# CPT 71551: MRI chest, with contrast

Medicare CPT 71551 pays $371.42 in a non-facility setting and $371.42 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $325.63 in Arkansas to $430.27 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $371.42 |
| National facility | $371.42 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $430.27 | $430.27 |
| California | $428.60 | $428.60 |
| Alaska | $418.05 | $418.05 |
| Washington | $415.89 | $415.89 |
| New Jersey | $413.84 | $413.84 |
| Hawaii | $412.33 | $412.33 |
| New York | $411.48 | $411.48 |
| Massachusetts | $410.81 | $410.81 |
| Connecticut | $397.33 | $397.33 |
| Colorado | $391.12 | $391.12 |
| Oregon | $387.40 | $387.40 |
| Maryland | $385.68 | $385.68 |
| New Hampshire | $383.67 | $383.67 |
| Rhode Island | $382.32 | $382.32 |
| Minnesota | $377.61 | $377.61 |
| Florida | $376.25 | $376.25 |
| Puerto Rico | $374.78 | $374.78 |
| Virgin Islands | $374.78 | $374.78 |
| Montana | $371.41 | $371.41 |
| Nevada | $371.06 | $371.06 |
| Wyoming | $370.38 | $370.38 |
| North Dakota | $369.04 | $369.04 |
| South Dakota | $368.76 | $368.76 |
| Delaware | $367.56 | $367.56 |
| Texas | $366.62 | $366.62 |
| Vermont | $366.33 | $366.33 |
| Pennsylvania | $365.83 | $365.83 |
| Virginia | $364.95 | $364.95 |
| Illinois | $364.77 | $364.77 |
| Arizona | $361.20 | $361.20 |
| Georgia | $357.99 | $357.99 |
| Maine | $356.09 | $356.09 |
| Wisconsin | $355.58 | $355.58 |
| Michigan | $354.08 | $354.08 |
| Utah | $352.35 | $352.35 |
| North Carolina | $349.14 | $349.14 |
| South Carolina | $347.18 | $347.18 |
| Indiana | $346.66 | $346.66 |
| New Mexico | $346.41 | $346.41 |
| Missouri | $345.75 | $345.75 |
| Nebraska | $344.98 | $344.98 |
| Louisiana | $344.56 | $344.56 |
| Idaho | $344.43 | $344.43 |
| Ohio | $344.40 | $344.40 |
| Iowa | $342.57 | $342.57 |
| Tennessee | $341.26 | $341.26 |
| Kansas | $339.58 | $339.58 |
| Oklahoma | $337.25 | $337.25 |
| Kentucky | $336.56 | $336.56 |
| West Virginia | $332.41 | $332.41 |
| Alabama | $330.81 | $330.81 |
| Mississippi | $327.15 | $327.15 |
| Arkansas | $325.63 | $325.63 |

## 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
- 71550: MRI chest, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71550-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 71551 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