$244.01
Use 70547 for neck MR angiography without contrast; 70548 represents the contrast-enhanced study.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
70548 Neck MRA Medicare reimbursement rates in Alaska
Reports contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the neck arteries, commonly used to assess suspected carotid or vertebral artery narrowing, dissection, or aneurysm. Compare 70548 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alaska.
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 70548 in Alaska?
Alaska 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
$280.78
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alaska*
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 70548: Neck MR angiography with contrast
Reports contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the neck arteries, commonly used to assess suspected carotid or vertebral artery narrowing, dissection, or aneurysm.
This service is an MRI-based angiographic study of the arteries in the neck performed after contrast administration. It is commonly used to evaluate carotid and vertebral artery disease, including suspected stenosis, dissection, or aneurysm. A radiology technologist performs the acquisition, and a radiologist interprets the images and prepares the report. It may be performed in a hospital imaging department or an outpatient imaging center.
Choose this code when the documented study is MR angiography of the neck performed with contrast, rather than a soft-tissue neck MRI or a neck MRA performed without contrast. The order, imaging record, and interpretation should support the neck arterial anatomy examined and contrast use. Medicare recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and no component modifier represents the global service. The diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components when applicable.
CMS billing rules for 70548
- 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
- Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU1.46 · 20%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.78 · 79%
- Malpractice RVU0.11 · 1%
10.1K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1461 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.
70548 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alaska, from the same CMS release.
$389.02
Use 70549 when the neck MRA includes both noncontrast and contrast imaging. 70548 represents the contrast-enhanced study.
$256.46
70545 is MR angiography of the head with contrast. Choose 70548 for the neck arterial territory.
$304.93
70542 is an MRI of the orbit, face, or neck with contrast, not an angiographic study of neck arteries.
Compare 70548 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
Alaska* →
Office / nonfacility
$280.78
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 70548 in Alaska*.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,850
- Code
- 70548
- Physician work
- 1.46
- Practice expense
- 5.78
- Malpractice
- 0.11
GPCI2026.csv
5
- Locality
- Alaska*
- Physician work
- 1.500
- Practice expense
- 1.065
- Malpractice
- 0.551
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.46 | × 1.500 | 2.1900 |
| Practice expense | 5.78 | × 1.065 | 6.1557 |
| Malpractice | 0.11 | × 0.551 | 0.0606 |
| Total RVUs | 8.4063 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Alaska*$280.78
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.46 | 1.5 |
| Practice expense | 5.78 | 1.065 |
| Malpractice | 0.11 | 0.551 |
(1.46 × 1.5 + 5.78 × 1.065 + 0.11 × 0.551) × $33.4009 = $280.78
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.
70548 billing questions
How does 70548 differ from 70547?
70548 is for neck MR angiography performed with contrast. Use 70547 when the neck MRA is performed without contrast.
When is 70549 more appropriate?
70549 describes neck MR angiography performed both without and with contrast. Use 70548 when the study is performed with contrast, not with both phases.
Can the professional and technical services be billed separately?
Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.
Does the multiple imaging reduction affect both components?
Yes. The diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.
Is this the correct code for a contrast-enhanced MRI of neck soft tissues?
No. This code is for MR angiography of the neck arteries. A neck soft-tissue MRI is a different study, even if it uses contrast.
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.
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7,84870547,26,Mr angiography neck w/o dye,A,,1.17,0.41,,0.41,,0.07,1.65,1.65,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,84970547,TC,Mr angiography neck w/o dye,A,,0.00,4.75,,4.75,NA,0.03,4.78,4.78,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,88,7.25,7.25,0.05
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7,85270548,TC,Mr angiography neck w/dye,A,,0.00,5.26,,5.26,NA,0.03,5.29,5.29,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,88,10.61,10.61,0.06
7,85370549,,Mr angiograph neck w/o&w/dye,A,,1.76,8.39,,8.39,NA,0.13,10.28,10.28,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,11.24,11.24,0.15
2,,,,,,
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
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609