# CPT 78600: Brain imaging, limited area

Medicare CPT 78600 pays $166.67 in a non-facility setting and $166.67 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $144.51 in Arkansas to $194.43 in District of Columbia, a 35% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78600-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $166.67 |
| National facility | $166.67 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $194.43 | $194.43 |
| California | $193.81 | $193.81 |
| Washington | $187.74 | $187.74 |
| New Jersey | $186.52 | $186.52 |
| Hawaii | $186.42 | $186.42 |
| New York | $185.45 | $185.45 |
| Massachusetts | $185.33 | $185.33 |
| Alaska | $182.72 | $182.72 |
| Connecticut | $178.95 | $178.95 |
| Colorado | $176.02 | $176.02 |
| Oregon | $174.27 | $174.27 |
| Maryland | $173.40 | $173.40 |
| New Hampshire | $172.58 | $172.58 |
| Rhode Island | $171.69 | $171.69 |
| Minnesota | $169.62 | $169.62 |
| Florida | $169.07 | $169.07 |
| Puerto Rico | $168.29 | $168.29 |
| Virgin Islands | $168.29 | $168.29 |
| Montana | $166.67 | $166.67 |
| Nevada | $166.49 | $166.49 |
| Wyoming | $166.15 | $166.15 |
| North Dakota | $165.48 | $165.48 |
| South Dakota | $165.34 | $165.34 |
| Delaware | $164.74 | $164.74 |
| Texas | $164.28 | $164.28 |
| Vermont | $164.18 | $164.18 |
| Pennsylvania | $163.86 | $163.86 |
| Virginia | $163.53 | $163.53 |
| Illinois | $163.48 | $163.48 |
| Arizona | $161.72 | $161.72 |
| Georgia | $160.17 | $160.17 |
| Maine | $159.24 | $159.24 |
| Wisconsin | $158.97 | $158.97 |
| Michigan | $158.32 | $158.32 |
| Utah | $157.45 | $157.45 |
| North Carolina | $155.88 | $155.88 |
| South Carolina | $154.95 | $154.95 |
| Indiana | $154.67 | $154.67 |
| New Mexico | $154.60 | $154.60 |
| Missouri | $154.27 | $154.27 |
| Nebraska | $153.85 | $153.85 |
| Louisiana | $153.69 | $153.69 |
| Ohio | $153.61 | $153.61 |
| Idaho | $153.59 | $153.59 |
| Iowa | $152.69 | $152.69 |
| Tennessee | $152.06 | $152.06 |
| Kansas | $151.25 | $151.25 |
| Oklahoma | $150.14 | $150.14 |
| Kentucky | $149.82 | $149.82 |
| West Virginia | $147.84 | $147.84 |
| Alabama | $147.01 | $147.01 |
| Mississippi | $145.26 | $145.26 |
| Arkansas | $144.51 | $144.51 |

## 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 78600 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