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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73501 in Vallejo

Office / nonfacility

$42.36

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 73501: Unilateral hip radiograph, one view

Reports a single-view radiographic examination of one hip, such as a limited study for focused assessment of the hip joint and nearby bone.

This service is a diagnostic X-ray examination of one hip using one radiographic view. It may be performed in a hospital, emergency department, orthopedic clinic, or imaging center when a limited image is requested. A technologist positions the patient and acquires the image; a physician, commonly a radiologist, interprets it and documents the findings. The image includes the hip joint and may show adjacent proximal femur, depending on positioning.

Select 73501 when the documented unilateral hip examination consists of one view; choose a sibling code when more views are obtained. Record the side, number of views, clinical indication, and interpretation. CMS recognizes a global service, which includes both image acquisition and interpretation, or separately priced professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion. The component billed should match the work furnished and documented.

CMS billing rules for 73501

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 RVU0.18 · 18%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.81 · 80%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

199.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #388 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.

73501 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Vallejo, from the same CMS release.

73502

Hip X-ray

One hip, 2-3 views

$61.91

Use 73502 when two or three views are obtained for one hip; 73501 represents a single view.

73503

Hip X-ray

Unilateral, four or more views

$79.69

Use 73503 for a unilateral study with four or more views, rather than the single view represented by 73501.

73521

Hip X-ray

Bilateral, two views

$52.67

73521 describes a bilateral hip examination with two views; 73501 describes one view of one hip.

The same code, a different location

How does Vallejo compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 73501 is $36.19—$6.17 lower than the $42.36 rate in Vallejo. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

73501 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Vallejo · This locality

    $42.36

  2. Bakersfield

    $36.19

    $6.17 lower than Vallejo

  3. Chico

    $36.12

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo

  4. El Centro

    $36.13

    $6.23 lower than Vallejo

  5. Fresno

    $36.12

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $36.12

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo

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

    $38.71

    $3.65 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, 73501 ranges from $29.60 in Arkansas to $46.04 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 · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 73501

    Office

    $42.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 73501

    Office

    $38.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 73501

    Office

    $38.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.31 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 73501

    Office

    $37.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.45 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 73501

    Office

    $38.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.45 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 73501

    Office

    $45.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.68 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 73501

    Office

    $45.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 73501

    Office

    $46.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.68 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

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

    California · 73501

    Office

    $45.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.59 higher than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 73501

    Office

    $37.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.07 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 73501

    Office

    $39.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.99 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 73501

    Office

    $38.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.28 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 73501

    Office

    $39.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.59 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 73501

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 73501

    Office

    $38.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 73501

    Office

    $35.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.49 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 73501

    Office

    $34.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.58 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 73501

    Office

    $38.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.47 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 73501

    Office

    $38.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.16 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 73501

    Office

    $30.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.30 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 73501

    Office

    $29.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.76 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 73501

    Office

    $32.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.56 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 73501

    Office

    $35.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 73501

    Office

    $36.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.28 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 73501

    Office

    $33.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.99 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 73501

    Office

    $34.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.73 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 73501

    Office

    $32.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.48 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 73501

    Office

    $34.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.04 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 73501

    Office

    $30.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.42 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 73501

    Office

    $37.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.20 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 73501

    Office

    $31.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.33 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 73501

    Office

    $31.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.14 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 73501

    Office

    $32.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.11 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 73501

    Office

    $31.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.60 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 73501

    Office

    $35.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.34 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 73501

    Office

    $31.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.94 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 73501

    Office

    $30.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.55 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 73501

    Office

    $30.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.68 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 73501

    Office

    $32.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 73501

    Office

    $30.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.76 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 73501

    Office

    $39.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.20 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 73501

    Office

    $35.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.23 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 73501

    Office

    $35.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.40 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 73501

    Office

    $34.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.30 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 73501

    Office

    $31.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.04 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 73501

    Office

    $33.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.12 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 73501

    Office

    $33.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.11 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 73501

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.89 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 73501

    Office

    $34.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.31 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 73501

    Office

    $32.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.29 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 73501

    Office

    $32.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.92 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 73501

    Office

    $29.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.38 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 73501

    Office

    $29.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.56 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 73501

    Office

    $33.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.63 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 73501

    Office

    $31.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.68 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 73501

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 73501

    Office

    $31.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.12 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 73501

    Office

    $34.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.60 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 73501

