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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78802 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$292.61

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 78802: Whole-body tumor-localization imaging

Reports single-day whole-body nuclear medicine imaging to localize radiopharmaceutical-avid tumor activity, rather than imaging limited regions or using a multi-day protocol.

This code describes a nuclear medicine study in which a radiopharmaceutical is used to identify tumor-related activity throughout the body, with imaging performed on a single day. A nuclear medicine technologist acquires the images, and a qualified interpreting physician evaluates and reports the findings. The service is typically performed in a hospital or outpatient nuclear medicine department for tumor localization or assessment.

Select this code when the documented study covers the whole body and imaging occurs on one day; imaging limited to selected areas, SPECT, or a multi-day schedule points to a different code. The report should support the radiopharmaceutical study, whole-body coverage, imaging date, and interpretation. The injection procedure is represented separately by 78808 when performed and reportable. The service may be billed globally, or split between the interpretation with modifier 26 and the equipment and staff with modifier TC. CMS diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

CMS billing rules for 78802

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.
Multiple procedures
Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.78 · 10%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU7.23 · 89%
  • Malpractice RVU0.08 · 1%

5.7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1788 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.

78802 compared with similar codes

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

78801

Tumor imaging

Two or more areas, one day

$259.85

78801 is for imaging two or more selected areas on one day; 78802 is for whole-body imaging on one day.

78804

Tumor localization

Whole body, two or more days

$610.01

Both describe whole-body tumor-localization imaging, but 78804 is for imaging over two or more days.

78803

Tumor SPECT

Single body area

$363.25

78803 identifies SPECT imaging of one area. 78802 describes a single-day whole-body study.

78830

Tumor SPECT/CT

Single imaging area

$455.20

78830 describes tumor-localization SPECT imaging with CT for one area; 78802 is the single-day whole-body study.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 78802 is $292.85—$0.24 higher than the $292.61 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78802 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $292.61

  2. $0.24 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $292.60

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $292.60

    $0.01 lower than El Centro

  5. $0.01 lower than El Centro

  6. $21.97 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $292.60

    $0.01 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, 78802 ranges from $234.87 in Arkansas to $378.58 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 · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78802

    Office

    $347.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78802

    Office

    $313.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78802

    Office

    $293.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.86 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78802

    Office

    $309.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.66 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78802

    Office

    $308.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78802

    Office

    $317.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.49 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78802

    Office

    $370.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 78802

    Office

    $370.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.55 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 78802

    Office

    $378.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $85.97 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 78802

    Office

    $378.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $85.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78802

    Office

    $302.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78802

    Office

    $321.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78802

    Office

    $309.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.18 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78802

    Office

    $324.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78802

    Office

    $347.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.59 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78802

    Office

    $292.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78802

    Office

    $314.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.30 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78802

    Office

    $284.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78802

    Office

    $275.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78802

    Office

    $312.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78802

    Office

    $297.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78802

    Office

    $238.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $53.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78802

    Office

    $234.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78802

    Office

    $262.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78802

    Office

    $285.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78802

    Office

    $289.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78802

    Office

    $267.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78802

    Office

    $275.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78802

    Office

    $260.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78802

    Office

    $274.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78802

    Office

    $244.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78802

    Office

    $302.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78802

    Office

    $248.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78802

    Office

    $249.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78802

    Office

    $253.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78802

    Office

    $250.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78802

    Office

    $278.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78802

    Office

    $251.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78802

    Office

    $245.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78802

    Office

    $243.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78802

    Office

    $256.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78802

    Office

    $242.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78802

    Office

    $317.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.23 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78802

    Office

    $282.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78802

    Office

    $288.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78802

    Office

    $273.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78802

    Office

    $249.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78802

    Office

    $267.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78802

    Office

    $263.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78802

    Office

    $249.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78802

    Office

    $275.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78802

    Office

    $255.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78802

    Office

    $258.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78802

    Office

    $236.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78802

    Office

    $235.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78802

    Office

    $270.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78802

    Office

    $253.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78802

    Office

    $268.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78802

    Office

    $249.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78802

    Office

    $279.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78802

    Office

    $310.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78802

    Office

    $293.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78802

    Office

    $250.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78802

    Office

    $270.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.60 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78802

