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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

0448T in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$6808.60

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$81.99

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 El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 0448T is $6809.11—$0.51 higher than the $6808.60 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

0448T across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $6808.60

  2. Bakersfield

    $6809.11

    $0.51 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $6808.57

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $6808.57

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  5. $0.03 lower than El Centro

  6. $537.40 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $6808.57

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

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, 0448T ranges from $5349.43 in Arkansas to $8942.87 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 · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $8176.97

    Facility

    $87.85

    $1368.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7338.80

    Facility

    $84.38

    $530.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6810.44

    Facility

    $83.83

    $1.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7221.92

    Facility

    $84.11

    $413.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7197.01

    Facility

    $83.74

    $388.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7424.59

    Facility

    $84.24

    $615.99 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $8744.64

    Facility

    $90.88

    $1936.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $8744.45

    Facility

    $90.69

    $1935.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $8942.87

    Facility

    $92.71

    $2134.27 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $8942.08

    Facility

    $91.92

    $2133.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7073.10

    Facility

    $82.58

    $264.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7540.88

    Facility

    $83.92

    $732.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7239.88

    Facility

    $83.66

    $431.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $7621.42

    Facility

    $84.67

    $812.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $8176.69

    Facility

    $87.58

    $1368.09 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 0448T

    Office

    $6808.57

    Facility

    $81.97

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 0448T

    Office

    $7318.59

    Facility

    $88.72

    $509.99 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 0448T

    Office

    $6480.49

    Facility

    $91.44

    $328.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 0448T

    Office

    $6258.13

    Facility

    $90.03

    $550.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 0448T

    Office

    $7223.47

    Facility

    $91.80

    $414.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 0448T

    Office

    $6647.96

    Facility

    $111.61

    $160.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 0448T

    Office

    $5448.15

    Facility

    $77.91

    $1360.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 0448T

    Office

    $5349.43

    Facility

    $77.39

    $1459.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 0448T

    Office

    $6028.06

    Facility

    $80.90

    $780.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 0448T

    Office

    $6612.80

    Facility

    $82.59

    $195.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 0448T

    Office

    $6695.70

    Facility

    $85.71

    $112.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 0448T

    Office

    $6145.50

    Facility

    $81.73

    $663.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 0448T

    Office

    $6304.14

    Facility

    $86.94

    $504.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 0448T

    Office

    $5951.76

    Facility

    $84.39

    $856.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 0448T

    Office

    $6319.34

    Facility

    $83.72

    $489.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 0448T

    Office

    $5556.28

    Facility

    $81.71

    $1252.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 0448T

    Office

    $7059.98

    Facility

    $81.74

    $251.38 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 0448T

    Office

    $5693.26

    Facility

    $77.52

    $1115.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 0448T

    Office

    $5724.45

    Facility

    $78.02

    $1084.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 0448T

    Office

    $5733.20

    Facility

    $86.77

    $1075.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 0448T

    Office

    $5687.57

    Facility

    $84.11

    $1121.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 0448T

    Office

    $6390.50

    Facility

    $87.37

    $418.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 0448T

    Office

    $5767.58

    Facility

    $78.20

    $1041.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 0448T

    Office

    $5626.19

    Facility

    $77.97

    $1182.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 0448T

    Office

    $5536.25

    Facility

    $80.09

    $1272.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 0448T

    Office

    $5857.40

    Facility

    $82.09

    $951.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 0448T

    Office

    $5511.89

    Facility

    $80.28

    $1296.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 0448T

    Office

    $7414.95

    Facility

    $86.88

    $606.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 0448T

    Office

    $6545.47

    Facility

    $82.77

    $263.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 0448T

    Office

    $6671.00

    Facility

    $85.55

    $137.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 0448T

    Office

    $6293.56

    Facility

    $82.49

    $515.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 0448T

    Office

    $5725.29

    Facility

    $78.87

    $1083.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 0448T

    Office

    $6162.12

    Facility

    $79.94

    $646.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 0448T

    Office

    $6008.16

    Facility

    $85.56

    $800.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 0448T

    Office

    $5685.11

    Facility

    $81.65

    $1123.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 0448T

    Office

    $6393.99

    Facility

    $78.59

    $414.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 0448T

    Office

    $5844.19

    Facility

    $81.16

    $964.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 0448T

    Office

    $5924.31

    Facility

    $81.49

    $884.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 0448T

    Office

    $5370.49

    Facility

    $80.04

    $1438.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 0448T

    Office

    $5363.00

    Facility

    $78.69

    $1445.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 0448T

    Office

    $6219.57

    Facility

    $82.15

    $589.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 0448T

    Office

    $5805.36

    Facility

    $79.15

    $1003.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 0448T

    Office

    $6216.21

    Facility

    $78.79

    $592.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 0448T

    Office

    $5742.36

    Facility

    $77.53

    $1066.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 0448T

