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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

88375 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$45.75

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$45.75

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 88375: Optical endomicroscopy interpretation

Report this service for a physician’s interpretation and report of real-time or recorded optical endomicroscopy images obtained during microscopic tissue assessment.

Optical endomicroscopy produces microscopic images of tissue in a clinical setting, commonly during gastrointestinal endoscopy. The physician reviews real-time or recorded images to assess cellular and tissue features and prepares an interpretation and report. This is image-based assessment, distinct from examining a removed specimen on a conventional pathology slide.

Report 88375 for the professional interpretation and report, not for acquiring the images or furnishing the equipment and other technical work. CMS identifies this as a professional-component-only code; a separate code covers the technical portion. Documentation should identify the optical endomicroscopy study, the images reviewed, the physician’s findings, and the resulting interpretation. When optical endomicroscopy is performed as part of an endoscopic procedure, the endoscopy code describes that procedure; 88375 represents the separately coded interpretation service.

CMS billing rules for 88375

Professional and technical components
Professional-component-only code: interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.89 · 66%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.41 · 30%
  • Malpractice RVU0.05 · 4%

269

Medicare services in 2024 · #4079 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.

88375 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

88348

Electron microscopy

Diagnostic tissue examination

$502.25

88348 is for diagnostic electron microscopy of a specimen. 88375 concerns interpretation of optical endomicroscopy images obtained during a clinical study.

43252

Optical endomicroscopy

During upper endoscopy

$391.55

43252 describes an upper endoscopy performed with optical endomicroscopy. 88375 describes the professional interpretation and report of the resulting images.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 88375 is $43.74—$2.01 lower than the $45.75 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

88375 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $45.75

  2. Beaumont

    $43.74

    $2.01 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $44.84

    $0.91 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $45.07

    $0.68 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $44.95

    $0.80 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $44.95

    $0.80 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $45.86

    $0.11 higher 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, 88375 ranges from $42.35 in Arkansas to $60.09 in Alaska*. 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 · 88375

