# CPT 78315: Bone/joint imaging, three phase study

Medicare CPT 78315 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 $264.03 in Arkansas to $352.95 in District of Columbia, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78315-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## 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 | $352.95 | $352.95 |
| California | $351.85 | $351.85 |
| Washington | $340.98 | $340.98 |
| New Jersey | $338.89 | $338.89 |
| Hawaii | $338.44 | $338.44 |
| New York | $336.90 | $336.90 |
| Massachusetts | $336.66 | $336.66 |
| Alaska | $335.66 | $335.66 |
| Connecticut | $325.19 | $325.19 |
| Colorado | $320.03 | $320.03 |
| Oregon | $316.90 | $316.90 |
| Maryland | $315.31 | $315.31 |
| New Hampshire | $313.80 | $313.80 |
| Rhode Island | $312.35 | $312.35 |
| Minnesota | $308.67 | $308.67 |
| Florida | $307.33 | $307.33 |
| Puerto Rico | $306.17 | $306.17 |
| Virgin Islands | $306.17 | $306.17 |
| Montana | $303.27 | $303.27 |
| Nevada | $302.99 | $302.99 |
| Wyoming | $302.41 | $302.41 |
| North Dakota | $301.30 | $301.30 |
| South Dakota | $301.06 | $301.06 |
| Delaware | $299.91 | $299.91 |
| Texas | $299.09 | $299.09 |
| Vermont | $298.96 | $298.96 |
| Pennsylvania | $298.33 | $298.33 |
| Virginia | $297.76 | $297.76 |
| Illinois | $297.43 | $297.43 |
| Arizona | $294.53 | $294.53 |
| Georgia | $291.71 | $291.71 |
| Maine | $290.16 | $290.16 |
| Wisconsin | $289.76 | $289.76 |
| Michigan | $288.36 | $288.36 |
| Utah | $286.93 | $286.93 |
| North Carolina | $284.19 | $284.19 |
| South Carolina | $282.50 | $282.50 |
| Indiana | $282.08 | $282.08 |
| New Mexico | $281.80 | $281.80 |
| Missouri | $281.25 | $281.25 |
| Nebraska | $280.65 | $280.65 |
| Louisiana | $280.22 | $280.22 |
| Idaho | $280.17 | $280.17 |
| Ohio | $280.09 | $280.09 |
| Iowa | $278.58 | $278.58 |
| Tennessee | $277.45 | $277.45 |
| Kansas | $276.00 | $276.00 |
| Oklahoma | $273.98 | $273.98 |
| Kentucky | $273.37 | $273.37 |
| West Virginia | $269.76 | $269.76 |
| Alabama | $268.47 | $268.47 |
| Mississippi | $265.31 | $265.31 |
| Arkansas | $264.03 | $264.03 |

## Related codes

- 78012: Thyroid uptake, single or multiple quantification — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78012-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78013: Thyroid imaging, with or without uptake — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78013-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78014: Thyroid imaging, with uptake and stimulation/suppression — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78014-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78015: Thyroid carcinoma metastases imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78015-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78070: Parathyroid planar imaging — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78070-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78075: Adrenal imaging, cortex and/or medulla — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78075-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78102: Bone marrow imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78102-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78185: Spleen imaging — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78185-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 78315 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