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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73610 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$39.81

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 73610: Ankle radiograph, complete study of three or more views

Plain radiographic study of the ankle with at least three views, typically AP, mortise, and lateral, reported for injury, pain, arthritis, or post-reduction follow-up.

This complete ankle series captures at least three projections of the tibiotalar joint, most often anteroposterior, mortise, and lateral views, sometimes with weight-bearing or additional oblique images. It is a standard study after an inversion injury that meets the Ottawa ankle rules and is also ordered for suspected malleolar or talar dome fractures, syndesmotic widening, arthritis, and checks after casting or fracture fixation. Images are taken by a radiologic technologist in imaging centers, hospital departments, emergency departments, urgent care, and orthopedic or podiatry offices, then interpreted by a radiologist, orthopedist, or podiatrist.

Code selection depends on the number of views: three or more support this complete study, while a two-view ankle study is reported with 73600. The report should document the views obtained, findings, and impression. CMS separates the professional component, reported with modifier 26 for interpretation, from the technical component, reported with modifier TC for equipment and staff. Billing without a component modifier claims the global service. When both ankles are imaged, CMS pays each side separately at 100%; identify the sides with RT and LT.

CMS billing rules for 73610

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 RVU0.17 · 15%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.92 · 83%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

1.2M

Medicare services in 2024 · #131 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.

73610 compared with similar codes

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

73600

Ankle X-ray

Two views

$34.72

73600 covers two ankle views; 73610 requires at least three, commonly AP, mortise, and lateral.

73630

Foot X-ray

Complete, at least three views

$36.52

73630 is a complete foot series focused on the tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges; 73610 images the ankle joint and malleoli. Report both when both regions are imaged for a clinical reason.

73650

Heel X-ray

Calcaneus study

$30.32

73650 is a dedicated calcaneus study that commonly includes an axial heel view; 73610 is an ankle joint series, although its lateral view shows part of the heel.

73615

Ankle arthrography

Radiographic supervision and interpretation

$143.37

73615 is radiological supervision and interpretation of ankle arthrography with intra-articular contrast; 73610 is a plain ankle radiographic study.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73610 is $39.87—$0.06 higher than the $39.81 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73610 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $39.81

  2. Bakersfield

    $39.87

    $0.06 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $39.81

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $39.81

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $39.81

    The same base rate than El Centro

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

    $42.71

    $2.90 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $39.81

    The same base rate 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, 73610 ranges from $32.42 in Arkansas to $50.97 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 · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73610

    Office

    $46.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73610

    Office

    $42.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.76 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73610

    Office

    $40.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73610

    Office

    $41.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 73610

    Office

    $41.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73610

    Office

    $42.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73610

    Office

    $49.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73610

    Office

    $49.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73610

    Office

    $50.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73610

    Office

    $50.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73610

    Office

    $41.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73610

    Office

    $43.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73610

    Office

    $42.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73610

    Office

    $43.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 73610

    Office

    $46.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73610

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73610

    Office

    $42.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73610

    Office

    $39.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73610

    Office

    $38.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73610

    Office

    $42.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.00 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73610

    Office

    $41.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73610

    Office

    $32.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73610

    Office

    $32.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73610

    Office

    $36.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73610

    Office

    $38.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73610

    Office

    $39.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73610

    Office

    $36.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73610

    Office

    $38.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73610

    Office

    $36.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73610

    Office

    $37.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73610

    Office

    $33.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73610

    Office

    $41.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73610

    Office

    $34.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73610

    Office

    $34.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73610

    Office

    $35.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73610

    Office

    $34.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73610

    Office

    $38.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73610

    Office

    $34.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73610

    Office

    $33.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73610

    Office

    $33.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73610

    Office

    $35.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73610

    Office

    $33.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73610

    Office

    $43.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73610

    Office

    $38.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73610

    Office

    $39.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73610

    Office

    $37.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73610

    Office

    $34.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73610

    Office

    $36.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73610

    Office

    $36.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73610

    Office

    $34.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73610

    Office

    $37.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73610

    Office

    $35.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73610

    Office

    $35.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73610

    Office

    $32.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73610

    Office

    $32.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73610

    Office

    $37.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73610

    Office

    $34.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73610

    Office

    $36.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73610

    Office

    $34.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73610

    Office

    $38.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73610

    Office

    $42.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73610

    Office

    $40.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.38 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73610

