FeeBase
Log inGet started
Menu
On this page

CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

21082 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$1544.10

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$990.60

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 21082 is $1550.91—$6.81 higher than the $1544.10 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

21082 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $1544.10

  2. Bakersfield

    $1550.91

    $6.81 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $1543.70

    $0.40 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $1543.70

    $0.40 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $1543.70

    $0.40 lower than El Centro

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

    $1634.58

    $90.48 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $1543.70

    $0.40 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, 21082 ranges from $1355.22 in Arkansas to $1862.68 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 · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1736.84

    Facility

    $1071.22

    $192.74 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1621.74

    Facility

    $1024.80

    $77.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1569.79

    Facility

    $1016.29

    $25.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1606.14

    Facility

    $1018.80

    $62.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1599.79

    Facility

    $1014.47

    $55.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1626.95

    Facility

    $1022.95

    $82.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1822.67

    Facility

    $1110.59

    $278.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1819.94

    Facility

    $1107.86

    $275.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1862.68

    Facility

    $1134.44

    $318.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1851.54

    Facility

    $1123.30

    $307.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1575.50

    Facility

    $1000.28

    $31.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1634.41

    Facility

    $1020.81

    $90.31 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1602.93

    Facility

    $1014.07

    $58.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1650.14

    Facility

    $1029.97

    $106.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1732.91

    Facility

    $1067.30

    $188.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 21082

    Office

    $1543.70

    Facility

    $990.20

    $0.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 21082

    Office

    $1675.70

    Facility

    $1080.79

    $131.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 21082

    Office

    $1651.25

    Facility

    $1125.52

    $107.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 21082

    Office

    $1610.62

    Facility

    $1103.08

    $66.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 21082

    Office

    $1708.57

    Facility

    $1121.74

    $164.47 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 21082

    Office

    $1849.79

    Facility

    $1311.94

    $305.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 21082

    Office

    $1371.14

    Facility

    $929.24

    $172.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 21082

    Office

    $1355.22

    Facility

    $921.40

    $188.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 21082

    Office

    $1463.90

    Facility

    $974.53

    $80.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 21082

    Office

    $1536.28

    Facility

    $998.94

    $7.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 21082

    Office

    $1585.71

    Facility

    $1041.81

    $41.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 21082

    Office

    $1484.79

    Facility

    $985.83

    $59.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 21082

    Office

    $1572.75

    Facility

    $1061.16

    $28.65 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 21082

    Office

    $1506.15

    Facility

    $1023.35

    $37.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 21082

    Office

    $1528.35

    Facility

    $1015.24

    $15.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 21082

    Office

    $1433.89

    Facility

    $983.41

    $110.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 21082

    Office

    $1565.93

    Facility

    $991.72

    $21.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 21082

    Office

    $1387.17

    Facility

    $925.07

    $156.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 21082

    Office

    $1396.96

    Facility

    $932.34

    $147.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 21082

    Office

    $1520.49

    Facility

    $1055.87

    $23.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 21082

    Office

    $1479.16

    Facility

    $1018.07

    $64.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 21082

    Office

    $1584.97

    Facility

    $1066.31

    $40.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 21082

    Office

    $1403.18

    Facility

    $935.02

    $140.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 21082

    Office

    $1387.61

    Facility

    $931.07

    $156.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 21082

    Office

    $1409.47

    Facility

    $960.50

    $134.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 21082

    Office

    $1465.64

    Facility

    $990.41

    $78.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 21082

    Office

    $1409.96

    Facility

    $963.01

    $134.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 21082

    Office

    $1660.84

    Facility

    $1057.84

    $116.74 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 21082

    Office

    $1532.14

    Facility

    $1000.36

    $11.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 21082

    Office

    $1582.21

    Facility

    $1040.32

    $38.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 21082

    Office

    $1507.45

    Facility

    $996.37

    $36.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 21082

    Office

    $1408.90

    Facility

    $944.28

    $135.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 21082

    Office

    $1462.13

    Facility

    $961.65

    $81.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 21082

    Office

    $1527.47

    Facility

    $1040.13

    $16.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 21082

    Office

    $1444.37

    Facility

    $983.28

    $99.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 21082

    Office

    $1463.38

    Facility

    $943.71

    $80.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 21082

    Office

    $1451.41

    Facility

    $977.20

    $92.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 21082

    Office

    $1463.03

    Facility

    $982.25

    $81.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 21082

    Office

    $1394.23

    Facility

    $958.90

    $149.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 21082

    Office

    $1374.65

    Facility

    $939.83

    $169.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 21082

    Office

    $1498.20

    Facility

    $993.18

    $45.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 21082

    Office

    $1419.88

    Facility

    $948.69

    $124.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 21082

    Office

    $1450.75

    Facility

    $945.73

    $93.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 21082

    Office

    $1391.56

    Facility

    $925.43

    $152.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 21082

    Office

    $1518.66

    Facility

    $992.94

    $25.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 21082

    Office

    $1664.89

    Facility

    $1079.07

    $120.79 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 21082

    Office

    $1601.32

    Facility

    $1049.84

    $57.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 21082

    Office

    $1453.10

