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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

72050 in Vallejo

Office / nonfacility

$69.56

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 72050: Cervical spine radiographs, four or five views

Reports cervical spine radiographs when four or five views are obtained to evaluate neck pain, alignment, or suspected bony changes.

This service uses X-rays to image the cervical spine in four or five views. A radiologic technologist typically obtains the projections in an office imaging suite, outpatient radiology department, or hospital, and a physician—often a radiologist—interprets the images. Clinicians may request this examination when assessing neck pain, suspected degenerative changes, or cervical alignment. The views provide more coverage than a limited two- or three-view cervical study.

Select the code based on the cervical region and the number of views actually obtained; the report should support both. Billing without a modifier represents the global service, including the imaging equipment and staff as well as the interpretation. When those portions are billed separately, modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation and modifier TC identifies the technical service. The CMS fee schedule separately prices these modifiers.

CMS billing rules for 72050

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.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.26 · 16%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.36 · 82%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 2%

352.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #281 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.

72050 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Vallejo, from the same CMS release.

72040

Cervical spine X-ray

Two to three views

$50.02

72040 applies to a cervical spine study with two or three views; 72050 applies when four or five views are obtained.

72052

Cervical X-ray

Six or more views

$79.43

Both codes cover cervical spine imaging, but 72052 is for six or more views rather than four or five.

72070

Thoracic spine X-ray

Two views

$41.30

72070 is for thoracic spine imaging. Choose 72050 when the imaged region is the cervical spine and four or five views are obtained.

The same code, a different location

How does Vallejo compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 72050 is $59.25—$10.31 lower than the $69.56 rate in Vallejo. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

72050 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Vallejo · This locality

    $69.56

  2. Bakersfield

    $59.25

    $10.31 lower than Vallejo

  3. Chico

    $59.15

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo

  4. El Centro

    $59.16

    $10.40 lower than Vallejo

  5. Fresno

    $59.15

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $59.15

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo

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

    $63.44

    $6.12 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, 72050 ranges from $48.22 in Arkansas to $75.68 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 · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 72050

    Office

    $69.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 72050

    Office

    $63.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.32 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.08 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 72050

    Office

    $62.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.20 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 72050

    Office

    $62.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.42 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 72050

    Office

    $63.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.74 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 72050

    Office

    $74.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.46 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 72050

    Office

    $73.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 72050

    Office

    $75.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.12 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 72050

    Office

    $75.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.98 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 72050

    Office

    $61.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.45 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 72050

    Office

    $64.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.96 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 72050

    Office

    $62.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.13 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 72050

    Office

    $65.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.30 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 72050

    Office

    $59.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 72050

    Office

    $63.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.78 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 72050

    Office

    $58.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 72050

    Office

    $56.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.86 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 72050

    Office

    $63.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.95 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 72050

    Office

    $61.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.60 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 72050

    Office

    $49.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.56 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 72050

    Office

    $48.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.34 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 72050

    Office

    $53.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.00 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 72050

    Office

    $57.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.66 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 72050

    Office

    $58.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 72050

    Office

    $54.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 72050

    Office

    $56.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 72050

    Office

    $53.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.94 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 72050

    Office

    $56.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.49 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 72050

    Office

    $50.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.16 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 72050

    Office

    $60.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.65 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 72050

    Office

    $50.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.91 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 72050

    Office

    $50.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.61 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 72050

    Office

    $52.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.07 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 72050

    Office

    $51.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.84 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 72050

    Office

    $57.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.39 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 72050

    Office

    $51.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.28 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 72050

    Office

    $50.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.31 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 72050

    Office

    $49.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.58 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 72050

    Office

    $52.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.99 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 72050

    Office

    $49.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.71 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 72050

    Office

    $64.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.39 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 72050

    Office

    $57.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.11 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 72050

    Office

    $58.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.76 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 72050

    Office

    $55.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.90 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 72050

    Office

    $51.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.46 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 72050

    Office

    $54.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.23 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 72050

    Office

    $54.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.35 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 72050

    Office

    $51.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.27 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 72050

    Office

    $55.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.84 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 72050

    Office

    $52.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 72050

    Office

    $52.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.63 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 72050

    Office

    $48.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.74 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 72050

    Office

    $48.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 72050

    Office

    $55.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.45 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 72050

    Office

    $51.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.85 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 72050

    Office

    $54.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.04 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 72050

    Office

    $50.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 72050

    Office

    $56.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.71 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 72050

    Office

    $62.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 72050

    Office

    $59.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.82 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 72050

    Office

    $51.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 72050

    Office

    $54.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.57 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 72050

    Office

    $65.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.45 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 72050

    Office

    $60.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.53 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 72050

    Office

    $64.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.18 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 72050

    Office

    $52.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 72050

    Office

    $51.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.39 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 72050

    Office

    $50.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.53 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 72050

    Office

    $60.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.52 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 72050

    Office

    $54.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.93 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 72050

    Office

    $57.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 72050

    Office

    $51.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.23 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 72050

    Office

    $55.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.96 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 72050

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.89 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 72050

    Office

    $51.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 72050

    Office

    $54.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.11 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 72050

    Office

    $50.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $57.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.91 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $50.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.61 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $54.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.01 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $54.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.69 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $54.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.14 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $54.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.87 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $55.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.32 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 72050

    Office

    $52.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.86 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 72050

    Office

    $52.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.28 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 72050

    Office

    $54.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.52 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 72050

    Office

    $55.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.96 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 72050

    Office

    $54.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.40 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 72050

    Office

    $57.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.17 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 72050

    Office

    $65.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.89 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 72050

    Office

    $52.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.05 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 72050

    Office

    $49.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 72050

    Office

    $54.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.71 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

72050 · 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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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$48.22

$67.42

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$61.961
AL$49.001
AR$48.221
AZ$53.561
CA$59.15–$75.6829
CO$57.901
CT$58.991
DC$63.781
DE$54.511
FL$53.62–$58.513
GA$50.40–$56.072
GU$60.911
HI$60.911
IA$50.651
ID$50.951
IL$51.72–$57.174
IN$51.281
KS$50.251
KY$49.981
LA$49.85–$52.572
MA$57.45–$64.172
MD$55.66–$63.783
ME$51.10–$54.332
MI$51.29–$54.212
MN$55.721
MO$48.82–$52.933
MS$48.541
MT$55.111
NC$51.711
ND$54.521
NE$50.991
NH$56.851
NJ$59.74–$62.992
NM$51.541
NV$54.991
NY$52.54–$65.115
OH$51.171
OK$50.031
OR$54.63–$60.042
PA$51.33–$57.322
PR$55.601
RI$56.671
SC$51.511
SD$54.451
TN$50.511
TX$50.95–$57.658
UT$52.281
VA$54.04–$63.782
VI$55.601
VT$54.161
WA$57.39–$65.672
WI$52.511
WV$49.591
WY$54.851

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 72050 in Vallejo. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$76.52

$69.56 × 110% = $76.52

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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 72050 in Vallejo.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,943

Code
72050
Physician work
0.26
Practice expense
1.36
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

33

Locality
Vallejo
Physician work
1.063
Practice expense
1.318
Malpractice
0.459
Office / nonfacility calculation for 72050 in Vallejo
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.26× 1.0630.2764
Practice expense1.36× 1.3181.7925
Malpractice0.03× 0.4590.0138
Total RVUs2.0826
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Vallejo$69.56

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
Work0.261.063
Practice expense1.361.318
Malpractice0.030.459

(0.26 × 1.063 + 1.36 × 1.318 + 0.03 × 0.459) × $33.4009 = $69.56

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

72050 · Office / nonfacility

$69.56

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.66 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $65.90 to $69.56 (5.6%).

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

    $65.90changed to$69.56

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.27 changed to 0.26
    • Practice expense RVU 1.33 changed to 1.36
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.03
    • 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: $65.90

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$69.56Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$69.56Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$69.56Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$69.56Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$65.90Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$65.90Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$65.90Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$65.90Not available in this settingRVU25A

72050 billing questions

When should 72050 be chosen instead of 72040?

Use 72050 when four or five cervical spine views are obtained. Use 72040 for a cervical study with two or three views.

Does four views versus five views change the code?

No. Both four- and five-view cervical spine examinations fall within 72050; the documentation should show the views obtained.

How are the interpretation and imaging service billed?

Billing without a modifier represents the global service. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service.

Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?

Yes. The professional component and technical component may be reported separately with modifiers 26 and TC, respectively, when each portion is furnished and billed separately.

What documentation supports 72050?

The imaging record should identify the cervical spine examination and establish that four or five views were obtained. The interpretation should document the physician's findings.

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 72050PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,943 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VallejoGPCI2026.csv, line 33 (RVU26D)
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