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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

37271 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$11515.90

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$390.18

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 37271 is $11521.04—$5.14 higher than the $11515.90 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

37271 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $11515.90

  2. Bakersfield

    $11521.04

    $5.14 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $11515.56

    $0.34 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $11515.56

    $0.34 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $11515.56

    $0.34 lower than El Centro

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

    $12418.32

    $902.42 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $11515.56

    $0.34 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, 37271 ranges from $9092.77 in Arkansas to $15071.09 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 · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 37271

    Office

    $13790.87

    Facility

    $411.59

    $2274.97 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12401.48

    Facility

    $402.76

    $885.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11537.04

    Facility

    $411.32

    $21.14 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12204.36

    Facility

    $398.51

    $688.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12162.07

    Facility

    $396.83

    $646.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12539.40

    Facility

    $398.56

    $1023.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 37271

    Office

    $14735.19

    Facility

    $421.99

    $3219.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 37271

    Office

    $14732.92

    Facility

    $419.72

    $3217.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 37271

    Office

    $15071.09

    Facility

    $433.06

    $3555.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 37271

    Office

    $15061.80

    Facility

    $423.77

    $3545.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11953.96

    Facility

    $391.74

    $438.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12730.00

    Facility

    $396.29

    $1214.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12232.54

    Facility

    $396.24

    $716.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 37271

    Office

    $12865.25

    Facility

    $399.57

    $1349.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 37271

    Office

    $13787.60

    Facility

    $408.32

    $2271.70 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 37271

    Office

    $11515.56

    Facility

    $389.85

    $0.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 37271

    Office

    $12401.24

    Facility

    $443.13

    $885.34 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 37271

    Office

    $11082.85

    Facility

    $515.45

    $433.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 37271

    Office

    $10702.29

    Facility

    $500.33

    $813.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 37271

    Office

    $12272.72

    Facility

    $477.03

    $756.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 37271

    Office

    $11345.70

    Facility

    $534.67

    $170.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 37271

    Office

    $9259.30

    Facility

    $377.00

    $2256.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 37271

    Office

    $9092.77

    Facility

    $372.88

    $2423.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 37271

    Office

    $10237.03

    Facility

    $400.51

    $1278.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 37271

    Office

    $11204.18

    Facility

    $403.30

    $311.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 37271

    Office

    $11367.78

    Facility

    $434.93

    $148.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 37271

    Office

    $10435.11

    Facility

    $405.73

    $1080.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 37271

    Office

    $10749.22

    Facility

    $466.05

    $766.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 37271

    Office

    $10147.71

    Facility

    $443.16

    $1368.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 37271

    Office

    $10740.15

    Facility

    $426.53

    $775.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 37271

    Office

    $9474.44

    Facility

    $419.56

    $2041.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 37271

    Office

    $11931.33

    Facility

    $389.42

    $415.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 37271

    Office

    $9655.82

    Facility

    $367.47

    $1860.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 37271

    Office

    $9711.87

    Facility

    $372.77

    $1804.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 37271

    Office

    $9814.81

    Facility

    $475.71

    $1701.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 37271

    Office

    $9713.32

    Facility

    $445.27

    $1802.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 37271

    Office

    $10891.65

    Facility

    $466.36

    $624.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 37271

    Office

    $9784.11

    Facility

    $373.94

    $1731.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 37271

    Office

    $9550.82

    Facility

    $374.13

    $1965.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 37271

    Office

    $9425.35

    Facility

    $400.93

    $2090.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 37271

    Office

    $9970.26

    Facility

    $417.98

    $1545.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 37271

    Office

    $9387.44

    Facility

    $403.62

    $2128.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 37271

    Office

    $12545.56

    Facility

    $425.03

    $1029.66 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 37271

    Office

    $11094.30

    Facility

    $405.08

    $421.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 37271

    Office

    $11327.60

    Facility

    $435.36

    $188.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 37271

    Office

    $10682.57

    Facility

    $409.56

    $833.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 37271

    Office

    $9721.83

    Facility

    $382.72

    $1794.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 37271

    Office

    $10446.29

    Facility

    $386.45

    $1069.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 37271

    Office

    $10251.69

    Facility

    $455.78

    $1264.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 37271

    Office

    $9684.33

    Facility

    $416.28

    $1831.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 37271

    Office

    $10811.34

    Facility

    $365.75

    $704.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 37271

    Office

    $9939.25

    Facility

    $407.27

    $1576.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 37271

    Office

    $10073.46

    Facility

    $409.52

    $1442.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 37271

    Office

    $9154.01

    Facility

    $403.68

    $2361.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 37271

    Office

    $9128.12

    Facility

    $387.94

    $2387.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 37271

    Office

    $10562.57

    Facility

    $411.37

    $953.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 37271

    Office

    $9855.50

    Facility

    $384.43

    $1660.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 37271

