$71.03
Both describe imaging of the entire spine; choose 72082 for two or three views and 72083 for four or five.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
72083 Spine X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Delaware
Reports radiographic imaging of the entire spine with four or five views, commonly used to assess spinal alignment or deformity across multiple regions. Compare 72083 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Delaware.
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 72083 in Delaware?
Delaware 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
$78.97
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Delaware
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 72083: Entire spine radiographs, four or five views
Reports radiographic imaging of the entire spine with four or five views, commonly used to assess spinal alignment or deformity across multiple regions.
This service covers radiographic imaging that includes the entire spine in four or five views. It is commonly performed to assess spinal alignment, including in patients evaluated for scoliosis, and may be obtained in an outpatient imaging center, hospital department, or office with radiographic equipment. A technologist acquires the images; a qualified practitioner interprets them when the professional service is billed separately.
Select this code when the study covers the entire spine and the documented examination comprises four or five views. The imaging order and report should support the anatomic extent and number of views performed. Medicare recognizes separately priced professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier when billing the global service. The professional component represents interpretation; the technical component represents image acquisition and associated equipment and staff.
CMS billing rules for 72083
- 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 RVU0.34 · 14%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.02 · 85%
- Malpractice RVU0.03 · 1%
18.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1176 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.
72083 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
$97.46
This is the entire-spine option for six or more views. Use 72083 when the documented study has four or five.
$34.70
72080 describes a thoracolumbar examination, while 72083 is for imaging that encompasses the entire spine.
Compare 72083 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
Delaware →
Office / nonfacility
$78.97
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 72083 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,967
- Code
- 72083
- Physician work
- 0.34
- Practice expense
- 2.02
- Malpractice
- 0.03
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.34 | × 1.005 | 0.3417 |
| Practice expense | 2.02 | × 0.988 | 1.9958 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | × 0.899 | 0.0270 |
| Total RVUs | 2.3644 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$78.97
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.34 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 2.02 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | 0.899 |
(0.34 × 1.005 + 2.02 × 0.988 + 0.03 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $78.97
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.
72083 billing questions
When should 72083 be selected instead of 72082 or 72084?
Use 72083 for an entire-spine study with four or five views. The neighboring codes distinguish entire-spine studies with two or three views and six or more views.
Does this code describe a scoliosis study?
It can describe full-spine radiographs obtained to assess scoliosis, provided the study covers the entire spine and includes four or five views. The clinical indication alone does not determine the view-count code.
How are the professional and technical services billed?
Use modifier 26 for the interpretation and report, or modifier TC for the technical service, including equipment and staff. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 72083?
The order and imaging report should establish that the examination covered the entire spine and that four or five views were obtained.
Can 72083 be used for imaging limited to the thoracolumbar spine?
No. This code describes imaging of the entire spine; a study limited to the thoracolumbar region is represented by a different 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.
7,96472082,,X-ray exam entire spi 2/3 vw,A,,0.30,1.82,,1.82,NA,0.03,2.15,2.15,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.31,3.31,0.04
7,96572082,26,X-ray exam entire spi 2/3 vw,A,,0.30,0.13,,0.13,,0.02,0.45,0.45,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,96672082,TC,X-ray exam entire spi 2/3 vw,A,,0.00,1.69,,1.69,NA,0.01,1.70,1.70,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,3.18,3.18,0.02
7,96772083,,X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw,A,,0.34,2.02,,2.02,NA,0.03,2.39,2.39,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.33,3.33,0.04
7,96872083,26,X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw,A,,0.34,0.15,,0.15,,0.02,0.51,0.51,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,96972083,TC,X-ray exam entire spi 4/5 vw,A,,0.00,1.87,,1.87,NA,0.01,1.88,1.88,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,3.18,3.18,0.02
7,97072084,,X-ray exam entire spi 6/> vw,A,,0.40,2.51,,2.51,NA,0.04,2.95,2.95,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.34,3.34,0.05
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
4109102,FL,03,FORT LAUDERDALE,1.000,1.013,1.808
4209102,FL,04,MIAMI,1.000,1.041,2.529
4309102,FL,99,REST OF FLORIDA,1.000,0.956,1.503