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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

64636 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$270.61

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$50.60

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 64636 is $270.96—$0.35 higher than the $270.61 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

64636 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $270.61

  2. Bakersfield

    $270.96

    $0.35 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $270.61

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $270.63

    $0.02 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $270.61

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $270.61

    The same base rate than Merced

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

    $290.27

    $19.66 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, 64636 ranges from $220.10 in Arkansas to $346.82 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 · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 64636

    Office

    $318.89

    Facility

    $54.31

    $48.28 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 64636

    Office

    $289.42

    Facility

    $52.14

    $18.81 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 64636

    Office

    $271.82

    Facility

    $51.81

    $1.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 64636

    Office

    $285.41

    Facility

    $51.95

    $14.80 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 64636

    Office

    $284.38

    Facility

    $51.72

    $13.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 64636

    Office

    $292.14

    Facility

    $52.05

    $21.53 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 64636

    Office

    $339.24

    Facility

    $56.20

    $68.63 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 64636

    Office

    $339.12

    Facility

    $56.08

    $68.51 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 64636

    Office

    $346.82

    Facility

    $57.35

    $76.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 64636

    Office

    $346.31

    Facility

    $56.84

    $75.70 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 64636

    Office

    $279.65

    Facility

    $51.01

    $9.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 64636

    Office

    $295.77

    Facility

    $51.87

    $25.16 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 64636

    Office

    $285.74

    Facility

    $51.67

    $15.13 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 64636

    Office

    $298.84

    Facility

    $52.33

    $28.23 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 64636

    Office

    $318.71

    Facility

    $54.13

    $48.10 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 64636

    Office

    $270.61

    Facility

    $50.60

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 64636

    Office

    $291.36

    Facility

    $54.89

    $20.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 64636

    Office

    $265.74

    Facility

    $56.77

    $4.87 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 64636

    Office

    $257.58

    Facility

    $55.84

    $13.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 64636

    Office

    $290.11

    Facility

    $56.85

    $19.50 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 64636

    Office

    $282.39

    Facility

    $68.60

    $11.78 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 64636

    Office

    $223.65

    Facility

    $48.01

    $46.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 64636

    Office

    $220.10

    Facility

    $47.67

    $50.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 64636

    Office

    $244.47

    Facility

    $49.95

    $26.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 64636

    Office

    $264.60

    Facility

    $51.02

    $6.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 64636

    Office

    $269.21

    Facility

    $53.02

    $1.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 64636

    Office

    $248.81

    Facility

    $50.47

    $21.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 64636

    Office

    $257.21

    Facility

    $53.86

    $13.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 64636

    Office

    $244.11

    Facility

    $52.21

    $26.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 64636

    Office

    $255.72

    Facility

    $51.77

    $14.89 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 64636

    Office

    $229.52

    Facility

    $50.46

    $41.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 64636

    Office

    $278.74

    Facility

    $50.50

    $8.13 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 64636

    Office

    $231.44

    Facility

    $47.76

    $39.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 64636

    Office

    $232.77

    Facility

    $48.08

    $37.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 64636

    Office

    $238.43

    Facility

    $53.75

    $32.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 64636

    Office

    $235.30

    Facility

    $52.02

    $35.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 64636

    Office

    $260.28

    Facility

    $54.12

    $10.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 64636

    Office

    $234.28

    Facility

    $48.20

    $36.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 64636

    Office

    $229.52

    Facility

    $48.05

    $41.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 64636

    Office

    $227.88

    Facility

    $49.42

    $42.73 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 64636

    Office

    $239.61

    Facility

    $50.72

    $31.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 64636

    Office

    $227.19

    Facility

    $49.54

    $43.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 64636

    Office

    $293.41

    Facility

    $53.73

    $22.80 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 64636

    Office

    $262.50

    Facility

    $51.12

    $8.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 64636

    Office

    $268.32

    Facility

    $52.93

    $2.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 64636

    Office

    $254.11

    Facility

    $50.96

    $16.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 64636

    Office

    $233.31

    Facility

    $48.63

    $37.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 64636

    Office

    $248.26

    Facility

    $49.33

    $22.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 64636

    Office

    $246.68

    Facility

    $52.96

    $23.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 64636

    Office

    $233.70

    Facility

    $50.43

    $36.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 64636

    Office

    $255.01

    Facility

    $48.45

    $15.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 64636

    Office

    $238.61

    Facility

    $50.11

    $32.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 64636

    Office

    $241.43

    Facility

    $50.33

    $29.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 64636

    Office

    $222.42

    Facility

    $49.38

    $48.19 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 64636

    Office

    $221.35

    Facility

    $48.51

    $49.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 64636

    Office

    $251.50

    Facility

    $50.76

    $19.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 64636

    Office

    $236.11

    Facility

    $48.82

