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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

76391 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$212.04

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.

MRI

About 76391: Magnetic resonance elastography exam

Reports MRI-based measurement of tissue stiffness, most often to assess liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease.

Magnetic resonance elastography uses MRI and externally generated vibrations to map how mechanical waves move through tissue and estimate its stiffness. It is most often performed to assess liver fibrosis in people with conditions such as chronic hepatitis or fatty liver disease, and can provide information that may help clinicians stage disease without a liver biopsy. The acquisition takes place in an MRI suite, with imaging staff performing the technical work and a radiologist interpreting the study.

Report the service for the elastography examination, supported by documentation of the clinical indication, body site, acquisition, and interpreted findings. When an abdominal MRI is also performed, the conventional MRI service may be separately reported when supported by the record and applicable coding guidance. Bill the global service without a component modifier, modifier 26 for the interpretation alone, or modifier TC for the technical service alone. CMS applies the diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction to both the professional and technical components when applicable.

CMS billing rules for 76391

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.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.07 · 18%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.76 · 81%
  • Malpractice RVU0.08 · 1%

8.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1560 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.

76391 compared with similar codes

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

76390

Mr spectroscopy

No office rate

76391 assesses tissue stiffness using MRI. Code 76390 is used for MR spectroscopy, which analyzes tissue chemistry.

74181

Abdominal MRI

Without contrast

$206.91

74181 reports abdominal MRI without contrast for anatomic imaging. Code 76391 reports the elastography service that assesses tissue stiffness; both may be performed in one examination.

91200

Liver elastography

Transient shear-wave method

$36.07

91200 reports liver transient elastography using a non-MRI technique. Choose 76391 when stiffness is assessed with MRI elastography.

76981

Ultrasound elastography

Parenchymal tissue

$121.09

76981 reports ultrasound elastography of parenchymal tissue. Code 76391 is the MRI-based method.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 76391 is $212.30—$0.26 higher than the $212.04 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

76391 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $212.04

  2. $0.26 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $212.03

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $212.03

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

  5. $0.01 lower than El Centro

  6. $15.02 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $212.03

    $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, 76391 ranges from $173.69 in Arkansas to $270.36 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 · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 76391

    Office

    $248.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 76391

    Office

    $226.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 76391

    Office

    $223.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 76391

    Office

    $222.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 76391

    Office

    $228.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 76391

    Office

    $264.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.49 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 76391

    Office

    $264.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 76391

    Office

    $270.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $58.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 76391

    Office

    $269.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 76391

    Office

    $218.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 76391

    Office

    $231.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.05 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 76391

    Office

    $223.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 76391

    Office

    $233.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 76391

    Office

    $248.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 76391

    Office

    $212.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 76391

    Office

    $227.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.89 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 76391

    Office

    $208.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 76391

    Office

    $201.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 76391

    Office

    $227.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.97 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 76391

    Office

    $224.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 76391

    Office

    $176.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 76391

    Office

    $173.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 76391

    Office

    $192.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 76391

    Office

    $207.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 76391

    Office

    $210.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 76391

    Office

    $195.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 76391

    Office

    $201.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 76391

    Office

    $191.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 76391

    Office

    $200.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 76391

    Office

    $180.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 76391

    Office

    $218.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 76391

    Office

    $182.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 76391

    Office

    $183.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 76391

    Office

    $187.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 76391

    Office

    $185.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 76391

    Office

    $204.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 76391

    Office

    $184.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 76391

    Office

    $180.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 76391

    Office

    $179.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 76391

    Office

    $188.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 76391

    Office

    $179.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 76391

    Office

    $229.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 76391

    Office

    $205.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 76391

    Office

    $210.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 76391

    Office

    $199.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 76391

    Office

    $183.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 76391

    Office

    $194.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 76391

    Office

    $193.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 76391

    Office

    $183.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 76391

    Office

    $200.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 76391

    Office

    $187.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 76391

    Office

    $189.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 76391

    Office

    $175.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 76391

    Office

    $174.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 76391

    Office

    $197.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 76391

    Office

    $185.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 76391

    Office

    $195.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 76391

    Office

    $183.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 76391

    Office

    $203.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 76391

    Office

    $225.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.23 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 76391

