$156.26
Both address thoracic aortography; choose 75605 when serial images are obtained and 75600 when they are not.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
75605 Thoracic aortography Medicare reimbursement rates in Alabama
Reports physician supervision and interpretation of serial contrast images of the thoracic aorta during catheter-based evaluation of aortic disease. Compare 75605 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alabama.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 75605 in Alabama?
Alabama has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$108.99
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alabama
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Radiology
About 75605: Thoracic aortography with serial imaging
Reports physician supervision and interpretation of serial contrast images of the thoracic aorta during catheter-based evaluation of aortic disease.
This service covers the physician’s supervision and interpretation of serial images obtained as contrast passes through the thoracic aorta. It may be used to assess aortic anatomy when evaluating suspected aneurysm, dissection, coarctation, or narrowing. A radiologist, cardiologist, vascular surgeon, or another qualified physician may interpret the study during a catheter angiography session in a hospital or other imaging setting.
Select this code when the documented thoracic aortography uses serial image acquisition; 75600 is the related thoracic study without serial imaging. The report should identify the imaged aortic segment, describe the imaging performed, and include the physician’s findings and interpretation. Catheter placement and contrast administration may be represented by separate procedure coding when performed and supported. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. When the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies, it affects the technical component.
CMS billing rules for 75605
- Professional and technical components
- Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.
- Multiple procedures
- Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.11 · 31%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.37 · 65%
- Malpractice RVU0.14 · 4%
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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.
75605 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alabama, from the same CMS release.
$113.17
75625 concerns contrast imaging of the abdominal aorta, while 75605 covers the thoracic segment.
$141.96
75630 covers abdominal aortic imaging extending into the bilateral iliofemoral arteries; 75605 is limited to the thoracic aorta.
Compare 75605 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Alabama →
Office / nonfacility
$108.99
Facility
Unavailable
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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 75605 in Alabama.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,504
- Code
- 75605
- Physician work
- 1.11
- Practice expense
- 2.37
- Malpractice
- 0.14
GPCI2026.csv
4
- Locality
- Alabama
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.875
- Malpractice
- 0.566
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.11 | × 1.000 | 1.1100 |
| Practice expense | 2.37 | × 0.875 | 2.0737 |
| Malpractice | 0.14 | × 0.566 | 0.0792 |
| Total RVUs | 3.2630 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Alabama$108.99
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.11 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.37 | 0.875 |
| Malpractice | 0.14 | 0.566 |
(1.11 × 1 + 2.37 × 0.875 + 0.14 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $108.99
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.
75605 billing questions
How is this different from 75600?
75605 is selected for thoracic aortography with serial image acquisition. Use 75600 for a thoracic study without serial imaging.
What do modifiers 26 and TC represent?
Modifier 26 reports the physician’s professional supervision and interpretation. Modifier TC reports the technical service, including equipment and staff; billing without either modifier represents the global service.
Is catheter placement included in this code?
The code represents supervision and interpretation of the imaging, not catheter placement. Catheter placement may be reported separately when performed and supported by the documentation.
What documentation supports reporting 75605?
Document the thoracic aortic segment examined, the use of serial image acquisition, and the interpreting physician’s findings and conclusions.
Which part can be affected by the cardiovascular multiple procedure reduction?
The reduction applies to the technical component. It does not reduce the professional component under the CMS rule supplied for this code.
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.
8,50175600,,Contrast exam thoracic aorta,A,,0.48,4.74,,4.74,NA,0.09,5.31,5.31,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,96.32,96.32,0.49
8,50275600,26,Contrast exam thoracic aorta,A,,0.48,0.16,,0.16,,0.07,0.71,0.71,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,50375600,TC,Contrast exam thoracic aorta,A,,0.00,4.58,,4.58,NA,0.02,4.60,4.60,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,03,0,99,96.16,96.16,0.42
8,50475605,,Contrast exam thoracic aorta,A,,1.11,2.37,,2.37,NA,0.14,3.62,3.62,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,168.87,168.87,1.79
8,50575605,26,Contrast exam thoracic aorta,A,,1.11,0.33,,0.33,,0.12,1.56,1.56,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,50675605,TC,Contrast exam thoracic aorta,A,,0.00,2.04,,2.04,NA,0.02,2.06,2.06,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,03,0,99,168.54,168.54,1.67
8,50775625,,Contrast exam abdominl aorta,A,,1.40,2.13,,2.13,NA,0.22,3.75,3.75,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,6,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,96.39,96.39,0.76
1ADDENDUM E. FINAL CY 2026 GEOGRAPHIC PRACTICE COST INDICES (GPCIs) BY STATE AND MEDICARE LOCALITY,,,,,,
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3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515