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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

96933 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$42.89

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 96933: Reflectance confocal microscopy interpretation, first lesion

Reports a physician’s interpretation of reflectance confocal microscopy images for the first skin lesion when image acquisition is billed separately.

Reflectance confocal microscopy creates noninvasive optical images of skin at cellular detail. A physician, commonly a dermatologist, reviews the images and prepares the interpretation and report for a lesion being evaluated, such as a lesion with features that raise concern for skin cancer. The service is generally performed as part of outpatient dermatologic evaluation; this code represents the physician’s image interpretation, not image capture.

Report 96933 for interpretation and reporting of the first lesion when the technical acquisition is billed separately under 96932. The record should identify the lesion and site, support that the images were reviewed, and include the physician’s findings and report. For interpretation and reporting of an additional lesion, the corresponding code is 96936. CMS classifies 96933 as a professional-component-only code, so it represents the interpretive service rather than the technical work of acquiring images.

CMS billing rules for 96933

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

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.78 · 62%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.45 · 36%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 2%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #6119 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.

96933 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

96931

Confocal microscopy

First lesion, acquisition and interpretation

$172.53

96931 includes image acquisition along with interpretation and reporting for the first lesion. Choose 96933 when only the interpretive service is represented and acquisition is billed separately.

96932

Confocal skin imaging

First lesion, acquisition only

$129.63

96932 represents acquisition of images for the first lesion without interpretation and reporting. 96933 represents the physician’s interpretation and report.

96936

RCM interpretation

Each additional lesion

$40.14

96936 is for interpretation and reporting of each additional lesion; 96933 is for the first lesion.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 96933 is $40.66—$2.23 lower than the $42.89 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

96933 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $42.89

  2. Beaumont

    $40.66

    $2.23 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $41.94

    $0.95 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $42.12

    $0.77 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $41.98

    $0.91 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $42.02

    $0.87 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $42.57

    $0.32 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, 96933 ranges from $39.48 in Arkansas to $55.64 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 · 96933

    Office

    $41.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96933

    Office

    $45.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.68 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 96933

    Office

    $46.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 96933

    Office

    $44.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.34 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 96933

    Office

    $43.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 96933

    Office

    $46.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 96933

    Office

    $55.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 96933

    Office

    $39.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 96933

    Office

    $39.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 96933

    Office

    $41.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 96933

    Office

    $48.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 96933

    Office

    $45.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 96933

    Office

    $45.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 96933

    Office

    $44.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 96933

    Office

    $45.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 96933

    Office

    $50.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.29 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96933

    Office

    $50.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96933

    Office

    $51.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.24 higher than Austin for the office setting.

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

    California · 96933

    Office

    $50.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.10 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 96933

    Office

    $44.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.26 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 96933

    Office

    $45.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 96933

    Office

    $44.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 96933

    Office

    $45.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.94 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 96933

    Office

    $47.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 96933

    Office

    $43.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 96933

    Office

    $43.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 96933

    Office

    $43.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 96933

    Office

    $41.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 96933

    Office

    $43.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 96933

    Office

    $41.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 96933

    Office

    $42.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 96933

    Office

    $40.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 96933

    Office

    $43.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 96933

    Office

    $40.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 96933

    Office

    $40.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 96933

    Office

    $41.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 96933

    Office

    $41.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 96933

    Office

    $43.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 96933

    Office

    $40.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 96933

    Office

    $40.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 96933

    Office

    $40.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 96933

    Office

    $41.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 96933

    Office

    $40.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 96933

    Office

    $45.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 96933

    Office

    $43.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 96933

    Office

    $43.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.95 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 96933

    Office

    $42.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 96933

    Office

    $40.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 96933

    Office

    $41.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 96933

    Office

    $42.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 96933

    Office

    $40.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 96933

    Office

    $41.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 96933

    Office

    $41.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 96933

    Office

    $41.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.52 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 96933

