73700 describes lower-extremity CT performed without contrast only. Choose 73702 when the examination includes both unenhanced and contrast-enhanced imaging.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
73702 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
$208.60
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.
CT imaging
About 73702: Lower extremity CT without and with contrast
Reports CT imaging of a lower extremity when the examination includes both unenhanced images and subsequent contrast-enhanced images in the same study.
This service covers CT imaging of a lower extremity, such as the foot, ankle, knee, or hip, performed first without contrast and then with contrast during the same examination. Radiologists interpret the images; technologists perform the scan in hospital imaging departments, outpatient imaging centers, and other CT-equipped settings. A combined protocol may be selected when the clinical question calls for both unenhanced and contrast-enhanced views, such as evaluating a suspected soft-tissue infection or mass.
Report this code for the combined examination rather than separately reporting the unenhanced and contrast-enhanced phases as individual CT studies. Documentation should identify the body region and support the need for both phases. The service has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. When multiple diagnostic imaging services are performed, CMS's multiple-procedure reduction applies to both components. When imaging is performed on both sides, each side is paid separately at 100%.
CMS billing rules for 73702
- 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 RVU1.19 · 20%
- Practice expense (office) RVU4.55 · 78%
- Malpractice RVU0.09 · 2%
5.7K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1791 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.
73702 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
73701 is for a contrast-only lower-extremity CT examination. Choose 73702 when unenhanced images are also obtained as part of the same study.
Ct angio lwr extr w/o&w/dye
73706 is CT angiography of the lower extremity, a vascular imaging study. This code describes nonangiographic CT performed with and without contrast.
73720 is MRI of a lower extremity without and with contrast. This code applies when the imaging modality is CT.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73702 is $208.90—$0.30 higher than the $208.60 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
73702 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
$208.60
$208.90
$0.30 higher than Merced
$208.60
The same base rate than Merced
$208.61
$0.01 higher than Merced
$208.60
The same base rate than Merced
$208.60
The same base rate than Merced
$14.56 higher than Merced
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, 73702 ranges from $171.84 in Arkansas to $264.88 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
Madera
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Modesto
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Napa
California · 73702
Office
$244.08
Facility
Unavailable
$35.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 73702
Office
$222.37
Facility
Unavailable
$13.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Redding
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 73702
Office
$209.59
Facility
Unavailable
$0.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 73702
Office
$219.54
Facility
Unavailable
$10.94 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Salinas
California · 73702
Office
$218.73
Facility
Unavailable
$10.13 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 73702
Office
$224.33
Facility
Unavailable
$15.73 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 73702
Office
$259.19
Facility
Unavailable
$50.59 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 73702
Office
$259.08
Facility
Unavailable
$50.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 73702
Office
$264.88
Facility
Unavailable
$56.28 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 73702
Office
$264.46
Facility
Unavailable
$55.86 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 73702
Office
$215.13
Facility
Unavailable
$6.53 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 73702
Office
$226.84
Facility
Unavailable
$18.24 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 73702
Office
$219.67
Facility
Unavailable
$11.07 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 73702
Office
$229.17
Facility
Unavailable
$20.57 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Stockton
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · 73702
Office
$243.93
Facility
Unavailable
$35.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Visalia
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · 73702
Office
$208.60
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 73702
Office
$224.26
Facility
Unavailable
$15.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · 73702
Office
$205.55
Facility
Unavailable
$3.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · 73702
Office
$199.66
Facility
Unavailable
$8.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · 73702
Office
$223.65
Facility
Unavailable
$15.05 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · 73702
Office
$223.13
Facility
Unavailable
$14.53 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · 73702
Office
$174.43
Facility
Unavailable
$34.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 73702
Office
$171.84
Facility
Unavailable
$36.76 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · 73702
Office
$189.58
Facility
Unavailable
$19.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · 73702
Office
$204.27
Facility
Unavailable
$4.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 73702
Office
$207.86
Facility
Unavailable
$0.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · 73702