    Office

    $34.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73610

    Office

    $36.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73610

    Office

    $43.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73610

    Office

    $40.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73610

    Office

    $43.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73610

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73610

    Office

    $34.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73610

    Office

    $33.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73610

    Office

    $40.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73610

    Office

    $36.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73610

    Office

    $38.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73610

    Office

    $34.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73610

    Office

    $37.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73610

    Office

    $38.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73610

    Office

    $34.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73610

    Office

    $36.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73610

    Office

    $33.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $38.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $34.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $36.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $36.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $36.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $36.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $37.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 73610

    Office

    $35.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73610

    Office

    $35.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73610

    Office

    $36.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73610

    Office

    $37.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73610

    Office

    $36.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73610

    Office

    $38.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73610

    Office

    $44.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73610

    Office

    $35.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73610

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73610

    Office

    $36.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

73610 · 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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$32.42

$45.39

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$41.611
AL$32.941
AR$32.421
AZ$36.031
CA$39.81–$50.9729
CO$38.961
CT$39.691
DC$42.931
DE$36.671
FL$36.06–$39.363
GA$33.88–$37.722
GU$41.001
HI$41.001
IA$34.061
ID$34.261
IL$34.78–$38.464
IN$34.491
KS$33.791
KY$33.611
LA$33.51–$35.352
MA$38.66–$43.202
MD$37.45–$42.933
ME$34.36–$36.552
MI$34.49–$36.462
MN$37.501
MO$32.82–$35.603
MS$32.631
MT$37.071
NC$34.781
ND$36.681
NE$34.291
NH$38.251
NJ$40.19–$42.392
NM$34.661
NV$36.991
NY$35.34–$43.825
OH$34.411
OK$33.641
OR$36.75–$40.412
PA$34.52–$38.572
PR$37.401
RI$38.121
SC$34.641
SD$36.631
TN$33.971
TX$34.26–$38.798
UT$35.161
VA$36.36–$42.932
VI$37.401
VT$36.441
WA$38.62–$44.212
WI$35.321
WV$33.341
WY$36.901

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Where does this rate apply?

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 73610 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$43.79

$39.81 × 110% = $43.79

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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 73610 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,237

Code
73610
Physician work
0.17
Practice expense
0.92
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73610 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.17× 1.0170.1729
Practice expense0.92× 1.0961.0083
Malpractice0.02× 0.5410.0108
Total RVUs1.1920
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$39.81

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
Work0.171.017
Practice expense0.921.096
Malpractice0.020.541

(0.17 × 1.017 + 0.92 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $39.81

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

73610 · Office / nonfacility

$39.81

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.05 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $37.76 to $39.81 (5.4%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

    $37.76changed to$39.81

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.90 changed to 0.92
    • 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: $37.76

    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$39.81Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$39.81Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$39.81Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$39.81Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$37.76Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$37.76Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$37.76Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$37.76Not available in this settingRVU25A

73610 billing questions

When is this code chosen over 73600?

Count the documented ankle views. Three or more support 73610; two views, such as AP and lateral, are reported with 73600.

How are bilateral ankle series reported?

Report a study for each ankle, identified with RT and LT. CMS pays each side separately at 100%.

Which modifier does a physician interpreting hospital ankle images use?

The interpreting physician reports modifier 26 for the professional component when the facility provides the technical portion. A practice that provides both imaging and interpretation bills the global service without a component modifier.

Can a foot series be billed with the ankle series on the same day?

Yes, when both regions are imaged for a clinical reason, such as an ankle injury with fifth metatarsal base tenderness. Each study needs its own views and documented interpretation.

Does a wet read in the emergency department support the professional component?

A brief review of ankle images by the treating physician is typically part of the visit. Separately reporting an interpretation requires a written report; only one professional interpretation is generally paid per 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 73610PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,237 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet