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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70548 in Vallejo

Office / nonfacility

$307.97

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 70548: Neck MR angiography with contrast

Reports contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the neck arteries, commonly used to assess suspected carotid or vertebral artery narrowing, dissection, or aneurysm.

This service is an MRI-based angiographic study of the arteries in the neck performed after contrast administration. It is commonly used to evaluate carotid and vertebral artery disease, including suspected stenosis, dissection, or aneurysm. A radiology technologist performs the acquisition, and a radiologist interprets the images and prepares the report. It may be performed in a hospital imaging department or an outpatient imaging center.

Choose this code when the documented study is MR angiography of the neck performed with contrast, rather than a soft-tissue neck MRI or a neck MRA performed without contrast. The order, imaging record, and interpretation should support the neck arterial anatomy examined and contrast use. Medicare recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and no component modifier represents the global service. The diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components when applicable.

CMS billing rules for 70548

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 RVU1.46 · 20%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU5.78 · 79%
  • Malpractice RVU0.11 · 1%

10.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1461 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.

70548 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Vallejo, from the same CMS release.

70547

Neck MRA

Without contrast

$270.23

Use 70547 for neck MR angiography without contrast; 70548 represents the contrast-enhanced study.

70549

Neck MRA

Without and with contrast

$433.83

Use 70549 when the neck MRA includes both noncontrast and contrast imaging. 70548 represents the contrast-enhanced study.

70545

Head MR angiography

With contrast

$285.64

70545 is MR angiography of the head with contrast. Choose 70548 for the neck arterial territory.

70542

MRI with contrast

Orbit, face, or neck

$334.69

70542 is an MRI of the orbit, face, or neck with contrast, not an angiographic study of neck arteries.

The same code, a different location

How does Vallejo compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 70548 is $263.52—$44.45 lower than the $307.97 rate in Vallejo. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

70548 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Vallejo · This locality

    $307.97

  2. Bakersfield

    $263.52

    $44.45 lower than Vallejo

  3. Chico

    $263.15

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo

  4. El Centro

    $263.17

    $44.80 lower than Vallejo

  5. Fresno

    $263.15

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $263.15

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo

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

    $281.59

    $26.38 lower than Vallejo

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, 70548 ranges from $216.49 in Arkansas to $334.49 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 · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70548

    Office

    $308.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70548

    Office

    $280.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.36 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70548

    Office

    $264.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.60 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70548

    Office

    $277.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.95 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70548

    Office

    $276.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70548

    Office

    $283.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.85 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70548

    Office

    $327.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.33 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 70548

    Office

    $327.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.20 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 70548

    Office

    $334.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.52 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 70548

    Office

    $333.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.01 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70548

    Office

    $271.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.51 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70548

    Office

    $286.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.65 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70548

    Office

    $277.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.77 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70548

    Office

    $289.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.70 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70548

    Office

    $263.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 70548

    Office

    $282.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.06 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 70548

    Office

    $259.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.94 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 70548

    Office

    $251.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 70548

    Office

    $282.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.92 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 70548

    Office

    $280.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.19 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70548

    Office

    $219.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $88.20 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70548

    Office

    $216.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $91.48 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70548

    Office

    $238.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $68.99 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70548

    Office

    $257.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.34 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70548

    Office

    $262.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.86 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 70548

    Office

    $243.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.92 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70548

    Office

    $250.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.99 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70548

    Office

    $238.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $69.12 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70548

    Office

    $249.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $58.50 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70548

    Office

    $225.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $82.62 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70548

    Office

    $270.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70548

    Office

    $226.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $81.10 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70548

    Office

    $228.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $79.85 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70548

    Office

    $233.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $74.19 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70548

    Office

    $230.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.20 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70548

    Office

    $253.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.08 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70548

    Office

    $229.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $78.46 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70548

    Office

    $225.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $82.83 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70548

    Office

    $223.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $84.22 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70548

    Office

    $234.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $73.36 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70548

    Office

    $223.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $84.83 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70548

    Office

    $284.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.43 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70548

    Office

    $255.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.21 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70548

    Office

    $261.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.73 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70548

    Office

    $248.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $59.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70548

    Office

    $228.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $79.31 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70548

    Office

    $242.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $65.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70548

    Office

    $241.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $66.71 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70548

    Office

    $229.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $78.80 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70548

    Office

    $248.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $59.46 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70548

    Office

    $233.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $74.33 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70548

    Office

    $236.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $71.73 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70548

    Office

    $218.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $89.21 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70548

    Office

    $217.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $90.27 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70548

    Office

    $245.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.48 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70548