    Office

    $6471.09

    Facility

    $82.05

    $337.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 0448T

    Office

    $7208.17

    Facility

    $88.76

    $399.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 0448T

    Office

    $6788.58

    Facility

    $86.52

    $20.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 0448T

    Office

    $5710.13

    Facility

    $82.12

    $1098.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 0448T

    Office

    $6224.79

    Facility

    $81.23

    $583.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 0448T

    Office

    $7391.11

    Facility

    $93.72

    $582.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 0448T

    Office

    $6807.99

    Facility

    $87.52

    $0.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 0448T

    Office

    $7345.69

    Facility

    $91.27

    $537.09 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 0448T

    Office

    $5910.31

    Facility

    $79.76

    $898.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 0448T

    Office

    $5684.42

    Facility

    $80.96

    $1124.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 0448T

    Office

    $5560.08

    Facility

    $79.36

    $1248.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 0448T

    Office

    $6901.97

    Facility

    $83.30

    $93.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 0448T

    Office

    $6193.29

    Facility

    $80.42

    $615.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 0448T

    Office

    $6474.02

    Facility

    $84.97

    $334.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 0448T

    Office

    $5714.82

    Facility

    $80.68

    $1093.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 0448T

    Office

    $6287.17

    Facility

    $82.24

    $521.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 0448T

    Office

    $6423.16

    Facility

    $83.21

    $385.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 0448T

    Office

    $5751.19

    Facility

    $80.22

    $1057.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 0448T

    Office

    $6215.81

    Facility

    $78.40

    $592.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 0448T

    Office

    $5657.14

    Facility

    $78.23

    $1151.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $6575.86

    Facility

    $82.48

    $232.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $5665.52

    Facility

    $80.47

    $1143.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $6163.46

    Facility

    $81.28

    $645.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $6194.73

    Facility

    $81.86

    $613.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $6133.28

    Facility

    $81.79

    $675.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $6176.04

    Facility

    $81.59

    $632.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $6179.15

    Facility

    $84.70

    $629.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 0448T

    Office

    $5905.29

    Facility

    $80.88

    $903.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 0448T

    Office

    $5849.90

    Facility

    $80.73

    $958.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 0448T

    Office

    $6113.33

    Facility

    $80.25

    $695.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 0448T

    Office

    $6287.17

    Facility

    $82.24

    $521.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 0448T

    Office

    $6155.26

    Facility

    $79.22

    $653.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 0448T

    Office

    $6545.08

    Facility

    $82.38

    $263.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 0448T

    Office

    $7618.10

    Facility

    $87.49

    $809.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 0448T

    Office

    $5957.28

    Facility

    $77.63

    $851.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 0448T

    Office

    $5416.15

    Facility

    $82.73

    $1392.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 0448T

    Office

    $6218.11

    Facility

    $80.69

    $590.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

0448T · 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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$5,349.43

$7,875.72

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$6,647.961
AL$5,448.151
AR$5,349.431
AZ$6,028.061
CA$6,808.57–$8,942.8729
CO$6,612.801
CT$6,695.701
DC$7,318.591
DE$6,145.501
FL$5,951.76–$6,480.493
GA$5,556.28–$6,319.342
GU$7,059.981
HI$7,059.981
IA$5,693.261
ID$5,724.451
IL$5,687.57–$6,390.504
IN$5,767.581
KS$5,626.191
KY$5,536.251
LA$5,511.89–$5,857.402
MA$6,545.47–$7,414.952
MD$6,293.56–$7,318.593
ME$5,725.29–$6,162.122
MI$5,685.11–$6,008.162
MN$6,393.991
MO$5,370.49–$5,924.313
MS$5,363.001
MT$6,219.571
NC$5,805.361
ND$6,216.211
NE$5,742.361
NH$6,471.091
NJ$6,788.58–$7,208.172
NM$5,710.131
NV$6,224.791
NY$5,910.31–$7,391.115
OH$5,684.421
OK$5,560.081
OR$6,193.29–$6,901.972
PA$5,714.82–$6,474.022
PR$6,287.171
RI$6,423.161
SC$5,751.191
SD$6,215.811
TN$5,657.141
TX$5,665.52–$6,575.868
UT$5,849.901
VA$6,113.33–$7,318.592
VI$6,287.171
VT$6,155.261
WA$6,545.08–$7,618.102
WI$5,957.281
WV$5,416.151
WY$6,218.111

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Where does this rate apply?

El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 0448T in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $6808.60 and the facility-setting rate is $81.99: a difference of $6726.61.

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

$7489.46

$6808.60 × 110% = $7489.46

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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 0448T in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

405

Code
0448T
Physician work
1.86
Practice expense
184.18
Malpractice
0.17

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 0448T in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.86× 1.0171.8916
Practice expense184.18× 1.096201.8613
Malpractice0.17× 0.5410.0920
Total RVUs203.8449
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$6808.60

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
Work1.861.017
Practice expense184.181.096
Malpractice0.170.541

(1.86 × 1.017 + 184.18 × 1.096 + 0.17 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $6808.60

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.861.017
Practice expense0.431.096
Malpractice0.170.541

(1.86 × 1.017 + 0.43 × 1.096 + 0.17 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $81.99

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

0448T · Office / nonfacility

$6808.60

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $811.57 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $5997.03 to $6808.60 (13.5%).

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

    $5997.03changed to$6808.60

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.91 changed to 1.86
    • Practice expense RVU 167.79 changed to 184.18
    • Malpractice RVU 0.12 changed to 0.17
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. April 1, 2025

    RVU25B

    $3065.06changed to$5997.03

    • Practice expense RVU 84.86 changed to 167.79

    Held through RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $3065.06

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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$6808.60$81.99RVU26D
2026-07-01$6808.60$81.99RVU26C
2026-04-01$6808.60$81.99RVU26B
2026-01-01$6808.60$81.99RVU26A
2025-10-01$5997.03$92.44RVU25D
2025-07-01$5997.03$92.44RVU25C
2025-04-01$5997.03$92.44RVU25B
2025-01-01$3065.06$92.44RVU25A

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 0448TPPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 405 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)