$38.53
Both codes cover hand radiography; choose 73120 for two views and 73130 for three or more views.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
73120 Hand X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Reports a two-view hand radiograph for evaluation of injuries, pain, or joint changes when the diagnostic study covers the hand. Compare 73120 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
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 73120 in Minnesota?
Minnesota 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
$31.66
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
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 73120: Two-view hand radiograph
Reports a two-view hand radiograph for evaluation of injuries, pain, or joint changes when the diagnostic study covers the hand.
This code represents a two-view radiographic study of the hand, commonly ordered to assess a suspected fracture, hand pain, or degenerative joint changes. A radiologic technologist obtains the images in an office or facility setting; a radiologist or other qualified physician interprets them. Use it when the documented study consists of two views of the hand rather than a broader three-or-more-view hand series or a focused finger examination.
Documentation should identify the hand examined, the reason for imaging, and the views obtained. The global service is reported without a component modifier; report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation alone or TC for the technical service, which includes equipment and staff. When both hands are examined, each side is paid separately at 100%; report laterality using the applicable Medicare claim format.
CMS billing rules for 73120
- 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 RVU0.16 · 17%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.76 · 81%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%
232K
Medicare services in 2024 · #355 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.
73120 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
$39.94
73140 is for a focused finger examination. Choose 73120 for a two-view study of the hand.
$43.34
73110 covers a three-or-more-view wrist examination. Choose 73120 when the study covers the hand and includes two views.
Compare 73120 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
Minnesota →
Office / nonfacility
$31.66
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 73120 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,144
- Code
- 73120
- Physician work
- 0.16
- Practice expense
- 0.76
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.16 | × 1.000 | 0.1600 |
| Practice expense | 0.76 | × 1.029 | 0.7820 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.296 | 0.0059 |
| Total RVUs | 0.9480 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Minnesota$31.66
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.16 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.76 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.296 |
(0.16 × 1 + 0.76 × 1.029 + 0.02 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $31.66
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.
73120 billing questions
When should 73120 be used instead of 73130?
Use 73120 when the hand study consists of two views. Use 73130 when three or more views of the hand are obtained and documented.
Can the interpretation and image-taking service be billed separately?
Yes. Report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or TC for the technical service; without either modifier, the code represents the global service.
How is imaging of both hands reported?
Each side is paid separately at 100%. Identify the right and left sides using the applicable Medicare claim format.
Does a hand X-ray include a separate finger study?
A separately performed, focused finger examination may be reported with the finger radiograph code when supported by the order and documentation. Do not select a finger code solely because fingers appear in a hand image.
What documentation supports this code?
The record should support the clinical reason for imaging, the hand examined, and that two views were obtained. The interpretation should document the physician's findings when the professional component is billed.
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.
8,14173115,,Contrast x-ray of wrist,A,,0.53,3.41,,3.41,NA,0.05,3.99,3.99,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,10.88,10.88,0.07
8,14273115,26,Contrast x-ray of wrist,A,,0.53,0.24,,0.24,,0.04,0.81,0.81,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,14373115,TC,Contrast x-ray of wrist,A,,0.00,3.17,,3.17,NA,0.01,3.18,3.18,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,03,0,99,10.64,10.64,0.03
8,14473120,,X-ray exam of hand,A,,0.16,0.76,,0.76,NA,0.02,0.94,0.94,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.22,3.22,0.06
8,14573120,26,X-ray exam of hand,A,,0.16,0.07,,0.07,,0.01,0.24,0.24,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,14673120,TC,X-ray exam of hand,A,,0.00,0.69,,0.69,NA,0.01,0.70,0.70,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,3.15,3.15,0.05
8,14773130,,X-ray exam of hand,A,,0.17,0.95,,0.95,NA,0.02,1.14,1.14,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.71,2.71,0.04
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002