$36.52
Use 70360 for soft-tissue neck imaging; use 72040 when the examination is directed at the cervical vertebrae and includes two or three views.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
70360 Neck X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Tennessee
Plain radiographs of the neck’s soft tissues are reported to assess findings such as a suspected foreign body, airway narrowing, or prevertebral swelling. Compare 70360 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 70360 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
$28.53
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 70360: Soft-tissue neck radiograph
Plain radiographs of the neck’s soft tissues are reported to assess findings such as a suspected foreign body, airway narrowing, or prevertebral swelling.
This plain-film study evaluates soft-tissue structures in the neck rather than focusing on the cervical vertebrae. It may be ordered for a suspected radiopaque foreign body in the upper aerodigestive tract, airway narrowing, or prevertebral soft-tissue swelling. Radiology departments, emergency departments, and outpatient imaging centers commonly perform the examination; a qualified physician interprets the images.
Report 70360 when the requested and performed study is a soft-tissue neck examination. The order, acquired views, and interpretation should support that target and the clinical question. The global service includes the imaging and interpretation. Modifier 26 identifies the physician’s interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion; bill without either modifier for the global service.
CMS billing rules for 70360
- 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 · 19%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.73 · 78%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%
39.1K
Medicare services in 2024 · #880 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.
70360 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Tennessee, from the same CMS release.
$91.65
70360 is a plain-film soft-tissue neck study. 70370 evaluates the pharynx or larynx using fluoroscopy.
$102.97
70371 is a dynamic functional evaluation of the pharyngeal mechanism, not a plain radiograph of neck soft tissues.
Compare 70360 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
$28.53
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 70360 in Tennessee.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,763
- Code
- 70360
- Physician work
- 0.18
- Practice expense
- 0.73
- 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 | 0.18 | × 1.000 | 0.1800 |
| Practice expense | 0.73 | × 0.909 | 0.6636 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.537 | 0.0107 |
| Total RVUs | 0.8543 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Tennessee$28.53
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.18 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.73 | 0.909 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.537 |
(0.18 × 1 + 0.73 × 0.909 + 0.02 × 0.537) × $33.4009 = $28.53
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.
70360 billing questions
How is this different from a cervical spine X-ray?
70360 evaluates neck soft tissues. Choose a cervical spine radiograph code when the study is directed at the vertebrae and alignment.
Can 70360 be reported with modifier 26 or TC?
Yes. Modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation, modifier TC reports the technical portion, and no modifier represents the global service.
Are the individual views billed as separate units?
The code represents the soft-tissue neck examination, not each image or view. Do not count views as separate units.
What documentation supports reporting 70360?
The record should identify the soft-tissue neck indication, the examination performed, and the interpreting physician’s findings. The documented study should distinguish soft-tissue imaging from cervical spine imaging.
When would a fluoroscopic throat study be a better fit?
Use a pharynx or larynx study with fluoroscopy when the examination evaluates those structures dynamically. 70360 is a plain-film soft-tissue neck examination.
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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7,76670370,,Throat x-ray & fluoroscopy,A,,0.31,2.66,,2.66,NA,0.03,3.00,3.00,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.78,2.78,0.03
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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