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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

76828 in Madera

Office / nonfacility

$52.17

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.

Fetal echocardiography

About 76828: Follow-up fetal cardiac Doppler study

Reports repeat or follow-up Doppler assessment of fetal cardiac blood flow when a prior fetal echocardiographic evaluation requires reassessment.

This service is a repeat or follow-up Doppler evaluation of the fetal heart, using pulsed-wave and/or continuous-wave Doppler with spectral display to assess cardiac blood-flow patterns. It may be performed by a fetal cardiologist, pediatric cardiologist, radiologist, or maternal-fetal medicine specialist in an ultrasound or hospital setting. The study addresses a previously evaluated fetal cardiac concern, rather than serving as a routine obstetric survey or a Doppler study limited to a fetal artery.

Select this code when the documented service is follow-up or repeat fetal cardiac Doppler imaging; use the complete Doppler study code for an initial complete Doppler examination. The report should identify the clinical reason for reassessment and include the Doppler findings and interpretation. The service has professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and billing without either modifier represents the global service.

CMS billing rules for 76828

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.55 · 37%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.90 · 61%
  • Malpractice RVU0.03 · 2%

217

Medicare services in 2024 · #4257 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.

76828 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Madera, from the same CMS release.

76827

Fetal echocardiography

Complete Doppler study

$74.44

Use 76827 for a complete fetal Doppler echocardiographic study. Use 76828 when the Doppler fetal cardiac assessment is repeat or follow-up.

76826

Fetal echo

Follow-up or repeat study

$170.45

76826 describes follow-up or repeat real-time fetal echocardiography with M-mode when performed; 76828 describes the follow-up Doppler portion.

76820

Umbilical artery Doppler

Fetal Doppler velocimetry

$47.57

76820 assesses umbilical artery flow. 76828 assesses fetal cardiac Doppler findings, not a Doppler examination limited to the umbilical artery.

The same code, a different location

How does Madera compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 76828 is $52.28—$0.11 higher than the $52.17 rate in Madera. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

76828 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Madera · This locality

    $52.17

  2. $0.11 higher than Madera

  3. Chico

    $52.17

    The same base rate than Madera

  4. El Centro

    $52.17

    The same base rate than Madera

  5. Fresno

    $52.17

    The same base rate than Madera

  6. The same base rate than Madera

  7. $3.18 higher than Madera

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, 76828 ranges from $44.71 in Arkansas to $64.28 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 · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 76828

    Office

    $59.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.49 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 76828

    Office

    $55.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.87 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.33 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 76828

    Office

    $54.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 76828

    Office

    $54.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 76828

    Office

    $55.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.25 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 76828

    Office

    $62.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.79 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 76828

    Office

    $62.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.76 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 76828

    Office

    $64.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.11 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 76828

    Office

    $64.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.97 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 76828

    Office

    $53.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 76828

    Office

    $55.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.65 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 76828

    Office

    $54.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 76828

    Office

    $56.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.20 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 76828

    Office

    $59.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.44 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 76828

    Office

    $52.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 76828

    Office

    $55.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.72 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 76828

    Office

    $52.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 76828

    Office

    $51.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 76828

    Office

    $56.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.90 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 76828

    Office

    $60.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.95 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 76828

    Office

    $45.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.93 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 76828

    Office

    $44.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.46 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 76828

    Office

    $48.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.81 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 76828

    Office

    $51.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 76828

    Office

    $52.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.16 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 76828

    Office

    $49.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 76828

    Office

    $50.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 76828

    Office

    $48.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.56 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 76828

    Office

    $50.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.00 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 76828

    Office

    $46.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.79 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 76828

    Office

    $53.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 76828

    Office

    $46.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.90 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 76828

    Office

    $46.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.67 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 76828

    Office

    $48.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.13 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 76828

    Office

    $47.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.79 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 76828

    Office

    $51.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 76828

    Office

    $46.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.45 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 76828

    Office

    $46.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.12 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 76828

    Office

    $46.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 76828

    Office

    $47.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.37 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 76828

    Office

    $45.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 76828

    Office

    $55.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.74 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 76828

    Office

    $51.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.05 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 76828

    Office

    $52.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 76828

    Office

    $49.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 76828

    Office

    $46.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.52 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 76828

    Office

    $48.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 76828

    Office

    $49.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 76828

    Office

    $46.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 76828

    Office

    $49.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.57 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 76828

    Office

    $47.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.59 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 76828

    Office

    $47.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.18 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 76828

    Office

    $45.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.91 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 76828

    Office

    $44.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.18 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 76828