    Office

    $10523.02

    Facility

    $371.82

    $992.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 37271

    Office

    $9736.11

    Facility

    $366.55

    $1779.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 37271

    Office

    $10972.36

    Facility

    $404.96

    $543.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 37271

    Office

    $12217.43

    Facility

    $442.03

    $701.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 37271

    Office

    $11519.17

    Facility

    $434.06

    $3.27 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 37271

    Office

    $9729.92

    Facility

    $421.27

    $1785.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 37271

    Office

    $10561.74

    Facility

    $400.39

    $954.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 37271

    Office

    $12566.10

    Facility

    $496.32

    $1050.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 37271

    Office

    $11558.81

    Facility

    $443.24

    $42.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 37271

    Office

    $12467.01

    Facility

    $468.29

    $951.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 37271

    Office

    $10033.10

    Facility

    $389.45

    $1482.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 37271

    Office

    $9676.24

    Facility

    $408.20

    $1839.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 37271

    Office

    $9456.91

    Facility

    $391.88

    $2058.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 37271

    Office

    $11682.09

    Facility

    $404.10

    $166.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 37271

    Office

    $10502.08

    Facility

    $391.48

    $1013.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 37271

    Office

    $10999.01

    Facility

    $431.61

    $516.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 37271

    Office

    $9723.01

    Facility

    $404.21

    $1792.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 37271

    Office

    $10673.85

    Facility

    $410.98

    $842.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 37271

    Office

    $10897.64

    Facility

    $411.45

    $618.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 37271

    Office

    $9777.84

    Facility

    $398.13

    $1738.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 37271

    Office

    $10518.34

    Facility

    $367.14

    $997.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 37271

    Office

    $9604.00

    Facility

    $376.56

    $1911.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $11147.01

    Facility

    $407.04

    $368.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $9640.38

    Facility

    $402.79

    $1875.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $10458.65

    Facility

    $398.81

    $1057.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $10515.14

    Facility

    $404.54

    $1000.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $10414.05

    Facility

    $404.97

    $1101.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $10482.25

    Facility

    $402.11

    $1033.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $10518.86

    Facility

    $438.71

    $997.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 37271

    Office

    $10036.26

    Facility

    $402.77

    $1479.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 37271

    Office

    $9944.17

    Facility

    $402.04

    $1571.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 37271

    Office

    $10369.74

    Facility

    $391.11

    $1146.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 37271

    Office

    $10673.85

    Facility

    $410.98

    $842.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 37271

    Office

    $10427.75

    Facility

    $378.06

    $1088.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 37271

    Office

    $11090.99

    Facility

    $401.78

    $424.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 37271

    Office

    $12879.84

    Facility

    $424.31

    $1363.94 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 37271

    Office

    $10088.27

    Facility

    $363.42

    $1427.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 37271

    Office

    $9255.91

    Facility

    $434.51

    $2259.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 37271

    Office

    $10545.33

    Facility

    $394.13

    $970.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

37271 · 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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$9,092.77

$13,293.33

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$11,345.701
AL$9,259.301
AR$9,092.771
AZ$10,237.031
CA$11,515.56–$15,071.0929
CO$11,204.181
CT$11,367.781
DC$12,401.241
DE$10,435.111
FL$10,147.71–$11,082.853
GA$9,474.44–$10,740.152
GU$11,931.331
HI$11,931.331
IA$9,655.821
ID$9,711.871
IL$9,713.32–$10,891.654
IN$9,784.111
KS$9,550.821
KY$9,425.351
LA$9,387.44–$9,970.262
MA$11,094.30–$12,545.562
MD$10,682.57–$12,401.243
ME$9,721.83–$10,446.292
MI$9,684.33–$10,251.692
MN$10,811.341
MO$9,154.01–$10,073.463
MS$9,128.121
MT$10,562.571
NC$9,855.501
ND$10,523.021
NE$9,736.111
NH$10,972.361
NJ$11,519.17–$12,217.432
NM$9,729.921
NV$10,561.741
NY$10,033.10–$12,566.105
OH$9,676.241
OK$9,456.911
OR$10,502.08–$11,682.092
PA$9,723.01–$10,999.012
PR$10,673.851
RI$10,897.641
SC$9,777.841
SD$10,518.341
TN$9,604.001
TX$9,640.38–$11,147.018
UT$9,944.171
VA$10,369.74–$12,401.242
VI$10,673.851
VT$10,427.751
WA$11,090.99–$12,879.842
WI$10,088.271
WV$9,255.911
WY$10,545.331

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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 37271 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $11515.90 and the facility-setting rate is $390.18: a difference of $11125.72.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 37271 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$12667.49

$11515.90 × 110% = $12667.49

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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 37271 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,631

Code
37271
Physician work
9.00
Practice expense
305.24
Malpractice
2.00

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 37271 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work9.00× 1.0179.1530
Practice expense305.24× 1.096334.5430
Malpractice2.00× 0.5411.0820
Total RVUs344.7780
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$11515.90

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
Work91.017
Practice expense305.241.096
Malpractice20.541

(9 × 1.017 + 305.24 × 1.096 + 2 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $11515.90

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work91.017
Practice expense1.321.096
Malpractice20.541

(9 × 1.017 + 1.32 × 1.096 + 2 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $390.18

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

37271 · Office / nonfacility

$11515.90

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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

    No ratechanged to$11515.90

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    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$11515.90$390.18RVU26D
2026-07-01$11515.90$390.18RVU26C
2026-04-01$11515.90$390.18RVU26B
2026-01-01$11515.90$390.18RVU26A
2025-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25D
2025-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25C
2025-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25B
2025-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25A

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 37271PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,631 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet