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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

29520 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$36.88

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$15.65

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.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 29520 is $36.93—$0.05 higher than the $36.88 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

29520 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $36.88

  2. Bakersfield

    $36.93

    $0.05 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $36.88

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $36.88

    The same base rate than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $36.88

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $36.88

    The same base rate than Merced

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

    $39.12

    $2.24 higher than Merced

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, 29520 ranges from $31.51 in Arkansas to $45.57 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

  • Madera

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 29520

    Office

    $42.28

    Facility

    $16.74

    $5.40 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 29520

    Office

    $38.92

    Facility

    $16.02

    $2.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 29520

    Office

    $37.00

    Facility

    $15.77

    $0.12 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 29520

    Office

    $38.58

    Facility

    $16.05

    $1.70 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 29520

    Office

    $38.43

    Facility

    $15.97

    $1.55 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 29520

    Office

    $39.22

    Facility

    $16.05

    $2.34 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 29520

    Office

    $44.66

    Facility

    $17.35

    $7.78 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 29520

    Office

    $44.65

    Facility

    $17.34

    $7.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 29520

    Office

    $45.57

    Facility

    $17.64

    $8.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 29520

    Office

    $45.53

    Facility

    $17.59

    $8.65 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 29520

    Office

    $37.82

    Facility

    $15.75

    $0.94 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 29520

    Office

    $39.52

    Facility

    $15.98

    $2.64 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 29520

    Office

    $38.54

    Facility

    $15.95

    $1.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 29520

    Office

    $39.91

    Facility

    $16.12

    $3.03 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 29520

    Office

    $42.26

    Facility

    $16.73

    $5.38 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 29520

    Office

    $36.88

    Facility

    $15.65

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 29520

    Office

    $39.32

    Facility

    $16.50

    $2.44 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 29520

    Office

    $36.14

    Facility

    $15.97

    $0.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 29520

    Office

    $35.37

    Facility

    $15.90

    $1.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 29520

    Office

    $39.26

    Facility

    $16.75

    $2.38 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 29520

    Office

    $42.34

    Facility

    $21.71

    $5.46 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 29520

    Office

    $31.88

    Facility

    $14.93

    $5.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 29520

    Office

    $31.51

    Facility

    $14.87

    $5.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 29520

    Office

    $34.02

    Facility

    $15.24

    $2.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 29520

    Office

    $36.21

    Facility

    $15.59

    $0.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 29520

    Office

    $36.73

    Facility

    $15.87

    $0.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 29520

    Office

    $34.51

    Facility

    $15.37

    $2.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 29520

    Office

    $35.29

    Facility

    $15.66

    $1.59 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 29520

    Office

    $33.95

    Facility

    $15.43

    $2.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 29520

    Office

    $35.19

    Facility

    $15.51

    $1.69 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 29520

    Office

    $32.46

    Facility

    $15.18

    $4.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 29520

    Office

    $37.57

    Facility

    $15.54

    $0.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 29520

    Office

    $32.69

    Facility

    $14.96

    $4.19 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 29520

    Office

    $32.82

    Facility

    $15.00

    $4.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 29520

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    $15.52

    $3.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 29520

    Office

    $33.04

    Facility

    $15.35

    $3.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 29520

    Office

    $35.67

    Facility

    $15.77

    $1.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 29520

    Office

    $32.98

    Facility

    $15.02

    $3.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 29520

    Office

    $32.49

    Facility

    $14.97

    $4.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 29520

    Office

    $32.30

    Facility

    $15.08

    $4.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 29520

    Office

    $33.50

    Facility

    $15.27

    $3.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 29520

    Office

    $32.23

    Facility

    $15.08

    $4.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 29520

    Office

    $39.43

    Facility

    $16.30

    $2.55 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 29520

    Office

    $36.02

    Facility

    $15.62

    $0.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 29520

    Office

    $36.60

    Facility

    $15.82

    $0.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 29520

    Office

    $35.10

    Facility

    $15.49

    $1.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 29520

    Office

    $32.87

    Facility

    $15.05

    $4.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 29520

    Office

    $34.42

    Facility

    $15.22

    $2.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 29520

    Office

    $34.21

    Facility

    $15.51

    $2.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 29520

    Office

    $32.89

    Facility

    $15.20

    $3.99 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 29520

    Office

    $35.13

    Facility

    $15.20

    $1.75 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 29520

    Office

    $33.40

    Facility

    $15.21

    $3.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 29520

    Office

    $33.70

    Facility

    $15.25

    $3.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 29520

    Office

    $31.73

    Facility

    $15.03

    $5.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 29520

    Office

    $31.63

    Facility

    $14.95

    $5.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 29520

    Office

    $34.74

    Facility

    $15.36

    $2.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 29520

