# CPT 70480: CT orbit/sella/posterior fossa, without contrast

Medicare CPT 70480 pays $158.32 in a non-facility setting and $158.32 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $140.85 in Arkansas to $185.23 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70480-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Otolaryngology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $158.32 |
| National facility | $158.32 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $185.23 | $185.23 |
| District of Columbia | $181.13 | $181.13 |
| California | $179.25 | $179.25 |
| New Jersey | $175.03 | $175.03 |
| Washington | $174.90 | $174.90 |
| New York | $174.51 | $174.51 |
| Massachusetts | $173.07 | $173.07 |
| Hawaii | $172.61 | $172.61 |
| Connecticut | $168.53 | $168.53 |
| Colorado | $165.43 | $165.43 |
| Maryland | $163.92 | $163.92 |
| Oregon | $163.90 | $163.90 |
| New Hampshire | $162.60 | $162.60 |
| Rhode Island | $162.54 | $162.54 |
| Florida | $161.55 | $161.55 |
| Puerto Rico | $159.52 | $159.52 |
| Virgin Islands | $159.52 | $159.52 |
| Minnesota | $159.50 | $159.50 |
| Montana | $158.31 | $158.31 |
| Nevada | $157.93 | $157.93 |
| Wyoming | $157.54 | $157.54 |
| Illinois | $157.37 | $157.37 |
| Delaware | $156.86 | $156.86 |
| Texas | $156.58 | $156.58 |
| Pennsylvania | $156.57 | $156.57 |
| North Dakota | $156.53 | $156.53 |
| South Dakota | $156.32 | $156.32 |
| Vermont | $155.70 | $155.70 |
| Virginia | $155.51 | $155.51 |
| Arizona | $154.37 | $154.37 |
| Georgia | $153.75 | $153.75 |
| Michigan | $152.62 | $152.62 |
| Maine | $152.14 | $152.14 |
| Wisconsin | $151.47 | $151.47 |
| Utah | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| North Carolina | $149.63 | $149.63 |
| New Mexico | $149.50 | $149.50 |
| South Carolina | $149.24 | $149.24 |
| Missouri | $148.92 | $148.92 |
| Louisiana | $148.58 | $148.58 |
| Indiana | $148.49 | $148.49 |
| Ohio | $148.46 | $148.46 |
| Nebraska | $147.71 | $147.71 |
| Idaho | $147.65 | $147.65 |
| Iowa | $146.85 | $146.85 |
| Tennessee | $146.59 | $146.59 |
| Kansas | $145.93 | $145.93 |
| Oklahoma | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Kentucky | $145.46 | $145.46 |
| West Virginia | $144.74 | $144.74 |
| Alabama | $142.82 | $142.82 |
| Mississippi | $141.75 | $141.75 |
| Arkansas | $140.85 | $140.85 |

## Related codes

- 70450: CT head/brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70450-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70460: CT head/brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70460-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70470: CT head/brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70470-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70486: CT maxillofacial, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70486-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70487: CT maxillofacial, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70487-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70490: CT soft tissue neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70490-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70491: CT soft tissue neck, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70491-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70492: CT soft tissue neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70492-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 70480 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules