No office rate
51900 addresses a bladder-vaginal lesion. Choose 51940 when the operative diagnosis is bladder exstrophy rather than a lesion involving the bladder and vagina.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
51940 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1463.42
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.
Urologic surgery
About 51940: Bladder exstrophy correction
Reports surgical reconstruction of bladder exstrophy, including correction of the exposed bladder defect, with or without an osteotomy.
This code describes operative correction of bladder exstrophy, a congenital defect in which the bladder is exposed through an opening in the lower abdominal wall. Reconstruction addresses the bladder defect and its associated abdominal-wall opening; an osteotomy may be part of the operation. Pediatric urologists typically perform the procedure in a hospital operating room, often as part of a planned reconstructive course.
Report 51940 when the operative service is correction of bladder exstrophy, rather than closure of a fistula or repair of a bladder-vaginal lesion. The operative report should identify the exstrophy and describe the reconstruction, including whether an osteotomy was performed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this procedure.
CMS billing rules for 51940
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU29.89 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.88 · 23%
- Malpractice RVU3.85 · 9%
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
51940 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
51920 is for closure of a bladder-uterus fistula. It does not describe reconstruction of bladder exstrophy.
No office rate
51925 concerns bladder repair associated with hysterectomy, rather than correction of a congenital bladder exstrophy defect.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
51940 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Austin · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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 · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1427.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1515.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1584.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1667.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1632.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1649.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1919.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1359.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1348.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1428.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1457.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1446.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1561.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1496.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1487.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1487.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1480.70
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1492.68
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1617.52
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1613.15
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1652.96
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1635.08
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1460.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1489.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1480.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1502.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1555.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1461.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1529.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1444.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1565.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1507.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1491.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1446.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1448.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1351.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1362.78
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1560.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1500.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1572.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1366.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1361.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1409.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1454.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1413.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1547.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1464.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1527.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1460.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1381.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1406.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1533.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1444.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1375.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1433.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1441.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1408.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1377.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1456.69
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1388.41
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1380.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1351.55
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1454.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1581.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1539.72
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1455.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1435.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1693.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1560.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1637.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1402.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1429.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1392.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1476.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1417.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1513.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1422.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1458.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1472.92
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1412.58
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1371.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1367.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1424.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1413.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1458.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1390.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1456.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1558.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1354.10
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1469.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 51940
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1423.51
No comparable office rate is available.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
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| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
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| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
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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- 51940 in Barton Creek
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- 51940 in Briarcliff
- 51940 in Cedar Park
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- 51940 in Creedmoor
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- 51940 in Elgin
Multiple payment areas
- 51940 in Garfield
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 51940 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1609.76
$1463.42 × 110% = $1609.76
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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 51940 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,099
- Code
- 51940
- Physician work
- 29.89
- Practice expense
- 9.88
- Malpractice
- 3.85
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 29.89 | × 1.002 | 29.9498 |
| Practice expense | 9.88 | × 1.058 | 10.4530 |
| Malpractice | 3.85 | × 0.886 | 3.4111 |
| Total RVUs | 43.8139 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$1463.42
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 29.89 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 9.88 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 3.85 | 0.886 |
(29.89 × 1.002 + 9.88 × 1.058 + 3.85 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $1463.42
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
51940 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1463.42 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1463.42 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1463.42 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1463.42 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1594.73 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1594.73 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1594.73 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1594.73 | RVU25A |
51940 billing questions
When should 51940 be selected instead of a bladder fistula repair code?
Use 51940 for correction of bladder exstrophy. Codes for vesicovaginal or vesicouterine fistula repair address abnormal connections between organs, not the congenital exstrophy defect.
Does the code include an osteotomy when one is performed?
The service is described as correction of bladder exstrophy with or without osteotomy. Document whether an osteotomy was performed as part of the reconstruction.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
How does Medicare handle other procedures performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction, with payment at 50%.
Should modifier 50 be used?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this bladder exstrophy correction.
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.
6,09651900,,Repair bladder/vagina lesion,A,,14.26,6.22,NA,6.22,,1.83,22.31,22.31,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,09751920,,Close bladder-uterus fistula,A,,13.07,5.99,NA,5.99,,1.68,20.74,20.74,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,09851925,,Hysterectomy/bladder repair,A,,17.09,8.22,NA,8.22,,3.00,28.31,28.31,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,09951940,,Correction of bladder defect,A,,29.89,9.88,NA,9.88,,3.85,43.62,43.62,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,10051960,,Revision of bladder & bowel,A,,24.77,9.08,NA,9.08,,3.18,37.03,37.03,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,10151980,,Construct bladder opening,A,,12.26,5.54,NA,5.54,,1.57,19.37,19.37,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,10251990,,Laparo urethral suspension,A,,13.03,5.35,NA,5.35,,1.71,20.09,20.09,0,090,0.08,0.83,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858