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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70544 in Madera

Office / nonfacility

$230.43

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.

Magnetic resonance imaging

About 70544: Head magnetic resonance angiography without contrast

Reports magnetic resonance angiography of the intracranial vessels performed without contrast to evaluate suspected aneurysm, narrowing, or another vascular abnormality.

This study uses magnetic resonance techniques to create angiographic images of blood vessels within the head without contrast material. It is commonly ordered to assess suspected intracranial aneurysm, vessel narrowing, or other vascular abnormalities. A technologist performs the scan in an imaging department or hospital, and a radiologist interprets the images and reports the findings. The study evaluates the intracranial vessels, rather than brain tissue as the primary target.

Report 70544 when the head angiographic examination is performed without contrast; use the applicable contrast-specific code when contrast is administered. Documentation should identify the head vessels examined, the imaging technique, contrast status, and the interpreting physician’s findings. The global service includes both the technical work of image acquisition and the professional interpretation. Modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service. When multiple diagnostic imaging procedures are performed, the CMS multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

CMS billing rules for 70544

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 RVU1.17 · 18%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU5.16 · 80%
  • Malpractice RVU0.10 · 2%

167.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #419 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.

70544 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Madera, from the same CMS release.

70545

Head MR angiography

With contrast

$243.24

Choose 70545 when contrast is used for the head MRA; 70544 is for the head angiographic study without contrast.

70546

Head MR angiography

Without and with contrast

$353.07

Choose 70546 when the head MRA includes imaging both without and with contrast. 70544 describes the study without contrast only.

70547

Neck MRA

Without contrast

$230.43

70547 examines neck vessels without contrast. Use 70544 for angiographic imaging of vessels within the head.

70551

Brain MRI

Without contrast

$208.48

70551 is an MRI of brain tissue without contrast; 70544 is an angiographic examination of intracranial vessels.

The same code, a different location

How does Madera compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 70544 is $230.75—$0.32 higher than the $230.43 rate in Madera. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

70544 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Madera · This locality

    $230.43

  2. $0.32 higher than Madera

  3. Chico

    $230.43

    The same base rate than Madera

  4. El Centro

    $230.44

    $0.01 higher than Madera

  5. Fresno

    $230.43

    The same base rate than Madera

  6. The same base rate than Madera

  7. $16.36 higher than Madera

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, 70544 ranges from $188.85 in Arkansas to $293.69 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 · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70544

    Office

    $270.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.96 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70544

    Office

    $245.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.54 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70544

    Office

    $231.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.10 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70544

    Office

    $242.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.29 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70544

    Office

    $241.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.40 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70544

    Office

    $248.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.76 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70544

    Office

    $287.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.91 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 70544

    Office

    $287.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.79 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 70544

    Office

    $293.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.26 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 70544

    Office

    $293.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.80 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70544

    Office

    $237.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.41 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70544

    Office

    $251.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.66 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70544

    Office

    $242.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.49 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70544

    Office

    $253.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.26 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70544

    Office

    $270.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.80 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70544

    Office

    $230.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 70544

    Office

    $247.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.50 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 70544

    Office

    $226.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.49 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 70544

    Office

    $220.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.20 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 70544

    Office

    $247.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.72 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 70544

    Office

    $244.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.58 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70544

    Office

    $191.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.66 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70544

    Office

    $188.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.58 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70544

    Office

    $208.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.49 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70544

    Office

    $225.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.89 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70544

    Office

    $229.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.91 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 70544

    Office

    $212.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.87 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70544

    Office

    $219.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.72 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70544

    Office

    $208.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.57 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70544

    Office

    $218.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.12 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70544

    Office

    $196.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.63 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70544

    Office

    $236.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.54 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70544

    Office

    $198.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.33 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70544

    Office

    $199.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.21 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70544

    Office

    $204.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.06 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70544

    Office

    $201.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.78 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70544

    Office

    $222.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70544

    Office

    $200.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.96 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70544

    Office

    $196.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.86 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70544

    Office

    $195.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.08 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70544

    Office

    $205.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70544

    Office

    $194.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.62 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70544

    Office

    $249.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.01 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70544

    Office

    $223.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.58 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70544

    Office

    $228.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70544

    Office

    $216.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.48 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70544

    Office

    $199.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.71 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70544

    Office

    $211.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.45 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70544

    Office

    $211.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.40 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70544

    Office

    $200.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.23 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70544

    Office

    $217.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.02 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70544

    Office

    $204.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70544

    Office

    $206.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.93 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70544

