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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

96932 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$129.63

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.

Dermatology imaging

About 96932: Reflectance confocal microscopy image acquisition

Reports technical acquisition of reflectance confocal microscopy images for the first skin lesion when interpretation is separately coded.

Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) captures in-vivo images of a skin lesion at cellular detail without removing tissue. Dermatologists may use it to evaluate a concerning pigmented or nonpigmented lesion, including one suspected of skin cancer. This code covers image acquisition for the first lesion; it does not include the physician’s interpretation of the images.

Report the first-lesion acquisition code based on the service performed, not the lesion’s size or severity. Documentation should identify the lesion and its body site and support that RCM images were acquired. For additional lesions, use the applicable additional-lesion code. CMS classifies 96932 as a technical-component-only service, with interpretation covered by a separate code. When interpretation is performed and reported separately, document it distinctly from image acquisition.

CMS billing rules for 96932

Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.66 · 100%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 0%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #5745 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.

96932 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

96931

Confocal microscopy

First lesion, acquisition and interpretation

$172.53

Use 96932 for first-lesion image acquisition only. Use 96931 when the service includes both image acquisition and interpretation.

96933

Confocal microscopy

Interpretation only, first lesion

$42.89

96933 covers interpretation only for the first lesion; 96932 covers image acquisition only.

96935

Confocal imaging

Acquisition only, additional lesion

$80.57

96935 is for image acquisition only on each additional lesion, while 96932 covers acquisition for the first lesion.

96934

Skin imaging

Each additional lesion

$120.71

96934 covers both acquisition and interpretation for each additional lesion. 96932 covers acquisition only for the first lesion.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 96932 is $111.56—$18.07 lower than the $129.63 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

96932 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $129.63

  2. Beaumont

    $111.56

    $18.07 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $121.41

    $8.22 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $122.04

    $7.59 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $120.83

    $8.80 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $121.67

    $7.96 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $121.85

    $7.78 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, 96932 ranges from $105.18 in Arkansas to $176.46 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 · 96932

    Office

    $116.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.32 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96932

    Office

    $144.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 96932

    Office

    $144.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 96932

    Office

    $128.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 96932

    Office

    $123.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 96932

    Office

    $142.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 96932

    Office

    $130.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 96932

    Office

    $107.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 96932

    Office

    $105.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 96932

    Office

    $118.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 96932

    Office

    $161.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 96932

    Office

    $144.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 96932

    Office

    $142.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 96932

    Office

    $141.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 96932

    Office

    $146.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 96932

    Office

    $172.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96932

    Office

    $172.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96932

    Office

    $176.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96932

    Office

    $176.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 96932

    Office

    $139.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.79 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 96932

    Office

    $148.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 96932

    Office

    $142.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 96932

    Office

    $150.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 96932

    Office

    $161.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 96932

    Office

    $134.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 96932

    Office

    $130.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 96932

    Office

    $132.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.43 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 96932

    Office

    $121.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 96932

    Office

    $124.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 96932

    Office

    $117.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 96932

    Office

    $124.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 96932

    Office

    $109.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 96932

    Office

    $139.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 96932

    Office

    $111.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 96932

    Office

    $112.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 96932

    Office

    $113.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 96932

    Office

    $112.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 96932

    Office

    $126.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 96932

    Office

    $113.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 96932

    Office

    $110.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 96932

    Office

    $108.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 96932

    Office

    $115.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 96932

    Office

    $108.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 96932

    Office

    $146.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 96932

    Office

    $128.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 96932

    Office

    $131.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 96932

    Office

    $124.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.61 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 96932

    Office

    $112.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 96932

    Office

    $121.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 96932

    Office

    $118.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 96932

    Office

    $111.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 96932

    Office

    $125.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 96932

    Office

    $115.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 96932

    Office

    $116.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 96932

    Office

    $105.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.93 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 96932

    Office

    $105.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 96932

    Office

    $122.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 96932

    Office

    $114.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 96932

    Office

    $122.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.25 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 96932

