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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

72080 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$34.90

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 72080: Standing thoracolumbar spine radiographs

Reports standing X-rays of the thoracolumbar spine, typically obtained to assess spinal alignment or scoliosis across the thoracic and lumbar junction.

This exam captures standing radiographs of the thoracolumbar spine, generally in two or three views, to show alignment across the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions. It is commonly ordered when a clinician is evaluating scoliosis or another alignment concern involving that area. A radiologic technologist obtains the images in an office or imaging facility; a qualified practitioner interprets them.

Select this code when the documented exam covers the thoracolumbar region and the images meet the code’s view count. The order and imaging report should support the anatomy examined, standing technique, number of views, and clinical reason, such as scoliosis assessment. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff service, and billing without either modifier represents the global service.

CMS billing rules for 72080

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 RVU0.20 · 19%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.83 · 79%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

47.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #803 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.

72080 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.

72070

Thoracic spine X-ray

Two views

$32.89

72070 is a two-view thoracic-spine exam. Choose 72080 when standing images cover the thoracolumbar region.

72074

Thoracic spine X-ray

Four or more views

$43.92

72074 describes four or more views of the thoracic spine. It does not represent the thoracolumbar standing exam described by 72080.

72082

Spine X-ray

Entire spine, 2–3 views

$71.55

72082 covers the entire spine in two or three views; 72080 is limited to the thoracolumbar region.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

72080 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $34.90

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

    $40.19

    $5.29 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $40.44

    $5.54 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $37.23

    $2.33 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $36.12

    $1.22 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $40.38

    $5.48 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $39.91

    $5.01 higher than Wyoming**

Other payment areas listed in Wyoming 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, 72080 ranges from $30.84 in Arkansas to $47.75 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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 72080

    Office

    $31.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 72080

    Office

    $30.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.06 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 72080

    Office

    $34.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.78 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 72080

    Office

    $43.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 72080

    Office

    $40.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.15 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.85 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 72080

    Office

    $39.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.62 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 72080

    Office

    $39.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.48 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 72080

    Office

    $40.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.50 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 72080

    Office

    $46.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 72080

    Office

    $46.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.79 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 72080

    Office

    $47.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.85 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 72080

    Office

    $47.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.76 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 72080

    Office

    $38.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.83 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 72080

    Office

    $40.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 72080

    Office

    $39.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.65 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 72080

    Office

    $41.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 72080

    Office

    $43.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 72080

    Office

    $37.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 72080

    Office

    $36.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.88 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 72080

    Office

    $37.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.58 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 72080

    Office

    $34.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 72080

    Office

    $35.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 72080

    Office

    $34.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 72080

    Office

    $35.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 72080

    Office

    $32.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 72080

    Office

    $38.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 72080

    Office

    $32.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.59 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 72080

    Office

    $32.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.40 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 72080

    Office

    $33.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 72080

    Office

    $33.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.86 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 72080

    Office

    $36.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.48 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 72080

    Office

    $32.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.20 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 72080

    Office

    $32.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.82 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 72080

    Office

    $31.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.96 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 72080

    Office

    $33.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 72080

    Office

    $31.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 72080

    Office

    $40.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 72080

    Office

    $36.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.61 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 72080

    Office

    $37.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 72080

    Office

    $35.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 72080

    Office

    $32.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 72080

    Office

    $34.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.33 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 72080

    Office

    $34.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.34 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 72080

    Office

    $32.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 72080

    Office

    $35.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 72080

    Office

    $33.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 72080

    Office

    $33.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.16 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 72080

    Office

    $31.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.67 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 72080

    Office

    $31.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.86 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 72080

    Office

    $35.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 72080

    Office

    $32.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 72080

    Office

    $34.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.23 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 72080

    Office

    $32.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.38 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 72080

    Office

    $36.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.22 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 72080

    Office

    $39.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.07 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 72080

    Office

    $37.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 72080

    Office

    $32.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.00 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 72080