    Office

    $44.23

    Facility

    $44.23

    $1.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88375

    Office

    $48.25

    Facility

    $48.25

    $2.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 88375

    Office

    $49.32

    Facility

    $49.32

    $3.57 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 88375

    Office

    $48.21

    Facility

    $48.21

    $2.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 88375

    Office

    $47.53

    Facility

    $47.53

    $1.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 88375

    Office

    $50.19

    Facility

    $50.19

    $4.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 88375

    Office

    $60.09

    Facility

    $60.09

    $14.34 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 88375

    Office

    $42.65

    Facility

    $42.65

    $3.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 88375

    Office

    $42.35

    Facility

    $42.35

    $3.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 88375

    Office

    $44.43

    Facility

    $44.43

    $1.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.32

    Facility

    $46.32

    $0.57 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 88375

    Office

    $50.50

    Facility

    $50.50

    $4.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 88375

    Office

    $47.79

    Facility

    $47.79

    $2.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.70

    Facility

    $46.70

    $0.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 88375

    Office

    $47.62

    Facility

    $47.62

    $1.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 88375

    Office

    $47.42

    Facility

    $47.42

    $1.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 88375

    Office

    $47.90

    Facility

    $47.90

    $2.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 88375

    Office

    $52.63

    Facility

    $52.63

    $6.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88375

    Office

    $52.57

    Facility

    $52.57

    $6.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88375

    Office

    $53.64

    Facility

    $53.64

    $7.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 88375

    Office

    $53.41

    Facility

    $53.41

    $7.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.73

    Facility

    $46.73

    $0.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 88375

    Office

    $47.88

    Facility

    $47.88

    $2.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 88375

    Office

    $47.42

    Facility

    $47.42

    $1.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 88375

    Office

    $48.33

    Facility

    $48.33

    $2.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 88375

    Office

    $50.42

    Facility

    $50.42

    $4.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 88375

    Office

    $46.14

    Facility

    $46.14

    $0.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 88375

    Office

    $45.96

    Facility

    $45.96

    $0.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 88375

    Office

    $47.09

    Facility

    $47.09

    $1.34 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 88375

    Office

    $44.91

    Facility

    $44.91

    $0.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 88375

    Office

    $46.62

    Facility

    $46.62

    $0.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 88375

    Office

    $45.33

    Facility

    $45.33

    $0.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 88375

    Office

    $45.74

    Facility

    $45.74

    $0.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 88375

    Office

    $43.93

    Facility

    $43.93

    $1.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 88375

    Office

    $46.26

    Facility

    $46.26

    $0.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 88375

    Office

    $42.92

    Facility

    $42.92

    $2.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 88375

    Office

    $43.12

    Facility

    $43.12

    $2.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 88375

    Office

    $45.69

    Facility

    $45.69

    $0.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 88375

    Office

    $44.84

    Facility

    $44.84

    $0.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 88375

    Office

    $46.96

    Facility

    $46.96

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 88375

    Office

    $43.23

    Facility

    $43.23

    $2.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 88375

    Office

    $42.95

    Facility

    $42.95

    $2.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 88375

    Office

    $43.43

    Facility

    $43.43

    $2.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 88375

    Office

    $44.51

    Facility

    $44.51

    $1.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 88375

    Office

    $43.45

    Facility

    $43.45

    $2.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 88375

    Office

    $48.78

    Facility

    $48.78

    $3.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 88375

    Office

    $45.95

    Facility

    $45.95

    $0.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 88375

    Office

    $46.96

    Facility

    $46.96

    $1.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 88375

    Office

    $45.42

    Facility

    $45.42

    $0.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 88375

    Office

    $43.36

    Facility

    $43.36

    $2.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 88375

    Office

    $44.35

    Facility

    $44.35

    $1.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 88375

    Office

    $45.76

    Facility

    $45.76

    $0.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 88375

    Office

    $44.12

    Facility

    $44.12

    $1.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 88375

    Office

    $44.31

    Facility

    $44.31

    $1.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 88375

    Office

    $44.22

    Facility

    $44.22

    $1.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 88375

    Office

    $44.44

    Facility

    $44.44

    $1.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 88375

    Office

    $43.16

    Facility

    $43.16

    $2.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 88375

    Office

    $42.75

    Facility

    $42.75

    $3.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 88375

    Office

    $45.09

    Facility

    $45.09

    $0.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 88375

    Office

    $43.57

    Facility

    $43.57

    $2.18 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 88375

    Office

    $44.10

    Facility

    $44.10

    $1.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 88375

    Office

    $43.00

    Facility

    $43.00

    $2.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 88375

    Office

    $45.44

    Facility

    $45.44

    $0.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 88375

    Office

    $49.27

    Facility