    Office

    $319.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78802

    Office

    $294.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78802

    Office

    $317.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78802

    Office

    $257.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78802

    Office

    $249.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78802

    Office

    $243.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78802

    Office

    $296.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.14 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78802

    Office

    $268.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78802

    Office

    $281.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78802

    Office

    $250.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78802

    Office

    $272.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78802

    Office

    $278.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78802

    Office

    $251.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78802

    Office

    $268.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78802

    Office

    $247.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $283.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $248.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $267.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.95 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $269.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $266.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $268.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $269.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78802

    Office

    $257.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78802

    Office

    $255.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78802

    Office

    $265.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78802

    Office

    $272.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78802

    Office

    $266.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78802

    Office

    $282.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78802

    Office

    $325.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.23 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78802

    Office

    $258.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78802

    Office

    $239.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78802

    Office

    $269.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78802 · 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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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$297.741
AL$238.871
AR$234.871
AZ$262.341
CA$292.60–$378.5829
CO$285.401
CT$289.891
DC$314.911
DE$267.181
FL$260.93–$284.203
GA$244.65–$274.692
GU$302.171
HI$302.171
IA$248.081
ID$249.491
IL$250.71–$278.984
IN$251.211
KS$245.711
KY$243.181
LA$242.33–$256.332
MA$282.89–$317.842
MD$273.15–$314.913
ME$249.88–$267.052
MI$249.55–$263.592
MN$275.341
MO$236.82–$258.633
MS$235.951
MT$270.211
NC$253.071
ND$268.631
NE$249.961
NH$279.781
NJ$293.73–$310.672
NM$250.711
NV$270.011
NY$257.35–$319.815
OH$249.231
OK$243.781
OR$268.45–$296.752
PA$250.26–$281.102
PR$272.831
RI$278.391
SC$251.461
SD$268.441
TN$247.001
TX$248.29–$283.978
UT$255.451
VA$265.32–$314.912
VI$272.831
VT$266.481
WA$282.71–$325.842
WI$258.221
WV$239.731
WY$269.521

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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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Reference amount per service

$321.87

$292.61 × 110% = $321.87

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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 78802 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,518

Code
78802
Physician work
0.78
Practice expense
7.23
Malpractice
0.08

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78802 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.78× 1.0170.7933
Practice expense7.23× 1.0967.9241
Malpractice0.08× 0.5410.0433
Total RVUs8.7606
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$292.61

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.781.017
Practice expense7.231.096
Malpractice0.080.541

(0.78 × 1.017 + 7.23 × 1.096 + 0.08 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $292.61

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

78802 · Office / nonfacility

$292.61

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.33 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $288.28 to $292.61 (1.5%).

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

    $288.28changed to$292.61

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.80 changed to 0.78
    • Practice expense RVU 7.37 changed to 7.23
    • 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: $288.28

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$292.61Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$292.61Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$292.61Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$292.61Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$288.28Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$288.28Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$288.28Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$288.28Not available in this settingRVU25A

78802 billing questions

How does 78802 differ from imaging of multiple body areas?

Use 78802 for a whole-body study performed on one day. Imaging of two or more selected areas is represented by 78801 rather than whole-body coverage.

When should 78804 be used instead?

78804 describes whole-body imaging performed over two or more days. The imaging schedule, not simply the number of images, distinguishes it from 78802.

Is the radiopharmaceutical injection included?

The injection procedure is represented by 78808 when performed and reportable. Document the injection separately from the imaging and interpretation.

When should modifier 26 or TC be reported?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Does the multiple procedure reduction affect both components?

Yes. CMS diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components.

What documentation supports 78802?

Record the radiopharmaceutical study, whole-body coverage, the date imaging was performed, and the physician's interpretation. The documentation should distinguish a single-day whole-body protocol from a limited-area or multi-day 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 78802PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,518 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)