# CPT 71550: MRI chest, without contrast

Medicare CPT 71550 pays $333.01 in a non-facility setting and $333.01 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $291.59 in Arkansas to $386.18 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $333.01 |
| National facility | $333.01 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $386.18 | $386.18 |
| California | $384.90 | $384.90 |
| Alaska | $373.57 | $373.57 |
| Washington | $373.31 | $373.31 |
| New Jersey | $371.29 | $371.29 |
| Hawaii | $370.27 | $370.27 |
| New York | $369.08 | $369.08 |
| Massachusetts | $368.70 | $368.70 |
| Connecticut | $356.39 | $356.39 |
| Colorado | $350.91 | $350.91 |
| Oregon | $347.57 | $347.57 |
| Maryland | $345.88 | $345.88 |
| New Hampshire | $344.16 | $344.16 |
| Rhode Island | $342.86 | $342.86 |
| Minnesota | $338.84 | $338.84 |
| Florida | $337.11 | $337.11 |
| Puerto Rico | $336.06 | $336.06 |
| Virgin Islands | $336.06 | $336.06 |
| Montana | $333.00 | $333.00 |
| Nevada | $332.73 | $332.73 |
| Wyoming | $332.14 | $332.14 |
| North Dakota | $331.02 | $331.02 |
| South Dakota | $330.79 | $330.79 |
| Delaware | $329.52 | $329.52 |
| Texas | $328.66 | $328.66 |
| Vermont | $328.53 | $328.53 |
| Pennsylvania | $327.88 | $327.88 |
| Virginia | $327.23 | $327.23 |
| Illinois | $326.69 | $326.69 |
| Arizona | $323.78 | $323.78 |
| Georgia | $320.76 | $320.76 |
| Maine | $319.20 | $319.20 |
| Wisconsin | $318.84 | $318.84 |
| Michigan | $317.15 | $317.15 |
| Utah | $315.73 | $315.73 |
| North Carolina | $312.89 | $312.89 |
| South Carolina | $311.06 | $311.06 |
| Indiana | $310.69 | $310.69 |
| New Mexico | $310.25 | $310.25 |
| Missouri | $309.72 | $309.72 |
| Nebraska | $309.20 | $309.20 |
| Idaho | $308.67 | $308.67 |
| Louisiana | $308.61 | $308.61 |
| Ohio | $308.48 | $308.48 |
| Iowa | $307.00 | $307.00 |
| Tennessee | $305.78 | $305.78 |
| Kansas | $304.26 | $304.26 |
| Oklahoma | $302.06 | $302.06 |
| Kentucky | $301.39 | $301.39 |
| West Virginia | $297.47 | $297.47 |
| Alabama | $296.28 | $296.28 |
| Mississippi | $292.90 | $292.90 |
| Arkansas | $291.59 | $291.59 |

## 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
- 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
- 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 71550 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