No office rate
Choose 20696 for initial application of the multiplane external fixation system. Choose 20697 for later adjustment or exchange of its struts.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
20697 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
$2093.38
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.
Orthopedic procedure
About 20697: Multiplane external fixation strut adjustment
Reports adjustment or exchange of individual struts on a multiplane external fixation system, commonly during staged correction of a fracture or limb deformity.
This service covers changing or adjusting individual struts on a multiplane, or orthogonal, external fixation system. Orthopedic surgeons commonly perform it during staged treatment with a hexapod or similar frame, such as when correcting a fracture alignment or limb deformity. Unlike applying the frame, the work addresses its struts while the external fixation system remains in use.
Report the service for each strut adjusted or exchanged, and document the frame, the specific strut work, and the clinical reason for the change. CMS assigns this code a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. CMS classifies it as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 20697
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Professional and technical components
- Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.00 · 0%
- Practice expense (office) RVU57.17 · 100%
- Malpractice RVU0.03 · 0%
46
Medicare services in 2024 · #5397 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.
20697 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
20693 describes adjustment or revision of an external fixation system requiring anesthesia. 20697 identifies strut work on a multiplane orthogonal system.
$480.50
20694 is for removal of an external fixation system under anesthesia; 20697 covers strut adjustment or exchange while the frame remains in use.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for 20697 is $2093.45—$0.07 higher than the $2093.38 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
20697 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Chico · This locality
$2093.38
$2093.45
$0.07 higher than Chico
$2093.39
$0.01 higher than Chico
$2093.38
The same base rate than Chico
$2093.38
The same base rate than Chico
$166.26 higher than Chico
$2093.38
The same base rate than Chico
Other payment areas listed in California 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, 20697 ranges from $1640.80 in Arkansas to $2754.08 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
Merced
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Modesto
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Napa
California · 20697
Office
$2517.27
Facility
Unavailable
$423.89 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 20697
Office
$2257.69
Facility
Unavailable
$164.31 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Redding
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 20697
Office
$2093.70
Facility
Unavailable
$0.32 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 20697
Office
$2221.32
Facility
Unavailable
$127.94 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Salinas
California · 20697
Office
$2213.68
Facility
Unavailable
$120.30 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 20697
Office
$2284.34
Facility
Unavailable
$190.96 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 20697
Office
$2692.90
Facility
Unavailable
$599.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 20697
Office
$2692.86
Facility
Unavailable
$599.48 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 20697
Office
$2754.08
Facility
Unavailable
$660.70 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 20697
Office
$2753.94
Facility
Unavailable
$660.56 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 20697
Office
$2175.49
Facility
Unavailable
$82.11 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 20697
Office
$2320.62
Facility
Unavailable
$227.24 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 20697
Office
$2227.05
Facility
Unavailable
$133.67 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 20697
Office
$2345.44
Facility
Unavailable
$252.06 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Stockton
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · 20697
Office
$2517.22
Facility
Unavailable
$423.84 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Visalia
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · 20697
Office
$2093.38
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 20697
Office
$2250.54
Facility
Unavailable
$157.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · 20697
Office
$1990.35
Facility
Unavailable
$103.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · 20697
Office
$1921.38
Facility
Unavailable
$172.00 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · 20697
Office
$2220.46
Facility
Unavailable
$127.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · 20697
Office
$2034.20
Facility
Unavailable
$59.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · 20697
Office
$1671.41
Facility
Unavailable
$421.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 20697
Office
$1640.80
Facility
Unavailable
$452.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · 20697
Office
$1851.19
Facility
Unavailable
$242.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · 20697
Office
$2032.52
Facility
Unavailable
$60.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 20697
Office
$2057.78
Facility
Unavailable
$35.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · 20697
Office
$1887.52
Facility
Unavailable
$205.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 20697
Office
$1936.17
Facility
Unavailable
$157.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 20697
Office
$1827.02
Facility
Unavailable
$266.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · 20697
Office
$1941.29
Facility
Unavailable
$152.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 20697
Office
$1704.49
Facility
Unavailable
$388.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 20697
