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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

G0079 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$167.49

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.

Care management

About G0079: Home care management visit, new patient

Reports a 60-minute care management visit in the patient's home for a new patient when the documented service and duration match this code.

G0079 identifies a care-management home visit for a new patient, with a 60-minute service duration. It describes work delivered during a visit in the patient's residence, rather than a routine office encounter. The descriptor does not specify a diagnosis, particular disease, or required discipline; the record should explain what care-management work was performed and why the visit took place at home.

Select this code when the patient meets the applicable new-patient definition and the documented visit duration matches the 60-minute level, rather than an adjacent duration level. Document the home setting, new-patient status, duration, and the care-management activities performed. CMS assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice relative value units to the service; those resource inputs inform physician fee schedule payment.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU3.38 · 69%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.36 · 28%
  • Malpractice RVU0.16 · 3%

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.

G0079 compared with similar codes

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

G0078

Home care management

New patient, 45 minutes

$122.89

Both are new-patient care-management home visits; G0078 is the 45-minute level, while G0079 is the 60-minute level.

G0080

Home care management

New patient, 75 minutes

$222.52

Both describe new-patient care-management home visits; G0080 is the 75-minute level, while G0079 is the 60-minute level.

G0084

Home care management

Established patient, 60 minutes

$186.77

G0084 is the 60-minute care-management home visit for an established patient. G0079 is the corresponding new-patient level.

G0087

Care management

Home care plan, 60 minutes

$105.77

G0087 describes a 60-minute home care-plan service. G0079 describes a 60-minute new-patient care-management home visit.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for G0079 is $168.08—$0.59 higher than the $167.49 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

G0079 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $167.49

  2. Bakersfield

    $168.08

    $0.59 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $167.46

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $167.46

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $167.46

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

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

    $174.81

    $7.32 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $167.46

    $0.03 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, G0079 ranges from $154.67 in Arkansas to $220.67 in Alaska*. 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 · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · G0079

    Office

    $182.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · G0079

    Office

    $173.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.59 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · G0079

    Office

    $169.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.78 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · G0079

    Office

    $172.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · G0079

    Office

    $171.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · G0079

    Office

    $173.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · G0079

    Office

    $190.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.63 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · G0079

    Office

    $189.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · G0079

    Office

    $193.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · G0079

    Office

    $192.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · G0079

    Office

    $169.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · G0079

    Office

    $173.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · G0079

    Office

    $171.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · G0079

    Office

    $174.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · G0079

    Office

    $182.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · G0079

    Office

    $167.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · G0079

    Office

    $178.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · G0079

    Office

    $173.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.21 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · G0079

    Office

    $171.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · G0079

    Office

    $181.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.89 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · G0079

    Office

    $220.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $53.18 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · G0079

    Office

    $155.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · G0079

    Office

    $154.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · G0079

    Office

    $161.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · G0079

    Office

    $166.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · G0079

    Office

    $170.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.05 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · G0079

    Office

    $163.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · G0079

    Office

    $168.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · G0079

    Office

    $164.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · G0079

    Office

    $165.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · G0079

    Office

    $159.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · G0079

    Office

    $167.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · G0079

    Office

    $156.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · G0079

    Office

    $157.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · G0079

    Office

    $165.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · G0079

    Office

    $162.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · G0079

    Office

    $169.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · G0079

    Office

    $157.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · G0079

    Office

    $156.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · G0079

    Office

    $158.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · G0079

    Office

    $161.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · G0079

    Office

    $158.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · G0079

    Office

    $176.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · G0079

    Office

    $166.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · G0079

    Office

    $170.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · G0079

    Office

    $164.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · G0079

    Office

    $158.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · G0079

    Office

    $161.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · G0079

    Office

    $165.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · G0079

    Office

    $160.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · G0079

    Office

    $161.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · G0079

    Office

    $160.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · G0079

    Office

    $161.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · G0079

    Office

    $157.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · G0079

    Office

    $155.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · G0079

    Office

    $163.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · G0079

    Office

    $158.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · G0079

    Office

    $160.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · G0079

    Office

    $156.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · G0079

    Office

    $164.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · G0079

    Office

    $178.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.92 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · G0079

