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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73702 in Salinas

Office / nonfacility

$218.73

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

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 Salinas, from the same CMS release.

73700

Extremity CT

Without contrast material

$145.33

73700 describes lower-extremity CT performed without contrast only. Choose 73702 when the examination includes both unenhanced and contrast-enhanced imaging.

73701

Extremity CT

With contrast

$185.69

73701 is for a contrast-only lower-extremity CT examination. Choose 73702 when unenhanced images are also obtained as part of the same study.

73706

Ct angio lwr extr w/o&w/dye

No office rate

73706 is CT angiography of the lower extremity, a vascular imaging study. This code describes nonangiographic CT performed with and without contrast.

73720

MRI

Non-joint, without and with contrast

$376.18

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 Salinas compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73702 is $208.90—$9.83 lower than the $218.73 rate in Salinas. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73702 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Salinas · This locality

    $218.73

  2. $9.83 lower than Salinas

  3. Chico

    $208.60

    $10.13 lower than Salinas

  4. El Centro

    $208.61

    $10.12 lower than Salinas

  5. Fresno

    $208.60

    $10.13 lower than Salinas

  6. $10.13 lower than Salinas

  7. $4.43 higher than Salinas

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

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73702

    Office

    $244.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.35 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73702

    Office

    $222.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.64 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73702

    Office

    $209.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.14 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73702

    Office

    $219.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73702

    Office

    $224.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.60 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73702

    Office

    $259.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.46 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 73702

    Office

    $259.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.35 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 73702

    Office

    $264.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.15 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 73702

    Office

    $264.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.73 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73702

    Office

    $215.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.60 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73702

    Office

    $226.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.11 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73702

    Office

    $219.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.94 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73702

    Office

    $229.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.44 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 73702

    Office

    $243.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.20 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73702

    Office

    $208.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73702

    Office

    $224.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.53 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73702

    Office

    $205.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73702

    Office

    $199.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.07 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73702

    Office

    $223.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73702

    Office

    $223.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73702

    Office

    $174.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.30 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73702

    Office

    $171.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.89 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73702

    Office

    $189.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.15 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73702

    Office

    $204.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.46 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73702

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.87 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73702

    Office

    $192.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.93 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73702

    Office

    $199.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.60 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73702

    Office

    $189.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73702

    Office

    $197.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.85 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73702

    Office

    $178.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.84 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73702

    Office

    $214.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.45 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73702

    Office

    $180.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.73 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73702

    Office

    $180.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.74 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73702

    Office

    $185.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.11 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73702

    Office

    $183.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.53 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73702

    Office

    $201.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.30 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73702

    Office

    $182.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.64 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73702

    Office

    $178.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.08 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73702

    Office

    $177.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.13 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73702

    Office

    $186.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.56 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73702

    Office

    $177.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.61 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73702

    Office

    $225.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.78 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73702

    Office

    $202.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.92 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73702

    Office

    $207.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.56 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73702

    Office

    $196.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.03 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73702

    Office

    $181.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.30 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73702

    Office

    $192.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73702

    Office

    $191.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.26 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73702

    Office

    $181.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.84 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73702

    Office

    $197.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.71 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73702

    Office

    $185.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.34 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73702

    Office

    $187.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.29 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73702

    Office

    $173.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.05 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73702

    Office

    $172.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73702

    Office

    $194.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.01 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73702

    Office

    $183.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.27 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73702

    Office

    $192.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.79 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73702

    Office

    $181.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.57 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73702

    Office

    $200.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.15 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73702

    Office

    $221.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.02 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73702

    Office

    $210.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.14 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73702

    Office

    $182.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.01 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73702

    Office

    $194.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.35 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73702

    Office

    $228.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.84 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73702

    Office

    $211.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.15 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73702

    Office

    $226.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.53 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73702

    Office

    $186.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.49 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73702

    Office

    $181.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.20 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73702

    Office

    $177.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.93 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73702

    Office

    $211.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.27 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73702

    Office

    $193.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.50 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73702

    Office

    $202.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73702

    Office

    $182.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.63 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73702

    Office

    $196.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.38 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73702

    Office

    $200.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.56 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73702

    Office

    $182.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.00 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73702

    Office

    $192.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.00 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73702

    Office

    $179.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.22 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $203.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.45 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $180.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.89 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $193.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.71 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $194.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.68 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $192.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.16 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $193.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.27 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $195.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.62 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 73702

    Office

    $186.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.05 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73702

    Office

    $185.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.43 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73702

    Office

    $191.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.47 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73702

    Office

    $196.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.38 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73702

    Office

    $191.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.01 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73702

    Office

    $202.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.15 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73702

    Office

    $230.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.93 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73702

    Office

    $186.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.47 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73702

    Office

    $176.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.62 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73702

    Office

    $193.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.78 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

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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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$223.131
AL$174.431
AR$171.841
AZ$189.581
CA$208.60–$264.8829
CO$204.271
CT$207.861
DC$224.261
DE$192.801
FL$189.55–$205.553
GA$178.89–$197.882
GU$214.281
HI$214.281
IA$180.001
ID$180.991
IL$183.20–$201.434
IN$182.091
KS$178.651
KY$177.601
LA$177.12–$186.172
MA$202.81–$225.512
MD$196.70–$224.263
ME$181.43–$192.252
MI$181.89–$191.472
MN$197.021
MO$173.68–$187.443
MS$172.821
MT$194.721
NC$183.461
ND$192.941
NE$181.161
NH$200.581
NJ$210.59–$221.752
NM$182.721
NV$194.381
NY$186.24–$228.575
OH$181.531
OK$177.801
OR$193.23–$211.462
PA$182.10–$202.252
PR$196.351
RI$200.171
SC$182.731
SD$192.731
TN$179.511
TX$180.84–$203.288
UT$185.301
VA$191.26–$224.262
VI$196.351
VT$191.721
WA$202.58–$230.662
WI$186.261
WV$176.111
WY$193.951

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Reference amount per service

$240.60

$218.73 × 110% = $240.60

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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 Salinas.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,261

Code
73702
Physician work
1.19
Practice expense
4.55
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

22

Locality
Salinas
Physician work
1.031
Practice expense
1.159
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73702 in Salinas
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.19× 1.0311.2269
Practice expense4.55× 1.1595.2734
Malpractice0.09× 0.5360.0482
Total RVUs6.5486
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Salinas$218.73

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

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.191.031
Practice expense4.551.159
Malpractice0.090.536

(1.19 × 1.031 + 4.55 × 1.159 + 0.09 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $218.73

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

73702 · Office / nonfacility

$218.73

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.39 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $217.34 to $218.73 (0.6%).

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

    $217.34changed to$218.73

    • 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 1.035 changed to 1.031
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.165 changed to 1.159
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $217.34

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$218.73Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$218.73Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$218.73Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$218.73Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$217.34Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$217.34Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$217.34Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$217.34Not available in this settingRVU25A

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.

RVUs for 73702PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,261 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for SalinasGPCI2026.csv, line 22 (RVU26D)