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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

G0124 in Delaware

Office / nonfacility

$23.87

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$23.87

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.

Cytopathology

About G0124: Thin-layer cervical cytology physician interpretation

Reports physician interpretation of screening cervical or vaginal cytology from a specimen collected in preservative fluid and prepared as an automated thin layer.

G0124 represents physician interpretation of screening cytopathology from cervical or vaginal cells collected in preservative fluid and prepared as an automated thin layer. The specimen may come from a routine cervical screening collection; the code identifies the physician interpretation service, not the pelvic examination or specimen collection. Cytology laboratories and pathologists commonly handle this work, with the interpreting physician reviewing the prepared specimen and documenting the cytologic findings.

Select G0124 when the screening specimen follows this thin-layer workflow and physician interpretation is performed. The record should identify the cervical or vaginal specimen, its preservative-fluid preparation, and the physician’s interpretation or report. Distinguish it from G0123, which describes thin-layer cytology that is manually screened. CMS assigns work, practice expense, and malpractice relative value units to G0124; the supplied CMS rules identify no additional payment provisions for this code.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.25 · 35%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.46 · 64%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%

34.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #930 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.

G0124 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.

G0123

Screen cerv/vag thin layer

No office rate

G0123 describes manual screening of thin-layer cervical or vaginal cytology; G0124 identifies physician interpretation of the specimen.

G0141

Cytology screening

Automated screening, manual rescreening

$23.87

G0141 describes an automated screening workflow followed by manual rescreening. G0124 identifies physician interpretation of a thin-layer screening specimen.

G0101

Screening pelvic exam

Pelvic and clinical breast exam

$39.31

G0101 reports a screening pelvic and breast examination. G0124 reports physician interpretation of cervical or vaginal cytology.

The same code, a different location

How does Delaware compare?

G0124 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Delaware · This locality

    $23.87

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

    $27.09

    $3.22 higher than Delaware

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $27.27

    $3.40 higher than Delaware

  4. Miami

    $25.19

    $1.32 higher than Delaware

  5. Chicago

    $24.62

    $0.75 higher than Delaware

  6. Manhattan

    $27.27

    $3.40 higher than Delaware

  7. Alaska*

    $29.07

    $5.20 higher than Delaware

Other payment areas listed in Delaware 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, G0124 ranges from $21.72 in Arkansas to $31.60 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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · G0124

    Office

    $21.98

    Facility

    $21.98

    $1.89 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · G0124

    Office

    $21.72

    Facility

    $21.72

    $2.15 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · G0124

    Office

    $23.52

    Facility

    $23.52

    $0.35 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.55

    Facility

    $25.55

    $1.68 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · G0124

    Office

    $29.30

    Facility

    $29.30

    $5.43 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · G0124

    Office

    $26.95

    Facility

    $26.95

    $3.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.62

    Facility

    $25.62

    $1.75 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · G0124

    Office

    $26.70

    Facility

    $26.70

    $2.83 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · G0124

    Office

    $26.60

    Facility

    $26.60

    $2.73 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · G0124

    Office

    $27.16

    Facility

    $27.16

    $3.29 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · G0124

    Office

    $30.96

    Facility

    $30.96

    $7.09 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · G0124

    Office

    $30.95

    Facility

    $30.95

    $7.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · G0124

    Office

    $31.60

    Facility

    $31.60

    $7.73 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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

    California · G0124

    Office

    $31.56

    Facility

    $31.56

    $7.69 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · G0124

    Office

    $26.17

    Facility

    $26.17

    $2.30 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · G0124

    Office

    $27.37

    Facility

    $27.37

    $3.50 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · G0124

    Office

    $26.68

    Facility

    $26.68

    $2.81 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · G0124

    Office

    $27.65

    Facility

    $27.65

    $3.78 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · G0124

    Office

    $29.28

    Facility

    $29.28

    $5.41 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · G0124

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    $1.64 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · G0124

