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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

95908 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$122.47

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.

Electrodiagnostic testing

About 95908: Peripheral nerve conduction study, three to four studies

Reports a peripheral nerve conduction evaluation comprising three or four studies, commonly used to investigate numbness, weakness, entrapment neuropathy, or peripheral nerve disease.

Nerve conduction studies measure how electrical signals travel along peripheral nerves. Neurologists and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians commonly use them to evaluate symptoms such as hand numbness from suspected median neuropathy at the wrist, ulnar nerve symptoms, or findings suggesting a generalized peripheral neuropathy. Testing may be performed in an office or hospital outpatient setting, and may be paired with needle electromyography when the clinical question also calls for assessment of muscle electrical activity.

Select this code when the total number of separately reportable nerve conduction studies performed is three or four, applying CPT counting rules rather than choosing by diagnosis or number of limbs alone. Document the nerves and methods tested, results, and interpretation. The global service includes the professional interpretation and the technical work, equipment, and staff. Modifier 26 identifies the professional component; modifier TC identifies the technical component. CMS separately prices both modifiers.

CMS billing rules for 95908

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 RVU1.22 · 34%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.26 · 64%
  • Malpractice RVU0.06 · 2%

42.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #845 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.

95908 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

95907

Nerve conduction

One or two studies

$97.53

95907 applies when the evaluation includes one or two separately reportable nerve conduction studies; 95908 applies at three or four.

95909

Nerve conduction

Five to six studies

$147.05

95909 applies when the total is five or six studies, rather than the three or four represented by 95908.

95905

Nerve conduction test

Automated device, 1-2 studies

$35.13

95905 describes motor and/or sensory nerve testing performed using an automated device. Choose between it and 95908 based on the testing method, not by treating it as another study-count level.

95886

Needle EMG add-on

Complete study, each extremity

$103.92

95886 reports needle EMG assessment of muscle electrical activity, not nerve conduction testing. It may accompany 95908, but does not contribute to its study count.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 95908 is $111.30—$11.17 lower than the $122.47 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

95908 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $122.47

  2. Beaumont

    $111.30

    $11.17 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $117.44

    $5.03 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $118.02

    $4.45 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $117.29

    $5.18 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $117.69

    $4.78 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $118.79

    $3.68 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, 95908 ranges from $106.62 in Arkansas to $155.16 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 · 95908

    Office

    $114.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 95908

    Office

    $133.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 95908

    Office

    $134.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 95908

    Office

    $124.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 95908

    Office

    $121.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 95908

    Office

    $134.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 95908

    Office

    $142.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 95908

    Office

    $107.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 95908

    Office

    $106.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 95908

    Office

    $115.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.79 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 95908

    Office

    $143.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 95908

    Office

    $132.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.45 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 95908

    Office

    $131.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.61 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 95908

    Office

    $130.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 95908

    Office

    $133.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 95908

    Office

    $151.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 95908

    Office

    $151.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 95908

    Office

    $155.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.69 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 95908

    Office

    $154.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 95908

    Office

    $128.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 95908

    Office

    $134.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 95908

    Office

    $130.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 95908

    Office

    $135.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 95908

    Office

    $143.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 95908

    Office

    $125.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 95908

    Office

    $123.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 95908

    Office

    $125.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.82 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 95908

    Office

    $117.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 95908

    Office

    $120.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 95908

    Office

    $115.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 95908

    Office

    $119.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 95908

    Office

    $110.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 95908

    Office

    $127.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 95908

    Office

    $110.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 95908

    Office

    $111.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 95908

    Office

    $114.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 95908

    Office

    $112.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 95908

    Office

    $122.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 95908

    Office

    $111.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 95908

    Office

    $110.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 95908

    Office

    $109.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 95908

    Office

    $114.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 95908

    Office

    $109.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 95908

    Office

    $134.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 95908

    Office

    $122.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 95908

    Office

    $124.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 95908

    Office

    $119.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 95908

    Office

    $111.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 95908

    Office

    $116.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 95908

    Office

    $116.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 95908

    Office

    $111.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 95908

    Office

    $119.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 95908

    Office

    $113.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.88 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 95908

