CPT 72149

Mri Spinal Canal Lumbar W/Contrast Material

CPT 72149 pays $269.55 in a non-facility setting and $269.55 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $238.36 in Arkansas to $310.29 in Alaska, a 30% spread.

National non-facility rate

$269.55

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$269.55

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$310.29

Alaska

Lowest state
$238.36

Arkansas · 30% 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 $269.55
CPT 72149 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $269.55, national facility $269.55.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$310.29$310.29
District of Columbia
$310.06$310.06
California
$307.81$307.81
Washington
$299.57$299.57
New Jersey
$299.00$299.00
New York
$297.72$297.72
Hawaii
$296.27$296.27
Massachusetts
$296.19$296.19
Connecticut
$287.52$287.52
Colorado
$282.64$282.64
Oregon
$280.00$280.00
Maryland
$279.43$279.43
New Hampshire
$277.55$277.55
Rhode Island
$277.06$277.06
Florida
$274.03$274.03
Minnesota
$272.74$272.74
Puerto Rico
$271.77$271.77
Virgin Islands
$271.77$271.77
Montana
$269.54$269.54
Nevada
$269.08$269.08
Wyoming
$268.50$268.50
North Dakota
$267.16$267.16
Delaware
$266.94$266.94
South Dakota
$266.88$266.88
Illinois
$266.40$266.40
Texas
$266.36$266.36
Pennsylvania
$266.09$266.09
Vermont
$265.49$265.49
Virginia
$264.84$264.84
Arizona
$262.54$262.54
Georgia
$260.88$260.88
Maine
$258.82$258.82
Michigan
$258.53$258.53
Wisconsin
$258.06$258.06
Utah
$256.69$256.69
North Carolina
$254.20$254.20
South Carolina
$253.18$253.18
New Mexico
$253.14$253.14
Missouri
$252.40$252.40
Indiana
$252.34$252.34
Louisiana
$251.69$251.69
Ohio
$251.53$251.53
Nebraska
$251.08$251.08
Idaho
$250.84$250.84
Iowa
$249.50$249.50
Tennessee
$248.81$248.81
Kansas
$247.64$247.64
Oklahoma
$246.46$246.46
Kentucky
$246.18$246.18
West Virginia
$244.10$244.10
Alabama
$241.88$241.88
Mississippi
$239.67$239.67
Arkansas
$238.36$238.36

Billed by 2 specialties

Commercial rates for 72149

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