$43.02
Both address facial bone radiography. Choose 70140 for fewer than three views and 70150 for three or more views.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
70140 Facial bone X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Tennessee
Reports a limited facial bone radiographic examination with fewer than three views, commonly used to assess suspected injury to the facial bones. Compare 70140 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Tennessee.
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 70140 in Tennessee?
Tennessee 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
$29.17
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Tennessee
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 70140: Limited facial bone radiographic examination
Reports a limited facial bone radiographic examination with fewer than three views, commonly used to assess suspected injury to the facial bones.
This service is a limited plain-radiograph examination of the facial bones, using fewer than three views to evaluate a focused clinical concern such as suspected facial bone injury after blunt trauma. A radiologic technologist obtains the images, and a physician—typically a radiologist—interprets them. The study concerns the facial bones as a group; an examination focused specifically on the jaw, nasal bones, or orbits is represented by a more anatomically specific code when that matches the service performed.
Select this code based on the documented facial-bone examination and number of views, not merely the diagnosis or reason for imaging. The record should support the body area imaged, views obtained, and a diagnostic interpretation. CMS recognizes a professional component for the physician’s interpretation (modifier 26) and a technical component for equipment and staff (modifier TC); reporting without either modifier represents the global service, including both components. The physician and facility may report their respective components when each furnishes that portion of the service.
CMS billing rules for 70140
- 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 RVU0.19 · 20%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.74 · 78%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%
7.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1648 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.
70140 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Tennessee, from the same CMS release.
$34.27
70160 is specific to nasal bone radiography. Use 70140 when the examination is of the facial bones rather than a focused nasal bone study.
$37.04
70100 describes a jaw examination with fewer than four views. Choose it for a focused jaw study rather than a facial bone examination.
Compare 70140 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
Tennessee →
Office / nonfacility
$29.17
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 70140 in Tennessee.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,701
- Code
- 70140
- Physician work
- 0.19
- Practice expense
- 0.74
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
95
- Locality
- Tennessee
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.909
- Malpractice
- 0.537
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.19 | × 1.000 | 0.1900 |
| Practice expense | 0.74 | × 0.909 | 0.6727 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.537 | 0.0107 |
| Total RVUs | 0.8734 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Tennessee$29.17
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.19 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.74 | 0.909 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.537 |
(0.19 × 1 + 0.74 × 0.909 + 0.02 × 0.537) × $33.4009 = $29.17
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.
70140 billing questions
How does this differ from 70150?
70140 is for a facial bone examination with fewer than three views. 70150 is the related code for a more complete examination with three or more views.
When should a jaw or nasal bone code be used instead?
Use a jaw or nasal bone examination code when the radiographic service is specifically directed to that anatomy. Do not select 70140 solely because the clinical concern involves the face.
Can the interpretation and imaging be billed separately?
Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
What documentation supports reporting 70140?
The record should identify the facial bones examined, the views obtained, and the physician’s diagnostic interpretation. The view count should support the limited examination represented by this code.
Is this code reported per view?
No. Report the examination code for the service performed rather than units for individual views; document the views obtained to support code selection.
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.
7,69870134,,X-ray exam of middle ear,A,,0.33,1.48,,1.48,NA,0.02,1.83,1.83,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,16.75,16.75,0.14
7,69970134,26,X-ray exam of middle ear,A,,0.33,0.16,,0.16,,0.01,0.50,0.50,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,70070134,TC,X-ray exam of middle ear,A,,0.00,1.32,,1.32,NA,0.01,1.33,1.33,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,16.59,16.59,0.13
7,70170140,,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.19,0.74,,0.74,NA,0.02,0.95,0.95,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.71,2.71,0.05
7,70270140,26,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.19,0.09,,0.09,,0.01,0.29,0.29,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,70370140,TC,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.00,0.65,,0.65,NA,0.01,0.66,0.66,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.62,2.62,0.04
7,70470150,,X-ray exam of facial bones,A,,0.25,1.13,,1.13,NA,0.02,1.40,1.40,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.28,3.28,0.04
9214412,RI,01,RHODE ISLAND,1.019,1.033,0.892
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780