# CPT 73222: MRI joint, upper extremity, with contrast

Medicare CPT 73222 pays $312.63 in a non-facility setting and $312.63 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $274.73 in Arkansas to $361.50 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/73222-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Radiology, Rheumatology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $312.63 |
| National facility | $312.63 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $361.50 | $361.50 |
| California | $359.80 | $359.80 |
| Alaska | $354.02 | $354.02 |
| Washington | $349.39 | $349.39 |
| New Jersey | $347.94 | $347.94 |
| Hawaii | $346.18 | $346.18 |
| New York | $346.07 | $346.07 |
| Massachusetts | $345.20 | $345.20 |
| Connecticut | $334.19 | $334.19 |
| Colorado | $328.86 | $328.86 |
| Oregon | $325.75 | $325.75 |
| Maryland | $324.49 | $324.49 |
| New Hampshire | $322.68 | $322.68 |
| Rhode Island | $321.69 | $321.69 |
| Minnesota | $317.48 | $317.48 |
| Florida | $316.96 | $316.96 |
| Puerto Rico | $315.40 | $315.40 |
| Virgin Islands | $315.40 | $315.40 |
| Montana | $312.63 | $312.63 |
| Nevada | $312.28 | $312.28 |
| Wyoming | $311.68 | $311.68 |
| North Dakota | $310.45 | $310.45 |
| South Dakota | $310.19 | $310.19 |
| Delaware | $309.45 | $309.45 |
| Texas | $308.69 | $308.69 |
| Vermont | $308.26 | $308.26 |
| Pennsylvania | $308.11 | $308.11 |
| Illinois | $307.52 | $307.52 |
| Virginia | $307.20 | $307.20 |
| Arizona | $304.16 | $304.16 |
| Georgia | $301.65 | $301.65 |
| Maine | $299.86 | $299.86 |
| Wisconsin | $299.33 | $299.33 |
| Michigan | $298.51 | $298.51 |
| Utah | $296.89 | $296.89 |
| North Carolina | $294.14 | $294.14 |
| South Carolina | $292.61 | $292.61 |
| New Mexico | $292.11 | $292.11 |
| Indiana | $292.04 | $292.04 |
| Missouri | $291.48 | $291.48 |
| Nebraska | $290.62 | $290.62 |
| Louisiana | $290.52 | $290.52 |
| Ohio | $290.37 | $290.37 |
| Idaho | $290.20 | $290.20 |
| Iowa | $288.64 | $288.64 |
| Tennessee | $287.62 | $287.62 |
| Kansas | $286.22 | $286.22 |
| Oklahoma | $284.40 | $284.40 |
| Kentucky | $283.88 | $283.88 |
| West Virginia | $280.66 | $280.66 |
| Alabama | $279.01 | $279.01 |
| Mississippi | $276.06 | $276.06 |
| Arkansas | $274.73 | $274.73 |

## 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 73222 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