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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78709 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$351.63

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.

Nuclear medicine

About 78709: Multiple renal flow and function studies

Reports nuclear medicine kidney imaging that evaluates blood flow and function across multiple studies, rather than a single renal flow and function study.

This service uses a radiopharmaceutical and nuclear imaging to assess renal perfusion and function across multiple studies. A nuclear medicine technologist typically acquires the images in a hospital department or imaging center, and a physician interprets the findings. Such imaging may help evaluate renal function or suspected urinary obstruction; the documented protocol should make clear what studies were performed and what they assessed.

Select this code when the service comprises multiple kidney flow and function studies, not simply multiple images or views within one study. The report should identify the study protocols and findings supporting that scope. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the physician’s interpretation, modifier TC for the equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. CMS separately prices both modifiers.

CMS billing rules for 78709

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 RVU1.37 · 14%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU8.27 · 85%
  • Malpractice RVU0.13 · 1%

3.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2032 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.

78709 compared with similar codes

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

78707

Renal imaging

Single study, no drug

$225.38

Use 78707 for one renal flow and function study without pharmacological intervention. This code describes multiple studies.

78708

Renal imaging

Pharmacologic intervention

$183.74

Use 78708 for one renal flow and function study with pharmacological intervention. This code is for multiple studies.

78701

Kidney imaging

With vascular flow

$220.01

78701 focuses on kidney morphology with vascular flow; this code describes multiple studies evaluating renal flow and function.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 78709 is $352.02—$0.39 higher than the $351.63 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78709 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $351.63

  2. $0.39 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $351.61

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $351.61

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  5. $0.02 lower than El Centro

  6. $25.66 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $351.61

    $0.02 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, 78709 ranges from $285.27 in Arkansas to $451.44 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 · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78709

    Office

    $414.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78709

    Office

    $376.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78709

    Office

    $353.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78709

    Office

    $370.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78709

    Office

    $369.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78709

    Office

    $379.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78709

    Office

    $441.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $89.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 78709

    Office

    $441.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $89.80 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 78709

    Office

    $451.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $99.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 78709

    Office

    $450.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $99.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78709

    Office

    $363.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.86 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78709

    Office

    $384.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78709

    Office

    $371.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78709

    Office

    $388.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78709

    Office

    $414.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78709

    Office

    $351.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78709

    Office

    $378.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78709

    Office

    $344.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78709

    Office

    $333.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78709

    Office

    $376.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.92 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78709

    Office

    $365.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.58 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78709

    Office

    $289.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $61.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78709

    Office

    $285.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $66.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78709

    Office

    $317.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78709

    Office

    $343.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78709

    Office

    $349.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78709

    Office

    $322.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78709

    Office

    $333.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78709

    Office

    $316.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78709

    Office

    $331.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78709

    Office

    $297.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78709

    Office

    $362.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78709

    Office

    $300.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $51.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78709

    Office

    $301.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78709

    Office

    $308.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78709

    Office

    $304.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78709

    Office

    $337.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78709

    Office

    $303.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78709

    Office

    $297.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $53.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78709

    Office

    $295.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78709

    Office

    $310.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78709

    Office

    $294.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78709

    Office

    $381.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78709

    Office

    $340.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78709

    Office

    $348.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78709

    Office

    $329.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78709

    Office

    $302.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78709

    Office

    $322.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78709

    Office

    $319.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78709

    Office

    $302.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78709

    Office

    $331.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78709

    Office

    $309.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78709

    Office

    $313.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78709

    Office

    $288.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78709

    Office

    $286.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78709

    Office

    $326.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78709

    Office

    $306.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78709

    Office

    $323.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78709

    Office

    $302.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78709

    Office

    $337.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78709

    Office

    $373.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78709

    Office

    $353.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78709

    Office

    $304.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78709

    Office

    $325.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78709

    Office

    $385.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.55 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78709

    Office

    $355.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78709

    Office

    $381.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78709

    Office

    $311.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78709

    Office

    $302.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78709

    Office

    $295.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78709

    Office

    $356.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78709

    Office

    $323.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78709

    Office

    $339.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78709

    Office

    $303.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78709

    Office

    $329.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78709

    Office

    $335.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78709

    Office

    $304.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78709

    Office

    $323.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78709

    Office

    $299.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $341.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $301.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $323.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $325.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $322.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $324.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $326.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78709

    Office

    $311.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78709

    Office

    $309.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78709

    Office

    $320.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78709

    Office

    $329.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78709

    Office

    $321.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78709

    Office

    $340.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78709

    Office

    $390.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.89 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78709

    Office

    $311.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78709

    Office

    $292.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $59.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78709

    Office

    $325.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78709 · 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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$285.27

$401.53

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$365.211
AL$289.911
AR$285.271
AZ$317.141
CA$351.61–$451.4429
CO$343.601
CT$349.421
DC$378.461
DE$322.801
FL$316.36–$344.293
GA$297.33–$331.762
GU$362.341
HI$362.341
IA$300.231
ID$301.941
IL$304.74–$337.464
IN$303.931
KS$297.661
KY$295.301
LA$294.38–$310.622
MA$340.82–$381.312
MD$329.74–$378.463
ME$302.59–$322.242
MI$302.86–$319.642
MN$331.281
MO$288.09–$313.083
MS$286.801
MT$326.321
NC$306.251
ND$323.751
NE$302.361
NH$337.111
NJ$353.99–$373.702
NM$304.271
NV$325.881
NY$311.23–$385.185
OH$302.331
OK$295.801
OR$323.93–$356.612
PA$303.44–$339.312
PR$329.301
RI$335.841
SC$304.681
SD$323.441
TN$299.181
TX$301.16–$341.948
UT$309.311
VA$320.35–$378.462
VI$329.301
VT$321.421
WA$340.52–$390.522
WI$311.721
WV$292.011
WY$325.201

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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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 78709 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$386.79

$351.63 × 110% = $386.79

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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 78709 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,494

Code
78709
Physician work
1.37
Practice expense
8.27
Malpractice
0.13

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78709 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.37× 1.0171.3933
Practice expense8.27× 1.0969.0639
Malpractice0.13× 0.5410.0703
Total RVUs10.5275
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$351.63

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.371.017
Practice expense8.271.096
Malpractice0.130.541

(1.37 × 1.017 + 8.27 × 1.096 + 0.13 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $351.63

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

78709 · Office / nonfacility

$351.63

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.50 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $346.13 to $351.63 (1.6%).

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

    $346.13changed to$351.63

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.41 changed to 1.37
    • Practice expense RVU 8.43 changed to 8.27
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.13
    • 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: $346.13

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$351.63Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$351.63Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$351.63Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$351.63Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$346.13Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$346.13Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$346.13Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$346.13Not available in this settingRVU25A

78709 billing questions

How is this different from a single renal flow and function study?

This code is for multiple renal flow and function studies. A single study without pharmacological intervention is described by 78707, while a single study with pharmacological intervention is described by 78708.

Do multiple images or views qualify as multiple studies?

Not by themselves. The documentation should identify multiple studies or protocols, rather than merely multiple images acquired as part of one study.

How should the professional and technical portions be billed?

Use modifier 26 for the physician’s interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service. Report the code without either modifier when billing the global service.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

Document the renal flow and function protocols performed, the findings for each study, and why the service involved multiple studies rather than one study with multiple images.

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 78709PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,494 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)