    Office

    $213.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.67 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 76391

    Office

    $184.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 76391

    Office

    $197.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 76391

    Office

    $232.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.99 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 76391

    Office

    $214.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.63 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 76391

    Office

    $229.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.76 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 76391

    Office

    $188.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 76391

    Office

    $183.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 76391

    Office

    $179.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 76391

    Office

    $214.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.89 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 76391

    Office

    $195.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 76391

    Office

    $205.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 76391

    Office

    $184.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 76391

    Office

    $199.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 76391

    Office

    $203.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 76391

    Office

    $184.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 76391

    Office

    $195.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 76391

    Office

    $181.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $206.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $182.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $195.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $196.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $195.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $196.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $197.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 76391

    Office

    $189.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 76391

    Office

    $187.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 76391

    Office

    $193.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 76391

    Office

    $199.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 76391

    Office

    $194.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 76391

    Office

    $205.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 76391

    Office

    $234.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.75 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 76391

    Office

    $188.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 76391

    Office

    $177.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 76391

    Office

    $196.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

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76391 · 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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$173.69

$241.20

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$224.401
AL$176.371
AR$173.691
AZ$192.091
CA$212.03–$270.3629
CO$207.421
CT$210.921
DC$227.931
DE$195.401
FL$191.75–$208.003
GA$180.74–$200.592
GU$218.061
HI$218.061
IA$182.271
ID$183.271
IL$185.07–$204.014
IN$184.421
KS$180.811
KY$179.521
LA$179.00–$188.382
MA$205.86–$229.412
MD$199.45–$227.933
ME$183.67–$194.982
MI$183.91–$193.672
MN$200.131
MO$175.39–$189.773
MS$174.601
MT$197.391
NC$185.781
ND$195.811
NE$183.501
NH$203.581
NJ$213.71–$225.272
NM$184.741
NV$197.111
NY$188.66–$232.035
OH$183.591
OK$179.791
OR$195.97–$214.932
PA$184.22–$205.082
PR$199.111
RI$203.041
SC$184.921
SD$195.631
TN$181.691
TX$182.90–$206.398
UT$187.591
VA$193.91–$227.932
VI$199.111
VT$194.491
WA$205.65–$234.792
WI$188.871
WV$177.721
WY$196.701

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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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Reference amount per service

$233.24

$212.04 × 110% = $233.24

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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 76391 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,688

Code
76391
Physician work
1.07
Practice expense
4.76
Malpractice
0.08

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 76391 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.07× 1.0171.0882
Practice expense4.76× 1.0965.2170
Malpractice0.08× 0.5410.0433
Total RVUs6.3484
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$212.04

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.071.017
Practice expense4.761.096
Malpractice0.080.541

(1.07 × 1.017 + 4.76 × 1.096 + 0.08 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $212.04

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

76391 · Office / nonfacility

$212.04

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.43 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $210.61 to $212.04 (0.7%).

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

    $210.61changed to$212.04

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.10 changed to 1.07
    • Practice expense RVU 4.90 changed to 4.76
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.08
    • 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: $210.61

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$212.04Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$212.04Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$212.04Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$212.04Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$210.61Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$210.61Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$210.61Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$210.61Not available in this settingRVU25A

76391 billing questions

How does this differ from MR spectroscopy?

Code 76391 reports MRI-based assessment of tissue stiffness. MR spectroscopy, reported with 76390, analyzes tissue chemistry rather than mechanical properties.

Can an abdominal MRI be reported on the same date?

Yes, when a conventional abdominal MRI is also performed and separately supported. The elastography service measures tissue stiffness; the MRI provides anatomic imaging.

Which modifier should be used for a radiologist's interpretation?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation alone. Use modifier TC for the technical service alone, or report the global service without either modifier.

Does the multiple procedure reduction affect both components?

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

How does MRI elastography differ from transient elastography?

Code 76391 uses MRI to map tissue stiffness. Code 91200 reports liver transient elastography using a different, non-MRI method.

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 76391PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,688 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)