$39.23
Choose 70300 for one view; 70310 describes a partial dental examination with multiple views.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
70300 Dental X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Iowa
Reports one dental X-ray view, such as an intraoral image obtained to evaluate a painful tooth, suspected fracture, or localized dental infection. Compare 70300 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Iowa.
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 70300 in Iowa?
Iowa 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
$13.08
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Iowa
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.
Diagnostic radiology
About 70300: Single-view dental radiograph
Reports one dental X-ray view, such as an intraoral image obtained to evaluate a painful tooth, suspected fracture, or localized dental infection.
This service covers a single radiographic view of the teeth, commonly an intraoral image focused on a particular tooth or small area. A dentist or oral surgeon may order or perform the imaging in a dental or oral surgery office; the service may also occur in a hospital setting. The image can help evaluate localized findings such as tooth pain, suspected fracture, or a possible periapical infection.
Report this code when the examination consists of one view, rather than a partial multi-view examination or a complete full-mouth series. Documentation should identify the clinical reason for imaging and support the single-view service; the image and interpretation should be available in the record. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: use modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for the equipment and staff, or report the global service without a component modifier when one entity provides both.
CMS billing rules for 70300
- 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 RVU0.10 · 23%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.31 · 72%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 5%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4048 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.
70300 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Iowa, from the same CMS release.
Compare 70300 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
Iowa →
Office / nonfacility
$13.08
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 70300 in Iowa.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,736
- Code
- 70300
- Physician work
- 0.10
- Practice expense
- 0.31
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
53
- Locality
- Iowa
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.915
- Malpractice
- 0.397
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.10 | × 1.000 | 0.1000 |
| Practice expense | 0.31 | × 0.915 | 0.2837 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.397 | 0.0079 |
| Total RVUs | 0.3916 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Iowa$13.08
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.1 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.31 | 0.915 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.397 |
(0.1 × 1 + 0.31 × 0.915 + 0.02 × 0.397) × $33.4009 = $13.08
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.
70300 billing questions
When should this code be chosen instead of 70310?
Use 70300 for one dental radiographic view. Code 70310 represents a partial dental examination with multiple views, rather than a single image.
How does this differ from 70320?
70320 is for a complete full-mouth dental series. A single focused view is reported with 70300.
How are the professional and technical portions reported?
Report modifier 26 for the interpretation and modifier TC for the imaging equipment and staff. Without a component modifier, the claim represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting one view?
The record should support the reason for the dental image and show that the examination consisted of one view. Retain the image and the interpretation in the record.
Can this code represent a panoramic dental image?
No. A panoramic image of the jaws is reported with 70355; 70300 is for a single dental view.
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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7,73470260,26,X-ray exam of skull,A,,0.27,0.11,,0.11,,0.01,0.39,0.39,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,73570260,TC,X-ray exam of skull,A,,0.00,0.91,,0.91,NA,0.01,0.92,0.92,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,3.16,3.16,0.04
7,73670300,,X-ray exam of teeth,A,,0.10,0.31,,0.31,NA,0.02,0.43,0.43,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.61,2.61,0.11
7,73770300,26,X-ray exam of teeth,A,,0.10,0.05,,0.05,,0.01,0.16,0.16,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,73870300,TC,X-ray exam of teeth,A,,0.00,0.26,,0.26,NA,0.01,0.27,0.27,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.56,2.56,0.10
7,73970310,,X-ray exam of teeth,A,,0.16,1.10,,1.10,NA,0.02,1.28,1.28,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,7.30,7.30,0.08
5006102,IL,15,SUBURBAN CHICAGO,1.007,1.027,1.772
5106102,IL,99,REST OF ILLINOIS,1.000,0.913,1.563
5208102,IN,00,INDIANA,1.000,0.927,0.486
5305102,IA,00,IOWA,1.000,0.915,0.397
5405202,KS,00,KANSAS,1.000,0.904,0.504
5515102,KY,00,KENTUCKY,1.000,0.889,0.915
5607202,LA,01,NEW ORLEANS,1.000,0.941,1.136