$35.75–$37.62
Report 71046 for two distinct chest projections, such as frontal and lateral. A lone portable AP view remains 71045.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
71045 Chest X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in New Jersey
A chest radiograph limited to one projection, often a portable AP view, reported to assess tube position, suspected pneumothorax, or changing lung findings. Compare 71045 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Jersey.
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 71045 in New Jersey?
New Jersey 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
$27.41–$28.80
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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 71045: Single-view chest radiograph
A chest radiograph limited to one projection, often a portable AP view, reported to assess tube position, suspected pneumothorax, or changing lung findings.
This study obtains one projection of the chest, often an anteroposterior view taken with a portable unit at the bedside in an ICU, emergency department, or post-anesthesia unit. Common reasons include assessing endotracheal tube, central venous catheter, or feeding tube position; evaluating suspected pneumothorax after a procedure; and following a clinically significant change in pneumonia, effusion, or pulmonary edema. A radiologic technologist acquires the image, and a radiologist or other physician interprets it and issues a written report.
Code selection depends on the number of distinct views obtained, not the reason for the exam. One projection of any orientation qualifies; additional views call for the appropriate multiview chest code. The technical component, billed with modifier TC, covers equipment, staff, and image acquisition. The professional component, billed with modifier 26, covers interpretation and reporting. A hospital-based radiologist bills the professional component when the hospital provides the technical resources. An office or imaging center providing both components bills the global service without a component modifier. The order, recorded view, and signed findings support the reported service.
CMS billing rules for 71045
- 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 · 24%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.56 · 74%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 3%
12.7M
Medicare services in 2024 · #16 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.
71045 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New Jersey, from the same CMS release.
$44.41–$46.75
Report 71047 for three distinct chest views. Repeat exposures of the same view do not increase the view count.
$142.99–$150.20
71250 produces cross-sectional CT images without contrast; 71045 is a single plain-film projection. If both are performed, each needs its own clinical justification and documented interpretation.
Compare 71045 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Northern Nj →
Office / nonfacility
$28.80
Facility
Unavailable
Rest Of New Jersey →
Office / nonfacility
$27.41
Facility
Unavailable
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71045 billing questions
Does a single lateral or decubitus view still report as this code?
Yes. One chest projection, whether frontal, lateral, or decubitus, is reported with 71045. Two distinct views call for 71046.
How are multiple portable chest films on the same day reported?
Separate medically necessary single-view examinations may each be reported when the order, acquisition, interpretation, and exam times establish distinct studies; repeat exposures within one exam do not create additional units. When appropriate, modifier 76 identifies a repeat by the same physician and 77 a repeat by another physician.
Which modifier does a radiologist use when reading an inpatient or ED film?
Use modifier 26 for the interpretation when the hospital provides the equipment and staff. An unmodified claim represents both the technical and professional components.
Can the physician who placed a central line bill the confirmation chest X-ray?
The placing physician may report the professional component if they personally interpret the film and issue a separate, signed diagnostic report. A tip-position note in the insertion record alone is insufficient, and the same interpretation cannot be billed by both that physician and a radiologist.
Are portable equipment transport charges included?
An eligible portable X-ray supplier may separately report transport for one patient with R0070 and equipment setup with Q0092 when those services are furnished. Those supplier transport and setup codes are not used for a hospital portable film.
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.
7,87770559,,Mri brain w/o & w/dye,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,NA,0.00,0.00,0.00,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,6.65,6.65,0.29
7,87870559,26,Mri brain w/o & w/dye,A,,3.12,1.29,,1.29,,0.28,4.69,4.69,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,87970559,TC,Mri brain w/o & w/dye,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,NA,0.00,0.00,0.00,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,5.36,5.36,0.01
7,88071045,,X-ray exam chest 1 view,A,,0.18,0.56,,0.56,NA,0.02,0.76,0.76,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.67,2.67,0.06
7,88171045,26,X-ray exam chest 1 view,A,,0.18,0.06,,0.06,,0.01,0.25,0.25,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,88271045,TC,X-ray exam chest 1 view,A,,0.00,0.50,,0.50,NA,0.01,0.51,0.51,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.61,2.61,0.05
7,88371046,,X-ray exam chest 2 views,A,,0.21,0.76,,0.76,NA,0.02,0.99,0.99,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.70,2.70,0.05