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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73525 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$143.74

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 73525: Hip arthrography imaging and interpretation

Reports radiologic imaging and interpretation of a contrast study of the hip joint, typically performed after contrast is injected into the joint.

This service covers radiographic imaging and physician interpretation of a hip arthrogram. Contrast is introduced into the hip joint so the images can show the joint and its internal structures; the imaging is commonly performed with fluoroscopy. Radiologists typically perform or interpret the study in a hospital or imaging center, often as part of an evaluation for suspected intra-articular disease or injury.

Report the service for the contrast imaging and interpretation, not for the joint injection itself. The record should support the hip and side examined, the contrast imaging performed, and the interpreting physician’s findings. Medicare recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation alone, modifier TC for equipment and staff alone, or no component modifier for the global service. When both hips are examined, CMS pays each side separately at 100%.

CMS billing rules for 73525

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 · 13%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.41 · 85%
  • Malpractice RVU0.05 · 1%

7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1663 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.

73525 compared with similar codes

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

27093

Hip arthrogram injection

Without anesthesia

$248.66

27093 represents the hip joint injection for arthrography; 73525 represents the radiographic imaging and interpretation. They may be reported together when both services are performed.

73502

Hip X-ray

One hip, 2-3 views

$52.52

73502 is for routine noncontrast imaging of one hip. Choose 73525 when the study is a contrast arthrogram.

73521

Hip X-ray

Bilateral, two views

$44.83

73521 reports routine bilateral hip radiographs, not contrast joint imaging. The distinction is the contrast arthrogram service, not simply imaging both hips.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73525 is $143.89—$0.15 higher than the $143.74 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73525 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $143.74

  2. Bakersfield

    $143.89

    $0.15 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $143.73

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $143.73

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $143.73

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

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

    $154.28

    $10.54 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $143.73

    $0.01 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, 73525 ranges from $116.40 in Arkansas to $184.78 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 · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73525

    Office

    $169.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73525

    Office

    $153.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73525

    Office

    $144.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.54 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73525

    Office

    $151.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 73525

    Office

    $151.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73525

    Office

    $155.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.62 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73525

    Office

    $180.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73525

    Office

    $180.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73525

    Office

    $184.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73525

    Office

    $184.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73525

    Office

    $148.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.89 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73525

    Office

    $157.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73525

    Office

    $151.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73525

    Office

    $158.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.25 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 73525

    Office

    $169.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73525

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73525

    Office

    $154.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73525

    Office

    $140.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73525

    Office

    $136.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73525

    Office

    $153.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.09 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73525

    Office

    $148.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73525

    Office

    $118.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73525

    Office

    $116.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73525

    Office

    $129.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73525

    Office

    $140.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73525

    Office

    $142.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73525

    Office

    $131.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73525

    Office

    $136.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73525

    Office

    $129.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73525

    Office

    $135.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73525

    Office

    $121.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73525

    Office

    $148.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73525

    Office

    $122.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73525

    Office

    $123.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73525

    Office

    $125.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73525

    Office

    $124.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73525

    Office

    $137.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73525

    Office

    $124.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73525

    Office

    $121.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73525

    Office

    $120.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73525

    Office

    $126.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73525

    Office

    $120.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73525

    Office

    $155.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73525

    Office

    $139.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73525

    Office

    $142.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73525

    Office

    $134.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73525

    Office

    $123.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73525

    Office

    $131.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73525

    Office

    $130.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73525

    Office

    $123.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73525

    Office

    $135.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73525

    Office

    $126.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73525

    Office

    $127.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73525

    Office

    $117.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73525

    Office

    $117.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73525

    Office

    $133.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73525

    Office

    $125.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73525

    Office

    $132.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73525

    Office

    $123.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73525

    Office

    $137.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73525

    Office

    $152.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73525

    Office

    $144.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.88 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73525

    Office

    $124.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73525

    Office

    $133.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73525

    Office

    $157.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.62 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73525

    Office

    $145.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73525

    Office

    $155.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73525

    Office

    $127.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73525

    Office

    $123.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73525

    Office

    $120.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73525

    Office

    $145.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73525

    Office

    $132.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73525

    Office

    $138.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73525

    Office

    $123.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73525

    Office

    $134.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73525

    Office

    $137.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73525

    Office

    $124.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73525

    Office

    $132.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73525

    Office

    $122.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $139.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $122.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $132.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $132.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $131.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $132.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $133.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 73525

    Office

    $127.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73525

    Office

    $126.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73525

    Office

    $130.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73525

    Office

    $134.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73525

    Office

    $131.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73525

    Office

    $139.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73525

    Office

    $159.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73525

    Office

    $127.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73525

    Office

    $119.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73525

    Office

    $132.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

73525 · 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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$116.40

$164.26

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$148.771
AL$118.311
AR$116.401
AZ$129.501
CA$143.73–$184.7829
CO$140.411
CT$142.741
DC$154.691
DE$131.821
FL$129.10–$140.493
GA$121.29–$135.482
GU$148.171
HI$148.171
IA$122.581
ID$123.281
IL$124.30–$137.764
IN$124.101
KS$121.511
KY$120.491
LA$120.10–$126.782
MA$139.25–$155.912
MD$134.68–$154.693
ME$123.53–$131.632
MI$123.58–$130.432
MN$135.401
MO$117.51–$127.813
MS$117.001
MT$133.271
NC$125.041
ND$132.281
NE$123.461
NH$137.731
NJ$144.62–$152.722
NM$124.151
NV$133.101
NY$127.08–$157.365
OH$123.371
OK$120.711
OR$132.32–$145.772
PA$123.84–$138.582
PR$134.501
RI$137.181
SC$124.361
SD$132.161
TN$122.131
TX$122.90–$139.728
UT$126.271
VA$130.84–$154.692
VI$134.501
VT$131.311
WA$139.14–$159.702
WI$127.331
WV$119.071
WY$132.841

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 73525 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$158.11

$143.74 × 110% = $158.11

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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 73525 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,204

Code
73525
Physician work
0.53
Practice expense
3.41
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73525 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.53× 1.0170.5390
Practice expense3.41× 1.0963.7374
Malpractice0.05× 0.5410.0271
Total RVUs4.3034
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$143.74

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
Work0.531.017
Practice expense3.411.096
Malpractice0.050.541

(0.53 × 1.017 + 3.41 × 1.096 + 0.05 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $143.74

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

73525 · Office / nonfacility

$143.74

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $13.74 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $130.00 to $143.74 (10.6%).

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

    $130.00changed to$143.74

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.54 changed to 0.53
    • Practice expense RVU 3.15 changed to 3.41
    • 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: $130.00

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$143.74Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$143.74Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$143.74Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$143.74Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$130.00Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$130.00Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$130.00Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$130.00Not available in this settingRVU25A

73525 billing questions

How is 73525 different from a routine hip X-ray?

73525 is for contrast imaging of the hip joint and its interpretation. Use a routine hip radiograph code, such as 73502, for standard noncontrast views.

Does 73525 include the hip joint injection?

73525 reports the imaging and interpretation. The hip arthrogram injection service may be reported separately with 27093 when performed and documented.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation alone and TC for the technical service alone. Without either modifier, 73525 represents the global service.

How should bilateral hip arthrography be handled?

CMS pays each side separately at 100% when both hips are examined. Documentation should identify the side imaged.

What documentation supports reporting 73525?

Document the contrast hip imaging performed, the side examined, and the physician’s interpretation. The record should distinguish the imaging service from the separately performed joint injection.

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 73525PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,204 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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