CPT 70553

Mri Brain Brain Stem W/O W/Contrast Material

CPT 70553 pays $316.97 in a non-facility setting and $316.97 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $280.94 in Arkansas to $367.23 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

National non-facility rate

$316.97

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$316.97

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$367.23

Alaska

Lowest state
$280.94

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 $316.97
CPT 70553 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $316.97, national facility $316.97.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$367.23$367.23
District of Columbia
$363.81$363.81
California
$360.66$360.66
Washington
$351.39$351.39
New Jersey
$351.13$351.13
New York
$349.84$349.84
Massachusetts
$347.55$347.55
Hawaii
$347.21$347.21
Connecticut
$337.85$337.85
Colorado
$331.88$331.88
Oregon
$328.78$328.78
Maryland
$328.44$328.44
New Hampshire
$326.03$326.03
Rhode Island
$325.64$325.64
Florida
$322.82$322.82
Minnesota
$320.09$320.09
Puerto Rico
$319.50$319.50
Virgin Islands
$319.50$319.50
Montana
$316.96$316.96
Nevada
$316.32$316.32
Wyoming
$315.59$315.59
Illinois
$314.10$314.10
Delaware
$313.96$313.96
North Dakota
$313.80$313.80
South Dakota
$313.43$313.43
Texas
$313.33$313.33
Pennsylvania
$313.15$313.15
Vermont
$311.96$311.96
Virginia
$311.37$311.37
Arizona
$308.85$308.85
Georgia
$307.23$307.23
Michigan
$304.69$304.69
Maine
$304.43$304.43
Wisconsin
$303.32$303.32
Utah
$302.20$302.20
North Carolina
$299.16$299.16
New Mexico
$298.37$298.37
South Carolina
$298.15$298.15
Missouri
$297.37$297.37
Indiana
$296.92$296.92
Louisiana
$296.59$296.59
Ohio
$296.39$296.39
Nebraska
$295.39$295.39
Idaho
$295.19$295.19
Iowa
$293.59$293.59
Tennessee
$292.92$292.92
Kansas
$291.56$291.56
Oklahoma
$290.41$290.41
Kentucky
$290.20$290.20
West Virginia
$288.21$288.21
Alabama
$285.01$285.01
Mississippi
$282.62$282.62
Arkansas
$280.94$280.94

Billed by 2 specialties

Commercial rates for 70553

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