    Office

    $172.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · G0079

    Office

    $160.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · G0079

    Office

    $162.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · G0079

    Office

    $184.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · G0079

    Office

    $174.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · G0079

    Office

    $181.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · G0079

    Office

    $159.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · G0079

    Office

    $159.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · G0079

    Office

    $157.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · G0079

    Office

    $169.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · G0079

    Office

    $161.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · G0079

    Office

    $168.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · G0079

    Office

    $159.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · G0079

    Office

    $164.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · G0079

    Office

    $166.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · G0079

    Office

    $159.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · G0079

    Office

    $160.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · G0079

    Office

    $157.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $165.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $159.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $162.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $163.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $163.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $163.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $166.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · G0079

    Office

    $160.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · G0079

    Office

    $160.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · G0079

    Office

    $161.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · G0079

    Office

    $164.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · G0079

    Office

    $160.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · G0079

    Office

    $166.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · G0079

    Office

    $178.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · G0079

    Office

    $158.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · G0079

    Office

    $160.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · G0079

    Office

    $162.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

G0079 · 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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$154.67

$220.67

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$220.671
AL$155.671
AR$154.671
AZ$161.491
CA$167.46–$193.6829
CO$166.761
CT$170.541
DC$178.451
DE$163.141
FL$164.35–$173.703
GA$159.78–$165.802
GU$167.641
HI$167.641
IA$156.581
ID$157.211
IL$162.72–$171.604
IN$157.601
KS$156.651
KY$158.171
LA$158.22–$161.712
MA$166.79–$176.522
MD$164.90–$178.453
ME$158.01–$161.282
MI$160.40–$165.742
MN$161.221
MO$157.26–$161.493
MS$155.961
MT$163.651
NC$158.691
ND$160.491
NE$156.841
NH$164.861
NJ$172.88–$178.412
NM$160.971
NV$162.821
NY$159.81–$184.055
OH$159.761
OK$157.611
OR$161.90–$169.142
PA$159.65–$168.592
PR$164.081
RI$166.731
SC$159.411
SD$160.121
TN$157.061
TX$159.20–$166.268
UT$160.391
VA$161.32–$178.452
VI$164.081
VT$160.571
WA$166.26–$178.642
WI$158.061
WV$160.021
WY$162.271

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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 G0079 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$184.24

$167.49 × 110% = $184.24

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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 G0079 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

15,071

Code
G0079
Physician work
3.38
Practice expense
1.36
Malpractice
0.16

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for G0079 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.38× 1.0173.4375
Practice expense1.36× 1.0961.4906
Malpractice0.16× 0.5410.0866
Total RVUs5.0146
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$167.49

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work3.381.017
Practice expense1.361.096
Malpractice0.160.541

(3.38 × 1.017 + 1.36 × 1.096 + 0.16 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $167.49

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

G0079 · Office / nonfacility

$167.49

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.25 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $156.24 to $167.49 (7.2%).

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

    $156.24changed to$167.49

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.20 changed to 1.36
    • 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: $156.24

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$167.49Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$167.49Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$167.49Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$167.49Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$156.24Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$156.24Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$156.24Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$156.24Not available in this settingRVU25A

G0079 billing questions

How does G0079 differ from G0078 and G0080?

These codes describe new-patient care-management home visits at different duration levels. G0078 is the 45-minute level, G0079 is 60 minutes, and G0080 is 75 minutes.

Does established-patient status change the code?

Yes. G0084 is the established-patient home-visit code at the 60-minute level; G0079 is for a new patient.

What documentation supports G0079?

Document the patient's new-patient status, that the service occurred at home, the visit duration, and the care-management work performed.

Is a care-plan service the same as this home visit?

No. G0079 describes a timed new-patient care-management home visit. G0086 and G0087 identify home care-plan services at different durations.

Does G0079 establish separate payment for other work?

The code identifies the 60-minute care-management home visit. Its descriptor alone does not establish separate reporting or payment for other services performed during the encounter.

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 G0079PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,071 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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