# CPT 73218: MRI upper extremity, without contrast

Medicare CPT 73218 pays $303.28 in a non-facility setting and $303.28 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $265.59 in Arkansas to $351.58 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/73218-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Rheumatology, Sports Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $303.28 |
| National facility | $303.28 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $351.58 | $351.58 |
| California | $350.22 | $350.22 |
| Alaska | $340.46 | $340.46 |
| Washington | $339.79 | $339.79 |
| New Jersey | $338.07 | $338.07 |
| Hawaii | $336.93 | $336.93 |
| New York | $336.15 | $336.15 |
| Massachusetts | $335.62 | $335.62 |
| Connecticut | $324.56 | $324.56 |
| Colorado | $319.45 | $319.45 |
| Oregon | $316.40 | $316.40 |
| Maryland | $314.99 | $314.99 |
| New Hampshire | $313.35 | $313.35 |
| Rhode Island | $312.20 | $312.20 |
| Minnesota | $308.35 | $308.35 |
| Florida | $307.30 | $307.30 |
| Puerto Rico | $306.04 | $306.04 |
| Virgin Islands | $306.04 | $306.04 |
| Montana | $303.27 | $303.27 |
| Nevada | $302.98 | $302.98 |
| Wyoming | $302.41 | $302.41 |
| North Dakota | $301.30 | $301.30 |
| South Dakota | $301.06 | $301.06 |
| Delaware | $300.09 | $300.09 |
| Texas | $299.32 | $299.32 |
| Vermont | $299.07 | $299.07 |
| Pennsylvania | $298.66 | $298.66 |
| Virginia | $297.95 | $297.95 |
| Illinois | $297.84 | $297.84 |
| Arizona | $294.87 | $294.87 |
| Georgia | $292.24 | $292.24 |
| Maine | $290.65 | $290.65 |
| Wisconsin | $290.22 | $290.22 |
| Michigan | $289.03 | $289.03 |
| Utah | $287.59 | $287.59 |
| North Carolina | $284.93 | $284.93 |
| South Carolina | $283.33 | $283.33 |
| Indiana | $282.89 | $282.89 |
| New Mexico | $282.72 | $282.72 |
| Missouri | $282.17 | $282.17 |
| Nebraska | $281.50 | $281.50 |
| Louisiana | $281.18 | $281.18 |
| Idaho | $281.05 | $281.05 |
| Ohio | $281.05 | $281.05 |
| Iowa | $279.52 | $279.52 |
| Tennessee | $278.45 | $278.45 |
| Kansas | $277.06 | $277.06 |
| Oklahoma | $275.16 | $275.16 |
| Kentucky | $274.60 | $274.60 |
| West Virginia | $271.20 | $271.20 |
| Alabama | $269.85 | $269.85 |
| Mississippi | $266.85 | $266.85 |
| Arkansas | $265.59 | $265.59 |

## 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
- 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

Commercial negotiated rates for 73218 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