Lately, we brought readers the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)’s recent updates to the Physician fee schedule for evaluation & management and surgery. Today, we take a look at the new reimbursements for radiology services, effective January 1, 2018.
As always, DaisyBill clients can rest assured that our OMFS Calculator will include the most recent available reimbursement rates.
Below, the radiology billing codes our providers used most frequently in 2017 are listed in ascending order. Most services will see a modest increase of less than 2%, with the exception of CPT Code 73100 for an x-ray examination of the wrist, which rises by over 5% to $12.02.
Billing Code |
Description |
Reimbursement (Non-Facility) December 2017 |
Reimbursement (Non-Facility) January 2018 |
Reimbursement Difference |
Percent Change |
72040 |
X-ray exam neck spine 2-3 vw |
$15.20 |
$15.38 |
$0.18 |
+1.17% |
72070 |
X-ray exam thorac spine 2vws |
$15.20 |
$15.38 |
$0.18 |
+1.17% |
72100 |
X-ray exam l-s spine 2/3 vws |
$15.20 |
$15.38 |
$0.18 |
+1.17%
|
72110 |
X-ray exam l-2 spine 4/>vws |
$21.24 |
$21.47 |
$0.23 |
+1.07%
|
72148 |
Mri lumbar spine w/o dye |
$100.60 |
$101.16 |
$0.56 |
+.55% |
72170 |
X-ray exam of pelvis |
$11.84 |
$11.97 |
$0.13 |
+1.09% |
73020 |
X-ray exam of shoulder |
$10.91 |
$11.02 |
$0.11 |
+1% |
73030 |
X-ray exam of shoulder |
$12.82 |
$12.96 |
$0.14 |
+1.08% |
73100 |
X-ray exam of wrist |
$11.37 |
$12.02 |
$0.65 |
+5.41% |
73110 |
X-ray exam of wrist |
$11.84 |
$11.97 |
$0.13 |
+1.09% |
73120 |
X-ray exam of hand |
$11.37 |
$11.50 |
$0.13 |
+1.13% |
73130 |
X-ray exam of hand |
$11.84 |
$11.97 |
$0.13 |
+1.09% |
73221 |
Mri joint upr extrem w/o dye |
$92.18 |
$92.66 |
$0.48 |
+.52% |
73560 |
X-ray exam of knee 1 or 2 |
$11.37 |
$11.50 |
$0.13 |
+1.13% |
73562 |
X-ray exam of knee 3 |
$12.82 |
$12.96 |
$0.14 |
+1.08% |
73564 |
X-ray exam knee 4 or more |
$15.20 |
$15.38 |
$0.18 |
+1.17% |
73610 |
X-ray exam of ankle |
$11.84 |
$11.97 |
$0.13 |
+1.09% |
73721 |
Mri jnt of lwr extre w/o dye |
$91.66 |
$92.66 |
$1.00 |
+1.08% |
76881 |
Us compl joint r-t w/img |
$42.66 |
$43.14 |
$0.48 |
+1.11% |
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