Office
$192.80
Facility
Unavailable
$15.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 73702
Office
$199.13
Facility
Unavailable
$9.47 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 73702
Office
$189.55
Facility
Unavailable
$19.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · 73702
Office
$197.88
Facility
Unavailable
$10.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 73702
Office
$178.89
Facility
Unavailable
$29.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 73702
Office
$214.28
Facility
Unavailable
$5.68 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · 73702
Office
$180.00
Facility
Unavailable
$28.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · 73702
Office
$180.99
Facility
Unavailable
$27.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 73702
Office
$185.62
Facility
Unavailable
$22.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 73702
Office
$183.20
Facility
Unavailable
$25.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 73702
Office
$201.43
Facility
Unavailable
$7.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · 73702
Office
$182.09
Facility
Unavailable
$26.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · 73702
Office
$178.65
Facility
Unavailable
$29.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 73702
Office
$177.60
Facility
Unavailable
$31.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 73702
Office
$186.17
Facility
Unavailable
$22.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 73702
Office
$177.12
Facility
Unavailable
$31.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 73702
Office
$225.51
Facility
Unavailable
$16.91 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 73702
Office
$202.81
Facility
Unavailable
$5.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 73702
Office
$207.17
Facility
Unavailable
$1.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 73702
Office
$196.70
Facility
Unavailable
$11.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 73702
Office
$181.43
Facility
Unavailable
$27.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · 73702
Office
$192.25
Facility
Unavailable
$16.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · 73702
Office
$191.47
Facility
Unavailable
$17.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 73702
Office
$181.89
Facility
Unavailable
$26.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 73702
Office
$197.02
Facility
Unavailable
$11.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 73702
Office
$185.39
Facility
Unavailable
$23.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 73702
Office
$187.44
Facility
Unavailable
$21.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 73702
Office
$173.68
Facility
Unavailable
$34.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 73702
Office
$172.82
Facility
Unavailable
$35.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · 73702
Office
$194.72
Facility
Unavailable
$13.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 73702
Office
$183.46
Facility
Unavailable
$25.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 73702
Office
$192.94
Facility
Unavailable
$15.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 73702
Office
$181.16
Facility
Unavailable
$27.44 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 73702
Office
$200.58
Facility
Unavailable
$8.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 73702
Office
$221.75
Facility
Unavailable
$13.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 73702
Office
$210.59
Facility
Unavailable
$1.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 73702
Office
$182.72
Facility
Unavailable
$25.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · 73702
Office
$194.38
Facility
Unavailable
$14.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 73702
Office
$228.57
Facility
Unavailable
$19.97 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 73702
Office
$211.58
Facility
Unavailable
$2.98 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Queens
New York · 73702
Office
$226.26
Facility
Unavailable
$17.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · 73702
Office
$186.24
Facility
Unavailable
$22.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · 73702
Office
$181.53
Facility
Unavailable
$27.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 73702
Office
$177.80
Facility
Unavailable
$30.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · 73702
Office
$211.46
Facility
Unavailable
$2.86 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 73702
Office
$193.23
Facility
Unavailable
$15.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 73702
Office
$202.25
Facility
Unavailable
$6.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 73702
Office
$182.10
Facility
Unavailable
$26.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 73702
Office
$196.35
Facility
Unavailable
$12.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 73702
Office
$200.17
Facility
Unavailable
$8.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 73702
Office
$182.73
Facility
Unavailable
$25.87 lower than Merced for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 73702
Office
$192.73
Facility
Unavailable
$15.87 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 73702
Office
$179.51
Facility
Unavailable
$29.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · 73702
Office
$203.28
Facility
Unavailable
$5.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · 73702
Office
$180.84
Facility
Unavailable
$27.76 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · 73702
Office
$193.02
Facility
Unavailable
$15.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · 73702
Office
$194.05
Facility
Unavailable
$14.55 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · 73702
Office
$192.57
Facility
Unavailable
$16.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · 73702
Office