    Office

    $25.06

    Facility

    $25.06

    $1.19 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · G0124

    Office

    $25.47

    Facility

    $25.47

    $1.60 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · G0124

    Office

    $24.52

    Facility

    $24.52

    $0.65 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · G0124

    Office

    $23.54

    Facility

    $23.54

    $0.33 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · G0124

    Office

    $24.39

    Facility

    $24.39

    $0.52 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · G0124

    Office

    $22.45

    Facility

    $22.45

    $1.42 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · G0124

    Office

    $26.01

    Facility

    $26.01

    $2.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · G0124

    Office

    $22.54

    Facility

    $22.54

    $1.33 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · G0124

    Office

    $22.64

    Facility

    $22.64

    $1.23 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · G0124

    Office

    $23.16

    Facility

    $23.16

    $0.71 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · G0124

    Office

    $22.90

    Facility

    $22.90

    $0.97 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · G0124

    Office

    $24.78

    Facility

    $24.78

    $0.91 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · G0124

    Office

    $22.76

    Facility

    $22.76

    $1.11 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · G0124

    Office

    $22.41

    Facility

    $22.41

    $1.46 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · G0124

    Office

    $22.31

    Facility

    $22.31

    $1.56 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · G0124

    Office

    $23.19

    Facility

    $23.19

    $0.68 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · G0124

    Office

    $22.27

    Facility

    $22.27

    $1.60 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · G0124

    Office

    $27.33

    Facility

    $27.33

    $3.46 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · G0124

    Office

    $24.93

    Facility

    $24.93

    $1.06 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · G0124

    Office

    $25.38

    Facility

    $25.38

    $1.51 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · G0124

    Office

    $24.29

    Facility

    $24.29

    $0.42 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · G0124

    Office

    $22.69

    Facility

    $22.69

    $1.18 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · G0124

    Office

    $23.79

    Facility

    $23.79

    $0.08 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · G0124

    Office

    $23.74

    Facility

    $23.74

    $0.13 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · G0124

    Office

    $22.76

    Facility

    $22.76

    $1.11 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · G0124

    Office

    $24.26

    Facility

    $24.26

    $0.39 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · G0124

    Office

    $23.10

    Facility

    $23.10

    $0.77 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · G0124

    Office

    $23.31

    Facility

    $23.31

    $0.56 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · G0124

    Office

    $21.92

    Facility

    $21.92

    $1.95 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · G0124

    Office

    $21.83

    Facility

    $21.83

    $2.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · G0124

    Office

    $24.05

    Facility

    $24.05

    $0.18 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · G0124

    Office

    $22.90

    Facility

    $22.90

    $0.97 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · G0124

    Office

    $23.85

    Facility

    $23.85

    $0.02 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · G0124

    Office

    $22.66

    Facility

    $22.66

    $1.21 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · G0124

    Office

    $24.64

    Facility

    $24.64

    $0.77 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · G0124

    Office

    $27.06

    Facility

    $27.06

    $3.19 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · G0124

    Office

    $25.83

    Facility

    $25.83

    $1.96 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · G0124

    Office

    $22.84

    Facility

    $22.84

    $1.03 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · G0124

    Office

    $24.01

    Facility

    $24.01

    $0.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · G0124

    Office

    $27.77

    Facility

    $27.77

    $3.90 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · G0124

    Office

    $25.95

    Facility

    $25.95

    $2.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · G0124

    Office

    $27.53

    Facility

    $27.53

    $3.66 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · G0124

    Office

    $23.18

    Facility

    $23.18

    $0.69 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · G0124

    Office

    $22.71

    Facility

    $22.71

    $1.16 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · G0124

    Office

    $22.33

    Facility

    $22.33

    $1.54 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · G0124

    Office

    $25.80

    Facility

    $25.80

    $1.93 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · G0124

    Office

    $23.89

    Facility

    $23.89

    $0.02 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · G0124

    Office

    $24.89

    Facility

    $24.89

    $1.02 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · G0124

    Office

    $22.77

    Facility

    $22.77

    $1.10 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · G0124

    Office

    $24.21

    Facility

    $24.21

    $0.34 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · G0124

    Office

    $24.68

    Facility

    $24.68

    $0.81 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · G0124

    Office

    $22.83

    Facility

    $22.83

    $1.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · G0124

    Office

    $23.83

    Facility

    $23.83

    $0.04 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · G0124

    Office

    $22.50

    Facility

    $22.50

    $1.37 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $24.92

    Facility

    $24.92

    $1.05 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $22.64

    Facility

    $22.64

    $1.23 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $23.90

    Facility

    $23.90

    $0.03 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $24.01

    Facility

    $24.01

    $0.14 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $23.87

    Facility

    $23.87

    The same base rate than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $23.95

    Facility

    $23.95

    $0.08 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $24.13

    Facility

    $24.13

    $0.26 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · G0124

    Office

    $23.23

    Facility

    $23.23

    $0.64 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · G0124

    Office

    $23.09

    Facility

    $23.09

    $0.78 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · G0124

    Office

    $23.69

    Facility

    $23.69

    $0.18 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · G0124

    Office

    $24.21

    Facility

    $24.21

    $0.34 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · G0124

    Office

    $23.73

    Facility

    $23.73

    $0.14 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · G0124

    Office

    $24.89

    Facility

    $24.89

    $1.02 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · G0124

    Office

    $27.89

    Facility

    $27.89

    $4.02 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · G0124

    Office

    $23.17

    Facility

    $23.17

    $0.70 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · G0124

    Office

    $22.18

    Facility

    $22.18

    $1.69 lower than Delaware for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · G0124

    Office

    $23.96

    Facility

    $23.96

    $0.09 higher than Delaware for the office setting.

