Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Q3 2026 release
CPT 70551 in Atlanta, GA
A magnetic resonance scan of the brain performed with no gadolinium contrast given. MRI uses a strong magnet and radio waves rather than X-rays, and it shows brain tissue - grey and white matter, the brainstem, small strokes, inflammation - far more clearly than CT does. This is the plain study; sibling codes cover the same scan done after contrast injection, and the fuller version done both before and after contrast, which is the one usually chosen when a tumor or infection is suspected.
Medicare pays, Office (non-facility) setting, in Atlanta, GA
$198.51
Before the ~2% sequestration cut. Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule.
Local vs. national amount
Atlanta, GA pays above the national baseline by 1.6%, driven by this locality's GPCIs.
ZIP codes in this locality
This payment locality covers 275 ZIP codes, including 30002, 30003, 30004, 30005, 30006, 30007, 30008, 30009, 30010, 30012, 30013, 30014 and others . Every ZIP in this locality is priced the same under the Physician Fee Schedule.