    Office

    $33.16

    Facility

    $15.09

    $3.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 29520

    Office

    $34.54

    Facility

    $15.17

    $2.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 29520

    Office

    $32.86

    Facility

    $14.98

    $4.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 29520

    Office

    $35.59

    Facility

    $15.42

    $1.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 29520

    Office

    $39.03

    Facility

    $16.56

    $2.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 29520

    Office

    $37.27

    Facility

    $16.12

    $0.39 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 29520

    Office

    $33.00

    Facility

    $15.24

    $3.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 29520

    Office

    $34.70

    Facility

    $15.31

    $2.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 29520

    Office

    $39.94

    Facility

    $16.90

    $3.06 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 29520

    Office

    $37.44

    Facility

    $16.23

    $0.56 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 29520

    Office

    $39.65

    Facility

    $16.75

    $2.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 29520

    Office

    $33.55

    Facility

    $15.15

    $3.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 29520

    Office

    $32.85

    Facility

    $15.16

    $4.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 29520

    Office

    $32.34

    Facility

    $15.04

    $4.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 29520

    Office

    $37.26

    Facility

    $15.74

    $0.38 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 29520

    Office

    $34.55

    Facility

    $15.26

    $2.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 29520

    Office

    $35.92

    Facility

    $15.75

    $0.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 29520

    Office

    $32.94

    Facility

    $15.15

    $3.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 29520

    Office

    $34.97

    Facility

    $15.39

    $1.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 29520

    Office

    $35.66

    Facility

    $15.65

    $1.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 29520

    Office

    $33.04

    Facility

    $15.14

    $3.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 29520

    Office

    $34.52

    Facility

    $15.14

    $2.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 29520

    Office

    $32.61

    Facility

    $15.00

    $4.27 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $35.98

    Facility

    $15.49

    $0.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $32.76

    Facility

    $15.13

    $4.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $34.57

    Facility

    $15.37

    $2.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $34.72

    Facility

    $15.42

    $2.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $34.50

    Facility

    $15.40

    $2.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $34.63

    Facility

    $15.39

    $2.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $34.81

    Facility

    $15.58

    $2.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 29520

    Office

    $33.60

    Facility

    $15.21

    $3.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 29520

    Office

    $33.40

    Facility

    $15.19

    $3.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 29520

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    $15.23

    $2.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 29520

    Office

    $34.97

    Facility

    $15.39

    $1.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 29520

    Office

    $34.35

    Facility

    $15.18

    $2.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 29520

    Office

    $35.97

    Facility

    $15.57

    $0.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 29520

    Office

    $40.24

    Facility

    $16.47

    $3.36 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 29520

    Office

    $33.59

    Facility

    $15.04

    $3.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 29520

    Office

    $32.04

    Facility

    $15.20

    $4.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 29520

    Office

    $34.65

    Facility

    $15.28

    $2.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

29520 · 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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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$31.51

$42.34

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$42.341
AL$31.881
AR$31.511
AZ$34.021
CA$36.88–$45.5729
CO$36.211
CT$36.731
DC$39.321
DE$34.511
FL$33.95–$36.143
GA$32.46–$35.192
GU$37.571
HI$37.571
IA$32.691
ID$32.821
IL$33.04–$35.674
IN$32.981
KS$32.491
KY$32.301
LA$32.23–$33.502
MA$36.02–$39.432
MD$35.10–$39.323
ME$32.87–$34.422
MI$32.89–$34.212
MN$35.131
MO$31.73–$33.703
MS$31.631
MT$34.741
NC$33.161
ND$34.541
NE$32.861
NH$35.591
NJ$37.27–$39.032
NM$33.001
NV$34.701
NY$33.55–$39.945
OH$32.851
OK$32.341
OR$34.55–$37.262
PA$32.94–$35.922
PR$34.971
RI$35.661
SC$33.041
SD$34.521
TN$32.611
TX$32.76–$35.988
UT$33.401
VA$34.27–$39.322
VI$34.971
VT$34.351
WA$35.97–$40.242
WI$33.591
WV$32.041
WY$34.651

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Where does this rate apply?

Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 29520 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $36.88 and the facility-setting rate is $15.65: a difference of $21.23.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 29520 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$40.57

$36.88 × 110% = $40.57

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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 29520 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,299

Code
29520
Physician work
0.38
Practice expense
0.65
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 29520 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.38× 1.0170.3865
Practice expense0.65× 1.0960.7124
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs1.1042
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$36.88

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
Work0.381.017
Practice expense0.651.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.38 × 1.017 + 0.65 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $36.88

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.381.017
Practice expense0.071.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.38 × 1.017 + 0.07 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $15.65

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

29520 · Office / nonfacility

$36.88

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.81 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $35.07 to $36.88 (5.2%).

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

    $35.07changed to$36.88

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense RVU 0.62 changed to 0.65
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.01
    • 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: $35.07

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$36.88$15.65RVU26D
2026-07-01$36.88$15.65RVU26C
2026-04-01$36.88$15.65RVU26B
2026-01-01$36.88$15.65RVU26A
2025-10-01$35.07$18.10RVU25D
2025-07-01$35.07$18.10RVU25C
2025-04-01$35.07$18.10RVU25B
2025-01-01$35.07$18.10RVU25A

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 29520PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,299 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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