    Facility

    $989.99

    $91.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 21082

    Office

    $1485.72

    Facility

    $980.19

    $58.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 21082

    Office

    $1750.27

    Facility

    $1149.79

    $206.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 21082

    Office

    $1615.99

    Facility

    $1062.99

    $71.89 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 21082

    Office

    $1711.82

    Facility

    $1114.89

    $167.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 21082

    Office

    $1437.58

    Facility

    $957.81

    $106.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 21082

    Office

    $1434.67

    Facility

    $973.58

    $109.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 21082

    Office

    $1401.36

    Facility

    $950.38

    $142.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 21082

    Office

    $1570.79

    Facility

    $1009.71

    $26.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 21082

    Office

    $1471.60

    Facility

    $968.60

    $72.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 21082

    Office

    $1556.37

    Facility

    $1030.64

    $12.27 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 21082

    Office

    $1433.32

    Facility

    $969.71

    $110.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 21082

    Office

    $1505.30

    Facility

    $994.72

    $38.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 21082

    Office

    $1527.01

    Facility

    $1005.32

    $17.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 21082

    Office

    $1430.14

    Facility

    $963.50

    $113.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 21082

    Office

    $1445.14

    Facility

    $940.12

    $98.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 21082

    Office

    $1393.96

    Facility

    $934.89

    $150.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1533.47

    Facility

    $999.16

    $10.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1426.12

    Facility

    $966.55

    $117.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1479.50

    Facility

    $979.03

    $64.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1490.13

    Facility

    $987.13

    $53.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1483.78

    Facility

    $985.83

    $60.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1484.83

    Facility

    $983.34

    $59.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1528.76

    Facility

    $1027.27

    $15.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 21082

    Office

    $1452.87

    Facility

    $973.61

    $91.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 21082

    Office

    $1445.82

    Facility

    $971.10

    $98.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 21082

    Office

    $1462.23

    Facility

    $965.79

    $81.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 21082

    Office

    $1505.30

    Facility

    $994.72

    $38.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 21082

    Office

    $1451.37

    Facility

    $951.40

    $92.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 21082

    Office

    $1527.22

    Facility

    $995.43

    $16.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 21082

    Office

    $1685.50

    Facility

    $1065.83

    $141.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 21082

    Office

    $1411.83

    Facility

    $928.02

    $132.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 21082

    Office

    $1436.04

    Facility

    $997.18

    $108.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 21082

    Office

    $1477.52

    Facility

    $972.50

    $66.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

21082 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

MEWIVTNHMTNDMNMINYMARIWAIDWYSDIAILINOHPANJCTORNVUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDECAAZNMKSOKARTNNCSCDCTXLAMSALGAFLAKHI

Explore a state

Local rates. Clear comparisons.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$1,355.22

$1,849.79

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

View all state and territory rates as a table
State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$1,849.791
AL$1,371.141
AR$1,355.221
AZ$1,463.901
CA$1,543.70–$1,862.6829
CO$1,536.281
CT$1,585.711
DC$1,675.701
DE$1,484.791
FL$1,506.15–$1,651.253
GA$1,433.89–$1,528.352
GU$1,565.931
HI$1,565.931
IA$1,387.171
ID$1,396.961
IL$1,479.16–$1,610.624
IN$1,403.181
KS$1,387.611
KY$1,409.471
LA$1,409.96–$1,465.642
MA$1,532.14–$1,660.842
MD$1,507.45–$1,675.703
ME$1,408.90–$1,462.132
MI$1,444.37–$1,527.472
MN$1,463.381
MO$1,394.23–$1,463.033
MS$1,374.651
MT$1,498.201
NC$1,419.881
ND$1,450.751
NE$1,391.561
NH$1,518.661
NJ$1,601.32–$1,664.892
NM$1,453.101
NV$1,485.721
NY$1,437.58–$1,750.275
OH$1,434.671
OK$1,401.361
OR$1,471.60–$1,570.792
PA$1,433.32–$1,556.372
PR$1,505.301
RI$1,527.011
SC$1,430.141
SD$1,445.141
TN$1,393.961
TX$1,426.12–$1,533.478
UT$1,445.821
VA$1,462.23–$1,675.702
VI$1,505.301
VT$1,451.371
WA$1,527.22–$1,685.502
WI$1,411.831
WV$1,436.041
WY$1,477.521

Explore 21082 on the national rate map →

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.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

Browse all communities in California →

Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 21082 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $1544.10 and the facility-setting rate is $990.60: a difference of $553.50.

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.

See the inputs behind this difference →

Use this rate

What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 21082 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$1698.51

$1544.10 × 110% = $1698.51

A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.

Working with a whole code list?

Compare an offer across your annual code mix, including an older Medicare schedule or flat per-code rates.

Compare your contract offer →

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 21082 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,866

Code
21082
Physician work
20.32
Practice expense
22.14
Malpractice
2.40

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 21082 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work20.32× 1.01720.6654
Practice expense22.14× 1.09624.2654
Malpractice2.40× 0.5411.2984
Total RVUs46.2293
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$1544.10

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

Open 21082 in the RVU calculator →

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work20.321.017
Practice expense22.141.096
Malpractice2.40.541

(20.32 × 1.017 + 22.14 × 1.096 + 2.4 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $1544.10

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work20.321.017
Practice expense7.021.096
Malpractice2.40.541

(20.32 × 1.017 + 7.02 × 1.096 + 2.4 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $990.60

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

21082 · Office / nonfacility

$1544.10

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $73.09 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $1471.01 to $1544.10 (5.0%).

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

    $1471.01changed to$1544.10

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 20.84 changed to 20.32
    • Practice expense RVU 21.22 changed to 22.14
    • Malpractice RVU 2.02 changed to 2.40
    • 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. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $1471.01

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

Explore release dates and calculate this code in an earlier period →

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$1544.10$990.60RVU26D
2026-07-01$1544.10$990.60RVU26C
2026-04-01$1544.10$990.60RVU26B
2026-01-01$1544.10$990.60RVU26A
2025-10-01$1471.01$1117.46RVU25D
2025-07-01$1471.01$1117.46RVU25C
2025-04-01$1471.01$1117.46RVU25B
2025-01-01$1471.01$1117.46RVU25A

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 21082PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,866 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet