Below you will find a the most commonly used CPT codes for MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) for different parts of the body.
CPT codes (short for “Current Procedural Terminology”) are 5-digit codes that allow health care professionals to have a standard for coding medical services and procedures. Having these codes helps streamline reporting, and increase accuracy and efficiency when delivering health care services.
Table of Contents
- Abdomen
- Back – Cervical
- Back – Thoracic
- Back – Lumbar
- Brain
- Breast
- Chest (clavicle)
- Jaw Joint
- Lower Extremity, joint (hip, knee, ankle)
- Lower Extremity, non-joint (thigh, lower leg, foot)
- Orbit, Face and Neck
- Pelvis
- Upper Extremity, non-joint (humerus, forearm, hand)
- Upper Extremity Joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist)
Brain
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 70551 |
| w/ contrast | 70552 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 70553 |
Back – Cervical
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 72141 |
| w/ contrast | 72142 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 72156 |
Orbit, Face and Neck
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 70540 |
| w/ contrast | 70542 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 70543 |
Back – Thoracic
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 72146 |
| w/ contrast | 72147 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 72157 |
Upper Extremity Joint (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist)
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 73221 |
| w/ contrast | 73222 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 73223 |
Jaw Joint
Chest (clavicle)
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 71550 |
| w/ contrast | 71551 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 71552 |
Abdomen
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 74181 |
| w/ contrast | 74182 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 74183 |
Upper Extremity, non-joint – Humerus, Forearm, Hand
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 73218 |
| w/ contrast | 73219 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 73220 |
Back – Lumbar
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 72148 |
| w/ contrast | 72149 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 72158 |
Pelvis
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 72195 |
| w/ contrast | 72196 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 72197 |
Lower Extremity, joint (Hip, Knee, Ankle)
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 73721 |
| w/ contrast | 73722 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 73723 |
Lower Extremity, non-joint (thigh, lower leg, foot)
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| w/o contrast | 73718 |
| w/ contrast | 73719 |
| w/o & w/contrast | 73720 |
Breast
| MRI type | CPT Code |
| Unilateral, w/ or w/o contrast | 77058 |
| Bilateral w or w/o contrast | 77059 |
| Biopsy, unilateral | 19085 |