$29.03
Both codes describe facial bone radiography; distinguish them by the number of views. 70150 requires at least three views, while 70140 is for fewer than three.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
70150 Facial bone X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Kansas
Reports a multi-view facial bone radiographic examination, commonly used to assess suspected facial fractures after trauma. Compare 70150 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kansas.
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 70150 in Kansas?
Kansas 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
$42.81
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kansas
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 70150: Facial bone radiograph, three or more views
Reports a multi-view facial bone radiographic examination, commonly used to assess suspected facial fractures after trauma.
This service is a radiographic examination of the facial bones using at least three views. It may be performed in an outpatient imaging department, hospital, emergency department, or office when a clinician evaluates suspected facial bone injury, such as after facial trauma. Imaging staff position the patient and acquire the views; a qualified practitioner interprets the images and reports the findings.
Select this code when the documented examination includes three or more views of the facial bones; a study with fewer views is reported with the related limited-view code. The record should support the clinical reason for imaging and the views obtained. CMS recognizes separately priced professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and reporting without either modifier represents the global service.
CMS billing rules for 70150
- 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 RVU0.25 · 18%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.13 · 81%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%
15.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1241 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.
70150 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kansas, from the same CMS release.
$34.10
70160 is for imaging focused on the nasal bones. Use 70150 when the examination is of the facial bones more broadly.
$33.59
70190 is for imaging of the eye sockets. It is not the general facial bone examination represented by 70150.
$36.85
70100 describes jaw imaging with fewer than four views. Choose 70150 for a facial bone examination rather than a study specifically of the jaw.
Compare 70150 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
Kansas →
Office / nonfacility
$42.81
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 70150 in Kansas.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,704
- Code
- 70150
- Physician work
- 0.25
- Practice expense
- 1.13
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
54
- Locality
- Kansas
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.904
- Malpractice
- 0.504
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.25 | × 1.000 | 0.2500 |
| Practice expense | 1.13 | × 0.904 | 1.0215 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.504 | 0.0101 |
| Total RVUs | 1.2816 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Kansas$42.81
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.25 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.13 | 0.904 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.504 |
(0.25 × 1 + 1.13 × 0.904 + 0.02 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $42.81
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.
70150 billing questions
How does this differ from 70140?
70150 is for a facial bone examination with at least three views. Use 70140 when fewer than three views are obtained.
Which modifiers identify the components?
Append modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or modifier TC for the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 70150?
Document the clinical indication and the facial bone views obtained. The view count should support a study of at least three views.
Is this the correct code for an isolated nasal bone study?
No. A study focused on the nasal bones is reported with the nasal bone radiography code, 70160, rather than a facial bone 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.
7,70170140,,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.19,0.74,,0.74,NA,0.02,0.95,0.95,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.71,2.71,0.05
7,70270140,26,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.19,0.09,,0.09,,0.01,0.29,0.29,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,70370140,TC,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.00,0.65,,0.65,NA,0.01,0.66,0.66,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.62,2.62,0.04
7,70470150,,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.25,1.13,,1.13,NA,0.02,1.40,1.40,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.28,3.28,0.04
7,70570150,26,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.25,0.11,,0.11,,0.01,0.37,0.37,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,70670150,TC,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.00,1.02,,1.02,NA,0.01,1.03,1.03,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,3.17,3.17,0.03
7,70770160,,X-ray exam of nasal bones,A,,0.17,0.93,,0.93,NA,0.02,1.12,1.12,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.70,2.70,0.04
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
5707202,LA,99,REST OF LOUISIANA,1.000,0.885,0.958