CPT procedure code

70473

Medicare payment

$241.15

2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A

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Code definition

Code

70473

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Category

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Policy activity for CPT 70473

CLV Intelligence is tracking 3 policy changes that cite CPT 70473 most recently on 2026-06-05, drawn from 2 LCD/NCD coverage updates and 1 proposed LCD. The changes span Radiology. 3 are flagged critical or high priority.

LCD/NCD coverage updates
2
proposed LCD
1

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 70473 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 70473

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

LCD L38694: Computed Tomography Cerebral Perfusion Analysis (CTP) — CGS

Radiology · LCD-L38694

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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LCD L38709: Computed Tomography Cerebral Perfusion Analysis (CTP) — Noridian

Radiology · LCD-L38709

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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Proposed LCD DL40343: Computed Tomography Cerebral Perfusion Analysis (CTP) — WPS

Radiology · LCD-DL40343

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗
High

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