$193.46
Facility
Unavailable
$15.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · 73702
Office
$195.11
Facility
Unavailable
$13.49 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 73702
Office
$186.68
Facility
Unavailable
$21.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · 73702
Office
$185.30
Facility
Unavailable
$23.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · 73702
Office
$191.26
Facility
Unavailable
$17.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 73702
Office
$196.35
Facility
Unavailable
$12.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · 73702
Office
$191.72
Facility
Unavailable
$16.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 73702
Office
$202.58
Facility
Unavailable
$6.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 73702
Office
$230.66
Facility
Unavailable
$22.06 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 73702
Office
$186.26
Facility
Unavailable
$22.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 73702
Office
$176.11
Facility
Unavailable
$32.49 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 73702
Office
$193.95
Facility
Unavailable
$14.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
73702 · 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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$171.84
$236.74
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $223.13 | 1 |
| AL | $174.43 | 1 |
| AR | $171.84 | 1 |
| AZ | $189.58 | 1 |
| CA | $208.60–$264.88 | 29 |
| CO | $204.27 | 1 |
| CT | $207.86 | 1 |
| DC | $224.26 | 1 |
| DE | $192.80 | 1 |
| FL | $189.55–$205.55 | 3 |
| GA | $178.89–$197.88 | 2 |
| GU | $214.28 | 1 |
| HI | $214.28 | 1 |
| IA | $180.00 | 1 |
| ID | $180.99 | 1 |
| IL | $183.20–$201.43 | 4 |
| IN | $182.09 | 1 |
| KS | $178.65 | 1 |
| KY | $177.60 | 1 |
| LA | $177.12–$186.17 | 2 |
| MA | $202.81–$225.51 | 2 |
| MD | $196.70–$224.26 | 3 |
| ME | $181.43–$192.25 | 2 |
| MI | $181.89–$191.47 | 2 |
| MN | $197.02 | 1 |
| MO | $173.68–$187.44 | 3 |
| MS | $172.82 | 1 |
| MT | $194.72 | 1 |
| NC | $183.46 | 1 |
| ND | $192.94 | 1 |
| NE | $181.16 | 1 |
| NH | $200.58 | 1 |
| NJ | $210.59–$221.75 | 2 |
| NM | $182.72 | 1 |
| NV | $194.38 | 1 |
| NY | $186.24–$228.57 | 5 |
| OH | $181.53 | 1 |
| OK | $177.80 | 1 |
| OR | $193.23–$211.46 | 2 |
| PA | $182.10–$202.25 | 2 |
| PR | $196.35 | 1 |
| RI | $200.17 | 1 |
| SC | $182.73 | 1 |
| SD | $192.73 | 1 |
| TN | $179.51 | 1 |
| TX | $180.84–$203.28 | 8 |
| UT | $185.30 | 1 |
| VA | $191.26–$224.26 | 2 |
| VI | $196.35 | 1 |
| VT | $191.72 | 1 |
| WA | $202.58–$230.66 | 2 |
| WI | $186.26 | 1 |
| WV | $176.11 | 1 |
| WY | $193.95 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 73702 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$229.46
$208.60 × 110% = $229.46
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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 73702 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,261
- Code
- 73702
- Physician work
- 1.19
- Practice expense
- 4.55
- Malpractice
- 0.09
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.19 | × 1.017 | 1.2102 |
| Practice expense | 4.55 | × 1.096 | 4.9868 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | × 0.536 | 0.0482 |
| Total RVUs | 6.2453 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$208.60
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.19 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 4.55 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | 0.536 |
(1.19 × 1.017 + 4.55 × 1.096 + 0.09 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $208.60
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
73702 · Office / nonfacility
$208.60
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $2.92 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $205.68 to $208.60 (1.4%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$205.68changed to$208.60
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 1.22 changed to 1.19
- Practice expense RVU 4.65 changed to 4.55
- Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.09
- 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.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $205.68
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $208.60 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $208.60 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $208.60 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $208.60 | Not available in this setting | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $205.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $205.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $205.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $205.68 | Not available in this setting | RVU25A |
73702 billing questions
When should this code be chosen instead of 73700 or 73701?
Use this code when the same lower-extremity CT examination includes images without contrast followed by images with contrast. Use 73700 for an unenhanced-only study and 73701 for a contrast-only study.
Can the unenhanced and contrast phases be billed as separate CT codes?
No. This code represents the combined examination when both phases are performed as one study.
How are the professional and technical portions reported?
Use modifier 26 for the physician's interpretation and report, or modifier TC for the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
How is bilateral lower-extremity imaging paid?
CMS pays each side separately at 100% when both sides are imaged. The documentation should identify the side or sides examined.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
Document the lower-extremity region examined and the clinical reason for obtaining both unenhanced and contrast-enhanced images. The record should support that both phases were performed in the same examination.
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.
