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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

52275 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$545.97

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$217.24

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.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 52275 is $547.69—$1.72 higher than the $545.97 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

52275 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $545.97

  2. $1.72 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $546.07

    $0.10 higher than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $545.97

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. The same base rate than Chico

  6. $36.34 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $545.97

    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, 52275 ranges from $460.72 in Arkansas to $680.24 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 · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 52275

    Office

    $629.49

    Facility

    $234.17

    $83.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 52275

    Office

    $579.18

    Facility

    $224.65

    $33.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 52275

    Office

    $552.27

    Facility

    $223.53

    $6.30 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 52275

    Office

    $572.12

    Facility

    $223.29

    $26.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 52275

    Office

    $569.97

    Facility

    $222.34

    $24.00 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 52275

    Office

    $582.78

    Facility

    $224.05

    $36.81 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 52275

    Office

    $665.35

    Facility

    $242.44

    $119.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 52275

    Office

    $664.70

    Facility

    $241.78

    $118.73 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 52275

    Office

    $680.24

    Facility

    $247.73

    $134.27 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 52275

    Office

    $677.55

    Facility

    $245.04

    $131.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 52275

    Office

    $560.89

    Facility

    $219.26

    $14.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 52275

    Office

    $587.88

    Facility

    $223.45

    $41.91 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 52275

    Office

    $571.94

    Facility

    $222.21

    $25.97 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 52275

    Office

    $593.76

    Facility

    $225.44

    $47.79 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 52275

    Office

    $628.54

    Facility

    $233.22

    $82.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 52275

    Office

    $545.97

    Facility

    $217.24

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 52275

    Office

    $591.25

    Facility

    $237.92

    $45.28 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 52275

    Office

    $562.90

    Facility

    $250.66

    $16.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 52275

    Office

    $546.94

    Facility

    $245.50

    $0.97 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 52275

    Office

    $596.39

    Facility

    $247.86

    $50.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 52275

    Office

    $609.23

    Facility

    $289.79

    $63.26 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 52275

    Office

    $467.26

    Facility

    $204.82

    $78.71 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 52275

    Office

    $460.72

    Facility

    $203.07

    $85.25 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 52275

    Office

    $505.50

    Facility

    $214.86

    $40.47 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 52275

    Office

    $538.85

    Facility

    $219.71

    $7.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 52275

    Office

    $552.89

    Facility

    $229.86

    $6.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 52275

    Office

    $513.69

    Facility

    $217.35

    $32.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 52275

    Office

    $539.21

    Facility

    $235.38

    $6.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 52275

    Office

    $513.52

    Facility

    $226.78

    $32.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 52275

    Office

    $528.95

    Facility

    $224.22

    $17.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 52275

    Office

    $485.29

    Facility

    $217.74

    $60.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 52275

    Office

    $558.44

    Facility

    $217.41

    $12.47 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 52275

    Office

    $477.87

    Facility

    $203.43

    $68.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 52275

    Office

    $481.08

    Facility

    $205.13

    $64.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 52275

    Office

    $510.93

    Facility

    $234.99

    $35.04 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 52275

    Office

    $499.76

    Facility

    $225.92

    $46.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 52275

    Office

    $544.44

    Facility

    $236.41

    $1.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 52275

    Office

    $483.76

    Facility

    $205.71

    $62.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 52275

    Office

    $476.13

    Facility

    $204.98

    $69.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 52275

    Office

    $478.88

    Facility

    $212.24

    $67.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 52275

    Office

    $501.21

    Facility

    $218.97

    $44.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 52275

    Office

    $478.33

    Facility

    $212.88

    $67.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 52275

    Office

    $590.50

    Facility

    $232.37

    $44.53 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 52275

    Office

    $535.95

    Facility

    $220.12

    $10.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 52275

    Office

    $551.42

    Facility

    $229.58

    $5.45 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 52275

    Office

    $523.15

    Facility

    $219.61

    $22.82 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 52275

    Office

    $483.96

    Facility

    $208.02

    $62.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 52275

    Office

    $508.78

    Facility

    $211.54

    $37.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 52275

    Office

    $520.19

    Facility

    $230.75

    $25.78 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 52275

    Office

    $491.36

    Facility

    $217.51

    $54.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 52275

    Office

    $515.48

    Facility

    $206.84

    $30.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 52275

    Office

    $497.44

    Facility

    $215.79

    $48.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 52275

    Office

    $502.43

    Facility

    $216.89

    $43.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 52275

    Office

    $470.66

    Facility

    $212.11

    $75.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 52275

    Office

    $465.76

    Facility

    $207.51

    $80.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 52275

    Office

    $519.01

    Facility

    $219.07

    $26.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 52275

    Office

    $488.81

    Facility

    $208.96

