Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Q3 2026 release
CPT 70551 in Long Island, NY
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 Long Island, NY
$228.54
Before the ~2% sequestration cut. Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule.
Local vs. national amount
Long Island, NY pays above the national baseline by 17.0%, driven by this locality's GPCIs.
ZIP codes in this locality
This payment locality covers 440 ZIP codes, including 00501, 00544, 06390, 10301, 10302, 10303, 10304, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309 and others . Every ZIP in this locality is priced the same under the Physician Fee Schedule.