# CPT 73223: MRI joint, upper extremity, without then with contrast

Medicare CPT 73223 pays $383.11 in a non-facility setting and $383.11 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $337.26 in Arkansas to $442.28 in District of Columbia, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/73223-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Rheumatology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $383.11 |
| National facility | $383.11 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $442.28 | $442.28 |
| California | $439.77 | $439.77 |
| Alaska | $435.95 | $435.95 |
| Washington | $427.37 | $427.37 |
| New Jersey | $425.94 | $425.94 |
| New York | $423.83 | $423.83 |
| Hawaii | $423.19 | $423.19 |
| Massachusetts | $422.36 | $422.36 |
| Connecticut | $409.28 | $409.28 |
| Colorado | $402.56 | $402.56 |
| Oregon | $398.76 | $398.76 |
| Maryland | $397.50 | $397.50 |
| New Hampshire | $395.11 | $395.11 |
| Rhode Island | $394.06 | $394.06 |
| Florida | $388.88 | $388.88 |
| Minnesota | $388.51 | $388.51 |
| Puerto Rico | $386.42 | $386.42 |
| Virgin Islands | $386.42 | $386.42 |
| Montana | $383.10 | $383.10 |
| Nevada | $382.58 | $382.58 |
| Wyoming | $381.81 | $381.81 |
| North Dakota | $380.13 | $380.13 |
| South Dakota | $379.78 | $379.78 |
| Delaware | $379.26 | $379.26 |
| Texas | $378.37 | $378.37 |
| Pennsylvania | $377.77 | $377.77 |
| Vermont | $377.55 | $377.55 |
| Illinois | $377.53 | $377.53 |
| Virginia | $376.40 | $376.40 |
| Arizona | $372.84 | $372.84 |
| Georgia | $370.03 | $370.03 |
| Maine | $367.54 | $367.54 |
| Wisconsin | $366.71 | $366.71 |
| Michigan | $366.37 | $366.37 |
| Utah | $364.12 | $364.12 |
| North Carolina | $360.67 | $360.67 |
| South Carolina | $358.95 | $358.95 |
| New Mexico | $358.55 | $358.55 |
| Indiana | $358.05 | $358.05 |
| Missouri | $357.68 | $357.68 |
| Louisiana | $356.55 | $356.55 |
| Ohio | $356.36 | $356.36 |
| Nebraska | $356.28 | $356.28 |
| Idaho | $355.83 | $355.83 |
| Iowa | $353.91 | $353.91 |
| Tennessee | $352.76 | $352.76 |
| Kansas | $351.06 | $351.06 |
| Oklahoma | $349.04 | $349.04 |
| Kentucky | $348.50 | $348.50 |
| West Virginia | $344.93 | $344.93 |
| Alabama | $342.44 | $342.44 |
| Mississippi | $338.99 | $338.99 |
| Arkansas | $337.26 | $337.26 |

## 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 73223 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