    Office

    $34.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.09 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 72080

    Office

    $41.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 72080

    Office

    $38.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.25 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 72080

    Office

    $40.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.94 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 72080

    Office

    $33.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 72080

    Office

    $32.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.24 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 72080

    Office

    $31.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.94 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 72080

    Office

    $38.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.18 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 72080

    Office

    $34.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 72080

    Office

    $36.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 72080

    Office

    $32.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 72080

    Office

    $35.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 72080

    Office

    $36.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.14 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 72080

    Office

    $32.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.04 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 72080

    Office

    $34.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 72080

    Office

    $32.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $36.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $32.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $34.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.17 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $34.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $34.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.24 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $34.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $35.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 72080

    Office

    $33.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 72080

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 72080

    Office

    $34.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 72080

    Office

    $35.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 72080

    Office

    $34.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 72080

    Office

    $36.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 72080

    Office

    $41.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 72080

    Office

    $33.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 72080

    Office

    $31.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.17 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

72080 · 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.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$30.84

$42.64

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$39.911
AL$31.321
AR$30.841
AZ$34.121
CA$37.54–$47.7529
CO$36.781
CT$37.481
DC$40.441
DE$34.701
FL$34.19–$37.233
GA$32.21–$35.672
GU$38.591
HI$38.591
IA$32.311
ID$32.501
IL$33.04–$36.384
IN$32.701
KS$32.081
KY$31.941
LA$31.85–$33.532
MA$36.51–$40.652
MD$35.42–$40.443
ME$32.60–$34.572
MI$32.75–$34.562
MN$35.401
MO$31.23–$33.743
MS$31.041
MT$35.071
NC$32.971
ND$34.671
NE$32.521
NH$36.121
NJ$37.95–$39.972
NM$32.901
NV$34.991
NY$33.49–$41.315
OH$32.661
OK$31.961
OR$34.76–$38.082
PA$32.76–$36.462
PR$35.371
RI$36.041
SC$32.861
SD$34.631
TN$32.241
TX$32.53–$36.628
UT$33.341
VA$34.40–$40.442
VI$35.371
VT$34.461
WA$36.47–$41.582
WI$33.441
WV$31.731
WY$34.901

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Where does this rate apply?

Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, including the examples shown here.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 72080 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$38.39

$34.90 × 110% = $38.39

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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 72080 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,958

Code
72080
Physician work
0.20
Practice expense
0.83
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 72080 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.20× 1.0000.2000
Practice expense0.83× 1.0000.8300
Malpractice0.02× 0.7400.0148
Total RVUs1.0448
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$34.90

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.21
Practice expense0.831
Malpractice0.020.74

(0.2 × 1 + 0.83 × 1 + 0.02 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $34.90

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

72080 · Office / nonfacility

$34.90

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.43 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $33.47 to $34.90 (4.3%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $33.47changed to$34.90

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.21 changed to 0.20
    • Practice expense RVU 0.81 changed to 0.83
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $33.47

    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$34.90Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$34.90Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$34.90Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$34.90Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$33.47Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$33.47Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$33.47Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$33.47Not available in this settingRVU25A

72080 billing questions

How does this differ from a whole-spine scoliosis exam?

This code is for standing imaging of the thoracolumbar region. Use a whole-spine code, such as 72082, when the exam covers the entire spine.

Which view count belongs to this code?

The code describes a standing thoracolumbar exam with two or three views. Check the imaging record for the documented views and anatomic coverage.

Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation, and modifier TC reports the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports reporting this exam?

The order and report should identify the thoracolumbar coverage, standing technique, views obtained, and reason for imaging, such as evaluation of spinal alignment or scoliosis.

Should each image or view be billed as a separate service?

No. Report the exam as one service using the code that matches its anatomic coverage and view count, rather than billing each view separately.

When is a thoracic-spine code more appropriate?

Choose a thoracic-spine code when the documented exam is limited to the thoracic spine. This code is for imaging that covers the thoracolumbar region.

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 72080PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,958 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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