CPT 88173

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CPT 88173 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 $149.00 in Arkansas to $196.41 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

National non-facility rate

$166.67

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$166.67

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$196.41

Alaska

Lowest state
$149.00

Arkansas · 32% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $166.67
CPT 88173 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $166.67, national facility $166.67.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$196.41$196.41
District of Columbia
$190.60$190.60
California
$189.45$189.45
Washington
$184.49$184.49
New Jersey
$184.21$184.21
New York
$183.25$183.25
Massachusetts
$182.47$182.47
Hawaii
$182.35$182.35
Connecticut
$177.14$177.14
Colorado
$174.50$174.50
Oregon
$172.97$172.97
Maryland
$172.47$172.47
New Hampshire
$171.36$171.36
Rhode Island
$171.30$171.30
Minnesota
$168.96$168.96
Florida
$168.65$168.65
Puerto Rico
$167.96$167.96
Virgin Islands
$167.96$167.96
Montana
$166.67$166.67
Nevada
$166.51$166.51
Wyoming
$166.24$166.24
North Dakota
$165.68$165.68
South Dakota
$165.56$165.56
Delaware
$165.29$165.29
Texas
$164.95$164.95
Pennsylvania
$164.74$164.74
Vermont
$164.65$164.65
Illinois
$164.32$164.32
Virginia
$164.15$164.15
Arizona
$162.72$162.72
Georgia
$161.57$161.57
Maine
$160.73$160.73
Wisconsin
$160.49$160.49
Michigan
$160.06$160.06
Utah
$159.33$159.33
North Carolina
$158.06$158.06
South Carolina
$157.33$157.33
Indiana
$157.08$157.08
New Mexico
$157.08$157.08
Missouri
$156.80$156.80
Nebraska
$156.42$156.42
Louisiana
$156.35$156.35
Ohio
$156.28$156.28
Idaho
$156.22$156.22
Iowa
$155.50$155.50
Tennessee
$155.02$155.02
Kansas
$154.36$154.36
Oklahoma
$153.50$153.50
Kentucky
$153.26$153.26
West Virginia
$151.73$151.73
Alabama
$151.00$151.00
Mississippi
$149.61$149.61
Arkansas
$149.00$149.00

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Commercial rates for 88173

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