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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

79440 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$122.44

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.

Nuclear medicine therapy

About 79440: Intra-articular radiopharmaceutical therapy

Reports radiopharmaceutical treatment delivered into a joint to treat synovial disease, such as persistent inflammatory synovitis or synovitis associated with hemophilic arthropathy.

This service delivers a therapeutic radiopharmaceutical directly into a joint to treat synovial disease, rather than using a routine medication injection. It is generally performed by a nuclear medicine or radiology physician with the joint accessed by a qualified clinician, often in a specialized outpatient or hospital setting. Examples include treatment of persistent synovitis associated with inflammatory arthritis or hemophilic arthropathy.

Select 79440 when documentation supports intra-articular delivery of a radiopharmaceutical for therapy. The record should identify the treated joint, the therapeutic purpose, and the administration performed. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation, modifier TC reports the technical component, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. The technical component includes equipment and staff.

CMS billing rules for 79440

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.94 · 55%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.52 · 43%
  • Malpractice RVU0.05 · 1%

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.

79440 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

79445

Nuclear rx intra-arterial

No office rate

Choose 79440 for intra-articular delivery and 79445 for intra-arterial particulate administration. The administration route distinguishes these therapy codes.

79403

Nuclear therapy

Hematopoietic tumor

$164.60

79403 is for radiopharmaceutical therapy associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma; 79440 identifies treatment delivered into a joint.

20610

Joint injection

Major joint or bursa, no ultrasound

$70.95

20610 describes aspiration and/or injection of a major joint or bursa. It is not the radiopharmaceutical therapy code for treatment delivered into a joint.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 79440 is $122.69—$0.25 higher than the $122.44 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

79440 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $122.44

  2. Bakersfield

    $122.69

    $0.25 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $122.45

    $0.01 higher than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $122.44

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $122.44

    The same base rate than Chico

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $128.62

    $6.18 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $122.44

    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, 79440 ranges from $109.27 in Arkansas to $152.19 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

  • Merced

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 79440

    Office

    $136.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.20 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 79440

    Office

    $127.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 79440

    Office

    $123.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.59 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 79440

    Office

    $127.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 79440

    Office

    $126.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 79440

    Office

    $128.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 79440

    Office

    $143.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.86 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 79440

    Office

    $143.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.81 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 79440

    Office

    $146.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.59 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 79440

    Office

    $145.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.36 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 79440

    Office

    $124.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.18 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 79440

    Office

    $128.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.30 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 79440

    Office

    $126.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.26 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 79440

    Office

    $129.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 79440

    Office

    $136.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 79440

    Office

    $122.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 79440

    Office

    $129.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 79440

    Office

    $121.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 79440

    Office

    $120.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 79440

    Office

    $130.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 79440

    Office

    $152.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 79440

    Office

    $110.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 79440

    Office

    $109.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 79440

    Office

    $115.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 79440

    Office

    $120.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 79440

    Office

    $122.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 79440

    Office

    $116.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 79440

    Office

    $119.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 79440

    Office

    $115.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 79440

    Office

    $118.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 79440

    Office

    $112.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 79440

    Office

    $123.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.05 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 79440

    Office

    $111.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 79440

    Office

    $112.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 79440

    Office

    $114.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 79440

    Office

    $113.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 79440

    Office

    $120.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 79440

    Office

    $112.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 79440

    Office

    $111.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.91 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 79440

    Office

    $111.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.98 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 79440

    Office

    $114.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 79440

    Office

    $111.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 79440

    Office

    $129.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 79440

    Office

    $120.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 79440

    Office

    $122.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 79440

    Office

    $118.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 79440

    Office

    $112.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 79440

    Office

    $116.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 79440

    Office

    $116.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.83 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 79440

    Office

    $113.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.40 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 79440

    Office

    $117.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.91 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 79440

    Office

    $114.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 79440

    Office

    $114.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 79440

    Office

    $110.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.25 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 79440

    Office

    $109.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.70 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 79440

    Office

    $117.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 79440

    Office

    $113.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 79440

    Office

    $116.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 79440

    Office

    $112.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 79440

    Office

    $119.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 79440

    Office

    $129.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 79440

    Office

    $124.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 79440

    Office

    $113.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 79440

    Office

    $117.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.43 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 79440