    Office

    $112.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 96932

    Office

    $127.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 96932

    Office

    $142.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.53 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 96932

    Office

    $133.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 96932

    Office

    $112.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 96932

    Office

    $122.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 96932

    Office

    $145.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.34 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 96932

    Office

    $134.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 96932

    Office

    $144.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 96932

    Office

    $116.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 96932

    Office

    $111.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 96932

    Office

    $109.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 96932

    Office

    $136.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.44 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 96932

    Office

    $121.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 96932

    Office

    $127.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.97 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 96932

    Office

    $112.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 96932

    Office

    $123.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 96932

    Office

    $126.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 96932

    Office

    $113.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 96932

    Office

    $122.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.27 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 96932

    Office

    $111.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 96932

    Office

    $115.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 96932

    Office

    $120.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 96932

    Office

    $123.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 96932

    Office

    $121.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 96932

    Office

    $128.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 96932

    Office

    $150.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 96932

    Office

    $117.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 96932

    Office

    $106.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.92 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 96932

    Office

    $122.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.14 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

96932 · 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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$105.18

$155.31

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$130.381
AL$107.161
AR$105.181
AZ$118.741
CA$134.16–$176.4629
CO$130.331
CT$132.061
DC$144.381
DE$121.081
FL$117.37–$128.103
GA$109.44–$124.602
GU$139.191
HI$139.191
IA$111.991
ID$112.631
IL$112.13–$126.144
IN$113.491
KS$110.681
KY$108.981
LA$108.51–$115.412
MA$128.99–$146.262
MD$124.02–$144.383
ME$112.68–$121.362
MI$111.99–$118.532
MN$125.891
MO$105.70–$116.713
MS$105.501
MT$122.581
NC$114.271
ND$122.381
NE$112.961
NH$127.551
NJ$133.86–$142.162
NM$112.501
NV$122.651
NY$116.37–$145.975
OH$111.951
OK$109.431
OR$121.99–$136.072
PA$112.54–$127.662
PR$123.921
RI$126.581
SC$113.241
SD$122.361
TN$111.301
TX$111.56–$129.638
UT$115.211
VA$120.40–$144.382
VI$123.921
VT$121.191
WA$128.98–$150.272
WI$117.221
WV$106.711
WY$122.491

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 96932 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$142.59

$129.63 × 110% = $142.59

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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 96932 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,834

Code
96932
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
3.66
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 96932 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0020.0000
Practice expense3.66× 1.0583.8723
Malpractice0.01× 0.8860.0089
Total RVUs3.8811
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$129.63

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
Work01.002
Practice expense3.661.058
Malpractice0.010.886

(0 × 1.002 + 3.66 × 1.058 + 0.01 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $129.63

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

96932 · Office / nonfacility

$129.63

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.15 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $125.48 to $129.63 (3.3%).

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

    $125.48changed to$129.63

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 3.70 changed to 3.66
    • 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: $125.48

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$129.63Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$129.63Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$129.63Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$129.63Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$125.48Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$125.48Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$125.48Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$125.48Not available in this settingRVU25A

96932 billing questions

How does 96932 differ from 96931?

96932 reports image acquisition only for the first lesion. Use 96931 when the first-lesion service includes both acquisition and interpretation.

Is interpretation included in 96932?

No. CMS identifies 96932 as technical-component-only; the interpretation is reported separately with 96933 when performed.

How is acquisition for another lesion reported?

For acquisition only on each additional lesion, use 96935. The additional-lesion codes are selected according to whether acquisition, interpretation, or both were performed.

Is 96932 reported per image or per lesion?

It represents acquisition for the first lesion, rather than a count of individual images. Use the applicable additional-lesion code for further lesions.

What documentation supports 96932?

Document the lesion’s identity and body site and that reflectance confocal microscopy image acquisition was performed. Keep any separately performed interpretation documented as a distinct service.

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 96932PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,834 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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