$11.51–$13.39
Use 76014 for MR-safety assessment of an implant or foreign body by MR personnel. Use 76019 for implant-related positioning or immobilization.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
76019 MR safety Medicare reimbursement rates in Washington
Reports MR-safety positioning or immobilization for a patient with an implant when controlled positioning is part of safely performing the MR service. Compare 76019 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Washington.
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 76019 in Washington?
Washington 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
$159.96–$183.66
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.
MRI safety
About 76019: MR implant positioning and immobilization
Reports MR-safety positioning or immobilization for a patient with an implant when controlled positioning is part of safely performing the MR service.
This service covers positioning or immobilizing a patient with an implant for an MR examination under the applicable MR-safety protocol. MR technologists or other qualified MR personnel may perform the work in an imaging facility. The positioning or restraint must address a safety need related to the implant, rather than routine setup for the scan. For example, staff may need to maintain a prescribed patient position or limit movement during imaging.
Report the service when the record supports the implant-related positioning or immobilization performed. Document the relevant implant, the safety protocol or positioning requirement, and the work completed. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and reporting without either modifier represents the global service. The diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components when applicable.
CMS billing rules for 76019
- 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.
- Multiple procedures
- Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.59 · 13%
- Practice expense (office) RVU3.93 · 86%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 2%
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.
76019 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Washington, from the same CMS release.
$74.34–$83.94
Code 76016 represents a physician or qualified health care professional's MR-safety determination; 76019 represents positioning or immobilization work.
$119.62–$136.12
Code 76018 covers preparation of an implantable electronic device. Code 76019 covers positioning or immobilizing the patient for MR safety.
Compare 76019 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
Rest Of Washington →
Office / nonfacility
$159.96
Facility
Unavailable
Seattle (King Cnty) →
Office / nonfacility
$183.66
Facility
Unavailable
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76019 billing questions
How is this different from code 76018?
Code 76019 covers positioning or immobilization for MR safety. Code 76018 addresses preparation of an implantable electronic device, a distinct activity.
Can this be reported with an MR examination?
The service concerns implant-related positioning or immobilization, not the diagnostic MR examination itself. Document the separate safety work performed alongside the examination.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
Record the implant, the applicable MR-safety positioning or immobilization requirement, and how staff carried it out. Routine patient setup alone does not establish the specific service.
How do modifiers 26 and TC apply?
Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.
Does the multiple procedure reduction affect this code?
Yes. CMS applies the diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction to both the professional and technical components.
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.
8,65376018,,Mr safety implant elec prepj,A,,0.73,2.67,,2.67,NA,0.04,3.44,3.44,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,65476018,26,Mr safety implant elec prepj,A,,0.73,0.27,,0.27,,0.03,1.03,1.03,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,65576018,TC,Mr safety implant elec prepj,A,,0.00,2.40,,2.40,NA,0.01,2.41,2.41,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,65676019,,Mr safety implt pos&/immoblj,A,,0.59,3.93,,3.93,NA,0.07,4.59,4.59,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,65776019,26,Mr safety implt pos&/immoblj,A,,0.59,0.19,,0.19,,0.06,0.84,0.84,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,65876019,TC,Mr safety implt pos&/immoblj,A,,0.00,3.74,,3.74,NA,0.01,3.75,3.75,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,4,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,01,0,88,0.00,0.00,0.00
8,65976080,,X-ray exam of fistula,A,,0.53,1.18,,1.18,NA,0.05,1.76,1.76,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,16.70,16.70,0.20