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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

73525 Hip arthrography Medicare reimbursement rates in Michigan

Reports radiologic imaging and interpretation of a contrast study of the hip joint, typically performed after contrast is injected into the joint. Compare 73525 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Michigan.

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 73525 in Michigan?

Michigan has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$123.58–$130.43

2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Michigan

Highest: Detroit

A spread of $6.85 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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Radiology

About 73525: Hip arthrography imaging and interpretation

Reports radiologic imaging and interpretation of a contrast study of the hip joint, typically performed after contrast is injected into the joint.

This service covers radiographic imaging and physician interpretation of a hip arthrogram. Contrast is introduced into the hip joint so the images can show the joint and its internal structures; the imaging is commonly performed with fluoroscopy. Radiologists typically perform or interpret the study in a hospital or imaging center, often as part of an evaluation for suspected intra-articular disease or injury.

Report the service for the contrast imaging and interpretation, not for the joint injection itself. The record should support the hip and side examined, the contrast imaging performed, and the interpreting physician’s findings. Medicare recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation alone, modifier TC for equipment and staff alone, or no component modifier for the global service. When both hips are examined, CMS pays each side separately at 100%.

CMS billing rules for 73525

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.
Bilateral procedures
Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.53 · 13%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.41 · 85%
  • Malpractice RVU0.05 · 1%

7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1663 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.

73525 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Michigan, from the same CMS release.

27093

Hip arthrogram injection

Without anesthesia

$217.02–$229.43

27093 represents the hip joint injection for arthrography; 73525 represents the radiographic imaging and interpretation. They may be reported together when both services are performed.

73502

Hip X-ray

One hip, 2-3 views

$45.28–$47.79

73502 is for routine noncontrast imaging of one hip. Choose 73525 when the study is a contrast arthrogram.

73521

Hip X-ray

Bilateral, two views

$38.87–$41.02

73521 reports routine bilateral hip radiographs, not contrast joint imaging. The distinction is the contrast arthrogram service, not simply imaging both hips.

Compare 73525 by payment locality

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2 of 2 payment localities

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

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73525 billing questions

How is 73525 different from a routine hip X-ray?

73525 is for contrast imaging of the hip joint and its interpretation. Use a routine hip radiograph code, such as 73502, for standard noncontrast views.

Does 73525 include the hip joint injection?

73525 reports the imaging and interpretation. The hip arthrogram injection service may be reported separately with 27093 when performed and documented.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation alone and TC for the technical service alone. Without either modifier, 73525 represents the global service.

How should bilateral hip arthrography be handled?

CMS pays each side separately at 100% when both hips are examined. Documentation should identify the side imaged.

What documentation supports reporting 73525?

Document the contrast hip imaging performed, the side examined, and the physician’s interpretation. The record should distinguish the imaging service from the separately performed joint injection.

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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