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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Effective Locality 09102-99 CMS RVU26D Updated

CPT 73721 Medicare rate in Tampa, FL

Lower-extremity joint mri without contrast in ZIPs including 33602, 32801, and 32202

Office (non-facility) Facility
Locality-adjusted allowed amount
$199.00

Tampa, FL flag Tampa, FL (Locality 09102-99)

2.6% below the national baseline ($204.41)

CMS evidence · Q4 2026 release

Participating provider, no modifiers, whole service, before sequestration. Change these

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The Medicare allowed amount is $199.00 in the Office (non-facility) and Facility settings, under the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. This is the fee schedule amount before sequestration and before any deductible or coinsurance is applied—not necessarily what a specific claim pays.

What Medicare locality is Tampa, FL in? Copy link

CMS calls this locality Rest of Florida—the remainder of the state after the metros CMS carved out separately. The same amount applies across all of it, including Orlando, Jacksonville and St. Petersburg.

Confirm the locality before using this amount. A split ZIP needs ZIP+4 for an exact match.

ZIP codes in this payment locality (1,083)

The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 1,083 ZIP codes to this payment locality. Use this amount only after you confirm the service location is in this locality. Of these, 4 span more than one locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.

32003 32004 32006 32007 32008 32009 32011 32013 32024 32025 32026 32030 32033 32034 32035 32038 32040 32041 32042 32043 32044 32046 32050 32052 32053 32054 32055 32056 32058 32059 32060 32061 32062 32063 32064 32065 32066 32067 32068 32071 32072 32073 32079 32080 32081 32082 32083 32084 32085 32086 32087 32091 32092 32094 32095 32096 32097 32099 32102 32105 32110 32111 32112 32113 32114 32115 32116 32117 32118 32119 32120 32121 32122 32123 32124 32125 32126 32127 32128 32129 32130 32131 32132 32133 32134 32135 32136 32137 32138 32139 32140 32141 32142 32143 32145 32147 32148 32149 32151 32157

983 more ZIP codes map to this locality. The Tampa, FL locality page lists the full set.

Which ZIP codes does the Tampa, FL rate for 73721 cover?

The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 1,083 ZIP codes to this payment locality, and 73721 has the same amount in every one of them. Examples include 32003, 32004, 32006, 32007, 32008, 32009. Of these, 4 span more than one payment locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.

Which cities does the Tampa, FL rate for 73721 cover?

CMS calls this locality "REST OF FLORIDA"—it is the remainder of the state after the metros CMS carved out into their own localities. The same allowed amount applies across all of it, including Orlando, Jacksonville and St. Petersburg. Tampa, FL is the label used here because it is the largest metro in the locality, not because it is priced separately.

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Office (non-facility) · Q4 2026 · Participating · Whole service

Tampa, FL's $199.00 compares with the $204.41 national PFS baseline (GPCI 1.000). Each of this locality's geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs) scales one RVU component before the conversion factor is applied. Together they put Tampa, FL 2.6% below the national baseline.

Tampa, FL ranks #77 of 109 Medicare payment localities for 73721, where #1 has the highest allowed amount. Within Florida it's #3 of 3: $16.46 (7.6%) lower than Miami ($215.46).

Work GPCI
1.000
$0.00 vs. national
Practice expense GPCI
0.956
−$6.92 vs. national
Malpractice GPCI
1.503
+$1.51 vs. national
2026 conversion factor
$33.4009

Each figure is that GPCI's share of the −$5.41 gap from the national baseline: its RVUs for 73721 × (GPCI − 1.000) × the conversion factor. Practice expense accounts for the most, −$6.92.

CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2 See file rows

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For the office (non-facility) amount, each of 73721's RVU components is multiplied by its Tampa, FL GPCI; the products are summed and multiplied by the conversion factor.

Code
73721
DOS
Not selected; uses this release’s rates
Locality
Rest of Florida (09102-99)
Setting
Office (non-facility)
Participation
Participating provider
Modifiers
None
Units
1
Release
Q4 2026, revision 2
Sequestration
Shown separately from the allowed amount

Formula

(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor

Localis calculated this from CMS’s published inputs. Select an underlined value to see where it comes from.

RVU × GPCI components of Tampa, FL allowed amount for 73721
Component RVU × GPCI = Adjusted
Work 1.32 × 1.000 1.3200
Practice expense · Office (non-facility) 4.71 × 0.956 4.5028
Malpractice 0.09 × 1.503 0.1353
Sum of adjusted RVUs 5.9580
× 33.4009 conversion factor = formula amount $199.00

Component subtotals show four decimals. The formula amount is rounded to cents before any later adjustment.

  1. Locality-adjusted allowed amount $199.00

    After applicable fee-schedule adjustments; sequestration excluded

Citations

  • 73721’s RVUs, PFS status and conversion factor

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

    PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 8,276 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip

    A HCPCS
    73721
    B Modifier
    blank
    D Status code
    A
    F Work RVU
    1.32
    G Non-facility PE RVU
    4.71
    K MP RVU
    0.09
    Z Conversion factor
    33.4009
    In the CMS file

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  • Locality 09102-99’s GPCIs

    Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

    GPCI2026.csv row 43 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip

    A MAC
    09102
    C Locality number
    99
    E Work GPCI
    1.000
    F PE GPCI
    0.956
    G MP GPCI
    1.503
    In the CMS file

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Why is the 73721 rate in Tampa, FL different from the national amount?

