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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

76983 in Madera

Office / nonfacility

$64.66

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.

Diagnostic ultrasound

About 76983: Additional target-lesion ultrasound elastography

Reports ultrasound elastography assessment of each target lesion after the first, when additional lesions are evaluated during a targeted elastography service.

This add-on represents elastography assessment of a target lesion beyond the first lesion evaluated. Ultrasound elastography measures tissue stiffness as part of diagnostic imaging. A physician, often a radiologist or another clinician performing diagnostic ultrasound, interprets the images; the technical work involves the ultrasound equipment and staff supporting image acquisition. The code is for additional target lesions, not a general assessment of organ parenchyma.

Report 76983 with the primary first-lesion service, 76982, for each additional target lesion assessed. The record should support the number of distinct additional lesions evaluated and the elastography work performed. This is an add-on code, so it is billed only with its primary procedure and payment falls within that procedure’s global period. The diagnostic service may be billed globally or split into professional interpretation with modifier 26 and technical services with modifier TC.

CMS billing rules for 76983

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
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 RVU0.46 · 25%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.32 · 73%
  • Malpractice RVU0.04 · 2%

1.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2753 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.

76983 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Madera, from the same CMS release.

76982

Ultrasound elastography

First target lesion

$99.12

76982 reports elastography of the first target lesion and is the primary service. 76983 is for each additional target lesion assessed.

76981

Ultrasound elastography

Parenchymal tissue

$121.09

76981 is used for elastography of organ parenchyma. Choose 76983 when the service evaluates an additional target lesion after the first.

76979

Contrast ultrasound

Each additional target lesion

$113.83

76979 reports each additional lesion assessed with contrast-enhanced ultrasound. 76983 is for additional target lesions assessed with elastography.

The same code, a different location

How does Madera compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 76983 is $64.79—$0.13 higher than the $64.66 rate in Madera. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

76983 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Madera · This locality

    $64.66

  2. Bakersfield

    $64.79

    $0.13 higher than Madera

  3. Chico

    $64.66

    The same base rate than Madera

  4. El Centro

    $64.67

    $0.01 higher than Madera

  5. Fresno

    $64.66

    The same base rate than Madera

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $64.66

    The same base rate than Madera

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

    $69.04

    $4.38 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, 76983 ranges from $53.93 in Arkansas to $81.35 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 · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 76983

    Office

    $75.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.46 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 76983

    Office

    $68.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.08 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 76983

    Office

    $65.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 76983

    Office

    $67.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.25 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 76983

    Office

    $67.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.00 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 76983

    Office

    $69.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.62 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 76983

    Office

    $79.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.94 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 76983

    Office

    $79.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.90 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 76983

    Office

    $81.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.69 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 76983

    Office

    $81.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.50 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 76983

    Office

    $66.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.90 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 76983

    Office

    $69.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.31 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 76983

    Office

    $67.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.26 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 76983

    Office

    $70.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.02 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 76983

    Office

    $75.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.40 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 76983

    Office

    $64.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 76983

    Office

    $69.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.96 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 76983

    Office

    $64.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 76983

    Office

    $62.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 76983

    Office

    $69.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.04 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 76983

    Office

    $70.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.08 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 76983

    Office

    $54.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.96 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 76983

    Office

    $53.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.73 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 76983

    Office

    $59.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.43 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 76983

    Office

    $63.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 76983

    Office

    $64.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 76983

    Office

    $60.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.46 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 76983

    Office

    $62.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 76983

    Office

    $59.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 76983

    Office

    $61.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.85 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 76983

    Office

    $56.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 76983

    Office

    $66.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.61 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 76983

    Office

    $56.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.42 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 76983

    Office

    $56.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.10 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 76983

    Office

    $58.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.04 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 76983

    Office

    $57.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.95 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 76983

    Office

    $63.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 76983

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.78 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 76983

    Office

    $55.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.77 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 76983

    Office

    $55.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.88 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 76983

    Office

    $58.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.29 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 76983

    Office

    $55.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.00 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 76983

    Office

    $69.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.17 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 76983

    Office

    $63.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 76983

    Office

    $64.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.09 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 76983

    Office

    $61.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.30 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 76983

    Office

    $56.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.90 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 76983

    Office

    $59.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.76 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 76983

    Office

    $60.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.50 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 76983

    Office

    $57.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 76983

    Office

    $61.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 76983

    Office

    $58.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.59 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 76983

    Office

    $58.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.98 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 76983

