$154.49
Use 73700 for a lower-extremity CT without contrast; 73701 describes the corresponding CT examination with contrast.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
73700 Extremity CT Medicare reimbursement rates in Nebraska
Reports CT imaging of a lower extremity performed without contrast, commonly to assess bone, soft tissue, or orthopedic findings. Compare 73700 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Nebraska.
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 73700 in Nebraska?
Nebraska 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
$121.48
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Nebraska
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 73700: Lower-extremity CT without contrast
Reports CT imaging of a lower extremity performed without contrast, commonly to assess bone, soft tissue, or orthopedic findings.
This service is a CT examination of a lower extremity acquired without contrast material. A technologist performs the scan in a hospital, emergency department, or freestanding imaging center, and a radiologist typically interprets the images. Orthopedic and emergency clinicians may order it to evaluate findings such as a suspected fracture, bone abnormality, or orthopedic hardware, depending on the clinical question and imaging protocol.
Report the code when the performed study covers a lower extremity without contrast; use the contrast-specific code when contrast is administered. The order, imaging record, and report should support the body region, side, clinical indication, and protocol performed. The global service includes the technical work and interpretation; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service. When multiple diagnostic imaging procedures trigger the multiple-procedure reduction, it applies to both components. For bilateral studies, CMS pays each side separately at 100%.
CMS billing rules for 73700
- 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.
- Multiple procedures
- Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.
- Bilateral procedures
- Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.98 · 25%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.85 · 73%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 2%
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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.
73700 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Nebraska, from the same CMS release.
$181.16
73702 is for a lower-extremity CT performed without and with contrast, rather than a study performed only without contrast.
$207.08
73718 is MRI of a lower extremity without contrast. Choose between it and 73700 based on the modality actually performed.
$190.43
73721 is noncontrast MRI focused on a lower-extremity joint; 73700 reports CT of a lower extremity without contrast.
Compare 73700 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
Nebraska →
Office / nonfacility
$121.48
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 73700 in Nebraska.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,255
- Code
- 73700
- Physician work
- 0.98
- Practice expense
- 2.85
- Malpractice
- 0.07
GPCI2026.csv
72
- Locality
- Nebraska
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.923
- Malpractice
- 0.378
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.98 | × 1.000 | 0.9800 |
| Practice expense | 2.85 | × 0.923 | 2.6306 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | × 0.378 | 0.0265 |
| Total RVUs | 3.6370 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Nebraska$121.48
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.98 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.85 | 0.923 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 0.378 |
(0.98 × 1 + 2.85 × 0.923 + 0.07 × 0.378) × $33.4009 = $121.48
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.
73700 billing questions
How does this differ from 73701?
73700 is for a lower-extremity CT performed without contrast. Report 73701 when the examination is performed with contrast.
Can the interpretation and scan be billed separately?
Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.
How is a bilateral examination handled?
CMS pays each side separately at 100% when both sides are examined. Identify the side for each service and follow claim-line reporting instructions.
What happens when multiple diagnostic imaging procedures are performed?
The diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components when applicable.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The order and imaging report should establish the lower-extremity region and side, the clinical reason for the study, and that the examination was performed without contrast.
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.
8,25273660,,X-ray exam of toe(s),A,,0.13,0.71,,0.71,NA,0.02,0.86,0.86,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.67,2.67,0.05
8,25373660,26,X-ray exam of toe(s),A,,0.13,0.05,,0.05,,0.01,0.19,0.19,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,25473660,TC,X-ray exam of toe(s),A,,0.00,0.66,,0.66,NA,0.01,0.67,0.67,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.62,2.62,0.04
8,25573700,,Ct lower extremity w/o dye,A,,0.98,2.85,,2.85,NA,0.07,3.90,3.90,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,3.53,3.53,0.07
8,25673700,26,Ct lower extremity w/o dye,A,,0.98,0.35,,0.35,,0.06,1.39,1.39,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,25773700,TC,Ct lower extremity w/o dye,A,,0.00,2.50,,2.50,NA,0.01,2.51,2.51,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,88,3.18,3.18,0.01
8,25873701,,Ct lower extremity w/dye,A,,1.13,3.75,,3.75,NA,0.09,4.97,4.97,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,5.73,5.73,0.10
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002
7005302,MO,99,REST OF MISSOURI,1.000,0.862,0.974
7103202,MT,01,MONTANA**,1.000,1.000,0.998
7205402,NE,00,NEBRASKA,1.000,0.923,0.378
7301312,NV,00,NEVADA**,1.000,1.001,0.833
7414312,NH,40,NEW HAMPSHIRE,1.000,1.041,0.875
7512402,NJ,01,NORTHERN NJ,1.063,1.160,1.068