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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73521 Hip X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Florida

Reports a two-view X-ray examination of both hips, commonly ordered to evaluate bilateral hip pain or suspected degenerative changes. Compare 73521 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Florida.

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 73521 in Florida?

Florida has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$40.59–$44.17

3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Florida

Highest: Miami

A spread of $3.58 per service.

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.

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Where 73521 pays more and less in Florida

3 payment localities

$40.59 to $44.17

$40.59$42.38$44.17
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Radiology

About 73521: Bilateral hip radiographs, two views

Reports a two-view X-ray examination of both hips, commonly ordered to evaluate bilateral hip pain or suspected degenerative changes.

This service is a plain-film examination of both hip joints, with a pelvic image included when obtained as part of the exam. It is commonly ordered for bilateral hip pain, suspected osteoarthritis, or assessment of the hip joints after injury. A radiologic technologist obtains the images in an outpatient imaging center or hospital department, and a physician or other qualified interpreting professional reviews them and reports the findings.

Select the code when the documented examination covers both hips and includes two views. The order, image record, and interpretation should support the bilateral scope and view count. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff, and billing without either modifier represents the global service.

CMS billing rules for 73521

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 RVU0.21 · 17%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.02 · 82%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

155.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #441 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.

73521 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Florida, from the same CMS release.

73502

Hip X-ray

One hip, 2-3 views

$47.29–$51.47

73502 covers one hip with two or three views; 73521 covers both hips with two views.

73522

Hip X-ray

Bilateral, 3-4 views

$53.01–$57.78

Both codes describe bilateral hip imaging. Choose 73521 for two views and 73522 for three or four.

73523

Hip X-ray

Bilateral, five or more views

$59.74–$65.06

73523 is for a bilateral examination with five or more views; 73521 is for two views.

73525

Hip arthrography

Contrast imaging

$129.10–$140.49

73525 describes contrast imaging of the hip, unlike the standard bilateral hip radiographs reported with 73521.

Compare 73521 by payment locality

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3 of 3 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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73521 billing questions

How does this differ from 73502?

73521 describes a two-view examination of both hips. Code 73502 is for a unilateral hip examination with two or three views.

When should 73522 be selected instead?

Use 73522 when the bilateral hip examination includes three or four views rather than two.

Can the professional and technical services be reported separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Does an image of the pelvis change the code selection?

The examination may include a pelvic image when performed. Select the code based on the documented bilateral hip exam and its view count.

Should the code be reported once for each hip?

The code describes an examination of both hips, not a separate unilateral service for each side. The record should support that both hips were examined.

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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