# CPT 71552: MRI chest, without then with contrast

Medicare CPT 71552 pays $465.94 in a non-facility setting and $465.94 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $408.65 in Arkansas to $539.40 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71552-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $465.94 |
| National facility | $465.94 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $539.40 | $539.40 |
| California | $536.87 | $536.87 |
| Alaska | $525.27 | $525.27 |
| Washington | $521.21 | $521.21 |
| New Jersey | $518.93 | $518.93 |
| Hawaii | $516.54 | $516.54 |
| New York | $516.18 | $516.18 |
| Massachusetts | $514.92 | $514.92 |
| Connecticut | $498.39 | $498.39 |
| Colorado | $490.33 | $490.33 |
| Oregon | $485.66 | $485.66 |
| Maryland | $483.78 | $483.78 |
| New Hampshire | $481.09 | $481.09 |
| Rhode Island | $479.49 | $479.49 |
| Minnesota | $473.16 | $473.16 |
| Florida | $472.61 | $472.61 |
| Puerto Rico | $470.11 | $470.11 |
| Virgin Islands | $470.11 | $470.11 |
| Montana | $465.93 | $465.93 |
| Nevada | $465.38 | $465.38 |
| Wyoming | $464.47 | $464.47 |
| North Dakota | $462.57 | $462.57 |
| South Dakota | $462.17 | $462.17 |
| Delaware | $461.10 | $461.10 |
| Texas | $459.95 | $459.95 |
| Vermont | $459.27 | $459.27 |
| Pennsylvania | $459.07 | $459.07 |
| Illinois | $458.32 | $458.32 |
| Virginia | $457.70 | $457.70 |
| Arizona | $453.13 | $453.13 |
| Georgia | $449.38 | $449.38 |
| Maine | $446.61 | $446.61 |
| Wisconsin | $445.77 | $445.77 |
| Michigan | $444.66 | $444.66 |
| Utah | $442.16 | $442.16 |
| North Carolina | $437.98 | $437.98 |
| South Carolina | $435.70 | $435.70 |
| New Mexico | $434.98 | $434.98 |
| Indiana | $434.79 | $434.79 |
| Missouri | $434.01 | $434.01 |
| Nebraska | $432.63 | $432.63 |
| Louisiana | $432.56 | $432.56 |
| Ohio | $432.34 | $432.34 |
| Idaho | $432.01 | $432.01 |
| Iowa | $429.64 | $429.64 |
| Tennessee | $428.12 | $428.12 |
| Kansas | $426.00 | $426.00 |
| Oklahoma | $423.29 | $423.29 |
| Kentucky | $422.53 | $422.53 |
| West Virginia | $417.72 | $417.72 |
| Alabama | $415.13 | $415.13 |
| Mississippi | $410.70 | $410.70 |
| Arkansas | $408.65 | $408.65 |

## 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
- 71551: MRI chest, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71551-cpt-fee-schedule
- 72141: MRI cervical spine, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/72141-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 71552 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