Office
$2171.72
Facility
Unavailable
$78.34 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · 20697
Office
$1747.62
Facility
Unavailable
$345.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · 20697
Office
$1757.24
Facility
Unavailable
$336.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 20697
Office
$1758.79
Facility
Unavailable
$334.59 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 20697
Office
$1744.97
Facility
Unavailable
$348.41 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 20697
Office
$1962.86
Facility
Unavailable
$130.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · 20697
Office
$1770.62
Facility
Unavailable
$322.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · 20697
Office
$1726.72
Facility
Unavailable
$366.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 20697
Office
$1698.49
Facility
Unavailable
$394.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 20697
Office
$1798.01
Facility
Unavailable
$295.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 20697
Office
$1690.89
Facility
Unavailable
$402.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 20697
Office
$2280.87
Facility
Unavailable
$187.49 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 20697
Office
$2011.53
Facility
Unavailable
$81.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 20697
Office
$2050.16
Facility
Unavailable
$43.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 20697
Office
$1933.36
Facility
Unavailable
$160.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 20697
Office
$1757.39
Facility
Unavailable
$335.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · 20697
Office
$1892.98
Facility
Unavailable
$200.40 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · 20697
Office
$1844.39
Facility
Unavailable
$248.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 20697
Office
$1744.53
Facility
Unavailable
$348.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 20697
Office
$1965.20
Facility
Unavailable
$128.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 20697
Office
$1794.03
Facility
Unavailable
$299.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 20697
Office
$1818.88
Facility
Unavailable
$274.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 20697
Office
$1646.99
Facility
Unavailable
$446.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 20697
Office
$1644.85
Facility
Unavailable
$448.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · 20697
Office
$1910.53
Facility
Unavailable
$182.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 20697
Office
$1782.23
Facility
Unavailable
$311.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 20697
Office
$1909.94
Facility
Unavailable
$183.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 20697
Office
$1762.87
Facility
Unavailable
$330.51 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 20697
Office
$1988.70
Facility
Unavailable
$104.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 20697
Office
$2216.12
Facility
Unavailable
$122.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 20697
Office
$2086.31
Facility
Unavailable
$7.07 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 20697
Office
$1752.24
Facility
Unavailable
$341.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · 20697
Office
$1912.27
Facility
Unavailable
$181.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 20697
Office
$2272.29
Facility
Unavailable
$178.91 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 20697
Office
$2092.15
Facility
Unavailable
$1.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Queens
New York · 20697
Office
$2258.51
Facility
Unavailable
$165.13 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · 20697
Office
$1814.76
Facility
Unavailable
$278.62 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · 20697
Office
$1744.41
Facility
Unavailable
$348.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 20697
Office
$1705.99
Facility
Unavailable
$387.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · 20697
Office
$2122.23
Facility
Unavailable
$28.85 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 20697
Office
$1902.60
Facility
Unavailable
$190.78 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 20697
Office
$1989.02
Facility
Unavailable
$104.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 20697
Office
$1753.89
Facility
Unavailable
$339.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 20697
Office
$1931.52
Facility
Unavailable
$161.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 20697
Office
$1973.44
Facility
Unavailable
$119.94 lower than Chico for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 20697
Office
$1765.26
Facility
Unavailable
$328.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 20697
Office
$1909.87
Facility
Unavailable
$183.51 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 20697
Office
$1736.30
Facility
Unavailable
$357.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · 20697
Office
$2021.17
Facility
Unavailable
$72.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · 20697
Office
$1738.60
Facility
Unavailable
$354.78 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · 20697
Office
$1893.13
Facility
Unavailable
$200.25 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · 20697
Office
$1902.75
Facility
Unavailable
$190.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · 20697
Office
$1883.67
Facility
Unavailable
$209.71 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · 20697
Office
$1896.99
Facility
Unavailable
$196.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · 20697
Office
$1897.54
Facility
Unavailable
$195.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 20697
Office
$1813.05
Facility
Unavailable
$280.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · 20697
Office
$1795.86
Facility
Unavailable
$297.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · 20697
Office
$1877.77
Facility
Unavailable
$215.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 20697
Office
$1931.52
Facility
Unavailable
$161.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · 20697
Office
$1890.94
Facility
Unavailable