The national figure is a GPCI 1.000 baseline, not an amount any provider is paid. This locality's geographic practice cost indices—work 1.000, practice expense 0.956, malpractice 1.503—scale each RVU component before the conversion factor is applied, which is why the Tampa, FL amount is lower than the $204.41 baseline.

73721 in Tampa, FL since Q4 2025 Copy link

Office (non-facility) · Participating · Whole service

The allowed amount went from $192.37 in Q4 2025 to $199.00 in Q4 2026, +$6.63 (+3.4%). The national baseline moved +2.1% over the same period.

What changed 73721's allowed amount in Tampa, FL between Q4 2025 and Q4 2026
What moved Effect
Conversion factor National: the dollar multiplier CMS sets each year. +$6.27
73721's RVUs National: CMS revalued the code itself. −$2.26
Tampa, FL's GPCIs Local: this payment locality's cost indices. +$2.62
Total change +$6.63

A derived breakdown of the two releases' formula inputs, applied in order: the conversion factor on Q4 2025's RVUs and GPCIs, then 73721's new RVUs, then this locality's new GPCIs. A different order moves a few cents between rows; the total is exact.

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Medicare pays part of the Tampa, FL allowed amount and the patient pays the rest. A provider who doesn’t participate in Medicare is allowed less, and can bill the patient up to a ceiling.

Computed from the Q4 2026 CMS release

Allowed amount

The fee-schedule amount for 73721 in the Office (non-facility) setting in Tampa, FL. A participating provider accepts it as payment in full, and every figure below starts from it.

$199.00
Medicare's share

80% of the allowed amount, once the annual Part B deductible is met.

$159.20
Sequestration

The 2% cut to Medicare’s share. It never reduces the allowed amount or the patient’s coinsurance.

-$3.18
What Medicare pays

Medicare’s share after sequestration.

$156.02
Patient coinsurance

The remaining 20%. Medigap or Medicaid often covers it.

$39.80
Non-participating amount

What a provider who doesn’t participate in Medicare is allowed on an assigned claim: 95% of the allowed amount.

$189.05
Limiting charge

The most a non-participating provider can bill the patient on an unassigned claim: 115% of the non-participating amount.

$217.41
What is the non-participating amount and limiting charge for 73721 in Tampa, FL?

A non-participating provider is paid $189.05—95% of the $199.00 participating fee schedule amount. On an unassigned claim the limiting charge caps what the patient can be billed at $217.41, which is 115% of the non-participating amount.

How much of the Tampa, FL 73721 rate does Medicare actually pay?

Medicare pays 80% of the allowed amount ($159.20) once the annual Part B deductible is met, and the beneficiary owes 20% ($39.80). Sequestration reduces Medicare's share by about 2% ($3.18), leaving $156.02. Sequestration never changes the allowed amount itself, which is why it is shown separately here.

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Contracted rate: % of Medicare in Tampa, FL Copy link

Commercial contracts are often written as a percentage of the Medicare fee schedule. The part that gets misread is which Medicare amount: a contract benchmarked to the fee schedule prices off this locality's allowed amount—$199.00 in the office (non-facility) setting—not the $204.41 national baseline.

Opens the calculator set to Tampa, FL and your selected setting, where you can also compare what a payer paid against the expected amount. See how to find your contract's actual percentage.

73721 in nearby payment localities Copy link

Payment localities in the same region as Tampa, FL, nearest first. Each amount is that locality's own GPCI-adjusted Office (non-facility) figure for 73721. Neighboring localities often differ.

Payment locality Allowed · vs. this page

Percentages are against Tampa, FL. Every payment locality nationwide is on the CPT 73721 rate map.

Other codes priced in Tampa, FL Copy link

Office (non-facility) allowed amounts in this same payment locality, Q4 2026.

Other curated codes and their allowed amounts in Tampa, FL
Code and service Allowed vs. national
99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit $94.56 -0.7%
99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit $135.02 -0.4%
66984 Cataract Surgery $462.65 —
92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient $124.48 -2.2%
99204 Long New Patient Office Visit $177.76 +0.2%
99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit $191.88 -0.3%
97110 Physical Therapy Exercises $28.62 -1.5%
99203 New Patient Office Visit $117.67 +0.1%
93000 Heart Tracing $15.30 -0.4%
93306 Heart Ultrasound $191.62 -2.6%
77067 Screening Mammogram $122.70 -2.8%
27447 Knee Replacement $1,209.87 +4.4%

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Computed from the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2026 release: this code's RVUs from the relative value file, multiplied by payment locality 09102-99's GPCIs, then by the 2026 conversion factor of $33.4009. ZIP coverage from the CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk, Q4 2026 release. Past releases are never edited, so an amount for an earlier quarter always matches what CMS published for it. Coverage and coding correctness are outside this calculation.

Working a claim with an earlier date of service? The calculator prices 73721 in Tampa, FL against the release in effect on that date. Dates of service this quarter don't need an account; earlier dates need a free account.

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