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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70100 Jaw X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Maryland

Reports radiographic imaging of the mandible with fewer than four views, such as a focused study for jaw trauma or suspected fracture. Compare 70100 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Maryland.

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 70100 in Maryland?

Maryland 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

$40.83–$46.82

3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Maryland

Highest: Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

A spread of $5.99 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 70100 pays more and less in Maryland

3 payment localities

$40.83 to $46.82

$40.83$43.83$46.82
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

Radiology

About 70100: Mandible radiographic examination, fewer than four views

Reports radiographic imaging of the mandible with fewer than four views, such as a focused study for jaw trauma or suspected fracture.

This service covers radiographic imaging focused on the mandible, commonly obtained after jaw trauma or for focal pain or suspected fracture. A radiologic technologist typically acquires the images in an imaging department, hospital, or office; a qualified interpreting practitioner reviews them and prepares the diagnostic report. The study must include fewer than four views of the mandible.

Select this code based on the documented anatomy and view count, rather than the reason for imaging alone. The order, image record, and interpretation should support a mandibular study and the number of views performed. CMS recognizes separately priced professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, and modifier TC identifies equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service, including both components.

CMS billing rules for 70100

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 RVU0.18 · 15%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.01 · 83%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

17.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1201 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.

70100 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Maryland, from the same CMS release.

70110

Jaw X-ray

Four or more views

$43.53–$49.72

Both describe mandible imaging; choose 70100 for fewer than four views and 70110 for four or more.

70140

Facial bone X-ray

Fewer than three views

$32.04–$36.55

70140 describes imaging of the facial bones with fewer than three views. Choose 70100 when the study is focused on the mandible.

70150

Facial bone X-ray

Three or more views

$47.24–$54.01

70150 describes facial-bone imaging with three or more views; it is not the code for a mandible-focused study.

70355

Panoramic jaw x-ray

Both jaws in one survey

$19.53–$21.95

70355 is for a panoramic survey of the maxilla and mandible, not a limited-view radiographic examination focused on the mandible.

Compare 70100 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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70100 billing questions

When should this code be used instead of 70110?

Use 70100 for a mandible study with fewer than four views. Use 70110 when the study includes four or more views.

What do modifiers 26 and TC represent?

Modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation. Modifier TC reports the technical service, including equipment and staff.

What does billing the code without a modifier represent?

An unmodified claim represents the global service, with both the technical and professional components.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

The record should identify the mandible as the imaged anatomy and support the number of views performed. The interpreting practitioner’s report supports the professional component.

Is a panoramic dental image the same service?

No. A panoramic survey of the maxilla and mandible is reported with 70355; this code describes a mandible study with fewer than four views.

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.

RVUs for 70100PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,685 (RVU26D)
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