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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

Q4342 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$139.47

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.

Wound care product

About Q4342: Theramend skin substitute product

Q4342 reports Theramend wound-covering product by square centimeter when supplied with an appropriate primary wound or skin-substitute application procedure.

Q4342 identifies Theramend, a wound-covering tissue product, measured by the square centimeter. It represents the product supplied for application to a wound, not the clinician’s work applying it. Wound care clinicians, surgeons, and other practitioners who treat wounds may use it in outpatient or facility settings when Theramend is applied as part of a wound treatment. The procedure code describes the application; Q4342 identifies the specific product used.

Report the quantity in square centimeters and document the product name, the treated wound, and the amount applied. Pair Q4342 with the applicable primary application procedure, such as CPT 15271 or 15275 when appropriate to the site and wound area. CMS treats this as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period, not as a standalone service. CMS classifies it as technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation. CMS assigns no physician-work RVUs to Q4342.

CMS billing rules for Q4342

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.81 · 100%
  • Malpractice RVU0.00 · 0%

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.

Q4342 compared with similar codes

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

Q4341

Wound matrix

Simplimax, per square centimeter

$139.47

Q4341 identifies Simplimax, while Q4342 identifies Theramend. Select the code for the product actually used, not by wound location or size.

Q4343

Wound matrix

Per square centimeter

$139.47

Q4343 identifies Dermacyte AC Matrix; Q4342 identifies Theramend. These product codes are distinguished by the product supplied.

15271

Skin substitute graft

First 25 cm², trunk/limbs

$165.41

CPT 15271 reports an application procedure for eligible wound sites and areas; Q4342 reports the Theramend product by square centimeter and is billed with a primary procedure.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for Q4342 is $139.47—the same base rate than the $139.47 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

Q4342 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $139.47

  2. Bakersfield

    $139.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $139.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $139.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $139.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

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

    $150.55

    $11.08 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $139.47

    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, Q4342 ranges from $109.31 in Arkansas to $183.51 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara 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 · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Modesto

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Napa

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $167.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.26 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $150.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Rest Of California

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $148.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $147.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $152.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $179.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $179.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.96 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $183.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $183.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $144.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $154.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $148.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $156.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.80 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Vallejo

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $167.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.26 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Yuba City

    California · Q4342

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

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

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · Q4342

    Office

    $149.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · Q4342

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · Q4342

    Office

    $127.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · Q4342

    Office

    $147.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · Q4342

    Office

    $135.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · Q4342

    Office

    $111.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · Q4342

    Office

    $109.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · Q4342

    Office

    $123.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · Q4342

    Office

    $135.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · Q4342

    Office

    $137.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · Q4342

    Office

    $125.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · Q4342

    Office

    $128.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · Q4342

    Office

    $121.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · Q4342

    Office

    $129.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · Q4342

    Office

    $113.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · Q4342

    Office

    $144.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · Q4342

    Office

    $116.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · Q4342

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · Q4342

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · Q4342

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · Q4342

    Office

    $130.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · Q4342

    Office

    $117.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · Q4342

    Office

    $115.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · Q4342

    Office

    $113.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · Q4342

    Office

    $119.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · Q4342

    Office

    $112.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · Q4342

    Office

    $151.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · Q4342

    Office

    $134.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · Q4342

    Office

    $136.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · Q4342

    Office

    $128.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · Q4342

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · Q4342

    Office

    $126.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · Q4342

    Office

    $122.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · Q4342

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · Q4342

    Office

    $130.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · Q4342

    Office

    $119.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · Q4342

    Office

    $121.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · Q4342

    Office

    $109.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · Q4342

    Office

    $109.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · Q4342

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · Q4342

    Office

    $118.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · Q4342

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · Q4342

    Office

    $117.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · Q4342

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · Q4342

    Office

    $147.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · Q4342

    Office

    $138.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · Q4342

    Office

    $116.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · Q4342

    Office

    $127.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · Q4342

    Office

    $151.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · Q4342

    Office

    $139.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · Q4342

    Office

    $150.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.95 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · Q4342

    Office

    $120.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · Q4342

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · Q4342

    Office

    $113.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · Q4342

    Office

    $141.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · Q4342

    Office

    $126.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · Q4342

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · Q4342

    Office

    $116.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · Q4342

    Office

    $128.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · Q4342

    Office

    $131.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · Q4342

    Office

    $117.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · Q4342

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · Q4342

    Office

    $115.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $134.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $115.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $126.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $126.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $125.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $126.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $126.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · Q4342

    Office

    $120.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · Q4342

    Office

    $119.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · Q4342

    Office

    $125.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · Q4342

    Office

    $128.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · Q4342

    Office

    $125.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · Q4342

    Office

    $134.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · Q4342

    Office

    $156.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · Q4342

    Office

    $121.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · Q4342

    Office

    $110.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · Q4342

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

Q4342 · 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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$109.31

$161.49

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$135.531
AL$111.351
AR$109.311
AZ$123.311
CA$139.47–$183.5129
CO$135.401
CT$137.061
DC$149.911
DE$125.731
FL$121.66–$132.473
GA$113.51–$129.292
GU$144.691
HI$144.691
IA$116.441
ID$117.081
IL$116.19–$130.694
IN$117.971
KS$115.041
KY$113.131
LA$112.62–$119.752
MA$134.00–$151.952
MD$128.78–$149.913
ME$117.08–$126.112
MI$116.19–$122.802
MN$130.951
MO$109.70–$121.153
MS$109.571
MT$127.261
NC$118.731
ND$127.261
NE$117.461
NH$132.471
NJ$138.97–$147.622
NM$116.701
NV$127.381
NY$120.89–$151.315
OH$116.191
OK$113.641
OR$126.75–$141.382
PA$116.82–$132.472
PR$128.661
RI$131.461
SC$117.591
SD$127.261
TN$115.681
TX$115.80–$134.648
UT$119.621
VA$125.09–$149.912
VI$128.661
VT$125.981
WA$134.00–$156.142
WI$121.911
WV$110.591
WY$127.261

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Turn a percentage into dollars for Q4342 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$153.42

$139.47 × 110% = $153.42

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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 Q4342 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

18,429

Code
Q4342
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
3.81
Malpractice
0.00

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for Q4342 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0170.0000
Practice expense3.81× 1.0964.1758
Malpractice0.00× 0.5410.0000
Total RVUs4.1758
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$139.47

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
Work01.017
Practice expense3.811.096
Malpractice00.541

(0 × 1.017 + 3.81 × 1.096 + 0 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $139.47

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

Q4342 · Office / nonfacility

$139.47

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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

    No ratechanged to$139.47

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25D
2025-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25C
2025-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25B
2025-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25A

Q4342 billing questions

Can Q4342 be billed by itself?

No. CMS identifies Q4342 as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure, with payment included within that procedure’s global period.

How should the number of units be determined?

Report the Theramend quantity by square centimeter. Documentation should identify the product and the amount applied to the treated wound.

Which application code is reported with Q4342?

Use the primary skin-substitute application procedure appropriate to the wound site and area, such as CPT 15271 or 15275 when applicable.

Does Q4342 include the clinician’s application work?

No. Q4342 identifies the Theramend product; the primary procedure code represents the application service.

Does Q4342 include interpretation?

No. CMS classifies Q4342 as technical-component-only and specifies that a separate code covers interpretation.

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 Q4342PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,429 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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