Charleston, SC (Locality 11202-01)
6.1% below the national baseline ($204.41)
CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2
( Work1.32 × 1.000 + Practice exp.4.71 × 0.924 + Malpractice0.09 × 0.850 ) × Conv. factor$33.4009 = $192.01
F Work RVU
1.32
G Non‑facility PE RVU
4.71
K MP RVU
0.09
Z Conversion factor
33.4009
E Work GPCI
1.000
F PE GPCI
0.924
G MP GPCI
0.850
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The Medicare allowed amount is $192.01 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.
Assumes a participating provider, no modifiers, the whole service, before sequestration.
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What Medicare locality is Charleston, SC in? Copy link
CMS prices all of South Carolina as one Medicare payment locality, so this amount applies statewide, including Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach—not only in Charleston, SC.
Confirm the locality before using this amount. A split ZIP needs ZIP+4 for an exact match.
ZIP codes in this payment locality (544)
The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 544 ZIP codes to this payment locality. Use this amount only after you confirm the service location is in this locality.
444 more ZIP codes map to this locality. The Charleston, SC locality page lists the full set.
Which ZIP codes does the Charleston, SC rate for 73721 cover?
The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 544 ZIP codes to this payment locality, and 73721 has the same amount in every one of them. Examples include 29001, 29002, 29003, 29006, 29009, 29010.
Does this 73721 rate apply everywhere in South Carolina?
Yes. CMS prices South Carolina as a single Medicare payment locality, so the same GPCIs—and the same allowed amount—apply statewide, not only in Charleston, SC. That includes Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. The city name here is a search-facing label for a statewide payment locality, not a city-specific rate.
How locality affects the amount Copy link
Office (non-facility) · Q4 2026 · Participating · Whole service
Each of this locality's geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs) scales one RVU component before the conversion factor is applied. Together they put Charleston, SC 6.1% below the national baseline.
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Why is the 73721 rate in Charleston, SC 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 0.924, malpractice 0.850—scale each RVU component before the conversion factor is applied, which is why the Charleston, SC amount is lower than the $204.41 baseline.
Formula and inputs Copy link
For the office (non-facility) amount, each of 73721's RVU components is multiplied by its Charleston, SC GPCI; the products are summed and multiplied by the conversion factor.
- Code
- 73721
- DOS
- Not selected; uses this release’s rates
- Locality
- SOUTH CAROLINA (SC)
- 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
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| Component | RVU | × GPCI | = Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.32 | × 1.000 | 1.3200 |
| Practice expense · Office (non-facility) | 4.71 | × 0.924 | 4.3520 |
| Malpractice | 0.09 | × 0.850 | 0.0765 |
| Sum of adjusted RVUs | 5.7485 | ||
| × 33.4009 conversion factor = formula amount | $192.01 | ||
Component subtotals show four decimals. The formula amount is rounded to cents before any later adjustment.
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Locality-adjusted allowed amount $192.01
After applicable fee-schedule adjustments; sequestration excluded
Citations
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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
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Locality 11202-01’s GPCIs
Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2
GPCI2026.csv row 93 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip
- A MAC
- 11202
- C Locality number
- 01
- E Work GPCI
- 1.000
- F PE GPCI
- 0.924
- G MP GPCI
- 0.850
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Participating, non-participating and limiting charge Copy link
All figures are for the office (non-facility) setting in Charleston, SC. Medicare pays part of the allowed amount and the patient pays the rest; the rows below show each figure. See how the limiting charge and sequestration are derived.
| Participating allowed amount The fee schedule amount a participating provider accepts as payment in full. | $192.01 |
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| Non-participating allowed amount 95% of the participating amount. | $182.41 |
| Limiting charge Ceiling a non-participating provider may bill the patient on an unassigned claim—115% of the non-participating amount. | $209.77 |
| Medicare share 80% of the allowed amount, once the annual Part B deductible is met. | $153.61 |
| Patient coinsurance The remaining 20%. | $38.40 |
| Sequestration adjustment Reduces only Medicare's share—never the allowed amount or the patient's coinsurance. | $3.07 |
| Net Medicare payment Medicare's share after the sequestration reduction. | $150.54 |
What is the non-participating amount and limiting charge for 73721 in Charleston, SC?
A non-participating provider is paid $182.41—95% of the $192.01 participating fee schedule amount. On an unassigned claim the limiting charge caps what the patient can be billed at $209.77, which is 115% of the non-participating amount.
How much of the Charleston, SC 73721 rate does Medicare actually pay?
Medicare pays 80% of the allowed amount ($153.61) once the annual Part B deductible is met, and the beneficiary owes 20% ($38.40). Sequestration reduces Medicare's share by about 2% ($3.07), leaving $150.54. Sequestration never changes the allowed amount itself, which is why it is shown separately here.
Contracted rate: % of Medicare in Charleston, SC 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—$192.01 in the office (non-facility) setting—not the $204.41 national baseline.
Opens the calculator set to Charleston, SC 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 Charleston, SC, nearest first. Each amount is that locality's own GPCI-adjusted Office (non-facility) figure for 73721. Neighboring localities often differ.
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Charleston, SC · this page $192.01
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Charlotte, NC $192.79 +0.4%
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Atlanta, GA $207.67 +8.2%
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Richmond, VA $200.86 +4.6%
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Tampa, FL $199.00 +3.6%
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Birmingham, AL $183.44 -4.5%
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Nashville, TN $188.71 -1.7%
Percentages are against Charleston, SC. Every payment locality nationwide is on the CPT 73721 rate map.
Other codes priced in Charleston, SC Copy link
Office (non-facility) allowed amounts in this same payment locality, Q4 2026.
| Code and service | Allowed | vs. national |
|---|---|---|
| 72148 Lumbar Spine MRI Without Contrast | $180.56 | -5.8% |
| 70553 Brain MRI With and Without Contrast | $298.15 | -5.9% |
| 70551 Brain MRI Without Contrast | $183.95 | -5.9% |
| 72141 Cervical Spine MRI Without Contrast | $179.63 | -5.8% |
| 73221 Upper-Extremity Joint MRI Without Contrast | $192.62 | -6.1% |
| 74183 Abdominal MRI With and Without Contrast | $315.54 | -6.1% |
| 72146 MRI | $179.32 | -5.8% |
| 72197 Pelvic MRI With and Without Contrast | $314.00 | -6.1% |
| 77049 MRI | $319.16 | -6.0% |
| 73222 MRI | $292.61 | -6.4% |
| 70552 MRI | $252.56 | -6.1% |
| 73722 MRI | $294.77 | -6.4% |
Source & method Copy link
Computed from the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2026 release: this code's RVUs from the relative value file, multiplied by payment locality 11202-01'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 Charleston, SC 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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