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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

75600 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$186.23

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

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.

Radiology

About 75600: Thoracic aortography without serial imaging

Reports contrast imaging and physician interpretation of the thoracic aorta when the examination is performed without serial radiographic imaging.

This service covers contrast imaging of the thoracic aorta and the physician’s radiological supervision and interpretation. It may be performed in a hospital angiography suite or an outpatient catheterization setting to evaluate the aorta’s anatomy or suspected disease, such as an aneurysm or dissection. The defining distinction from the related serial-imaging code is that this examination is performed without serialography. A radiologist or another qualified physician interprets the images.

Choose the code based on the imaging performed, not simply the suspected diagnosis. The report should identify the thoracic aortic coverage, describe the contrast examination and findings, and support that serial imaging was not performed. Report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or TC for the technical service; reporting without either modifier represents the global service. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are reported, the multiple-procedure reduction applies to this code’s technical component. Catheter placement is distinct from the imaging interpretation and may be separately reported when appropriate.

CMS billing rules for 75600

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.
Multiple procedures
Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.48 · 9%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.74 · 89%
  • Malpractice RVU0.09 · 2%

282

Medicare services in 2024 · #4043 by national volume

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.

75600 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

75605

Thoracic aortography

Serial image acquisition

$125.04

Both concern thoracic aortic contrast imaging. Choose 75600 for an examination without serialography and 75605 when serial radiographic imaging is performed.

75625

Abdominal aortography

Abdominal aorta only

$128.64

75625 describes contrast imaging of the abdominal aorta; 75600 is for the thoracic aorta.

75630

Aortography

With bilateral iliofemoral runoff

$159.71

75630 covers abdominal aortic imaging that includes lower-extremity arterial runoff, not a thoracic-only aortogram.

75635

Ct angio abdominal arteries

No office rate

75635 is CT angiography of abdominal arteries. Code 75600 describes contrast aortography of the thoracic aorta.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 75600 is $162.90—$23.33 lower than the $186.23 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

75600 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $186.23

  2. Beaumont

    $162.90

    $23.33 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $175.40

    $10.83 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $176.44

    $9.79 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $174.90

    $11.33 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $175.86

    $10.37 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $177.51

    $8.72 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, 75600 ranges from $153.58 in Arkansas to $247.71 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 · 75600

    Office

    $168.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 75600

    Office

    $205.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 75600

    Office

    $206.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 75600

    Office

    $188.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 75600

    Office

    $182.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 75600

    Office

    $205.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 75600

    Office

    $194.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 75600

    Office

    $156.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 75600

    Office

    $153.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 75600

    Office

    $172.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 75600

    Office

    $227.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 75600

    Office

    $205.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 75600

    Office

    $192.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 75600

    Office

    $202.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 75600

    Office

    $201.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 75600

    Office

    $207.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 75600

    Office

    $242.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.94 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 75600

    Office

    $242.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 75600

    Office

    $247.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $61.48 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 75600

    Office

    $247.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $61.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 75600

    Office

    $198.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 75600

    Office

    $210.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.11 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 75600

    Office

    $202.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 75600

    Office

    $212.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 75600

    Office

    $227.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 75600

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 75600

    Office

    $187.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.80 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 75600

    Office

    $190.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 75600

    Office

    $175.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 75600

    Office

    $181.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 75600

    Office

    $171.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 75600

    Office

    $180.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 75600

    Office

    $160.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 75600

    Office

    $197.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.55 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 75600

    Office

    $162.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 75600

    Office

    $163.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 75600

    Office

    $167.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 75600

    Office

    $165.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 75600

    Office

    $184.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 75600

    Office

    $164.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 75600

    Office

    $160.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 75600

    Office

    $159.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.70 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 75600

    Office

    $168.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 75600

    Office

    $159.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 75600

    Office

    $208.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 75600

    Office

    $185.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 75600

    Office

    $189.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 75600

    Office

    $179.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 75600

    Office

    $163.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 75600

    Office

    $174.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 75600

    Office

    $173.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 75600

    Office

    $163.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 75600

    Office

    $179.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 75600

    Office

    $167.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 75600

    Office

    $169.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 75600

    Office

    $155.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 75600

    Office

    $154.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 75600

    Office

    $177.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.88 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 75600

    Office

    $165.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 75600

    Office

    $175.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 75600

    Office

    $163.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 75600

    Office

    $183.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 75600

    Office

    $203.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 75600

    Office

    $192.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 75600

    Office

    $164.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 75600

    Office

    $177.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 75600

    Office

    $210.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 75600

    Office

    $193.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 75600

    Office

    $208.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 75600

    Office

    $168.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 75600

    Office

    $163.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 75600

    Office

    $159.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 75600

    Office

    $194.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 75600

    Office

    $175.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 75600

    Office

    $184.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 75600

    Office

    $164.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 75600

    Office

    $179.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 75600

    Office

    $182.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 75600

    Office

    $164.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 75600

    Office

    $175.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 75600

    Office

    $161.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 75600

    Office

    $167.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 75600

    Office

    $173.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 75600

    Office

    $179.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 75600

    Office

    $174.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 75600

    Office

    $185.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 75600

    Office

    $213.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.32 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 75600

    Office

    $168.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 75600

    Office

    $157.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 75600

    Office

    $176.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

75600 · 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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$153.58

$219.58

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$194.321
AL$156.261
AR$153.581
AZ$172.021
CA$191.44–$247.7129
CO$187.031
CT$190.501
DC$206.751
DE$175.241
FL$171.90–$188.453
GA$160.84–$180.542
GU$197.781
HI$197.781
IA$162.091
ID$163.111
IL$165.28–$184.074
IN$164.261
KS$160.671
KY$159.531
LA$159.03–$168.432
MA$185.40–$208.402
MD$179.17–$206.753
ME$163.56–$174.822
MI$163.97–$173.882
MN$179.831
MO$155.43–$169.773
MS$154.571
MT$177.351
NC$165.671
ND$175.571
NE$163.301
NH$183.471
NJ$192.86–$203.902
NM$164.821
NV$177.021
NY$168.55–$210.885
OH$163.611
OK$159.751
OR$175.83–$194.422
PA$164.21–$184.722
PR$179.061
RI$182.561
SC$164.881
SD$175.361
TN$161.561
TX$162.90–$186.238
UT$167.551
VA$173.78–$206.752
VI$179.061
VT$174.291
WA$185.24–$213.552
WI$168.631
WV$157.911
WY$176.581

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Reference amount per service

$204.85

$186.23 × 110% = $204.85

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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 75600 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,501

Code
75600
Physician work
0.48
Practice expense
4.74
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 75600 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.48× 1.0020.4810
Practice expense4.74× 1.0585.0149
Malpractice0.09× 0.8860.0797
Total RVUs5.5756
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$186.23

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.481.002
Practice expense4.741.058
Malpractice0.090.886

(0.48 × 1.002 + 4.74 × 1.058 + 0.09 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $186.23

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

75600 · Office / nonfacility

$186.23

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.36 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $174.87 to $186.23 (6.5%).

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

    $174.87changed to$186.23

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.49 changed to 0.48
    • Practice expense RVU 4.63 changed to 4.74
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.09
    • 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: $174.87

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$186.23Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$186.23Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$186.23Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$186.23Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$174.87Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$174.87Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$174.87Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$174.87Not available in this settingRVU25A

75600 billing questions

When should this code be chosen instead of 75605?

Use 75600 when the thoracic aortic contrast examination is performed without serialography. Use 75605 when serial radiographic imaging is performed.

Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Does this code include aortic catheter placement?

The code represents the thoracic aortic imaging supervision and interpretation, not catheter placement itself. Report catheter placement separately when appropriate to the procedure.

What documentation supports reporting 75600?

Document the thoracic aortic coverage, the contrast examination, the interpretation and findings, and that the study was performed without serialography.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect this service?

When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are reported, the reduction applies to the technical component of 75600.

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 75600PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,501 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)