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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

71250 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$141.25

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 71250: Diagnostic chest CT without contrast

Diagnostic chest CT performed without intravenous contrast is reported to evaluate pulmonary nodules, interstitial lung disease, emphysema, or an abnormal chest radiograph.

This diagnostic CT of the thorax is acquired without intravenous contrast. It examines the lungs, airways, mediastinum, pleura, and chest wall and is commonly ordered for pulmonary nodule follow-up, high-resolution evaluation of interstitial lung disease, assessment of emphysema, or workup of an abnormal chest radiograph. Technologists acquire the images in hospital radiology departments, emergency departments, and freestanding imaging centers. A radiologist interprets the study and issues a written report.

Report 71250 when the chest is scanned without intravenous contrast. Use 71260 for a contrast-only chest CT and 71270 when both noncontrast and contrast-enhanced chest images are obtained. Lung cancer screening in an eligible asymptomatic patient is reported with 71271. The order should identify the diagnostic indication, and the report should describe the technique and findings. Billing without a modifier represents the global service; modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion when billed separately. For eligible imaging performed in the same session, Medicare's diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction affects the professional and technical components.

CMS billing rules for 71250

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 RVU1.05 · 26%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.85 · 72%
  • Malpractice RVU0.07 · 2%

2.5M

Medicare services in 2024 · #71 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.

71250 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

71260

Chest CT with contrast

Contrast-enhanced images only

$178.01

71260 applies when the chest scan uses intravenous contrast only. Report 71250 when the chest exam is performed without intravenous contrast.

71270

Chest CT

Without and with contrast

$209.62

71270 applies when both noncontrast and contrast-enhanced chest images are obtained in one exam. When only noncontrast chest images are obtained, report 71250.

71271

Lung screening CT

Low-dose, without contrast

$145.09

71271 is a low-dose lung cancer screening exam for eligible asymptomatic patients. Use diagnostic chest CT coding for evaluation of symptoms, nodule follow-up, or known disease.

71275

Ct angiography chest

No office rate

71275 is a contrast-enhanced angiographic study of thoracic vessels, such as the pulmonary arteries or aorta. A noncontrast diagnostic chest CT is reported with 71250, not as CT angiography.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 71250 is $141.49—$0.24 higher than the $141.25 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

71250 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $141.25

  2. Bakersfield

    $141.49

    $0.24 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $141.25

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $141.26

    $0.01 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $141.25

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $141.25

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $150.67

    $9.42 higher than Redding

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, 71250 ranges from $118.05 in Arkansas to $177.45 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 · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 71250

    Office

    $163.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 71250

    Office

    $150.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.78 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 71250

    Office

    $142.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.78 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 71250

    Office

    $148.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 71250

    Office

    $147.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.49 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 71250

    Office

    $151.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.99 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 71250

    Office

    $173.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.45 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 71250

    Office

    $173.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 71250

    Office

    $177.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 71250

    Office

    $177.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.87 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 71250

    Office

    $145.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 71250

    Office

    $152.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.47 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 71250

    Office

    $148.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 71250

    Office

    $154.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 71250

    Office

    $163.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.57 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 71250

    Office

    $141.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 71250

    Office

    $151.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.45 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 71250

    Office

    $140.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 71250

    Office

    $136.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 71250

    Office

    $151.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.39 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 71250

    Office

    $155.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 71250

    Office

    $119.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 71250

    Office

    $118.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 71250

    Office

    $129.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 71250

    Office

    $138.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 71250

    Office

    $141.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 71250

    Office

    $131.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 71250

    Office

    $135.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 71250

    Office

    $129.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 71250

    Office

    $134.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 71250

    Office

    $122.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 71250

    Office

    $144.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 71250

    Office

    $123.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 71250

    Office

    $123.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 71250

    Office

    $127.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 71250

    Office

    $125.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 71250

    Office

    $137.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 71250

    Office

    $124.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 71250

    Office

    $122.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 71250

    Office

    $121.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 71250

    Office

    $127.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 71250

    Office

    $121.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 71250

    Office

    $152.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.00 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 71250

    Office

    $137.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 71250

    Office

    $140.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 71250

    Office

    $133.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 71250

    Office

    $124.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 71250

    Office

    $130.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 71250

    Office

    $130.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 71250

    Office

    $124.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 71250

    Office

    $133.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 71250

    Office

    $126.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 71250

    Office

    $128.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 71250

    Office

    $119.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 71250

    Office

    $118.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 71250

    Office

    $132.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 71250

    Office

    $125.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 71250

    Office

    $131.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 71250

    Office

    $123.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 71250

    Office

    $136.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 71250

    Office

    $150.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 71250

    Office

    $142.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 71250

    Office

    $125.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 71250

    Office

    $132.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 71250

    Office

    $154.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.59 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 71250