    Office

    $54.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.99 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 76983

    Office

    $54.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.35 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 76983

    Office

    $60.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.87 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 76983

    Office

    $57.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.31 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 76983

    Office

    $60.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.66 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 76983

    Office

    $56.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.10 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 76983

    Office

    $62.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.23 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 76983

    Office

    $68.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.24 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 76983

    Office

    $65.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.93 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 76983

    Office

    $57.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.26 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 76983

    Office

    $60.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.05 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 76983

    Office

    $71.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.59 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 76983

    Office

    $65.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 76983

    Office

    $70.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.73 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 76983

    Office

    $58.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.47 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 76983

    Office

    $56.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.70 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 76983

    Office

    $55.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.89 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 76983

    Office

    $65.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.93 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 76983

    Office

    $60.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.44 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 76983

    Office

    $63.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 76983

    Office

    $57.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.56 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 76983

    Office

    $61.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 76983

    Office

    $62.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 76983

    Office

    $57.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.42 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 76983

    Office

    $59.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.76 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 76983

    Office

    $56.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.50 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $63.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $56.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.93 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $60.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.44 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $60.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $60.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.52 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $60.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.29 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $61.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.55 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 76983

    Office

    $58.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 76983

    Office

    $58.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.65 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 76983

    Office

    $59.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 76983

    Office

    $61.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.41 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 76983

    Office

    $59.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.97 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 76983

    Office

    $63.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 76983

    Office

    $71.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.66 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 76983

    Office

    $58.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.65 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 76983

    Office

    $55.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.07 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 76983

    Office

    $60.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.22 lower than Madera for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

76983 · 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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$53.93

$73.01

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$70.741
AL$54.701
AR$53.931
AZ$59.231
CA$64.66–$81.3529
CO$63.501
CT$64.771
DC$69.621
DE$60.201
FL$59.52–$64.643
GA$56.28–$61.812
GU$66.271
HI$66.271
IA$56.241
ID$56.561
IL$57.71–$63.124
IN$56.881
KS$55.891
KY$55.781
LA$55.66–$58.372
MA$63.10–$69.832
MD$61.36–$69.623
ME$56.76–$59.902
MI$57.13–$60.162
MN$61.131
MO$54.67–$58.683
MS$54.311
MT$60.791
NC$57.351
ND$60.001
NE$56.561
NH$62.431
NJ$65.59–$68.902
NM$57.401
NV$60.611
NY$58.19–$71.255
OH$56.961
OK$55.771
OR$60.22–$65.592
PA$57.10–$63.132
PR$61.251
RI$62.391
SC$57.241
SD$59.901
TN$56.161
TX$56.73–$63.238
UT$58.011
VA$59.65–$69.622
VI$61.251
VT$59.691
WA$63.01–$71.322
WI$58.011
WV$55.591
WY$60.441

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 76983 in Madera. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$71.13

$64.66 × 110% = $71.13

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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 76983 in Madera.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

8,904

Code
76983
Physician work
0.46
Practice expense
1.32
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

14

Locality
Madera
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 76983 in Madera
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.46× 1.0170.4678
Practice expense1.32× 1.0961.4467
Malpractice0.04× 0.5360.0214
Total RVUs1.9360
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Madera$64.66

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
Work0.461.017
Practice expense1.321.096
Malpractice0.040.536

(0.46 × 1.017 + 1.32 × 1.096 + 0.04 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $64.66

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

76983 · Office / nonfacility

$64.66

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.45 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $61.21 to $64.66 (5.6%).

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

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $61.21changed to$64.66

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.47 changed to 0.46
    • Practice expense RVU 1.28 changed to 1.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.03 changed to 0.04
    • 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: $61.21

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$64.66Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$64.66Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$64.66Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$64.66Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$61.21Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$61.21Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$61.21Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$61.21Not available in this settingRVU25A

76983 billing questions

When should 76983 be reported instead of 76982?

Use 76982 for the first target lesion assessed with elastography. Report 76983 for each additional target lesion evaluated in the same service.

Can 76983 be billed without 76982?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the primary first-lesion elastography service, 76982.

How many units should be reported?

Report one unit for each additional target lesion assessed after the first. Documentation should identify the additional lesions and support the elastography assessment.

Can the professional and technical work be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

How does 76983 differ from 76981?

76983 covers each additional target lesion after the first. 76981 is for elastography assessment of organ parenchyma rather than an additional targeted lesion.

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 76983PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,904 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MaderaGPCI2026.csv, line 14 (RVU26D)
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