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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73723 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$409.73

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 73723: Lower extremity joint MRI without and with contrast

MRI of a lower extremity joint with images acquired before and after contrast is reported when both phases are medically indicated.

This service is an MRI of a lower extremity joint, such as the knee, hip, or ankle, with image sequences obtained before and after contrast. A technologist performs the scan, and a radiologist typically interprets the images. It may be selected when contrast-enhanced characterization is needed for concerns such as infection, a mass, synovial disease, or a postoperative problem.

Report this code when the study includes both noncontrast and postcontrast imaging of the joint; a study performed only before or only after contrast belongs to a different code. The order and imaging report should support the joint examined, the use of both phases, and the clinical reason for contrast. The global service includes acquisition and interpretation; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service. CMS applies diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction to both components. For bilateral imaging, each side is paid separately at 100%.

CMS billing rules for 73723

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
Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU2.10 · 18%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU9.17 · 80%
  • Malpractice RVU0.15 · 1%

34.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #926 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.

73723 compared with similar codes

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

73721

Lower extremity joint MRI

Without contrast

$218.89

Choose 73721 for a lower extremity joint MRI performed without contrast. Choose this code when the exam includes both noncontrast and postcontrast sequences.

73722

Joint MRI

With contrast

$339.00

Code 73722 is for a joint MRI performed with contrast only; this code represents imaging before and after contrast.

73720

MRI

Non-joint, without and with contrast

$358.85

Code 73720 covers a lower extremity MRI without and with contrast when the study is not focused on a joint. This code is specifically for a joint examination.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73723 is $410.22—$0.49 higher than the $409.73 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73723 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $409.73

  2. Bakersfield

    $410.22

    $0.49 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $409.71

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $409.71

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $409.71

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

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

    $438.68

    $28.95 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $409.71

    $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, 73723 ranges from $335.82 in Arkansas to $522.21 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 · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73723

    Office

    $480.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $71.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73723

    Office

    $437.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73723

    Office

    $411.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73723

    Office

    $431.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 73723

    Office

    $429.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.26 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73723

    Office

    $441.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.55 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73723

    Office

    $510.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $101.24 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73723

    Office

    $510.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $101.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73723

    Office

    $522.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $112.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 73723

    Office

    $521.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $111.78 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73723

    Office

    $422.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73723

    Office

    $446.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73723

    Office

    $431.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73723

    Office

    $451.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 73723

    Office

    $480.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $70.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73723

    Office

    $409.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73723

    Office

    $440.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73723

    Office

    $401.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73723

    Office

    $389.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73723

    Office

    $438.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.75 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73723

    Office

    $434.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73723

    Office

    $340.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $68.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73723

    Office

    $335.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $73.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73723

    Office

    $371.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73723

    Office

    $400.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73723

    Office

    $407.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73723

    Office

    $377.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73723

    Office

    $389.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73723

    Office

    $370.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73723

    Office

    $387.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73723

    Office

    $349.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $60.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73723

    Office

    $421.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73723

    Office

    $352.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73723

    Office

    $354.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73723

    Office

    $362.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73723

    Office

    $357.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73723

    Office

    $394.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73723

    Office

    $356.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $53.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73723

    Office

    $349.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $60.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73723

    Office

    $347.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73723

    Office

    $364.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73723

    Office

    $346.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73723

    Office

    $443.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73723

    Office

    $397.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73723

    Office

    $406.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73723

    Office

    $385.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73723

    Office

    $355.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73723

    Office

    $376.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73723

    Office

    $374.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73723

    Office

    $355.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73723

    Office

    $386.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73723

    Office

    $362.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73723

    Office

    $366.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73723

    Office

    $339.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $70.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73723

    Office

    $337.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $72.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73723

    Office

    $381.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73723

    Office

    $359.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73723

    Office

    $378.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73723

    Office

    $354.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73723

    Office

    $393.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73723

    Office

    $435.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.47 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73723

    Office

    $412.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.18 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73723

    Office

    $357.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73723

    Office

    $380.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73723

    Office

    $448.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.38 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73723

    Office

    $414.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73723

    Office

    $443.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73723

    Office

    $364.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73723

    Office

    $354.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73723

    Office

    $347.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73723

    Office

    $415.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.55 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73723

    Office

    $378.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73723

    Office

    $396.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73723

    Office

    $356.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $53.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73723

    Office

    $384.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73723

    Office

    $392.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73723

    Office

    $357.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73723

    Office

    $378.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73723

    Office

    $351.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $58.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $398.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $353.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $378.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $380.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $377.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $378.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $381.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 73723

    Office

    $365.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73723

    Office

    $362.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73723

    Office

    $374.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73723

    Office

    $384.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73723

    Office

    $375.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73723

    Office

    $397.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73723

    Office

    $453.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73723

    Office

    $365.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73723

    Office

    $343.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $66.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73723

    Office

    $380.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

73723 · 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.

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$335.82

$465.96

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$434.171
AL$340.981
AR$335.821
AZ$371.221
CA$409.71–$522.2129
CO$400.791
CT$407.481
DC$440.311
DE$377.611
FL$370.48–$401.663
GA$349.32–$387.562
GU$421.291
HI$421.291
IA$352.381
ID$354.301
IL$357.61–$394.074
IN$356.501
KS$349.551
KY$347.011
LA$346.00–$364.052
MA$397.78–$443.182
MD$385.40–$440.313
ME$355.04–$376.832
MI$355.44–$374.162
MN$386.791
MO$339.04–$366.753
MS$337.561
MT$381.431
NC$359.111
ND$378.461
NE$354.741
NH$393.371
NJ$412.91–$435.202
NM$357.021
NV$380.911
NY$364.64–$448.115
OH$354.831
OK$347.551
OR$378.73–$415.282
PA$356.05–$396.232
PR$384.731
RI$392.341
SC$357.411
SD$378.111
TN$351.251
TX$353.52–$398.778
UT$362.551
VA$374.76–$440.312
VI$384.731
VT$375.901
WA$397.39–$453.562
WI$365.111
WV$343.471
WY$380.141

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 73723 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$450.70

$409.73 × 110% = $450.70

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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 73723 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,282

Code
73723
Physician work
2.10
Practice expense
9.17
Malpractice
0.15

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73723 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.10× 1.0172.1357
Practice expense9.17× 1.09610.0503
Malpractice0.15× 0.5410.0811
Total RVUs12.2672
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$409.73

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
Work2.11.017
Practice expense9.171.096
Malpractice0.150.541

(2.1 × 1.017 + 9.17 × 1.096 + 0.15 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $409.73

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

73723 · Office / nonfacility

$409.73

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.17 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $404.56 to $409.73 (1.3%).

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

    $404.56changed to$409.73

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.15 changed to 2.10
    • Practice expense RVU 9.37 changed to 9.17
    • 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: $404.56

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$409.73Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$409.73Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$409.73Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$409.73Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$404.56Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$404.56Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$404.56Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$404.56Not available in this settingRVU25A

73723 billing questions

When should this be reported instead of 73721?

Use 73723 when the joint MRI includes imaging both before and after contrast. Code 73721 is for a joint MRI performed without contrast.

How does this differ from 73722?

Code 73722 describes a joint MRI performed with contrast only. This code requires both noncontrast and postcontrast imaging.

Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 reports the interpretation, and modifier TC reports the equipment and staff service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

How are bilateral joint MRIs paid?

CMS pays each side separately at 100% when the study is performed bilaterally. Documentation should identify the joint and side imaged.

Does a multiple-procedure reduction affect this code?

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

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 73723PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,282 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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