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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

72082 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$71.55

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.

Diagnostic imaging

About 72082: Entire-spine X-ray, two or three views

Reports radiographic imaging of the entire spine using two or three views, commonly to assess spinal alignment or deformity across multiple regions.

This service covers radiographs of the entire spine, with two or three views obtained to assess alignment across the spinal regions. It is commonly used when evaluating scoliosis, spinal curvature, or other alignment concerns that require imaging beyond a single spinal region. Imaging staff acquire the views, and a physician—often a radiologist or spine specialist—interprets the study. The service may be performed in an office imaging department or a hospital setting.

Select this code when the documented study covers the entire spine and includes two or three views. The imaging report and order should support the anatomic extent and view count; a study limited to the thoracolumbar region or a single spinal region points to a different code. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. The interpretation documentation should support the physician’s findings for the submitted study.

CMS billing rules for 72082

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 RVU0.30 · 14%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.82 · 85%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 1%

111.4K

Medicare services in 2024 · #527 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.

72082 compared with similar codes

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

72081

Spine X-ray

Entire spine, one view

$43.83

Choose 72081 for an entire-spine study consisting of one view; 72082 requires two or three views.

72083

Spine X-ray

Entire spine, 4–5 views

$79.57

Choose 72083 when the entire-spine study has four or five views. Two or three views support 72082.

72080

Spine X-ray

Thoracolumbar, 2 or 3 views

$34.90

72080 describes imaging of the thoracolumbar region; 72082 is for a study covering the entire spine with two or three views.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

72082 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $71.55

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

    $83.01

    $11.46 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $83.29

    $11.74 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $75.84

    $4.29 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $73.48

    $1.93 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $82.89

    $11.34 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $80.32

    $8.77 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, 72082 ranges from $62.75 in Arkansas to $99.32 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 · 72082

    Office

    $63.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 72082

    Office

    $62.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.80 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 72082

    Office

    $69.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.90 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 72082

    Office

    $91.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.73 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 72082

    Office

    $82.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.23 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.13 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 72082

    Office

    $81.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.07 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 72082

    Office

    $81.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 72082

    Office

    $83.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.02 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 72082

    Office

    $97.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.60 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 72082

    Office

    $97.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.56 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 72082

    Office

    $99.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 72082

    Office

    $99.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 72082

    Office

    $79.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.42 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 72082

    Office

    $84.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 72082

    Office

    $81.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 72082

    Office

    $85.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 72082

    Office

    $91.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 72082

    Office

    $77.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 72082

    Office

    $75.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 72082

    Office

    $76.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.35 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 72082

    Office

    $71.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 72082

    Office

    $73.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 72082

    Office

    $69.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 72082

    Office

    $73.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 72082

    Office

    $65.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.11 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 72082

    Office

    $79.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 72082

    Office

    $66.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.51 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 72082

    Office

    $66.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.13 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 72082

    Office

    $67.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.59 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 72082

    Office

    $67.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.46 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 72082

    Office

    $74.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 72082

    Office

    $66.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 72082

    Office

    $65.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.07 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 72082

    Office

    $64.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.57 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 72082

    Office

    $68.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 72082

    Office

    $64.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 72082

    Office

    $83.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 72082

    Office

    $74.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 72082

    Office

    $76.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.10 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 72082

    Office

    $72.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 72082

    Office

    $66.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.98 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 72082

    Office

    $70.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 72082

    Office

    $70.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 72082

    Office

    $66.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.90 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 72082

    Office

    $72.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.32 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 72082

    Office

    $68.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 72082

    Office

    $68.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.65 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 72082

    Office

    $63.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.15 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 72082

    Office

    $63.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 72082

    Office

    $71.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 72082

    Office

    $67.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.17 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 72082

    Office

    $71.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 72082

    Office

    $66.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.04 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 72082

    Office

    $74.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 72082

    Office

    $82.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 72082

    Office

    $77.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.35 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 72082

    Office

    $66.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 72082

    Office

    $71.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 72082

    Office

    $84.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.25 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 72082