    $34.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 64636

    Office

    $249.33

    Facility

    $48.59

    $21.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 64636

    Office

    $233.05

    Facility

    $47.76

    $37.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 64636

    Office

    $259.66

    Facility

    $50.69

    $10.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 64636

    Office

    $287.75

    Facility

    $54.89

    $17.14 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 64636

    Office

    $272.70

    Facility

    $53.50

    $2.09 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 64636

    Office

    $234.81

    Facility

    $50.73

    $35.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 64636

    Office

    $251.11

    Facility

    $50.17

    $19.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 64636

    Office

    $296.78

    Facility

    $58.10

    $26.17 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 64636

    Office

    $273.94

    Facility

    $54.13

    $3.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 64636

    Office

    $293.78

    Facility

    $56.51

    $23.17 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 64636

    Office

    $239.91

    Facility

    $49.21

    $30.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 64636

    Office

    $233.26

    Facility

    $49.99

    $37.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 64636

    Office

    $228.21

    Facility

    $48.95

    $42.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 64636

    Office

    $274.49

    Facility

    $51.47

    $3.88 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 64636

    Office

    $249.58

    Facility

    $49.64

    $21.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 64636

    Office

    $261.51

    Facility

    $52.54

    $9.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 64636

    Office

    $234.08

    Facility

    $49.80

    $36.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 64636

    Office

    $253.76

    Facility

    $50.82

    $16.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 64636

    Office

    $258.76

    Facility

    $51.40

    $11.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 64636

    Office

    $234.99

    Facility

    $49.51

    $35.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 64636

    Office

    $249.07

    Facility

    $48.33

    $21.54 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 64636

    Office

    $230.69

    Facility

    $48.22

    $39.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $263.35

    Facility

    $50.97

    $7.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $232.34

    Facility

    $49.67

    $38.27 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $249.11

    Facility

    $50.18

    $21.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $250.49

    Facility

    $50.55

    $20.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $248.43

    Facility

    $50.50

    $22.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $249.71

    Facility

    $50.37

    $20.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $251.72

    Facility

    $52.39

    $18.89 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 64636

    Office

    $240.44

    Facility

    $49.94

    $30.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 64636

    Office

    $238.53

    Facility

    $49.83

    $32.08 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 64636

    Office

    $246.86

    Facility

    $49.53

    $23.75 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 64636

    Office

    $253.76

    Facility

    $50.82

    $16.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 64636

    Office

    $247.59

    Facility

    $48.86

    $23.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 64636

    Office

    $262.26

    Facility

    $50.88

    $8.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 64636

    Office

    $300.41

    Facility

    $54.11

    $29.80 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 64636

    Office

    $240.14

    Facility

    $47.83

    $30.47 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 64636

    Office

    $225.57

    Facility

    $51.13

    $45.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 64636

    Office

    $250.55

    Facility

    $49.81

    $20.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

64636 · 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.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$220.10

$308.72

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$282.391
AL$223.651
AR$220.101
AZ$244.471
CA$270.61–$346.8229
CO$264.601
CT$269.211
DC$291.361
DE$248.811
FL$244.11–$265.743
GA$229.52–$255.722
GU$278.741
HI$278.741
IA$231.441
ID$232.771
IL$235.30–$260.284
IN$234.281
KS$229.521
KY$227.881
LA$227.19–$239.612
MA$262.50–$293.412
MD$254.11–$291.363
ME$233.31–$248.262
MI$233.70–$246.682
MN$255.011
MO$222.42–$241.433
MS$221.351
MT$251.501
NC$236.111
ND$249.331
NE$233.051
NH$259.661
NJ$272.70–$287.752
NM$234.811
NV$251.111
NY$239.91–$296.785
OH$233.261
OK$228.211
OR$249.58–$274.492
PA$234.08–$261.512
PR$253.761
RI$258.761
SC$234.991
SD$249.071
TN$230.691
TX$232.34–$263.358
UT$238.531
VA$246.86–$291.362
VI$253.761
VT$247.591
WA$262.26–$300.412
WI$240.141
WV$225.571
WY$250.551

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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 64636 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $270.61 and the facility-setting rate is $50.60: a difference of $220.01.

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 64636 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$297.67

$270.61 × 110% = $297.67

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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 64636 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,183

Code
64636
Physician work
1.13
Practice expense
6.29
Malpractice
0.11

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 64636 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.13× 1.0171.1492
Practice expense6.29× 1.0966.8938
Malpractice0.11× 0.5360.0590
Total RVUs8.1020
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$270.61

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
Work1.131.017
Practice expense6.291.096
Malpractice0.110.536

(1.13 × 1.017 + 6.29 × 1.096 + 0.11 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $270.61

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.131.017
Practice expense0.281.096
Malpractice0.110.536

(1.13 × 1.017 + 0.28 × 1.096 + 0.11 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $50.60

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

64636 · Office / nonfacility

$270.61

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $28.16 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $242.45 to $270.61 (11.6%).

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

    $242.45changed to$270.61

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.16 changed to 1.13
    • Practice expense RVU 5.72 changed to 6.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.12 changed to 0.11
    • 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: $242.45

    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$270.61$50.60RVU26D
2026-07-01$270.61$50.60RVU26C
2026-04-01$270.61$50.60RVU26B
2026-01-01$270.61$50.60RVU26A
2025-10-01$242.45$57.19RVU25D
2025-07-01$242.45$57.19RVU25C
2025-04-01$242.45$57.19RVU25B
2025-01-01$242.45$57.19RVU25A

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 64636PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,183 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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