    $49.27

    $3.52 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 88375

    Office

    $47.70

    Facility

    $47.70

    $1.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 88375

    Office

    $44.29

    Facility

    $44.29

    $1.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 88375

    Office

    $44.83

    Facility

    $44.83

    $0.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 88375

    Office

    $51.01

    Facility

    $51.01

    $5.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 88375

    Office

    $48.08

    Facility

    $48.08

    $2.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 88375

    Office

    $50.22

    Facility

    $50.22

    $4.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 88375

    Office

    $43.91

    Facility

    $43.91

    $1.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 88375

    Office

    $43.91

    Facility

    $43.91

    $1.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 88375

    Office

    $43.25

    Facility

    $43.25

    $2.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 88375

    Office

    $46.66

    Facility

    $46.66

    $0.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 88375

    Office

    $44.54

    Facility

    $44.54

    $1.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 88375

    Office

    $46.51

    Facility

    $46.51

    $0.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 88375

    Office

    $43.88

    Facility

    $43.88

    $1.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 88375

    Office

    $45.22

    Facility

    $45.22

    $0.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 88375

    Office

    $45.93

    Facility

    $45.93

    $0.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 88375

    Office

    $43.80

    Facility

    $43.80

    $1.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 88375

    Office

    $43.98

    Facility

    $43.98

    $1.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 88375

    Office

    $43.07

    Facility

    $43.07

    $2.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 88375

    Office

    $44.10

    Facility

    $44.10

    $1.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 88375

    Office

    $44.37

    Facility

    $44.37

    $1.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 88375

    Office

    $45.22

    Facility

    $45.22

    $0.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 88375

    Office

    $44.13

    Facility

    $44.13

    $1.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 88375

    Office

    $45.80

    Facility

    $45.80

    $0.05 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 88375

    Office

    $49.38

    Facility

    $49.38

    $3.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 88375

    Office

    $43.36

    Facility

    $43.36

    $2.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 88375

    Office

    $44.02

    Facility

    $44.02

    $1.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 88375

    Office

    $44.66

    Facility

    $44.66

    $1.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

88375 · 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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$42.35

$60.09

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$60.091
AL$42.651
AR$42.351
AZ$44.431
CA$46.14–$53.6429
CO$45.961
CT$47.091
DC$49.321
DE$44.911
FL$45.33–$48.213
GA$43.93–$45.742
GU$46.261
HI$46.261
IA$42.921
ID$43.121
IL$44.84–$47.534
IN$43.231
KS$42.951
KY$43.431
LA$43.45–$44.512
MA$45.95–$48.782
MD$45.42–$49.323
ME$43.36–$44.352
MI$44.12–$45.762
MN$44.311
MO$43.16–$44.443
MS$42.751
MT$45.091
NC$43.571
ND$44.101
NE$43.001
NH$45.441
NJ$47.70–$49.272
NM$44.291
NV$44.831
NY$43.91–$51.015
OH$43.911
OK$43.251
OR$44.54–$46.662
PA$43.88–$46.512
PR$45.221
RI$45.931
SC$43.801
SD$43.981
TN$43.071
TX$43.74–$45.868
UT$44.101
VA$44.37–$49.322
VI$45.221
VT$44.131
WA$45.80–$49.382
WI$43.361
WV$44.021
WY$44.661

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 88375 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $45.75 and the facility-setting rate is $45.75: a difference of $0.00.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 88375 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$50.33

$45.75 × 110% = $50.33

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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 88375 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,313

Code
88375
Physician work
0.89
Practice expense
0.41
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 88375 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.89× 1.0020.8918
Practice expense0.41× 1.0580.4338
Malpractice0.05× 0.8860.0443
Total RVUs1.3699
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$45.75

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
Work0.891.002
Practice expense0.411.058
Malpractice0.050.886

(0.89 × 1.002 + 0.41 × 1.058 + 0.05 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $45.75

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.891.002
Practice expense0.411.058
Malpractice0.050.886

(0.89 × 1.002 + 0.41 × 1.058 + 0.05 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $45.75

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

88375 · Office / nonfacility

$45.75

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.24 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $45.51 to $45.75 (0.5%).

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

    $45.51changed to$45.75

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.91 changed to 0.89
    • Practice expense RVU 0.44 changed to 0.41
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • 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: $45.51

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$45.75$45.75RVU26D
2026-07-01$45.75$45.75RVU26C
2026-04-01$45.75$45.75RVU26B
2026-01-01$45.75$45.75RVU26A
2025-10-01$45.51$45.51RVU25D
2025-07-01$45.51$45.51RVU25C
2025-04-01$45.51$45.51RVU25B
2025-01-01$45.51$45.51RVU25A

88375 billing questions

Does 88375 include the equipment and image acquisition?

No. It represents the physician’s interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.

How does 88375 differ from 88376?

88375 reports interpretation and reporting of the images. 88376 covers the technical portion of optical endomicroscopy.

Is 88375 the same as a biopsy pathology examination?

No. It reports interpretation of optical endomicroscopy images, rather than microscopic examination of a removed tissue specimen.

What documentation supports reporting 88375?

Document the optical endomicroscopy images reviewed, the physician’s findings, and a report of the interpretation.

Can 88375 be reported with an endoscopy that uses optical endomicroscopy?

It may represent the interpretation service associated with an endoscopic study; the endoscopy code describes the procedure, while 88375 represents the image interpretation and report.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic 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 88375PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,313 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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