    Office

    $39.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 96933

    Office

    $39.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 96933

    Office

    $42.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 96933

    Office

    $40.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 96933

    Office

    $41.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 96933

    Office

    $40.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 96933

    Office

    $42.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 96933

    Office

    $46.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 96933

    Office

    $44.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 96933

    Office

    $41.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 96933

    Office

    $41.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 96933

    Office

    $47.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 96933

    Office

    $44.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.01 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 96933

    Office

    $46.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 96933

    Office

    $41.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 96933

    Office

    $40.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 96933

    Office

    $40.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 96933

    Office

    $43.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 96933

    Office

    $41.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 96933

    Office

    $43.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 96933

    Office

    $40.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 96933

    Office

    $42.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 96933

    Office

    $42.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 96933

    Office

    $40.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 96933

    Office

    $41.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.47 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 96933

    Office

    $40.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 96933

    Office

    $41.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 96933

    Office

    $41.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 96933

    Office

    $42.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 96933

    Office

    $41.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 96933

    Office

    $42.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 96933

    Office

    $46.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 96933

    Office

    $40.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 96933

    Office

    $40.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 96933

    Office

    $41.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

96933 · 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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$39.48

$55.64

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$55.641
AL$39.771
AR$39.481
AZ$41.471
CA$43.51–$51.1329
CO$43.141
CT$43.971
DC$46.281
DE$41.931
FL$41.93–$44.233
GA$40.65–$42.612
GU$43.721
HI$43.721
IA$40.201
ID$40.351
IL$41.34–$43.644
IN$40.471
KS$40.151
KY$40.331
LA$40.31–$41.332
MA$43.10–$45.962
MD$42.44–$46.283
ME$40.50–$41.582
MI$40.91–$42.252
MN$41.821
MO$39.98–$41.373
MS$39.731
MT$42.081
NC$40.721
ND$41.491
NE$40.301
NH$42.581
NJ$44.61–$46.202
NM$41.041
NV$41.931
NY$41.04–$47.455
OH$40.791
OK$40.251
OR$41.73–$43.912
PA$40.80–$43.362
PR$42.241
RI$42.971
SC$40.791
SD$41.421
TN$40.251
TX$40.66–$42.898
UT$41.081
VA$41.54–$46.282
VI$42.241
VT$41.441
WA$42.98–$46.622
WI$40.761
WV$40.551
WY$41.821

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 96933 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$47.18

$42.89 × 110% = $47.18

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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 96933 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,835

Code
96933
Physician work
0.78
Practice expense
0.45
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 96933 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.78× 1.0020.7816
Practice expense0.45× 1.0580.4761
Malpractice0.03× 0.8860.0266
Total RVUs1.2842
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$42.89

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.781.002
Practice expense0.451.058
Malpractice0.030.886

(0.78 × 1.002 + 0.45 × 1.058 + 0.03 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $42.89

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

96933 · Office / nonfacility

$42.89

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.56 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $42.33 to $42.89 (1.3%).

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

    $42.33changed to$42.89

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.80 changed to 0.78
    • Practice expense RVU 0.46 changed to 0.45
    • 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: $42.33

    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$42.89Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$42.89Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$42.89Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$42.89Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$42.33Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$42.33Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$42.33Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$42.33Not available in this settingRVU25A

96933 billing questions

When should 96933 be used instead of 96931?

Use 96933 when the billed service is interpretation and reporting for the first lesion only. Code 96931 covers acquisition together with interpretation and reporting for that lesion.

Does 96933 include image acquisition?

No. It covers interpretation and reporting; 96932 is the separate code for acquisition of images for the first lesion.

What code applies to interpretation of another lesion?

Use 96936 for interpretation and reporting of each additional lesion, rather than reporting 96933 again for an additional lesion.

What documentation supports 96933?

Document the lesion and its site, the physician’s review of the confocal images, and the resulting interpretation and report.

Does 96933 identify a professional or technical service?

It identifies the professional interpretation and report only. Image acquisition is represented separately by 96932 for the first lesion.

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 96933PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,835 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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