$25.77
73551 describes a one-view femur study. Choose 73552 when two or more views are obtained.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
73552 Femur X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Arkansas
A femur radiograph with at least two views, reported to evaluate pain, injury, suspected bone abnormality, or femoral hardware. Compare 73552 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Arkansas.
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 73552 in Arkansas?
Arkansas 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
$31.32
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Arkansas
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 73552: Femur radiograph, two or more views
A femur radiograph with at least two views, reported to evaluate pain, injury, suspected bone abnormality, or femoral hardware.
This service covers radiographic imaging of the femur using at least two views. A technologist typically obtains the images in an outpatient imaging department, hospital, emergency department, or orthopedic practice; a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets them. Common reasons include thigh pain after trauma, suspected femoral fracture or bone lesion, and assessment of femoral fixation hardware.
Report 73552 when the femur study includes two or more views; use the one-view sibling when only one view is obtained. Documentation should identify the imaged side, views acquired, clinical indication, and interpretation. Billing without a component modifier represents the global service, including image acquisition and interpretation. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while TC identifies the technical service. For bilateral examinations, each side is paid separately at 100%.
CMS billing rules for 73552
- 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.
- Bilateral procedures
- Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.18 · 17%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.87 · 81%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%
534.1K
Medicare services in 2024 · #218 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.
73552 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Arkansas, from the same CMS release.
$42.65
73502 is for a unilateral hip examination with two or three views. Use 73552 when the study is of the femur rather than the hip joint.
$27.49
73590 is for lower-leg imaging. 73552 applies to the femur, the thigh bone between the hip and knee.
Compare 73552 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
Arkansas →
Office / nonfacility
$31.32
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 73552 in Arkansas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,210
- Code
- 73552
- Physician work
- 0.18
- Practice expense
- 0.87
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
7
- Locality
- Arkansas
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.859
- Malpractice
- 0.515
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.18 | × 1.000 | 0.1800 |
| Practice expense | 0.87 | × 0.859 | 0.7473 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.515 | 0.0103 |
| Total RVUs | 0.9376 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Arkansas$31.32
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.18 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.87 | 0.859 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.515 |
(0.18 × 1 + 0.87 × 0.859 + 0.02 × 0.515) × $33.4009 = $31.32
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.
73552 billing questions
When should 73552 be chosen over 73551?
Use 73552 for a femur study with two or more views. 73551 is the one-view sibling.
Does a hip or knee X-ray count as a femur study?
Not by itself. Select the code for the imaged region: hip codes apply to a hip-joint examination, and knee codes apply to a knee examination.
How are the professional and technical services reported?
Report the global service without a component modifier. Modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, and TC identifies the equipment and staff service.
How is a bilateral femur examination handled?
Report the examination for each side, identifying right and left in the claim as required. CMS pays each side separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.
Are units based on the number of images?
No. The two-or-more-view requirement determines the code; the images are not reported as separate units.
What documentation supports 73552?
Document the femur imaged, laterality, views obtained, clinical reason for the study, and the physician's interpretation.
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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8,20873551,26,X-ray exam of femur 1,A,,0.16,0.07,,0.07,,0.01,0.24,0.24,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,20973551,TC,X-ray exam of femur 1,A,,0.00,0.63,,0.63,NA,0.01,0.64,0.64,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.62,2.62,0.04
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8,21173552,26,X-ray exam of femur 2/>,A,,0.18,0.07,,0.07,,0.01,0.26,0.26,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,21273552,TC,X-ray exam of femur 2/>,A,,0.00,0.80,,0.80,NA,0.01,0.81,0.81,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.63,2.63,0.03
8,21373560,,X-ray exam of knee 1 or 2,A,,0.16,0.85,,0.85,NA,0.02,1.03,1.03,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.70,2.70,0.04
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
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541