CPT code 88312: Special stain, group I, microorganisms2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Azle, Texas
CPT 88312: $104.82–$108.31 office across 2 localities in Azle, TX in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
Medicare pays $104.82–$108.31 for 88312 in the office in Azle, Texas, from Rest of Texas to Fort Worth, TX. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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Where 88312 pays more and less in Azle, Texas
Azle, Texas maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | $108.31 | Unavailable |
| Rest of Texas | $104.82 | Unavailable |
How payment areas work in Azle
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Rest Of State · Parker County
- Fort Worth · Tarrant County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 88312 rate is calculated
Each of 88312’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 88312
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.53
0.53 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense2.72
2.72 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.03
0.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
3.2800
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$109.55
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 88312
The CMS indicators that decide how 88312 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 88312
Special stain, group I, microorganisms
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 1 | Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 26 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
88312 without 26 · national office
$109.55
Special stain, group I, microorganisms
88312-26 · Professional component
$25.05
Pays only the interpretation and report.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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