    Office

    $231.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $76.73 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70548

    Office

    $243.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.66 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70548

    Office

    $228.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $79.62 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70548

    Office

    $252.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70548

    Office

    $279.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.26 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70548

    Office

    $265.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70548

    Office

    $230.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.76 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70548

    Office

    $245.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.89 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70548

    Office

    $288.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.72 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70548

    Office

    $266.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.17 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70548

    Office

    $285.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.59 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70548

    Office

    $234.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $73.22 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70548

    Office

    $228.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $79.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70548

    Office

    $224.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $83.95 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70548

    Office

    $266.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.20 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70548

    Office

    $243.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.34 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70548

    Office

    $255.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70548

    Office

    $229.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $78.51 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70548

    Office

    $247.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $60.40 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70548

    Office

    $252.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70548

    Office

    $230.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.70 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70548

    Office

    $243.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.91 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70548

    Office

    $226.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $81.74 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $256.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $51.60 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $227.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $80.11 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $243.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.63 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $244.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.33 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $242.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $65.21 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $243.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.07 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $245.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70548

    Office

    $235.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $72.68 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70548

    Office

    $233.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $74.43 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70548

    Office

    $241.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $66.84 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70548

    Office

    $247.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $60.40 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70548

    Office

    $241.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $66.22 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70548

    Office

    $255.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.49 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70548

    Office

    $291.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.88 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70548

    Office

    $234.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $73.12 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70548

    Office

    $221.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $86.18 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70548

    Office

    $244.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.43 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70548 · 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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$216.49

$298.82

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$280.781
AL$219.771
AR$216.491
AZ$238.981
CA$263.15–$334.4929
CO$257.631
CT$262.111
DC$282.911
DE$243.051
FL$238.85–$259.033
GA$225.35–$249.472
GU$270.401
HI$270.401
IA$226.871
ID$228.121
IL$230.77–$253.894
IN$229.511
KS$225.141
KY$223.751
LA$223.14–$234.612
MA$255.76–$284.542
MD$248.00–$282.913
ME$228.66–$242.402
MI$229.17–$241.262
MN$248.511
MO$218.76–$236.243
MS$217.701
MT$245.491
NC$231.241
ND$243.311
NE$228.351
NH$252.951
NJ$265.56–$279.712
NM$230.211
NV$245.081
NY$234.75–$288.255
OH$228.731
OK$224.021
OR$243.63–$266.772
PA$229.46–$255.002
PR$247.571
RI$252.401
SC$230.271
SD$243.061
TN$226.231
TX$227.86–$256.378
UT$233.541
VA$241.13–$282.912
VI$247.571
VT$241.751
WA$255.48–$291.092
WI$234.851
WV$221.791
WY$244.541

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 70548 in Vallejo. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$338.77

$307.97 × 110% = $338.77

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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 70548 in Vallejo.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,850

Code
70548
Physician work
1.46
Practice expense
5.78
Malpractice
0.11

GPCI2026.csv

33

Locality
Vallejo
Physician work
1.063
Practice expense
1.318
Malpractice
0.459
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70548 in Vallejo
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.46× 1.0631.5520
Practice expense5.78× 1.3187.6180
Malpractice0.11× 0.4590.0505
Total RVUs9.2205
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Vallejo$307.97

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
Work1.461.063
Practice expense5.781.318
Malpractice0.110.459

(1.46 × 1.063 + 5.78 × 1.318 + 0.11 × 0.459) × $33.4009 = $307.97

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

70548 · Office / nonfacility

$307.97

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.11 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $302.86 to $307.97 (1.7%).

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

    $302.86changed to$307.97

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.50 changed to 1.46
    • Practice expense RVU 5.90 changed to 5.78
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.11
    • Work GPCI 1.058 changed to 1.063
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.310 changed to 1.318
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.470 changed to 0.459

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $302.86

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$307.97Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$307.97Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$307.97Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$307.97Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$302.86Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$302.86Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$302.86Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$302.86Not available in this settingRVU25A

70548 billing questions

How does 70548 differ from 70547?

70548 is for neck MR angiography performed with contrast. Use 70547 when the neck MRA is performed without contrast.

When is 70549 more appropriate?

70549 describes neck MR angiography performed both without and with contrast. Use 70548 when the study is performed with contrast, not with both phases.

Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.

Does the multiple imaging reduction affect both components?

Yes. The diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

Is this the correct code for a contrast-enhanced MRI of neck soft tissues?

No. This code is for MR angiography of the neck arteries. A neck soft-tissue MRI is a different study, even if it uses contrast.

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 70548PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,850 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VallejoGPCI2026.csv, line 33 (RVU26D)
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