# CPT 70553: MRI brain, without then with contrast

Medicare 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.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70553-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Neurological Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $316.97 |
| National facility | $316.97 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | $322.83 | $322.83 |
| 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 | $304.68 | $304.68 |
| 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 | $296.60 | $296.60 |
| 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 |

## Related codes

- 70540: MRI orbit/face/neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70540-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70551: MRI brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70552: MRI brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70552-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 70553 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