73562 — X-ray of knee, 3 views

What the market charges

Across 26,589 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $11 and $77, with a median of $35.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $27 for this code, across 2,129,460 services billed by 26,591 providers. At the median, the market charges 1.3 times what Medicare pays for this code.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing 73562 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $27. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

  • California — 2,251 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $29 — 7% above the national average
  • Florida — 1,715 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $32 — 19% above the national average
  • New York — 1,368 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $29 — 7% above the national average
  • Texas — 1,892 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $26 — 4% below the national average
  • Illinois — 1,107 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $25 — 7% below the national average
  • Pennsylvania — 897 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $28 — 4% above the national average
  • Maryland — 587 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $30 — 11% above the national average
  • North Carolina — 1,051 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $29 — 7% above the national average

Claim-editing rules

These are National Correct Coding Initiative procedure-to-procedure edits — the rules a payer applies when deciding whether two codes billed together are both payable.

Codes this one absorbs

Billed together, 73562 is the payable code and these are not separately payable. 6 pairs in total.

  • 36591 — no modifier can override this edit
  • 36592 — no modifier can override this edit
  • 73560 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 73565 — no modifier can override this edit
  • 96523 — no modifier can override this edit
  • 01380 — no modifier can override this edit

Codes that absorb this one

Billed alongside any of these, 73562 is not separately payable. 5 pairs in total.

  • 20696 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 20697 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 73564 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 77073 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 0350T — a modifier may allow both to be paid

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Every figure on this page came from published payer and Medicare data, assembled by Mishe. The same pricing, claim-editing and care-pathway intelligence runs underneath the plans Mishe operates.

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