    $57.16 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 52275

    Office

    $507.54

    Facility

    $207.60

    $38.43 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 52275

    Office

    $480.28

    Facility

    $203.43

    $65.69 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 52275

    Office

    $530.86

    Facility

    $218.62

    $15.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 52275

    Office

    $585.51

    Facility

    $237.58

    $39.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 52275

    Office

    $558.96

    Facility

    $231.43

    $12.99 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 52275

    Office

    $494.14

    Facility

    $219.09

    $51.83 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 52275

    Office

    $516.16

    Facility

    $215.92

    $29.81 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 52275

    Office

    $611.01

    Facility

    $254.38

    $65.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 52275

    Office

    $562.96

    Facility

    $234.52

    $16.99 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 52275

    Office

    $600.54

    Facility

    $246.01

    $54.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 52275

    Office

    $495.94

    Facility

    $211.00

    $50.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 52275

    Office

    $489.01

    Facility

    $215.17

    $56.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 52275

    Office

    $477.60

    Facility

    $209.75

    $68.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 52275

    Office

    $555.05

    Facility

    $221.82

    $9.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 52275

    Office

    $511.91

    Facility

    $213.17

    $34.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 52275

    Office

    $539.76

    Facility

    $227.53

    $6.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 52275

    Office

    $489.53

    Facility

    $214.18

    $56.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 52275

    Office

    $522.58

    Facility

    $219.34

    $23.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 52275

    Office

    $531.31

    Facility

    $221.47

    $14.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 52275

    Office

    $489.77

    Facility

    $212.62

    $56.20 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 52275

    Office

    $506.19

    Facility

    $206.25

    $39.78 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 52275

    Office

    $478.50

    Facility

    $205.85

    $67.47 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $537.27

    Facility

    $219.94

    $8.70 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $486.44

    Facility

    $213.50

    $59.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $512.89

    Facility

    $215.65

    $33.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $516.28

    Facility

    $217.54

    $29.69 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $513.07

    Facility

    $217.33

    $32.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $514.51

    Facility

    $216.67

    $31.46 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $525.13

    Facility

    $227.29

    $20.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 52275

    Office

    $499.47

    Facility

    $214.83

    $46.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 52275

    Office

    $496.25

    Facility

    $214.31

    $49.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 52275

    Office

    $507.45

    Facility

    $212.61

    $38.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 52275

    Office

    $522.58

    Facility

    $219.34

    $23.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 52275

    Office

    $506.01

    Facility

    $209.07

    $39.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 52275

    Office

    $534.80

    Facility

    $218.96

    $11.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 52275

    Office

    $601.91

    Facility

    $233.89

    $55.94 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 52275

    Office

    $491.07

    Facility

    $203.73

    $54.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 52275

    Office

    $481.94

    Facility

    $221.29

    $64.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 52275

    Office

    $514.01

    Facility

    $214.07

    $31.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

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52275 · 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 / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$609.231
AL$467.261
AR$460.721
AZ$505.501
CA$545.97–$680.2429
CO$538.851
CT$552.891
DC$591.251
DE$513.691
FL$513.52–$562.903
GA$485.29–$528.952
GU$558.441
HI$558.441
IA$477.871
ID$481.081
IL$499.76–$546.944
IN$483.761
KS$476.131
KY$478.881
LA$478.33–$501.212
MA$535.95–$590.502
MD$523.15–$591.253
ME$483.96–$508.782
MI$491.36–$520.192
MN$515.481
MO$470.66–$502.433
MS$465.761
MT$519.011
NC$488.811
ND$507.541
NE$480.281
NH$530.861
NJ$558.96–$585.512
NM$494.141
NV$516.161
NY$495.94–$611.015
OH$489.011
OK$477.601
OR$511.91–$555.052
PA$489.53–$539.762
PR$522.581
RI$531.311
SC$489.771
SD$506.191
TN$478.501
TX$486.44–$537.278
UT$496.251
VA$507.45–$591.252
VI$522.581
VT$506.011
WA$534.80–$601.912
WI$491.071
WV$481.941
WY$514.011

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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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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 52275 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $545.97 and the facility-setting rate is $217.24: a difference of $328.73.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$600.57

$545.97 × 110% = $600.57

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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 52275 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

6,121

Code
52275
Physician work
4.57
Practice expense
10.39
Malpractice
0.58

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 52275 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.57× 1.0174.6477
Practice expense10.39× 1.09611.3874
Malpractice0.58× 0.5360.3109
Total RVUs16.3460
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$545.97

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
Work4.571.017
Practice expense10.391.096
Malpractice0.580.536

(4.57 × 1.017 + 10.39 × 1.096 + 0.58 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $545.97

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.571.017
Practice expense1.411.096
Malpractice0.580.536

(4.57 × 1.017 + 1.41 × 1.096 + 0.58 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $217.24

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

52275 · Office / nonfacility

$545.97

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $23.14 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $522.83 to $545.97 (4.4%).

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

    $522.83changed to$545.97

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.69 changed to 4.57
    • Practice expense RVU 10.14 changed to 10.39
    • 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.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $522.83

    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$545.97$217.24RVU26D
2026-07-01$545.97$217.24RVU26C
2026-04-01$545.97$217.24RVU26B
2026-01-01$545.97$217.24RVU26A
2025-10-01$522.83$239.29RVU25D
2025-07-01$522.83$239.29RVU25C
2025-04-01$522.83$239.29RVU25B
2025-01-01$522.83$239.29RVU25A

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 52275PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 6,121 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)