    Office

    $190.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70544

    Office

    $189.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.49 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70544

    Office

    $214.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.67 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70544

    Office

    $202.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.42 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70544

    Office

    $212.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.65 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70544

    Office

    $199.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70544

    Office

    $221.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70544

    Office

    $245.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.60 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70544

    Office

    $232.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70544

    Office

    $201.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.30 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70544

    Office

    $214.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.05 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70544

    Office

    $252.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.28 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70544

    Office

    $233.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.17 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70544

    Office

    $250.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.68 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70544

    Office

    $205.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.27 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70544

    Office

    $199.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.63 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70544

    Office

    $195.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.85 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70544

    Office

    $233.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.24 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70544

    Office

    $213.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.34 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70544

    Office

    $223.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70544

    Office

    $200.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.98 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70544

    Office

    $216.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.82 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70544

    Office

    $220.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.59 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70544

    Office

    $201.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.26 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70544

    Office

    $212.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.88 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70544

    Office

    $197.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.89 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $224.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.97 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $199.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.41 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $212.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.64 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $213.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.47 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $212.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.15 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $213.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.13 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $215.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.30 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70544

    Office

    $205.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.78 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70544

    Office

    $204.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.34 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70544

    Office

    $210.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.57 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70544

    Office

    $216.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.82 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70544

    Office

    $211.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.04 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70544

    Office

    $223.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.82 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70544

    Office

    $255.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.80 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70544

    Office

    $205.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.21 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70544

    Office

    $193.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.80 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70544

    Office

    $213.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

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70544 · 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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$188.85

$262.06

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$244.011
AL$191.771
AR$188.851
AZ$208.941
CA$230.43–$293.6929
CO$225.541
CT$229.521
DC$247.931
DE$212.561
FL$208.86–$226.943
GA$196.80–$218.312
GU$236.971
HI$236.971
IA$198.101
ID$199.221
IL$201.65–$222.274
IN$200.471
KS$196.571
KY$195.351
LA$194.81–$205.052
MA$223.85–$249.442
MD$216.95–$247.933
ME$199.72–$211.982
MI$200.20–$211.032
MN$217.411
MO$190.90–$206.503
MS$189.941
MT$214.761
NC$202.011
ND$212.781
NE$199.421
NH$221.421
NJ$232.51–$245.032
NM$201.131
NV$214.381
NY$205.16–$252.715
OH$199.801
OK$195.581
OR$213.09–$233.672
PA$200.45–$223.182
PR$216.611
RI$220.841
SC$201.171
SD$212.551
TN$197.541
TX$199.02–$224.468
UT$204.091
VA$210.86–$247.932
VI$216.611
VT$211.391
WA$223.61–$255.232
WI$205.221
WV$193.631
WY$213.901

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Madera is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 17 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 70544 in Madera. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$253.47

$230.43 × 110% = $253.47

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 70544 in Madera.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,838

Code
70544
Physician work
1.17
Practice expense
5.16
Malpractice
0.10

GPCI2026.csv

14

Locality
Madera
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70544 in Madera
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.17× 1.0171.1899
Practice expense5.16× 1.0965.6554
Malpractice0.10× 0.5360.0536
Total RVUs6.8989
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Madera$230.43

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.171.017
Practice expense5.161.096
Malpractice0.10.536

(1.17 × 1.017 + 5.16 × 1.096 + 0.1 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $230.43

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

70544 · Office / nonfacility

$230.43

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.95 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $227.48 to $230.43 (1.3%).

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

    $227.48changed to$230.43

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.20 changed to 1.17
    • Practice expense RVU 5.28 changed to 5.16
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.10
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $227.48

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$230.43Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$230.43Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$230.43Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$230.43Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$227.48Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$227.48Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$227.48Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$227.48Not available in this settingRVU25A

70544 billing questions

How does 70544 differ from 70545?

70544 describes head MRA performed without contrast. Use 70545 when contrast is used for the head angiographic study.

When is 70546 used instead?

70546 is for head MRA performed both without and with contrast. It is not the code for a study performed only without contrast.

Can a brain MRI be reported with 70544?

A separately performed MRI of the brain may be reported when it is a distinct study, such as a brain MRI without contrast reported with 70551. The documentation should support both examinations.

How should the professional and technical services be billed?

Report 70544 without a component modifier for the global service. Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or modifier TC for the technical service when those portions are billed separately.

Does the multiple imaging reduction affect 70544?

Yes. When multiple diagnostic imaging procedures are performed, the CMS multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

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 70544PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,838 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MaderaGPCI2026.csv, line 14 (RVU26D)