Billing code 76000: FluoroscopyMedicare rate & RVUs in Georgia
Reports physician or qualified health care professional fluoroscopy lasting less than one hour when live x-ray imaging is performed and interpreted.
Medicare pays $40.81–$44.91 for 76000 in the office in Georgia, from Rest Of Georgia to Atlanta. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 9 sections
What 76000 covers
Code 76000 describes physician- or qualified health care professional-supervised fluoroscopy lasting less than one hour. Fluoroscopy uses continuous or intermittent x-ray imaging to show motion, contrast flow, or the position of devices in real time. It may be performed in an operating room, procedure suite, or office when the clinician needs live imaging during a service. The clinician’s report should identify the reason for imaging, the fluoroscopic findings, and the interpretation.
Choose this code based on the fluoroscopic service performed and its duration, not simply because an x-ray unit was present. When imaging is guidance for a specific procedure, compare the service with codes that describe that particular guidance before reporting 76000 separately. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 reports the interpretation, modifier TC reports the equipment and staff, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. Documentation should support the component billed and the physician or qualified health care professional’s fluoroscopy time.
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.
Where 76000 pays more and less in Georgia
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $44.91 | Unavailable |
| Rest Of Georgia | $40.81 | Unavailable |
How the 76000 rate is calculated
Each of 76000’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 76000
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.30
0.30 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.98
0.98 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.04
0.04 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
1.3200
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$44.09
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 76000
The CMS indicators that decide how 76000 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 76000
Fluoroscopy
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 1 | Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 26 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
76000 without 26 · national office
$44.09
Fluoroscopy
76000-26 · Professional component
$15.36
Pays only the interpretation and report.
76000 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 77002Fluoroscopy guidance
- 76000 describes a general fluoroscopic service; 77002 identifies fluoroscopy used for needle placement guidance.
- 77003Fluoroscopic guidance
- Use 77003 when fluoroscopy guides a spinal injection. Code 76000 is not the procedure-specific spinal injection guidance code.
- 76010Foreign body X-ray
- 76010 describes an x-ray survey from the nose through the rectum, such as in a foreign-body evaluation; 76000 is live fluoroscopic imaging.
76000 billing questions
When should 76000 be used instead of a procedure-specific fluoroscopy guidance code?
Use 76000 for the general fluoroscopic service when it is separately reportable. If the imaging is guidance for a specific service, compare it with the code for that guidance, such as needle placement or spinal injection guidance.
What do modifiers 26 and TC represent for 76000?
Modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation, while modifier TC reports the technical service, including equipment and staff. Reporting without either modifier represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 76000?
Document the clinical reason for fluoroscopy, the physician or qualified health care professional’s findings and interpretation, and the time supporting the under-one-hour service.
Can 76000 be reported when fluoroscopy is used during another procedure?
The presence of fluoroscopy during another procedure alone does not establish a separate reportable service. Determine whether the imaging is integral to that procedure or is separately reportable under the applicable coding rules.
Does 76000 include both the interpretation and the equipment service?
Without a component modifier, the claim represents the global service. Modifier 26 identifies the professional component, and modifier TC identifies the technical component.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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