# CPT 73718: MRI lower extremity, without contrast

Medicare CPT 73718 pays $222.45 in a non-facility setting and $222.45 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $196.27 in Arkansas to $256.38 in District of Columbia, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/73718-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Sports Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $222.45 |
| National facility | $222.45 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $256.38 | $256.38 |
| California | $254.79 | $254.79 |
| Alaska | $254.54 | $254.54 |
| Washington | $247.76 | $247.76 |
| New Jersey | $247.07 | $247.07 |
| New York | $245.89 | $245.89 |
| Hawaii | $245.21 | $245.21 |
| Massachusetts | $244.90 | $244.90 |
| Connecticut | $237.47 | $237.47 |
| Colorado | $233.54 | $233.54 |
| Oregon | $231.36 | $231.36 |
| Maryland | $230.71 | $230.71 |
| New Hampshire | $229.26 | $229.26 |
| Rhode Island | $228.75 | $228.75 |
| Florida | $225.88 | $225.88 |
| Minnesota | $225.42 | $225.42 |
| Puerto Rico | $224.33 | $224.33 |
| Virgin Islands | $224.33 | $224.33 |
| Montana | $222.44 | $222.44 |
| Nevada | $222.12 | $222.12 |
| Wyoming | $221.67 | $221.67 |
| North Dakota | $220.66 | $220.66 |
| South Dakota | $220.45 | $220.45 |
| Delaware | $220.26 | $220.26 |
| Texas | $219.76 | $219.76 |
| Pennsylvania | $219.46 | $219.46 |
| Illinois | $219.43 | $219.43 |
| Vermont | $219.21 | $219.21 |
| Virginia | $218.59 | $218.59 |
| Arizona | $216.58 | $216.58 |
| Georgia | $215.04 | $215.04 |
| Maine | $213.52 | $213.52 |
| Wisconsin | $213.00 | $213.00 |
| Michigan | $212.98 | $212.98 |
| Utah | $211.62 | $211.62 |
| North Carolina | $209.62 | $209.62 |
| South Carolina | $208.67 | $208.67 |
| New Mexico | $208.50 | $208.50 |
| Indiana | $208.10 | $208.10 |
| Missouri | $207.96 | $207.96 |
| Louisiana | $207.33 | $207.33 |
| Ohio | $207.22 | $207.22 |
| Nebraska | $207.08 | $207.08 |
| Idaho | $206.84 | $206.84 |
| Iowa | $205.73 | $205.73 |
| Tennessee | $205.10 | $205.10 |
| Kansas | $204.12 | $204.12 |
| Oklahoma | $203.02 | $203.02 |
| Kentucky | $202.73 | $202.73 |
| West Virginia | $200.77 | $200.77 |
| Alabama | $199.23 | $199.23 |
| Mississippi | $197.29 | $197.29 |
| Arkansas | $196.27 | $196.27 |

## 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 73718 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