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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

36902 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$1246.86

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$209.33

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 36902 is $1098.19—$148.67 lower than the $1246.86 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

36902 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $1246.86

  2. Beaumont

    $1098.19

    $148.67 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $1177.63

    $69.23 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $1184.71

    $62.15 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $1174.92

    $71.94 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $1180.80

    $66.06 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $1193.98

    $52.88 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 36902 ranges from $1036.76 in Arkansas to $1643.03 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas
  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 36902

    Office

    $1136.93

    Facility

    $206.29

    $109.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1373.83

    Facility

    $213.72

    $126.97 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 36902

    Office

    $1381.62

    Facility

    $226.42

    $134.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 36902

    Office

    $1268.90

    Facility

    $248.04

    $22.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 36902

    Office

    $1228.03

    Facility

    $242.48

    $18.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 36902

    Office

    $1378.42

    Facility

    $238.91

    $131.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 36902

    Office

    $1324.21

    Facility

    $279.82

    $77.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 36902

    Office

    $1054.13

    Facility

    $196.06

    $192.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 36902

    Office

    $1036.76

    Facility

    $194.38

    $210.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 36902

    Office

    $1155.99

    Facility

    $205.74

    $90.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1281.23

    Facility

    $206.44

    $34.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.28

    Facility

    $204.49

    $32.42 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1509.80

    Facility

    $217.31

    $262.94 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1369.79

    Facility

    $210.66

    $122.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1286.94

    Facility

    $212.15

    $40.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1349.78

    Facility

    $209.28

    $102.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1344.95

    Facility

    $208.38

    $98.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1382.28

    Facility

    $209.43

    $135.42 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1606.52

    Facility

    $223.80

    $359.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1605.70

    Facility

    $222.99

    $358.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1643.03

    Facility

    $228.93

    $396.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1639.69

    Facility

    $225.59

    $392.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1322.56

    Facility

    $205.60

    $75.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1399.90

    Facility

    $208.41

    $153.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1351.54

    Facility

    $208.11

    $104.68 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1414.44

    Facility

    $210.20

    $167.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1508.62

    Facility

    $216.13

    $261.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 36902

    Office

    $1279.16

    Facility

    $204.37

    $32.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 36902

    Office

    $1251.96

    Facility

    $208.55

    $5.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 36902

    Office

    $1276.66

    Facility

    $220.50

    $29.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 36902

    Office

    $1176.99

    Facility

    $208.10

    $69.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 36902

    Office

    $1223.30

    Facility

    $229.90

    $23.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 36902

    Office

    $1158.43

    Facility

    $220.92

    $88.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 36902

    Office

    $1212.20

    Facility

    $215.86

    $34.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 36902

    Office

    $1086.35

    Facility

    $211.61

    $160.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 36902

    Office

    $1318.90

    Facility

    $203.90

    $72.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 36902

    Office

    $1090.44

    Facility

    $193.15

    $156.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 36902

    Office

    $1097.32

    Facility

    $195.12

    $149.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 36902

    Office

    $1134.38

    Facility

    $232.18

    $112.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 36902

    Office

    $1116.47

    Facility

    $221.13

    $130.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 36902

    Office

    $1237.66

    Facility

    $230.53

    $9.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 36902

    Office

    $1104.70

    Facility

    $195.63

    $142.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 36902

    Office

    $1081.91

    Facility

    $195.41

    $164.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 36902

    Office

    $1076.66

    Facility

    $204.86

    $170.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 36902

    Office

    $1134.46

    Facility

    $211.67

    $112.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 36902

    Office

    $1073.65

    Facility

    $205.78

    $173.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 36902

    Office

    $1390.37

    Facility

    $219.47

    $143.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 36902

    Office

    $1241.87

    Facility

    $209.25

    $4.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 36902

    Office

    $1272.64

    Facility

    $220.41

    $25.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 36902

    Office

    $1202.46

    Facility

    $210.04

    $44.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 36902

    Office

    $1100.90

    Facility

    $198.70

    $145.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 36902

    Office

    $1172.78

    Facility

    $200.96

    $74.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 36902

    Office

    $1171.91

    Facility

    $225.58

    $74.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 36902

    Office

    $1106.03

    Facility

    $210.69

    $140.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 36902

    Office

    $1203.08

    Facility

    $193.99

    $43.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 36902

    Office

    $1128.62

    Facility

    $207.79

    $118.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 36902

    Office

    $1142.34

    Facility

    $208.76