    Office

    $132.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.97 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 79440

    Office

    $125.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.89 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 79440

    Office

    $131.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 79440

    Office

    $114.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 79440

    Office

    $112.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 79440

    Office

    $111.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 79440

    Office

    $123.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 79440

    Office

    $116.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.90 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 79440

    Office

    $120.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 79440

    Office

    $112.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.46 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 79440

    Office

    $117.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 79440

    Office

    $119.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.48 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 79440

    Office

    $113.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 79440

    Office

    $116.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 79440

    Office

    $111.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $120.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $112.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $116.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.51 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $117.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $116.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $117.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $118.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.41 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 79440

    Office

    $114.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 79440

    Office

    $114.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 79440

    Office

    $115.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.56 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 79440

    Office

    $117.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 79440

    Office

    $115.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 79440

    Office

    $120.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 79440

    Office

    $131.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.26 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 79440

    Office

    $113.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 79440

    Office

    $111.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 79440

    Office

    $116.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

79440 · 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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$109.27

$152.19

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$152.191
AL$110.171
AR$109.271
AZ$115.421
CA$122.44–$146.0329
CO$120.901
CT$122.791
DC$129.961
DE$116.781
FL$115.84–$121.873
GA$112.07–$118.582
GU$123.491
HI$123.491
IA$111.911
ID$112.301
IL$113.76–$120.354
IN$112.671
KS$111.531
KY$111.461
LA$111.33–$114.472
MA$120.63–$129.562
MD$118.36–$129.963
ME$112.54–$116.162
MI$113.04–$116.612
MN$117.531
MO$110.19–$114.803
MS$109.741
MT$117.231
NC$113.231
ND$116.251
NE$112.291
NH$119.111
NJ$124.66–$129.562
NM$113.361
NV$117.011
NY$114.20–$132.415
OH$112.831
OK$111.431
OR$116.54–$123.482
PA$112.98–$120.812
PR$117.771
RI$119.961
SC$113.131
SD$116.131
TN$111.841
TX$112.55–$120.128
UT$114.021
VA$115.88–$129.962
VI$117.771
VT$115.901
WA$120.37–$131.702
WI$113.951
WV$111.311
WY$116.801

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 79440 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$134.68

$122.44 × 110% = $134.68

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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 79440 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,576

Code
79440
Physician work
1.94
Practice expense
1.52
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 79440 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.94× 1.0171.9730
Practice expense1.52× 1.0961.6659
Malpractice0.05× 0.5360.0268
Total RVUs3.6657
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$122.44

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
Work1.941.017
Practice expense1.521.096
Malpractice0.050.536

(1.94 × 1.017 + 1.52 × 1.096 + 0.05 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $122.44

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

79440 · Office / nonfacility

$122.44

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.41 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $119.03 to $122.44 (2.9%).

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

    $119.03changed to$122.44

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.99 changed to 1.94
    • Practice expense RVU 1.50 changed to 1.52
    • Malpractice RVU 0.04 changed to 0.05
    • 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: $119.03

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$122.44Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$122.44Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$122.44Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$122.44Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$119.03Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$119.03Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$119.03Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$119.03Not available in this settingRVU25A

79440 billing questions

When should 79440 be chosen over 79445?

Use 79440 for radiopharmaceutical treatment delivered into a joint. Code 79445 describes treatment delivered by the intra-arterial route.

Does 79440 describe ordinary medication injection into a joint?

No. It is for intra-articular radiopharmaceutical therapy, such as treatment directed at diseased synovium, rather than a routine corticosteroid or anesthetic injection.

How are the professional and technical components reported?

Report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or modifier TC for the technical component. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports reporting 79440?

Document the joint treated, the therapeutic indication, and that a radiopharmaceutical was administered intra-articularly. The record should distinguish this treatment from an ordinary joint injection.

Does 79440 identify the specific joint or number of joints treated?

The code identifies the intra-articular radiopharmaceutical therapy, not a particular joint. Document each treated site and the service performed; do not infer a unit count from the code descriptor alone.

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 79440PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,576 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)
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