CPT 70551

Mri Brain Brain Stem W/O Contrast Material

CPT 70551 pays $195.40 in a non-facility setting and $195.40 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $173.48 in Arkansas to $227.30 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

National non-facility rate

$195.40

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$195.40

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$227.30

Alaska

Lowest state
$173.48

Arkansas · 31% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $195.40
CPT 70551 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $195.40, national facility $195.40.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$227.30$227.30
District of Columbia
$223.99$223.99
California
$221.97$221.97
Washington
$216.36$216.36
New Jersey
$216.29$216.29
New York
$215.52$215.52
Massachusetts
$214.02$214.02
Hawaii
$213.71$213.71
Connecticut
$208.14$208.14
Colorado
$204.45$204.45
Oregon
$202.56$202.56
Maryland
$202.40$202.40
New Hampshire
$200.88$200.88
Rhode Island
$200.70$200.70
Florida
$199.04$199.04
Minnesota
$197.22$197.22
Puerto Rico
$196.93$196.93
Virgin Islands
$196.93$196.93
Montana
$195.39$195.39
Nevada
$194.98$194.98
Wyoming
$194.53$194.53
Illinois
$193.75$193.75
Delaware
$193.57$193.57
North Dakota
$193.41$193.41
Texas
$193.19$193.19
South Dakota
$193.18$193.18
Pennsylvania
$193.11$193.11
Vermont
$192.31$192.31
Virginia
$191.97$191.97
Arizona
$190.45$190.45
Georgia
$189.50$189.50
Michigan
$187.97$187.97
Maine
$187.74$187.74
Wisconsin
$187.04$187.04
Utah
$186.42$186.42
North Carolina
$184.54$184.54
New Mexico
$184.12$184.12
South Carolina
$183.95$183.95
Missouri
$183.49$183.49
Indiana
$183.17$183.17
Louisiana
$183.03$183.03
Ohio
$182.90$182.90
Nebraska
$182.23$182.23
Idaho
$182.12$182.12
Iowa
$181.14$181.14
Tennessee
$180.75$180.75
Kansas
$179.92$179.92
Oklahoma
$179.25$179.25
Kentucky
$179.13$179.13
West Virginia
$177.98$177.98
Alabama
$175.95$175.95
Mississippi
$174.51$174.51
Arkansas
$173.48$173.48

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Commercial rates for 70551

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