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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

88332 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$55.34

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.

Surgical pathology

About 88332: Additional intraoperative frozen-section block

Reports a pathologist’s intraoperative frozen-section examination of each additional tissue block beyond the initial block, such as when assessing surgical margins.

A pathologist uses this service during an operation to examine an additional tissue block by frozen section and provide an immediate diagnostic opinion to the surgeon. It is commonly used when further tissue is submitted to assess a margin or clarify an intraoperative finding. The work may occur in a hospital or other surgical setting with the specimen processed and examined while the procedure is underway.

Report 88332 for each additional block examined after the initial block, typically with 88331 for the first block. The operative and pathology records should support the number of distinct blocks examined and the intraoperative interpretation communicated to the surgical team. For Medicare, modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and reporting without either modifier represents the global service. CMS separately prices the 26 and TC components.

CMS billing rules for 88332

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.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.58 · 36%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.00 · 63%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%

117.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #520 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.

88332 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

88331

Frozen section

First block, one specimen

$100.49

88331 covers the initial tissue block in an intraoperative frozen-section consultation; 88332 is for each additional block examined.

88334

Intraoperative cytology

Each additional site

$55.51

88334 covers additional intraoperative cytologic examinations, while 88332 covers additional tissue blocks examined by frozen section.

88329

Pathology consult

Gross examination only

$53.68

88329 represents an intraoperative pathology consultation based on gross examination. Choose 88332 when an additional tissue block is examined by frozen section.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 88332 is $50.39—$4.95 lower than the $55.34 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

88332 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $55.34

  2. Beaumont

    $50.39

    $4.95 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $53.15

    $2.19 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $53.39

    $1.95 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $53.06

    $2.28 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $53.25

    $2.09 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $53.61

    $1.73 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, 88332 ranges from $48.41 in Arkansas to $70.03 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 · 88332

    Office

    $51.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88332

    Office

    $60.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 88332

    Office

    $60.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 88332

    Office

    $55.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.49 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 88332

    Office

    $54.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 88332

    Office

    $60.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 88332

    Office

    $65.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 88332

    Office

    $48.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 88332

    Office

    $48.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 88332

    Office

    $52.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 88332

    Office

    $64.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.61 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 88332

    Office

    $59.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 88332

    Office

    $59.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 88332

    Office

    $59.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 88332

    Office

    $60.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 88332

    Office

    $68.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88332

    Office

    $68.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88332

    Office

    $70.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88332

    Office

    $69.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.59 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 88332

    Office

    $58.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 88332

    Office

    $60.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.38 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 88332

    Office

    $59.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 88332

    Office

    $61.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.99 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 88332

    Office

    $64.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 88332

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 88332

    Office

    $55.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 88332

    Office

    $56.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 88332

    Office

    $53.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 88332

    Office

    $54.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 88332

    Office

    $52.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 88332

    Office

    $54.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 88332

    Office

    $49.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 88332

    Office

    $57.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 88332

    Office

    $50.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 88332

    Office

    $50.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 88332

    Office

    $51.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 88332

    Office

    $50.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 88332

    Office

    $54.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 88332

    Office

    $50.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 88332

    Office

    $49.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 88332

    Office

    $49.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 88332

    Office

    $51.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 88332

    Office

    $49.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 88332

    Office

    $60.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 88332

    Office

    $55.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 88332

    Office

    $56.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 88332

    Office

    $53.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 88332

    Office

    $50.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 88332

    Office

    $52.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 88332

    Office

    $52.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 88332

    Office

    $50.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 88332

    Office

    $53.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 88332

    Office

    $51.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 88332

    Office

    $51.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 88332

    Office

    $48.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 88332

    Office

    $48.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 88332

    Office

    $53.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.90 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 88332

    Office

    $50.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 88332

    Office

    $53.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 88332

    Office

    $50.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 88332

    Office

    $54.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 88332

    Office

    $60.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.71 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 88332

    Office

    $57.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 88332

    Office

    $50.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 88332

    Office

    $53.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 88332

    Office

    $61.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 88332

    Office

    $57.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 88332

    Office

    $61.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 88332

    Office

    $51.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 88332

    Office

    $50.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 88332

    Office

    $49.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 88332

    Office

    $57.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 88332

    Office

    $53.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 88332

    Office

    $55.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 88332

    Office

    $50.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 88332

    Office

    $53.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 88332

    Office

    $54.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 88332

    Office

    $50.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 88332

    Office

    $53.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 88332

    Office

    $50.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 88332

    Office

    $51.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 88332

    Office

    $52.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 88332

    Office

    $53.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 88332

    Office

    $52.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 88332

    Office

    $55.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 88332

    Office

    $61.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 88332

    Office

    $51.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 88332

    Office

    $49.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 88332

    Office

    $53.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

88332 · 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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$48.41

$65.00

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$65.001
AL$48.981
AR$48.411
AZ$52.311
CA$56.67–$70.0329
CO$55.671
CT$56.541
DC$60.511
DE$53.071
FL$52.31–$55.833
GA$49.96–$54.172
GU$57.741
HI$57.741
IA$50.201
ID$50.421
IL$50.91–$54.994
IN$50.661
KS$49.901
KY$49.681
LA$49.57–$51.562
MA$55.39–$60.642
MD$53.98–$60.513
ME$50.52–$52.892
MI$50.62–$52.732
MN$53.941
MO$48.81–$51.843
MS$48.621
MT$53.441
NC$50.961
ND$53.041
NE$50.451
NH$54.731
NJ$57.35–$60.052
NM$50.801
NV$53.361
NY$51.57–$61.575
OH$50.541
OK$49.721
OR$53.11–$57.292
PA$50.67–$55.292
PR$53.801
RI$54.841
SC$50.801
SD$53.001
TN$50.091
TX$50.39–$55.348
UT$51.371
VA$52.68–$60.512
VI$53.801
VT$52.781
WA$55.30–$61.872
WI$51.581
WV$49.351
WY$53.271

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 88332 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$60.87

$55.34 × 110% = $60.87

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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 88332 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,239

Code
88332
Physician work
0.58
Practice expense
1.00
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 88332 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.58× 1.0020.5812
Practice expense1.00× 1.0581.0580
Malpractice0.02× 0.8860.0177
Total RVUs1.6569
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$55.34

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.581.002
Practice expense11.058
Malpractice0.020.886

(0.58 × 1.002 + 1 × 1.058 + 0.02 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $55.34

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

88332 · Office / nonfacility

$55.34

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.81 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $54.53 to $55.34 (1.5%).

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

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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

    $54.53changed to$55.34

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.59 changed to 0.58
    • Practice expense RVU 1.03 changed to 1.00
    • 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: $54.53

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$55.34Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$55.34Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$55.34Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$55.34Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$54.53Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$54.53Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$54.53Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$54.53Not available in this settingRVU25A

88332 billing questions

When should 88332 be reported instead of 88331?

Use 88331 for the initial tissue block in the intraoperative frozen-section consultation. Report 88332 for each additional block examined during that consultation.

Can 88332 be reported with 88331?

Yes. The additional-block service is reported with 88331 for the initial block when the pathologist examines further blocks during the same intraoperative consultation.

Which modifiers identify the components?

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

What documentation supports multiple units?

The pathology record should identify the additional blocks examined and document the intraoperative findings or interpretation. Report a unit for each additional block supported by the record.

Is 88332 for an intraoperative cytology examination?

No. It represents additional tissue-block frozen-section work. Intraoperative cytologic examination is represented by the separate 88333 and 88334 code family.

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 88332PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,239 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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