72149

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Mri lumbar spine w/dye

2026 Medicare payment

Estimated allowed amounts. Pick a locality or enter a ZIP; toggle modifiers to see how the payment rules change the number; add the add-on codes to price the whole procedure.

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Modifiers

Line	Qty	Non-facility (office)	Facility (hospital/ASC)
72149Mri lumbar spine w/dye	1	$269.55	$269.55
add-on0649TQuan mr tiss w/mri 1orgn	0	$0.00/ unit	$0.00/ unit
add-on0698TQuan mr tiss w/mri mlt orgn	0	$0.00/ unit	$0.00/ unit

Conversion factor: Locality: national average GPCIs

RVU breakdown (national)

Relative value units before geographic adjustment. Payment = (work×GPCI_w + PE×GPCI_pe + MP×GPCI_mp) × CF

Row	Work RVU	PE RVU (office)	PE RVU (facility)	MP RVU	Total (office)
72149-TC	0.00	5.58	5.58	0.03	5.61
72149-26	1.74	0.63	0.63	0.09	2.46
72149	1.74	6.21	6.21	0.12	8.07

Payment policy for 72149

CMS's indicator fields, translated. These control which modifiers are payable and how.

Professional/technical (PC/TC)

pctc=1

Diagnostic test

Has professional (-26) and technical (-TC) components, each priced separately.

Multiple procedures

mult_surg=4

Imaging TC reduction

Technical component of multiple diagnostic-imaging services reduced 50%.

Bilateral (modifier 50)

bilt_surg=0

150% rule doesn't apply

Bilateral adjustment does not apply (e.g., the code is unilateral by definition or physiology).

Assistant surgeon (80/81/82)

asst_surg=0

Payable with documentation

Assistant at surgery (mod 80/81/82) paid at 16% if medical necessity is documented.

Co-surgeons (modifier 62)

co_surg=0

Not permitted

Co-surgeons (mod 62) may not be paid for this procedure.

Team surgery (modifier 66)

team_surg=0

Not permitted

Team surgery (mod 66) may not be paid for this procedure.

Source: pfs.data.cms.gov "Indicators for 2026", retrieved 2026-07-16; conversion factors $33.4009 / $33.5675 (QP) per CMS-1832-F. Estimated amounts — not billing or coding advice.