Table 2.

Medicare Reimbursement Rates of Neuroimaging Tests in Massachusetts

Examination	Current Procedural Terminology Code	Price, US$
X-ray examination of skull, less than 4 views	70250	42.06
X-ray examination of skull, minimum of 4 views	70260	53.73
CT head/brain without contrast	70450	207.46
CT head/brain with contrast	70460	270.97
CT head/brain without and with contrast	70470	289.24
CT angiography head	70496	477.92
CT angiography neck	70498	477.92
MRI brain without contrast	70551	463.37
MRI brain with contrast	70552	591.46
MRI brain without and with contrast	70553	733.14
MR angiography head without contrast	70544	449.52
MR angiography head with contrast	70545	560.98
MR angiography head without and with contrast	70546	704.79
MR angiography neck without contrast	70547	449.52
MR angiography neck with contrast	70548	561.77
MR angiography neck without and with contrast	70549	704.52
fMRI brain by technician	70554	610.94
Brain imaging (PET), metabolic evaluation	78608	1,265.43

Abbreviations: CT = computed tomography, fMRI = functional magnetic resonance image, MR = magnetic resonance, MRI = magnetic resonance image, PET = positron emission tomography.