$32.94
73590 is for imaging focused on the lower leg. Choose 73592 for the infant lower-extremity examination rather than a localized tibia-and-fibula study.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
73592 Lower-extremity X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Colorado
Reports radiographs of an infant's lower extremity in at least two views to evaluate bone injury, alignment, or a suspected developmental abnormality. Compare 73592 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Colorado.
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 73592 in Colorado?
Colorado 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
$32.23
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Colorado
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 73592: Infant lower-extremity radiographic examination
Reports radiographs of an infant's lower extremity in at least two views to evaluate bone injury, alignment, or a suspected developmental abnormality.
This service covers an X-ray examination of an infant's lower extremity using at least two views. A radiologic technologist obtains the images, and a physician, commonly a radiologist, interprets them. The study may be ordered for suspected injury, abnormal limb alignment, or a congenital or developmental bone concern. It is distinct from imaging directed only at a specific bone or joint when that narrower examination is performed.
Report the code when the documented examination matches the infant lower-extremity service and includes the required views. The order and imaging record should support the body area examined, the infant patient, and the views obtained. CMS recognizes separately priced professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for the equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. When both sides are imaged, CMS pays each side separately at 100%.
CMS billing rules for 73592
- 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 RVU0.16 · 17%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.74 · 80%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%
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.
73592 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Colorado, from the same CMS release.
$30.81
73551 describes a one-view femur examination. It is not the infant lower-extremity study represented by 73592.
$37.52
73552 describes a femur examination with two or more views. Choose by the imaged body area and scope, not view count alone.
$35.39
73501 is a one-view unilateral hip examination. Use it for focused hip imaging, rather than an infant lower-extremity examination.
Compare 73592 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
Colorado →
Office / nonfacility
$32.23
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 73592 in Colorado.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,231
- Code
- 73592
- Physician work
- 0.16
- Practice expense
- 0.74
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
37
- Locality
- Colorado
- Physician work
- 1.012
- Practice expense
- 1.064
- Malpractice
- 0.781
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.16 | × 1.012 | 0.1619 |
| Practice expense | 0.74 | × 1.064 | 0.7874 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.781 | 0.0156 |
| Total RVUs | 0.9649 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Colorado$32.23
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.16 | 1.012 |
| Practice expense | 0.74 | 1.064 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.781 |
(0.16 × 1.012 + 0.74 × 1.064 + 0.02 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $32.23
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.
73592 billing questions
How many views support this code?
The examination is for at least two views. Keep the imaging record showing the views obtained.
When should modifier 26 or TC be used?
Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service. Report the global service without either modifier when one billing entity provides both.
How is bilateral imaging handled?
CMS pays each side separately at 100% when both sides are examined. Document the side or sides imaged.
Should this code be used for a focused tibia and fibula study?
Use 73590 for an examination focused on the lower leg. This code is for the infant lower-extremity examination rather than a localized tibia-and-fibula study.
How does this differ from a femur X-ray?
Use 73551 or 73552 when the imaging is directed to the femur; those codes distinguish one view from two or more views. Select this code for the infant lower-extremity examination.
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.
8,22873590,,X-ray exam of lower leg,A,,0.16,0.76,,0.76,NA,0.02,0.94,0.94,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.68,2.68,0.05
8,22973590,26,X-ray exam of lower leg,A,,0.16,0.06,,0.06,,0.01,0.23,0.23,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,23073590,TC,X-ray exam of lower leg,A,,0.00,0.70,,0.70,NA,0.01,0.71,0.71,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.62,2.62,0.04
8,23173592,,X-ray exam of leg infant,A,,0.16,0.74,,0.74,NA,0.02,0.92,0.92,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.68,2.68,0.05
8,23273592,26,X-ray exam of leg infant,A,,0.16,0.06,,0.06,,0.01,0.23,0.23,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,23373592,TC,X-ray exam of leg infant,A,,0.00,0.68,,0.68,NA,0.01,0.69,0.69,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.62,2.62,0.04
8,23473600,,X-ray exam of ankle,A,,0.16,0.79,,0.79,NA,0.02,0.97,0.97,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.70,2.70,0.05
3401112,CA,69,VISALIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899