$39.64
73502 covers one hip. When both hips are imaged, select a bilateral hip code from 73521-73523 according to the total number of views.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
73502 Hip X-ray Medicare reimbursement rates in Utah
Plain radiographs of one hip in two or three views, including the pelvis when imaged, are obtained for hip pain, suspected fracture, or arthritis. Compare 73502 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Utah.
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 73502 in Utah?
Utah 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
$46.23
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Utah
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 73502: Unilateral hip X-ray, two to three views
Plain radiographs of one hip in two or three views, including the pelvis when imaged, are obtained for hip pain, suspected fracture, or arthritis.
This study captures two or three radiographic projections of a single hip. A common examination includes an AP view, sometimes obtained as an AP pelvis, and a lateral view such as a frog-leg or cross-table lateral. It may be ordered for hip or groin pain, suspected femoral neck or intertrochanteric fracture after a fall, osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, or assessment after hip replacement. Radiologic technologists acquire the images in orthopedic offices, urgent care, imaging centers, and hospitals. Radiologists, orthopedists, or other treating physicians interpret them.
Count the distinct views in the unilateral hip examination, including an AP pelvis when it is part of that examination. Do not separately bill that included pelvis view. Documentation should identify the side, views, and findings in a signed interpretation. This diagnostic test has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation only, and modifier TC identifies equipment and staff services when a technical component is billed under the physician fee schedule. An office that both acquires and interprets the images bills the global service without either component modifier.
CMS billing rules for 73502
- 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 RVU0.21 · 14%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.23 · 84%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%
2.6M
Medicare services in 2024 · #67 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.
73502 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Utah, from the same CMS release.
$26.69
72170 covers pelvis imaging alone. An AP pelvis obtained as part of a two- or three-view unilateral hip examination is included in 73502.
$59.51
Four or more distinct views of one hip belong under 73503; two or three belong under 73502.
Compare 73502 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
Utah →
Office / nonfacility
$46.23
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 73502 in Utah.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
8,189
- Code
- 73502
- Physician work
- 0.21
- Practice expense
- 1.23
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
104
- Locality
- Utah
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.940
- Malpractice
- 0.898
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.21 | × 1.000 | 0.2100 |
| Practice expense | 1.23 | × 0.940 | 1.1562 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 0.898 | 0.0180 |
| Total RVUs | 1.3842 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Utah$46.23
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.21 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.23 | 0.94 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 0.898 |
(0.21 × 1 + 1.23 × 0.94 + 0.02 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $46.23
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.
73502 billing questions
Can an AP pelvis film be billed separately when it is taken with two hip views?
Not when it is part of the unilateral hip examination. Count that AP pelvis toward the examination's view total rather than adding a pelvis code.
What if both hips are imaged at the same session?
Choose the bilateral hip series, 73521-73523, according to the total number of views obtained rather than reporting a unilateral examination for each hip.
How do I choose between 73501, 73502, and 73503?
Count the distinct projections in the unilateral hip examination. One view is 73501, two or three views is 73502, and four or more views is 73503. Repeat exposures of the same projection do not add views.
When is modifier 26 versus TC used?
A physician billing only for interpretation uses modifier 26. The entity billing only for equipment and staff services under the physician fee schedule uses TC. An office providing both bills the global code without either modifier.
What documentation supports this code?
Record the side imaged, the number and type of views, the clinical indication, and a signed written interpretation with findings. A note that merely mentions the X-ray does not document its interpretation.
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.
8,18673501,,X-ray exam hip uni 1 view,A,,0.18,0.81,,0.81,NA,0.02,1.01,1.01,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.71,2.71,0.05
8,18773501,26,X-ray exam hip uni 1 view,A,,0.18,0.08,,0.08,,0.01,0.27,0.27,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,18873501,TC,X-ray exam hip uni 1 view,A,,0.00,0.73,,0.73,NA,0.01,0.74,0.74,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.63,2.63,0.04
8,18973502,,X-ray exam hip uni 2-3 views,A,,0.21,1.23,,1.23,NA,0.02,1.46,1.46,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,2.74,2.74,0.03
8,19073502,26,X-ray exam hip uni 2-3 views,A,,0.21,0.10,,0.10,,0.01,0.32,0.32,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,19173502,TC,X-ray exam hip uni 2-3 views,A,,0.00,1.13,,1.13,NA,0.01,1.14,1.14,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,99,2.64,2.64,0.02
8,19273503,,X-ray exam hip uni 4/> views,A,,0.26,1.59,,1.59,NA,0.03,1.88,1.88,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,3.30,3.30,0.04
10104412,TX,15,GALVESTON,1.008,0.993,0.828
10204412,TX,18,HOUSTON,1.008,0.993,1.376
10304412,TX,99,REST OF TEXAS,1.000,0.949,0.903
10403502,UT,09,UTAH,1.000,0.940,0.898
10514512,VT,50,VERMONT,1.000,0.990,0.506
10611302,VA,00,VIRGINIA,1.000,0.983,0.706
10709202,VI,50,VIRGIN ISLANDS,1.000,1.011,0.985