$202.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 20697
Office
$2011.50
Facility
Unavailable
$81.88 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 20697
Office
$2343.81
Facility
Unavailable
$250.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 20697
Office
$1829.64
Facility
Unavailable
$263.74 lower than Chico for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 20697
Office
$1660.81
Facility
Unavailable
$432.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 20697
Office
$1910.27
Facility
Unavailable
$183.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
20697 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $2,034.20 | 1 |
| AL | $1,671.41 | 1 |
| AR | $1,640.80 | 1 |
| AZ | $1,851.19 | 1 |
| CA | $2,093.38–$2,754.08 | 29 |
| CO | $2,032.52 | 1 |
| CT | $2,057.78 | 1 |
| DC | $2,250.54 | 1 |
| DE | $1,887.52 | 1 |
| FL | $1,827.02–$1,990.35 | 3 |
| GA | $1,704.49–$1,941.29 | 2 |
| GU | $2,171.72 | 1 |
| HI | $2,171.72 | 1 |
| IA | $1,747.62 | 1 |
| ID | $1,757.24 | 1 |
| IL | $1,744.97–$1,962.86 | 4 |
| IN | $1,770.62 | 1 |
| KS | $1,726.72 | 1 |
| KY | $1,698.49 | 1 |
| LA | $1,690.89–$1,798.01 | 2 |
| MA | $2,011.53–$2,280.87 | 2 |
| MD | $1,933.36–$2,250.54 | 3 |
| ME | $1,757.39–$1,892.98 | 2 |
| MI | $1,744.53–$1,844.39 | 2 |
| MN | $1,965.20 | 1 |
| MO | $1,646.99–$1,818.88 | 3 |
| MS | $1,644.85 | 1 |
| MT | $1,910.53 | 1 |
| NC | $1,782.23 | 1 |
| ND | $1,909.94 | 1 |
| NE | $1,762.87 | 1 |
| NH | $1,988.70 | 1 |
| NJ | $2,086.31–$2,216.12 | 2 |
| NM | $1,752.24 | 1 |
| NV | $1,912.27 | 1 |
| NY | $1,814.76–$2,272.29 | 5 |
| OH | $1,744.41 | 1 |
| OK | $1,705.99 | 1 |
| OR | $1,902.60–$2,122.23 | 2 |
| PA | $1,753.89–$1,989.02 | 2 |
| PR | $1,931.52 | 1 |
| RI | $1,973.44 | 1 |
| SC | $1,765.26 | 1 |
| SD | $1,909.87 | 1 |
| TN | $1,736.30 | 1 |
| TX | $1,738.60–$2,021.17 | 8 |
| UT | $1,795.86 | 1 |
| VA | $1,877.77–$2,250.54 | 2 |
| VI | $1,931.52 | 1 |
| VT | $1,890.94 | 1 |
| WA | $2,011.50–$2,343.81 | 2 |
| WI | $1,829.64 | 1 |
| WV | $1,660.81 | 1 |
| WY | $1,910.27 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 20697 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$2302.72
$2093.38 × 110% = $2302.72
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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 20697 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,789
- Code
- 20697
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 57.17
- Malpractice
- 0.03
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.017 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 57.17 | × 1.096 | 62.6583 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | × 0.536 | 0.0161 |
| Total RVUs | 62.6744 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$2093.38
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 57.17 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | 0.536 |
(0 × 1.017 + 57.17 × 1.096 + 0.03 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $2093.38
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
20697 · Office / nonfacility
$2093.38
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $299.29 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $1794.09 to $2093.38 (16.7%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$1794.09changed to$2093.38
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Practice expense RVU 50.73 changed to 57.17
- Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
- Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
- Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $1794.09
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $2093.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $2093.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $2093.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $2093.38 | Not available in this setting | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $1794.09 | Not available in this setting | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $1794.09 | Not available in this setting | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $1794.09 | Not available in this setting | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $1794.09 | Not available in this setting | RVU25A |
20697 billing questions
How does this differ from 20696?
20696 reports initial application of a multiplane external fixation system. Use 20697 for subsequent strut adjustment or exchange on the frame.
How does this differ from 20693?
20693 describes adjustment or revision of an external fixation system that requires anesthesia. Code 20697 is specific to strut adjustment or exchange on a multiplane orthogonal system.
How many units should be reported?
The code is reported for each strut adjusted or exchanged. Document which struts were changed and the work performed on each.
Is same-day postoperative care separately reported?
No. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.
Can modifier 50 be used when struts on both sides are adjusted?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code. Report the service according to the struts treated, not with modifier 50.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
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.
1,78620693,,Adjmt/revj ext fixj sys anes,A,,5.91,5.91,NA,5.91,,1.05,12.87,12.87,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,78720694,,Rmvl ext fixj sys under anes,A,,4.17,8.87,,4.87,,0.79,13.83,9.83,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,78820696,,App mltpln uni xtrnl fix 1st,A,,17.12,11.66,NA,11.66,,3.01,31.79,31.79,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,78920697,,App mltpln uni xtrnl fix xch,A,,0.00,57.17,,57.17,NA,0.03,57.20,57.20,3,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,79020700,,Mnl prep&insj dp rx dlvr dev,A,,1.46,0.82,,0.40,,0.26,2.54,2.12,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,79120701,,Rmvl deep rx delivery device,A,,1.10,0.66,,0.33,,0.21,1.97,1.64,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,79220702,,Mnl prep&insj imed rx dev,A,,2.44,1.50,,0.75,,0.49,4.43,3.68,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536