    Office

    $114.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 95908

    Office

    $107.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.70 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 95908

    Office

    $107.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 95908

    Office

    $118.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 95908

    Office

    $112.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 95908

    Office

    $117.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 95908

    Office

    $111.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 95908

    Office

    $121.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 95908

    Office

    $133.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.55 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 95908

    Office

    $127.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 95908

    Office

    $112.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 95908

    Office

    $117.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 95908

    Office

    $136.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.36 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 95908

    Office

    $127.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.19 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 95908

    Office

    $135.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.00 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 95908

    Office

    $113.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 95908

    Office

    $111.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.78 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 95908

    Office

    $109.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 95908

    Office

    $126.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 95908

    Office

    $117.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 95908

    Office

    $122.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 95908

    Office

    $111.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 95908

    Office

    $119.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 95908

    Office

    $121.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 95908

    Office

    $112.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 95908

    Office

    $116.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 95908

    Office

    $110.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 95908

    Office

    $113.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 95908

    Office

    $116.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 95908

    Office

    $119.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 95908

    Office

    $116.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 95908

    Office

    $122.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 95908

    Office

    $137.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 95908

    Office

    $113.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 95908

    Office

    $109.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 95908

    Office

    $117.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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$142.62

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$142.621
AL$107.931
AR$106.621
AZ$115.611
CA$125.25–$155.1629
CO$123.121
CT$125.291
DC$134.101
DE$117.331
FL$115.93–$124.403
GA$110.47–$119.972
GU$127.741
HI$127.741
IA$110.611
ID$111.141
IL$112.80–$122.114
IN$111.701
KS$110.001
KY$109.691
LA$109.47–$114.062
MA$122.49–$134.332
MD$119.39–$134.103
ME$111.44–$116.822
MI$111.93–$116.972
MN$119.021
MO$107.77–$114.623
MS$107.221
MT$118.241
NC$112.461
ND$117.051
NE$111.181
NH$121.081
NJ$127.01–$133.022
NM$112.381
NV$117.981
NY$113.87–$136.835
OH$111.691
OK$109.721
OR$117.34–$126.762
PA$111.94–$122.452
PR$119.041
RI$121.291
SC$112.201
SD$116.911
TN$110.441
TX$111.30–$122.478
UT$113.511
VA$116.37–$134.102
VI$119.041
VT$116.491
WA$122.29–$137.052
WI$113.681
WV$109.211
WY$117.721

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Reference amount per service

$134.72

$122.47 × 110% = $134.72

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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 95908 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,633

Code
95908
Physician work
1.22
Practice expense
2.26
Malpractice
0.06

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 95908 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.22× 1.0021.2224
Practice expense2.26× 1.0582.3911
Malpractice0.06× 0.8860.0532
Total RVUs3.6667
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$122.47

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.221.002
Practice expense2.261.058
Malpractice0.060.886

(1.22 × 1.002 + 2.26 × 1.058 + 0.06 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $122.47

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

95908 · Office / nonfacility

$122.47

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $12.89 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $109.58 to $122.47 (11.8%).

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

    $109.58changed to$122.47

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.25 changed to 1.22
    • Practice expense RVU 2.00 changed to 2.26
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.06
    • 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: $109.58

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$122.47Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$122.47Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$122.47Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$122.47Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$109.58Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$109.58Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$109.58Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$109.58Not available in this settingRVU25A

95908 billing questions

How is this code chosen over 95907 or 95909?

Choose 95908 when the completed evaluation includes three or four separately reportable nerve conduction studies. Use 95907 for one or two studies and 95909 for five or six.

Does needle EMG count toward the three or four studies?

No. Needle electromyography evaluates muscle electrical activity and is distinct from nerve conduction studies; it does not add to the nerve conduction study count.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or modifier TC for the technical work, equipment, and staff. Report the code without either modifier for the global service.

What documentation supports reporting 95908?

Record the nerves and testing methods, the study results, and the interpretation. The documentation should support a total of three or four separately reportable nerve conduction studies.

Can this be reported with needle EMG?

Yes, nerve conduction testing may be performed with needle EMG when both services are clinically indicated and separately documented. The EMG is reported separately and is not included in the nerve conduction study count.

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 95908PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,633 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)