# CPT 70551: MRI brain, without contrast

Medicare 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.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70551-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $195.40 |
| National facility | $195.40 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | $214.03 | $214.03 |
| 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 | $187.98 | $187.98 |
| Maine | $187.75 | $187.75 |
| 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 |

## Related codes

- 70540: MRI orbit/face/neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70540-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70552: MRI brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70552-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70553: MRI brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70553-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70558: MRI orbit/face/neck, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70558-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71550: MRI chest, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71551: MRI chest, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 71552: MRI chest, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71552-cpt-fee-schedule
- 72141: MRI cervical spine, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/72141-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 70551 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