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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70220 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$40.44

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Radiology

About 70220: Complete paranasal sinus radiograph

Reports a complete plain-radiograph examination of the paranasal sinuses using at least three views to evaluate a documented sinus imaging need.

70220 represents a complete plain-radiograph examination of the paranasal sinuses, using at least three views to assess the sinus cavities. The study may be performed in an office imaging suite or hospital radiology department by radiologic technologists, with images interpreted by a radiologist or another qualified physician. The order and report should identify the paranasal sinuses as the imaged anatomy, rather than the orbits, skull, or sellar region.

Select 70220 when the documentation supports a complete sinus series with at least three views, rather than a limited sinus study. Retain the order, images, and interpretation or report to support the service. CMS separately prices the professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for interpretation alone, modifier TC for the equipment and staff portion alone, or no component modifier when billing the global service. When different entities furnish the components, each reports its respective portion.

CMS billing rules for 70220

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

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.21 · 19%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.90 · 80%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

35.7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #916 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.

70220 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

70210

Sinus X-ray

Fewer than three views

$34.69

Use 70210 for a limited paranasal sinus study with fewer views. 70220 represents the complete series with at least three views.

70200

Orbit X-ray

Complete, four or more views

$50.17

70200 examines the eye sockets, not the paranasal sinuses. Choose based on the anatomy actually imaged and documented.

70486

Maxillofacial CT

Without contrast

$137.27

70486 is noncontrast maxillofacial CT, a cross-sectional study; 70220 is plain-radiograph imaging of the paranasal sinuses.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 70220 is $40.50—$0.06 higher than the $40.44 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

70220 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $40.44

  2. Bakersfield

    $40.50

    $0.06 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $40.44

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $40.44

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $40.44

    The same base rate than El Centro

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

    $43.31

    $2.87 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $40.44

    The same base rate 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, 70220 ranges from $33.18 in Arkansas to $51.49 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 · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70220

    Office

    $47.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70220

    Office

    $43.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70220

    Office

    $42.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 70220

    Office

    $42.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.99 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70220

    Office

    $43.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70220

    Office

    $50.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 70220

    Office

    $50.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 70220

    Office

    $51.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.05 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 70220

    Office

    $51.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70220

    Office

    $41.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70220

    Office

    $44.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70220

    Office

    $42.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.18 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70220

    Office

    $44.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70220

    Office

    $47.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.94 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70220

    Office

    $40.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 70220

    Office

    $43.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 70220

    Office

    $40.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 70220

    Office

    $38.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 70220

    Office

    $43.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 70220

    Office

    $42.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70220

    Office

    $33.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70220

    Office

    $33.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70220

    Office

    $36.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70220

    Office

    $39.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70220

    Office

    $40.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 70220

    Office

    $37.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70220

    Office

    $38.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70220

    Office

    $36.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70220

    Office

    $38.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70220

    Office

    $34.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70220

    Office

    $41.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.14 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70220

    Office

    $34.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70220

    Office

    $34.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70220

    Office

    $36.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70220

    Office

    $35.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70220

    Office

    $39.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70220

    Office

    $35.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70220

    Office

    $34.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70220

    Office

    $34.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70220

    Office

    $36.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70220

    Office

    $34.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70220

    Office

    $43.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70220

    Office

    $39.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70220

    Office

    $40.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70220

    Office

    $38.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70220

    Office

    $35.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70220

    Office

    $37.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70220

    Office

    $37.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70220

    Office

    $35.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70220

    Office

    $38.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70220

    Office

    $35.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70220

    Office

    $36.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70220

    Office

    $33.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70220

    Office

    $33.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70220

    Office

    $37.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70220

    Office

    $35.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70220

    Office

    $37.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70220

    Office

    $35.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70220

    Office

    $38.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70220

    Office

    $43.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70220

    Office

    $40.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70220

    Office

    $35.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70220

    Office

    $37.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70220

    Office

    $44.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70220

    Office

    $41.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70220

    Office

    $43.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70220

    Office

    $36.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70220

    Office

    $35.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70220

    Office

    $34.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70220

    Office

    $41.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70220

    Office

    $37.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70220

    Office

    $39.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70220

    Office

    $35.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70220

    Office

    $38.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70220

    Office

    $38.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70220

    Office

    $35.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70220

    Office

    $37.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70220

    Office

    $34.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $39.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $34.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $37.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $37.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $37.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $37.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $37.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70220

    Office

    $36.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70220

    Office

    $35.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70220

    Office

    $37.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70220

    Office

    $38.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70220

    Office

    $37.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70220

    Office

    $39.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70220

    Office

    $44.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70220

    Office

    $36.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70220

    Office

    $34.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70220

    Office

    $37.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70220 · 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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$33.18

$45.97

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$42.901
AL$33.701
AR$33.181
AZ$36.711
CA$40.44–$51.4929
CO$39.601
CT$40.341
DC$43.551
DE$37.351
FL$36.76–$40.003
GA$34.62–$38.382
GU$41.581
HI$41.581
IA$34.791
ID$34.991
IL$35.50–$39.124
IN$35.211
KS$34.531
KY$34.351
LA$34.26–$36.062
MA$39.31–$43.792
MD$38.12–$43.553
ME$35.09–$37.232
MI$35.21–$37.152
MN$38.141
MO$33.58–$36.303
MS$33.391
MT$37.741
NC$35.491
ND$37.351
NE$35.011
NH$38.891
NJ$40.85–$43.042
NM$35.381
NV$37.661
NY$36.04–$44.455
OH$35.131
OK$34.381
OR$37.42–$41.022
PA$35.24–$39.232
PR$38.061
RI$38.801
SC$35.361
SD$37.301
TN$34.701
TX$34.99–$39.428
UT$35.871
VA$37.04–$43.552
VI$38.061
VT$37.111
WA$39.27–$44.802
WI$36.021
WV$34.091
WY$37.571

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 70220 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$44.48

$40.44 × 110% = $44.48

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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 70220 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,723

Code
70220
Physician work
0.21
Practice expense
0.90
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70220 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.21× 1.0170.2136
Practice expense0.90× 1.0960.9864
Malpractice0.02× 0.5410.0108
Total RVUs1.2108
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$40.44

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.211.017
Practice expense0.91.096
Malpractice0.020.541

(0.21 × 1.017 + 0.9 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $40.44

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

70220 · Office / nonfacility

$40.44

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.39 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $39.05 to $40.44 (3.6%).

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

    $39.05changed to$40.44

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.22 changed to 0.21
    • Practice expense RVU 0.89 changed to 0.90
    • 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: $39.05

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$40.44Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$40.44Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$40.44Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$40.44Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$39.05Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$39.05Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$39.05Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$39.05Not available in this settingRVU25A

70220 billing questions

How does 70220 differ from 70210?

70220 is for a complete sinus series with at least three views. Use 70210 for a limited sinus examination with fewer views.

Which modifiers identify the components?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical portion. Billing without either component modifier represents the global service.

What documentation supports 70220?

The record should identify a paranasal sinus examination and support a complete series of at least three views. Keep the order, images, and interpretation or report.

Can 70220 be reported for orbital or skull views?

No. The documented target must be the paranasal sinuses; orbital and skull examinations describe different anatomy.

When might CT be selected instead?

A clinician may select maxillofacial CT when cross-sectional imaging is needed for the sinus evaluation. Report the CT code that matches the documented contrast protocol, not 70220 for that CT study.

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 70220PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,723 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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