    Office

    $49.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 76828

    Office

    $47.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 76828

    Office

    $48.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.33 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 76828

    Office

    $46.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.67 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 76828

    Office

    $50.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 76828

    Office

    $55.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.30 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 76828

    Office

    $53.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.86 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 76828

    Office

    $47.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.03 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 76828

    Office

    $49.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.87 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 76828

    Office

    $57.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.98 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 76828

    Office

    $53.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.16 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 76828

    Office

    $56.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.35 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 76828

    Office

    $47.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.54 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 76828

    Office

    $46.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.34 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 76828

    Office

    $45.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.18 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 76828

    Office

    $52.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 76828

    Office

    $49.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.15 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 76828

    Office

    $51.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.98 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 76828

    Office

    $46.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.26 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 76828

    Office

    $49.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 76828

    Office

    $50.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 76828

    Office

    $47.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.17 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 76828

    Office

    $48.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.40 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 76828

    Office

    $46.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.94 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $51.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $46.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.51 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $49.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.08 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $49.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.83 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $49.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.12 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $49.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.97 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $49.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 76828

    Office

    $47.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.37 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 76828

    Office

    $47.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.64 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 76828

    Office

    $48.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.54 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 76828

    Office

    $49.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 76828

    Office

    $48.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 76828

    Office

    $51.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.14 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 76828

    Office

    $56.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.82 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 76828

    Office

    $47.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.69 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 76828

    Office

    $45.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.24 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 76828

    Office

    $49.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.00 lower than Madera for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

76828 · 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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$44.71

$60.12

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$60.121
AL$45.241
AR$44.711
AZ$48.361
CA$52.17–$64.2829
CO$51.361
CT$52.331
DC$55.891
DE$49.061
FL$48.61–$52.203
GA$46.38–$50.172
GU$53.131
HI$53.131
IA$46.271
ID$46.501
IL$47.38–$51.154
IN$46.721
KS$46.051
KY$46.011
LA$45.93–$47.802
MA$51.12–$55.912
MD$49.90–$55.893
ME$46.65–$48.792
MI$46.95–$49.072
MN$49.601
MO$45.26–$47.993
MS$44.991
MT$49.431
NC$47.061
ND$48.841
NE$46.501
NH$50.541
NJ$53.03–$55.472
NM$47.141
NV$49.301
NY$47.63–$57.155
OH$46.831
OK$45.991
OR$49.02–$52.812
PA$46.91–$51.192
PR$49.751
RI$50.671
SC$47.001
SD$48.771
TN$46.231
TX$46.66–$51.108
UT$47.531
VA$48.63–$55.892
VI$49.751
VT$48.641
WA$51.03–$56.992
WI$47.481
WV$45.931
WY$49.171

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Madera is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 17 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 76828 in Madera. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$57.39

$52.17 × 110% = $57.39

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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 76828 in Madera.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,817

Code
76828
Physician work
0.55
Practice expense
0.90
Malpractice
0.03

GPCI2026.csv

14

Locality
Madera
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 76828 in Madera
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.55× 1.0170.5594
Practice expense0.90× 1.0960.9864
Malpractice0.03× 0.5360.0161
Total RVUs1.5618
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Madera$52.17

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

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.551.017
Practice expense0.91.096
Malpractice0.030.536

(0.55 × 1.017 + 0.9 × 1.096 + 0.03 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $52.17

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

76828 · Office / nonfacility

$52.17

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.04 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $49.13 to $52.17 (6.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

    $49.13changed to$52.17

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.56 changed to 0.55
    • Practice expense RVU 0.86 changed to 0.90
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.03
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $49.13

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$52.17Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$52.17Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$52.17Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$52.17Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$49.13Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$49.13Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$49.13Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$49.13Not available in this settingRVU25A

76828 billing questions

How does this differ from 76827?

76828 is for repeat or follow-up fetal cardiac Doppler imaging. 76827 describes the complete Doppler fetal echocardiographic study.

How does this differ from 76826?

76826 covers follow-up or repeat fetal echocardiography using real-time imaging and M-mode when performed. 76828 identifies the follow-up Doppler assessment with spectral display.

Can 76828 be reported with 76826?

They describe different aspects of a follow-up fetal echocardiographic examination: real-time imaging and M-mode under 76826, and Doppler assessment under 76828. The documentation should support both services.

Which modifiers identify the professional and technical portions?

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

What documentation supports follow-up Doppler reporting?

Document the reason for reassessment, the fetal cardiac Doppler evaluation performed, the spectral findings, and the interpretation. The record should support that this was a repeat or follow-up Doppler 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 76828PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,817 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MaderaGPCI2026.csv, line 14 (RVU26D)