$44.33
77077 describes a single-view joint survey. 77071 is for the interpretation of radiographs obtained with manual stress applied to a joint.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
77071 Stress radiographs Medicare reimbursement rates in Ohio
Reports the professional interpretation of manually stressed joint radiographs used to assess instability or ligamentous laxity, including comparison views when obtained. Compare 77071 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Ohio.
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 77071 in Ohio?
Ohio 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
$54.75
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Ohio
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$54.75
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Ohio
One mapped payment locality.
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 77071: Manual stress joint radiograph interpretation
Reports the professional interpretation of manually stressed joint radiographs used to assess instability or ligamentous laxity, including comparison views when obtained.
77071 covers the professional interpretation and report of radiographs taken while manual stress is applied to a joint. Stress views can help assess abnormal joint opening or movement associated with instability or ligament injury. Ankle, knee, and wrist studies are familiar examples. Orthopedic or sports-medicine evaluations may lead to the examination, with a radiologist or other qualified practitioner providing the formal interpretation. Comparison views, when obtained, are part of the stress examination.
Report the code for the interpretation and report, not for image acquisition; CMS identifies a separate code for the technical portion. The report should identify the joint examined and describe the findings from the stress views. CMS prices this code as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. When both sides are examined, the bilateral pricing is already reflected in the code’s payment treatment.
CMS billing rules for 77071
- Professional and technical components
- Professional-component-only code: interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.
- Bilateral procedures
- The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.40 · 23%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.28 · 73%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 4%
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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.
77071 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Ohio, from the same CMS release.
$34.41
73610 reports routine ankle radiographs. Choose 77071 when the examination uses manual stress views to assess ankle instability.
$39.32
73562 reports routine three-view knee radiographs. 77071 describes the professional interpretation of manually stressed joint images, including knee stress views.
Compare 77071 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
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Office / nonfacility
$54.75
Facility
$54.75
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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 77071 in Ohio.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,985
- Code
- 77071
- Physician work
- 0.40
- Practice expense
- 1.28
- Malpractice
- 0.07
GPCI2026.csv
85
- Locality
- Ohio
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.913
- Malpractice
- 1.008
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.40 | × 1.000 | 0.4000 |
| Practice expense | 1.28 | × 0.913 | 1.1686 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | × 1.008 | 0.0706 |
| Total RVUs | 1.6392 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Ohio$54.75
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.4 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.28 | 0.913 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 1.008 |
(0.4 × 1 + 1.28 × 0.913 + 0.07 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $54.75
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.4 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.28 | 0.913 |
| Malpractice | 0.07 | 1.008 |
(0.4 × 1 + 1.28 × 0.913 + 0.07 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $54.75
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.
77071 billing questions
Is 77071 for the images or the interpretation?
It represents the professional interpretation and report. The technical portion is covered by a separate code.
Should modifier 50 be appended for both sides?
CMS prices 77071 as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.
Are comparison views separately reported?
Comparison views, when performed, are included in the stress examination described by 77071.
Can routine ankle or knee radiographs also be reported?
77071 describes manually stressed joint views, not routine nonstress radiographs. A separate routine examination requires its own documentation and code.
What documentation supports 77071?
Document the joint examined, that stress views were obtained, and the interpretation and findings. The professional report supports this code; image acquisition is represented separately.
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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