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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

71120 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$35.34

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 71120: Sternum radiograph, multiple views

Reports a multi-view sternum radiograph to evaluate suspected sternal injury, focal pain, or another clinical concern centered on the breastbone.

This study uses at least two radiographic projections centered on the sternum. It is commonly obtained in an emergency department, hospital, or outpatient imaging setting when blunt chest trauma, focal breastbone tenderness, or another concern calls for imaging of the sternum itself. A radiologic technologist acquires the images, and a radiologist or other qualified interpreting practitioner reviews them and documents the findings.

Report one unit for the sternum examination when two or more views are obtained; the number of projections does not create separate units. The order and report should support the sternal target and the clinical reason for imaging. CMS recognizes a professional component for interpretation and a technical component for equipment and staff: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and reporting without either modifier represents the global service.

CMS billing rules for 71120

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 RVU0.20 · 20%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.77 · 78%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

9.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1524 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.

71120 compared with similar codes

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

71100

Rib X-ray

One side, two views

$38.61

71100 is for unilateral rib imaging. Choose 71120 when the examination is directed at the sternum rather than the ribs.

71101

Rib X-ray

Unilateral with chest view

$44.52

71101 covers unilateral rib imaging that includes a chest view. It does not replace a study centered on the sternum.

71130

Joint X-ray

Three or more views

$44.47

71130 evaluates the sternoclavicular joints. Use 71120 when the radiographic target is the sternum itself.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 71120 is $35.40—$0.06 higher than the $35.34 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

71120 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $35.34

  2. Bakersfield

    $35.40

    $0.06 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $35.34

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $35.34

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $35.34

    The same base rate than El Centro

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

    $37.82

    $2.48 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $35.34

    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, 71120 ranges from $29.12 in Arkansas to $44.86 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 · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Modesto

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Napa

    California · 71120

    Office

    $41.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.00 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 71120

    Office

    $37.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Rest Of California

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 71120

    Office

    $37.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 71120

    Office

    $37.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 71120

    Office

    $38.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 71120

    Office

    $43.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.54 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 71120

    Office

    $43.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 71120

    Office

    $44.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 71120

    Office

    $44.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 71120

    Office

    $36.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 71120

    Office

    $38.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.09 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 71120

    Office

    $37.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 71120

    Office

    $38.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Vallejo

    California · 71120

    Office

    $41.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Yuba City

    California · 71120

    Office

    $35.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 71120

    Office

    $38.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 71120

    Office

    $35.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 71120

    Office

    $34.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 71120

    Office

    $38.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 71120

    Office

    $37.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 71120

    Office

    $29.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 71120

    Office

    $29.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 71120

    Office

    $32.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 71120

    Office

    $34.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 71120

    Office

    $35.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 71120

    Office

    $32.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 71120

    Office

    $33.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 71120

    Office

    $32.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 71120

    Office

    $33.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 71120

    Office

    $30.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 71120

    Office

    $36.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 71120

    Office

    $30.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 71120

    Office

    $30.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 71120

    Office

    $31.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 71120

    Office

    $31.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 71120

    Office

    $34.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 71120

    Office

    $30.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 71120

    Office

    $30.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 71120

    Office

    $30.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 71120

    Office

    $31.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 71120

    Office

    $30.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 71120

    Office

    $38.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.92 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 71120

    Office

    $34.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 71120

    Office

    $35.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 71120

    Office

    $33.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 71120

    Office

    $30.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 71120

    Office

    $32.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 71120

    Office

    $32.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 71120

    Office

    $30.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 71120

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 71120

    Office

    $31.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 71120

    Office

    $31.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 71120

    Office

    $29.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 71120

    Office

    $29.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 71120

    Office

    $33.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 71120

    Office

    $31.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 71120

    Office

    $32.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 71120

    Office

    $30.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 71120

    Office

    $34.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 71120

    Office

    $37.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 71120

    Office

    $35.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 71120

    Office

    $31.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 71120

    Office

    $32.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 71120

    Office

    $38.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.59 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 71120

    Office

    $35.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 71120

    Office

    $38.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 71120

    Office

    $31.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 71120

    Office

    $30.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 71120

    Office

    $30.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 71120

    Office

    $35.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 71120

    Office

    $32.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 71120

    Office

    $34.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 71120

    Office

    $30.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 71120

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 71120

    Office

    $33.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 71120

    Office

    $31.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 71120

    Office

    $32.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 71120

    Office

    $30.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $34.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $30.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $32.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $32.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $32.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $32.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $33.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 71120

    Office

    $31.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 71120

    Office

    $31.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 71120

    Office

    $32.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 71120

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 71120

    Office

    $32.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 71120

    Office

    $34.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 71120

    Office

    $39.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 71120

    Office

    $31.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 71120

    Office

    $29.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 71120

    Office

    $32.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

71120 · 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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$29.12

$40.10

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$37.781
AL$29.561
AR$29.121
AZ$32.171
CA$35.34–$44.8629
CO$34.651
CT$35.321
DC$38.081
DE$32.721
FL$32.27–$35.143
GA$30.42–$33.632
GU$36.311
HI$36.311
IA$30.481
ID$30.661
IL$31.21–$34.324
IN$30.851
KS$30.271
KY$30.161
LA$30.08–$31.642
MA$34.40–$38.262
MD$33.39–$38.083
ME$30.76–$32.592
MI$30.92–$32.622
MN$33.341
MO$29.50–$31.833
MS$29.321
MT$33.071
NC$31.101
ND$32.671
NE$30.671
NH$34.041
NJ$35.77–$37.652
NM$31.071
NV$32.981
NY$31.58–$38.935
OH$30.831
OK$30.171
OR$32.77–$35.862
PA$30.92–$34.372
PR$33.341
RI$33.971
SC$31.011
SD$32.621
TN$30.421
TX$30.70–$34.508
UT$31.461
VA$32.43–$38.082
VI$33.341
VT$32.481
WA$34.36–$39.122
WI$31.521
WV$29.991
WY$32.891

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 71120 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$38.87

$35.34 × 110% = $38.87

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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 71120 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,904

Code
71120
Physician work
0.20
Practice expense
0.77
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 71120 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.20× 1.0170.2034
Practice expense0.77× 1.0960.8439
Malpractice0.02× 0.5410.0108
Total RVUs1.0581
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$35.34

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

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.21.017
Practice expense0.771.096
Malpractice0.020.541

(0.2 × 1.017 + 0.77 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $35.34

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

71120 · Office / nonfacility

$35.34

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.83 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $34.51 to $35.34 (2.4%).

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

    $34.51changed to$35.34

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.78 changed to 0.77
    • 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: $34.51

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$35.34Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$35.34Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$35.34Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$35.34Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$34.51Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$34.51Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$34.51Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$34.51Not available in this settingRVU25A

71120 billing questions

When should this be selected instead of a rib study?

Use this code when the examination is centered on the sternum. Select a rib code when the documented target is the ribs, with or without a chest view.

Does each additional sternum view require another unit?

No. The code represents the sternum examination with two or more views; additional projections within that examination do not create additional units.

How do modifiers 26 and TC apply?

Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports reporting this examination?

The record should identify the sternum as the imaging target, document the clinical reason for the study, and include the acquired views and interpretation.

Is a sternoclavicular joint study interchangeable with this code?

No. This examination targets the sternum; a sternoclavicular joint study targets the joints where the clavicles meet the sternum.

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 71120PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,904 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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