    Office

    $38.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.87 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 73501

    Office

    $36.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.83 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 73501

    Office

    $31.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.74 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 73501

    Office

    $33.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.71 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 73501

    Office

    $39.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.55 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 73501

    Office

    $36.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.64 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 73501

    Office

    $39.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.02 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 73501

    Office

    $32.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.18 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 73501

    Office

    $31.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 73501

    Office

    $30.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.67 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 73501

    Office

    $36.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.70 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 73501

    Office

    $33.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.93 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 73501

    Office

    $35.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.28 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 73501

    Office

    $31.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.88 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 73501

    Office

    $34.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.34 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 73501

    Office

    $34.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.69 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 73501

    Office

    $31.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.78 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 73501

    Office

    $33.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.07 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 73501

    Office

    $30.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.40 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $35.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.12 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $31.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.11 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $33.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.97 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $33.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.77 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $33.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.04 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $33.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.88 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $33.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.52 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 73501

    Office

    $32.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.07 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 73501

    Office

    $32.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.32 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 73501

    Office

    $33.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.28 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 73501

    Office

    $34.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.34 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 73501

    Office

    $33.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.23 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 73501

    Office

    $35.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.27 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 73501

    Office

    $40.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 73501

    Office

    $32.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.22 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 73501

    Office

    $30.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.88 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 73501

    Office

    $33.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.80 lower than Vallejo for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

73501 · 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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$29.60

$41.08

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$38.201
AL$30.061
AR$29.601
AZ$32.801
CA$36.12–$46.0429
CO$35.391
CT$36.081
DC$38.951
DE$33.371
FL$32.88–$35.873
GA$30.94–$34.322
GU$37.161
HI$37.161
IA$31.031
ID$31.221
IL$31.76–$35.024
IN$31.421
KS$30.811
KY$30.681
LA$30.60–$32.232
MA$35.13–$39.162
MD$34.06–$38.953
ME$31.32–$33.242
MI$31.47–$33.252
MN$34.051
MO$29.98–$32.443
MS$29.801
MT$33.731
NC$31.681
ND$33.341
NE$31.241
NH$34.761
NJ$36.53–$38.492
NM$31.621
NV$33.651
NY$32.18–$39.815
OH$31.391
OK$30.691
OR$33.43–$36.662
PA$31.48–$35.082
PR$34.021
RI$34.671
SC$31.581
SD$33.291
TN$30.961
TX$31.25–$35.248
UT$32.041
VA$33.08–$38.952
VI$34.021
VT$33.131
WA$35.09–$40.052
WI$32.141
WV$30.481
WY$33.561

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 73501 in Vallejo. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$46.60

$42.36 × 110% = $46.60

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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 73501 in Vallejo.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,186

Code
73501
Physician work
0.18
Practice expense
0.81
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

33

Locality
Vallejo
Physician work
1.063
Practice expense
1.318
Malpractice
0.459
Office / nonfacility calculation for 73501 in Vallejo
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.18× 1.0630.1913
Practice expense0.81× 1.3181.0676
Malpractice0.02× 0.4590.0092
Total RVUs1.2681
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Vallejo$42.36

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
Work0.181.063
Practice expense0.811.318
Malpractice0.020.459

(0.18 × 1.063 + 0.81 × 1.318 + 0.02 × 0.459) × $33.4009 = $42.36

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

73501 · Office / nonfacility

$42.36

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.00 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $40.36 to $42.36 (5.0%).

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

    $40.36changed to$42.36

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.80 changed to 0.81
    • 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: $40.36

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$42.36Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$42.36Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$42.36Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$42.36Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$40.36Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$40.36Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$40.36Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$40.36Not available in this settingRVU25A

73501 billing questions

How is 73501 distinguished from 73502?

73501 is for one view of one hip. Use 73502 when the unilateral examination includes two or three views.

Can 73501 be reported for both hips?

No. This code describes one hip; bilateral hip examinations have separate codes, selected according to the total views obtained.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the physician’s interpretation and report, or modifier TC for the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports 73501?

Document the unilateral side, the single view obtained, the clinical reason for imaging, and the physician’s interpretation and report when that component is billed.

Can 73501 and 73502 be reported for the same hip examination?

Choose the code that matches the total number of views for that unilateral examination rather than reporting both codes to represent the same study.

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 73501PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,186 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VallejoGPCI2026.csv, line 33 (RVU26D)
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