    Office

    $78.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 72082

    Office

    $83.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 72082

    Office

    $68.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.08 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 72082

    Office

    $66.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.02 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 72082

    Office

    $65.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 72082

    Office

    $78.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.91 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 72082

    Office

    $71.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 72082

    Office

    $74.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.13 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 72082

    Office

    $66.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.78 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 72082

    Office

    $72.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 72082

    Office

    $73.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.35 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 72082

    Office

    $67.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.51 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 72082

    Office

    $71.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.40 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 72082

    Office

    $65.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.73 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $75.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $66.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.28 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $71.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $71.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $70.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.63 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $71.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $71.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.29 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 72082

    Office

    $68.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Utah

    Utah · 72082

    Office

    $68.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.49 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 72082

    Office

    $70.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 72082

    Office

    $72.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 72082

    Office

    $70.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 72082

    Office

    $74.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.37 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 72082

    Office

    $85.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 72082

    Office

    $68.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.98 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 72082

    Office

    $64.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

72082 · 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.

$62.75

$88.34

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$80.321
AL$63.781
AR$62.751
AZ$69.781
CA$77.35–$99.3229
CO$75.601
CT$76.901
DC$83.291
DE$71.031
FL$69.64–$75.843
GA$65.44–$73.022
GU$79.721
HI$79.721
IA$66.041
ID$66.421
IL$67.09–$74.304
IN$66.861
KS$65.481
KY$64.981
LA$64.78–$68.362
MA$74.99–$83.912
MD$72.56–$83.293
ME$66.57–$70.902
MI$66.65–$70.372
MN$72.871
MO$63.40–$68.903
MS$63.101
MT$71.811
NC$67.381
ND$71.221
NE$66.511
NH$74.181
NJ$77.90–$82.242
NM$66.971
NV$71.711
NY$68.47–$84.805
OH$66.531
OK$65.081
OR$71.27–$78.462
PA$66.77–$74.682
PR$72.471
RI$73.901
SC$67.041
SD$71.151
TN$65.821
TX$66.27–$75.248
UT$68.061
VA$70.48–$83.292
VI$72.471
VT$70.711
WA$74.92–$85.932
WI$68.571
WV$64.281
WY$71.551

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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 72082 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$78.71

$71.55 × 110% = $78.71

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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 72082 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,964

Code
72082
Physician work
0.30
Practice expense
1.82
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 72082 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.30× 1.0000.3000
Practice expense1.82× 1.0001.8200
Malpractice0.03× 0.7400.0222
Total RVUs2.1422
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$71.55

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
Work0.31
Practice expense1.821
Malpractice0.030.74

(0.3 × 1 + 1.82 × 1 + 0.03 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $71.55

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

72082 · Office / nonfacility

$71.55

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.55 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $68.00 to $71.55 (5.2%).

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

    $68.00changed to$71.55

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.31 changed to 0.30
    • Practice expense RVU 1.77 changed to 1.82
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $68.00

    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$71.55Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$71.55Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$71.55Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$71.55Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$68.00Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$68.00Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$68.00Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$68.00Not available in this settingRVU25A

72082 billing questions

How does this differ from 72081 or 72083?

All three describe imaging of the entire spine, but the view count distinguishes them: 72081 is for one view, 72082 for two or three, and 72083 for four or five.

When should 72080 be used instead?

Use 72080 when the radiographic exam covers the thoracolumbar region rather than the entire spine. The documented anatomic coverage, not the reason for imaging alone, guides the choice.

How are the professional and technical portions reported?

Report modifier 26 for the physician’s interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service. Submit without either modifier when billing the global service.

What documentation supports this code?

The order and imaging report should establish that the study covers the entire spine and includes two or three views. The report should also document the interpreting physician’s findings.

Can a scoliosis evaluation support 72082?

Yes, when the radiographs cover the entire spine and the study consists of two or three views. A scoliosis diagnosis alone does not establish the required coverage or view count.

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 72082PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,964 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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