $258.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $256.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $257.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $259.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70336

    Office

    $248.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70336

    Office

    $246.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70336

    Office

    $254.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70336

    Office

    $261.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70336

    Office

    $255.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70336

    Office

    $270.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70336

    Office

    $308.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.67 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70336

    Office

    $248.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70336

    Office

    $233.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70336

    Office

    $258.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70336 · 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.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$228.39

$316.83

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

View all state and territory rates as a table
State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$295.421
AL$231.881
AR$228.391
AZ$252.311
CA$278.59–$355.0629
CO$272.431
CT$276.811
DC$299.171
DE$256.631
FL$251.55–$272.323
GA$237.29–$263.272
GU$286.431
HI$286.431
IA$239.691
ID$240.961
IL$242.78–$267.474
IN$242.461
KS$237.721
KY$235.841
LA$235.13–$247.322
MA$270.38–$301.202
MD$261.92–$299.173
ME$241.41–$256.212
MI$241.48–$253.972
MN$263.111
MO$230.40–$249.213
MS$229.481
MT$259.181
NC$244.161
ND$257.411
NE$241.301
NH$267.351
NJ$280.55–$295.722
NM$242.521
NV$258.901
NY$247.89–$304.175
OH$241.111
OK$236.261
OR$257.47–$282.292
PA$241.96–$269.172
PR$261.431
RI$266.651
SC$242.931
SD$257.191
TN$238.861
TX$240.25–$271.018
UT$246.401
VA$254.77–$299.172
VI$261.431
VT$255.631
WA$270.13–$308.282
WI$248.371
WV$233.231
WY$258.411

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El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 70336 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$306.47

$278.61 × 110% = $306.47

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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 70336 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,754

Code
70336
Physician work
1.44
Practice expense
6.23
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70336 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.44× 1.0171.4645
Practice expense6.23× 1.0966.8281
Malpractice0.09× 0.5410.0487
Total RVUs8.3413
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$278.61

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
Work1.441.017
Practice expense6.231.096
Malpractice0.090.541

(1.44 × 1.017 + 6.23 × 1.096 + 0.09 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $278.61

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

70336 · Office / nonfacility

$278.61

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.31 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $276.30 to $278.61 (0.8%).

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

    $276.30changed to$278.61

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.48 changed to 1.44
    • Practice expense RVU 6.39 changed to 6.23
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $276.30

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$278.61Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$278.61Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$278.61Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$278.61Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$276.30Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$276.30Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$276.30Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$276.30Not available in this settingRVU25A

70336 billing questions

How does this differ from TMJ radiography?

This code is for MRI, which assesses joint soft tissues such as the articular disc. Codes 70328 and 70330 describe radiographic examinations of the joint instead.

Can the technical and professional services be billed separately?

Yes. Report modifier TC for the equipment and staff portion and modifier 26 for the interpretation; billing without either modifier represents the global service.

Does modifier 50 increase payment?

No. CMS prices this code as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.

What documentation supports reporting the MRI?

Document the jaw-joint symptoms or clinical question prompting imaging and retain the imaging interpretation describing the findings.

How does Medicare handle multiple imaging procedures?

The diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction applies to both the professional and technical components when applicable.

When is code 70332 a better fit?

Code 70332 describes radiographic examination of the temporomandibular joint with arthrography. Use this code for the MRI service rather than that arthrographic study.

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 70336PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,754 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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