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G0124 · 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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$21.72

$29.07

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$29.071
AL$21.981
AR$21.721
AZ$23.521
CA$25.51–$31.6029
CO$25.061
CT$25.471
DC$27.271
DE$23.871
FL$23.54–$25.193
GA$22.45–$24.392
GU$26.011
HI$26.011
IA$22.541
ID$22.641
IL$22.90–$24.784
IN$22.761
KS$22.411
KY$22.311
LA$22.27–$23.192
MA$24.93–$27.332
MD$24.29–$27.273
ME$22.69–$23.792
MI$22.76–$23.742
MN$24.261
MO$21.92–$23.313
MS$21.831
MT$24.051
NC$22.901
ND$23.851
NE$22.661
NH$24.641
NJ$25.83–$27.062
NM$22.841
NV$24.011
NY$23.18–$27.775
OH$22.711
OK$22.331
OR$23.89–$25.802
PA$22.77–$24.892
PR$24.211
RI$24.681
SC$22.831
SD$23.831
TN$22.501
TX$22.64–$24.928
UT$23.091
VA$23.69–$27.272
VI$24.211
VT$23.731
WA$24.89–$27.892
WI$23.171
WV$22.181
WY$23.961

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Where does this rate apply?

Delaware is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For G0124 in Delaware, the physician’s office rate is $23.87 and the facility-setting rate is $23.87: a difference of $0.00.

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

$26.26

$23.87 × 110% = $26.26

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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 G0124 in Delaware.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

15,096

Code
G0124
Physician work
0.25
Practice expense
0.46
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

40

Locality
Delaware
Physician work
1.005
Practice expense
0.988
Malpractice
0.899
Office / nonfacility calculation for G0124 in Delaware
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.25× 1.0050.2512
Practice expense0.46× 0.9880.4545
Malpractice0.01× 0.8990.0090
Total RVUs0.7147
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Delaware$23.87

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
Work0.251.005
Practice expense0.460.988
Malpractice0.010.899

(0.25 × 1.005 + 0.46 × 0.988 + 0.01 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $23.87

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.251.005
Practice expense0.460.988
Malpractice0.010.899

(0.25 × 1.005 + 0.46 × 0.988 + 0.01 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $23.87

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

G0124 · Office / nonfacility

$23.87

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.32 lower than on 2025-10-01, moving from $24.19 to $23.87 (1.3%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $24.19changed to$23.87

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.26 changed to 0.25
    • Practice expense RVU 0.48 changed to 0.46
    • Work GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.992 changed to 0.988
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.949 changed to 0.899

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $24.19

    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.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$23.87$23.87RVU26D
2026-07-01$23.87$23.87RVU26C
2026-04-01$23.87$23.87RVU26B
2026-01-01$23.87$23.87RVU26A
2025-10-01$24.19$24.19RVU25D
2025-07-01$24.19$24.19RVU25C
2025-04-01$24.19$24.19RVU25B
2025-01-01$24.19$24.19RVU25A

G0124 billing questions

How does G0124 differ from G0123?

Both concern cervical or vaginal screening cytology using an automated thin-layer preparation. G0124 identifies physician interpretation, while G0123 describes manual screening.

Does an abnormal result determine whether G0124 is appropriate?

Choose the code based on the service performed and specimen workflow, not simply whether the result is abnormal. Document the physician’s interpretation.

Is G0124 the code for collecting the Pap specimen?

No. It represents physician interpretation of the prepared cytology specimen, not specimen collection or a pelvic examination.

What documentation supports G0124?

The record should support a cervical or vaginal screening specimen collected in preservative fluid, automated thin-layer preparation, and physician interpretation with a documented report.

Can G0124 be used for automated screening with manual rescreening?

G0141 describes cervical or vaginal cytology screened by an automated system with manual rescreening. Select according to the documented screening workflow rather than treating the methods as interchangeable.

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 G0124PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,096 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for DelawareGPCI2026.csv, line 40 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet