ACR Assists in RUC Presentation on Codes to be Addressed in 2026 MPFS

The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) presented five code families at the American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) meeting Jan. 15-18. Codes in these families will be addressed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

The radiology codes presented at the meeting relate to: 

• Coronary atherosclerotic plaque assessment.
• Hip and pelvis arthrodesis revisions.
• Irreversible electroporation of tumors. 
• Lower extremity revascularization.
• Percutaneous decompression of median nerve.

 
Fifty-one radiology-pertinent codes were presented, of which 46 related to lower extremity revascularization. The work of all five families involved collaborative multi-society efforts with interventional radiology, vascular surgery, urology, cardiology and surgery, among other specialties.
 

Andrew Moriarity, MD, ACR RUC Advisor, presented practice expense inputs for the codes and Michael Booker, MD, MBA, ACR Alternate RUC Advisor, presented physician work. Cindy Yuan, MD, PhD, RSNA RUC Advisor, also assisted in the presentations for several of these codes, on behalf of the ACR.

Gregory Nicola, MD, FACR, and Lauren Nicola, MD, FACR, represented radiology on the RUC panel. Mark DiMaggio, MD, attended as an ACR guest. Dr. DiMaggio is a 2025 ACR Moorefield Fellow; and was offered the opportunity to observe the RUC process as part of the fellowship.
 

For more information or if you have questions, contact Stephanie Le, ACR Director, Economic Policy.