    $104.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 36902

    Office

    $1050.82

    Facility

    $205.50

    $196.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 36902

    Office

    $1044.16

    Facility

    $199.82

    $202.70 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 36902

    Office

    $1190.69

    Facility

    $210.04

    $56.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 36902

    Office

    $1114.43

    Facility

    $199.49

    $132.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 36902

    Office

    $1176.46

    Facility

    $195.81

    $70.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 36902

    Office

    $1098.06

    Facility

    $192.92

    $148.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 36902

    Office

    $1229.12

    Facility

    $208.26

    $17.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 36902

    Office

    $1363.79

    Facility

    $226.23

    $116.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 36902

    Office

    $1292.23

    Facility

    $221.36

    $45.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 36902

    Office

    $1111.80

    Facility

    $212.54

    $135.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 36902

    Office

    $1187.74

    Facility

    $206.10

    $59.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 36902

    Office

    $1412.19

    Facility

    $246.20

    $165.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 36902

    Office

    $1298.76

    Facility

    $224.95

    $51.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 36902

    Office

    $1395.15

    Facility

    $236.02

    $148.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 36902

    Office

    $1133.13

    Facility

    $201.51

    $113.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 36902

    Office

    $1103.12

    Facility

    $207.78

    $143.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 36902

    Office

    $1077.38

    Facility

    $201.66

    $169.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 36902

    Office

    $1299.14

    Facility

    $209.64

    $52.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 36902

    Office

    $1179.56

    Facility

    $202.83

    $67.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 36902

    Office

    $1239.60

    Facility

    $218.74

    $7.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 36902

    Office

    $1106.65

    Facility

    $206.41

    $140.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 36902

    Office

    $1201.48

    Facility

    $210.05

    $45.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 36902

    Office

    $1224.44

    Facility

    $211.43

    $22.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 36902

    Office

    $1110.42

    Facility

    $204.30

    $136.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 36902

    Office

    $1174.77

    Facility

    $194.12

    $72.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 36902

    Office

    $1087.75

    Facility

    $196.34

    $159.11 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 36902

    Office

    $1127.73

    Facility

    $205.92

    $119.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 36902

    Office

    $1166.51

    Facility

    $202.53

    $80.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 36902

    Office

    $1201.48

    Facility

    $210.05

    $45.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 36902

    Office

    $1168.77

    Facility

    $197.92

    $78.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 36902

    Office

    $1240.54

    Facility

    $207.91

    $6.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 36902

    Office

    $1423.34

    Facility

    $220.08

    $176.48 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 36902

    Office

    $1131.71

    Facility

    $192.24

    $115.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 36902

    Office

    $1068.88

    Facility

    $216.69

    $177.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 36902

    Office

    $1184.49

    Facility

    $203.84

    $62.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

36902 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$1,036.76

$1,461.10

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$1,324.211
AL$1,054.131
AR$1,036.761
AZ$1,155.991
CA$1,279.16–$1,643.0329
CO$1,251.961
CT$1,276.661
DC$1,381.621
DE$1,176.991
FL$1,158.43–$1,268.903
GA$1,086.35–$1,212.202
GU$1,318.901
HI$1,318.901
IA$1,090.441
ID$1,097.321
IL$1,116.47–$1,237.664
IN$1,104.701
KS$1,081.911
KY$1,076.661
LA$1,073.65–$1,134.462
MA$1,241.87–$1,390.372
MD$1,202.46–$1,381.623
ME$1,100.90–$1,172.782
MI$1,106.03–$1,171.912
MN$1,203.081
MO$1,050.82–$1,142.343
MS$1,044.161
MT$1,190.691
NC$1,114.431
ND$1,176.461
NE$1,098.061
NH$1,229.121
NJ$1,292.23–$1,363.792
NM$1,111.801
NV$1,187.741
NY$1,133.13–$1,412.195
OH$1,103.121
OK$1,077.381
OR$1,179.56–$1,299.142
PA$1,106.65–$1,239.602
PR$1,201.481
RI$1,224.441
SC$1,110.421
SD$1,174.771
TN$1,087.751
TX$1,098.19–$1,246.868
UT$1,127.731
VA$1,166.51–$1,381.622
VI$1,201.481
VT$1,168.771
WA$1,240.54–$1,423.342
WI$1,131.711
WV$1,068.881
WY$1,184.491

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Where does this rate apply?

Austin is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 36902 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $1246.86 and the facility-setting rate is $209.33: a difference of $1037.53.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$1371.55

$1246.86 × 110% = $1371.55

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 36902 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,563

Code
36902
Physician work
4.71
Practice expense
30.22
Malpractice
0.72

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 36902 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.71× 1.0024.7194
Practice expense30.22× 1.05831.9728
Malpractice0.72× 0.8860.6379
Total RVUs37.3301
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$1246.86

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.711.002
Practice expense30.221.058
Malpractice0.720.886

(4.71 × 1.002 + 30.22 × 1.058 + 0.72 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $1246.86

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.711.002
Practice expense0.861.058
Malpractice0.720.886

(4.71 × 1.002 + 0.86 × 1.058 + 0.72 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $209.33

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

36902 · Office / nonfacility

$1246.86

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $92.84 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $1154.02 to $1246.86 (8.0%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $1154.02changed to$1246.86

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.83 changed to 4.71
    • Practice expense RVU 28.87 changed to 30.22
    • Malpractice RVU 0.71 changed to 0.72
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $1154.02

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$1246.86$209.33RVU26D
2026-07-01$1246.86$209.33RVU26C
2026-04-01$1246.86$209.33RVU26B
2026-01-01$1246.86$209.33RVU26A
2025-10-01$1154.02$226.96RVU25D
2025-07-01$1154.02$226.96RVU25C
2025-04-01$1154.02$226.96RVU25B
2025-01-01$1154.02$226.96RVU25A

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 36902PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,563 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)