    Office

    $143.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 71250

    Office

    $153.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 71250

    Office

    $127.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 71250

    Office

    $124.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.91 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 71250

    Office

    $121.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 71250

    Office

    $143.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.88 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 71250

    Office

    $131.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 71250

    Office

    $137.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 71250

    Office

    $124.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 71250

    Office

    $133.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 71250

    Office

    $136.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 71250

    Office

    $125.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 71250

    Office

    $131.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 71250

    Office

    $122.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $137.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $123.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $131.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $132.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $131.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $131.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $133.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 71250

    Office

    $127.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 71250

    Office

    $126.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 71250

    Office

    $130.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 71250

    Office

    $133.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 71250

    Office

    $130.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 71250

    Office

    $137.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 71250

    Office

    $155.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 71250

    Office

    $126.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 71250

    Office

    $121.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 71250

    Office

    $131.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

71250 · 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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$118.05

$159.35

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$155.271
AL$119.691
AR$118.051
AZ$129.311
CA$141.25–$177.4529
CO$138.601
CT$141.121
DC$151.701
DE$131.401
FL$129.59–$140.083
GA$122.77–$134.702
GU$144.661
HI$144.661
IA$123.101
ID$123.751
IL$125.64–$137.224
IN$124.451
KS$122.301
KY$121.841
LA$121.56–$127.302
MA$137.73–$152.252
MD$133.90–$151.703
ME$124.10–$130.882
MI$124.62–$130.872
MN$133.721
MO$119.40–$128.043
MS$118.761
MT$132.601
NC$125.381
ND$131.211
NE$123.821
NH$136.211
NJ$142.99–$150.202
NM$125.171
NV$132.311
NY$127.15–$154.845
OH$124.341
OK$121.891
OR$131.53–$143.132
PA$124.67–$137.592
PR$133.611
RI$136.161
SC$125.021
SD$131.051
TN$122.861
TX$123.87–$137.938
UT$126.651
VA$130.30–$151.702
VI$133.611
VT$130.491
WA$137.54–$155.542
WI$126.991
WV$121.141
WY$131.991

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 71250 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$155.38

$141.25 × 110% = $155.38

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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 71250 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,910

Code
71250
Physician work
1.05
Practice expense
2.85
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 71250 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.05× 1.0171.0678
Practice expense2.85× 1.0963.1236
Malpractice0.07× 0.5360.0375
Total RVUs4.2290
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$141.25

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
Work1.051.017
Practice expense2.851.096
Malpractice0.070.536

(1.05 × 1.017 + 2.85 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $141.25

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

71250 · Office / nonfacility

$141.25

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.86 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $139.39 to $141.25 (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

    $139.39changed to$141.25

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.08 changed to 1.05
    • Practice expense RVU 2.91 changed to 2.85
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.07
    • 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: $139.39

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$141.25Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$141.25Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$141.25Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$141.25Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$139.39Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$139.39Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$139.39Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$139.39Not available in this settingRVU25A

71250 billing questions

Is a high-resolution chest CT for interstitial lung disease reported with this code?

Yes. A noncontrast HRCT protocol, including prone or expiratory images, is reported as one diagnostic chest CT. The HRCT technique does not have a separate chest CT code.

How is a lung nodule follow-up CT coded differently from lung cancer screening?

Follow-up of a known nodule or other abnormality is a diagnostic exam and is reported with 71250 when performed without contrast. Low-dose lung cancer screening for an eligible asymptomatic patient is reported with 71271.

Which modifiers apply when the radiologist reads a hospital-performed scan?

The radiologist reports the interpretation with modifier 26; the hospital reports the technical service on its facility claim. A freestanding imaging provider billing for both the scan and interpretation reports the global service without a modifier.

What happens to payment when a chest CT and an abdomen-pelvis CT are done in the same session?

Report each medically necessary exam with its own code. Medicare's diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction can affect the professional and technical components of eligible services; the order in which the scans occur does not determine the reduction.

If contrast was planned but not given, which code is reported?

Code the service performed. If the entire chest exam was acquired without intravenous contrast, report 71250 even if the order requested a contrast study, and document why contrast was not given.

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 71250PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,910 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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