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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

68705 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$276.19

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$148.43

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 68705 is $276.74—$0.55 higher than the $276.19 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

68705 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $276.19

  2. Bakersfield

    $276.74

    $0.55 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $276.19

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $276.22

    $0.03 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $276.19

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $276.19

    The same base rate than Merced

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

    $294.70

    $18.51 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, 68705 ranges from $230.97 in Arkansas to $346.73 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 · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 68705

    Office

    $320.35

    Facility

    $166.71

    $44.16 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 68705

    Office

    $293.38

    Facility

    $155.60

    $17.19 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 68705

    Office

    $278.06

    Facility

    $150.30

    $1.87 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 68705

    Office

    $289.92

    Facility

    $154.35

    $13.73 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 68705

    Office

    $288.83

    Facility

    $153.73

    $12.64 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 68705

    Office

    $295.66

    Facility

    $156.24

    $19.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 68705

    Office

    $339.33

    Facility

    $174.96

    $63.14 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 68705

    Office

    $339.13

    Facility

    $174.77

    $62.94 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 68705

    Office

    $346.73

    Facility

    $178.64

    $70.54 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 68705

    Office

    $345.94

    Facility

    $177.85

    $69.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 68705

    Office

    $284.16

    Facility

    $151.39

    $7.97 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 68705

    Office

    $298.52

    Facility

    $156.89

    $22.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 68705

    Office

    $289.92

    Facility

    $154.00

    $13.73 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 68705

    Office

    $301.55

    Facility

    $158.41

    $25.36 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 68705

    Office

    $320.07

    Facility

    $166.43

    $43.88 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 68705

    Office

    $276.19

    Facility

    $148.43

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 68705

    Office

    $297.21

    Facility

    $159.89

    $21.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 68705

    Office

    $276.14

    Facility

    $154.79

    $0.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 68705

    Office

    $268.62

    Facility

    $151.47

    $7.57 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 68705

    Office

    $297.62

    Facility

    $162.17

    $21.43 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 68705

    Office

    $303.76

    Facility

    $179.62

    $27.57 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 68705

    Office

    $234.22

    Facility

    $132.22

    $41.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 68705

    Office

    $230.97

    Facility

    $130.83

    $45.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 68705

    Office

    $253.29

    Facility

    $140.34

    $22.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 68705

    Office

    $271.31

    Facility

    $147.28

    $4.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 68705

    Office

    $276.70

    Facility

    $151.16

    $0.51 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 68705

    Office

    $257.41

    Facility

    $142.23

    $18.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 68705

    Office

    $266.86

    Facility

    $148.77

    $9.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 68705

    Office

    $254.56

    Facility

    $143.12

    $21.63 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 68705

    Office

    $264.17

    Facility

    $145.74

    $12.02 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 68705

    Office

    $240.93

    Facility

    $136.95

    $35.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 68705

    Office

    $282.86

    Facility

    $150.33

    $6.67 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 68705

    Office

    $240.68

    Facility

    $134.02

    $35.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 68705

    Office

    $242.04

    Facility

    $134.79

    $34.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 68705

    Office

    $250.79

    Facility

    $143.54

    $25.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 68705

    Office

    $246.93

    Facility

    $140.50

    $29.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 68705

    Office

    $269.73

    Facility

    $150.01

    $6.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 68705

    Office

    $243.41

    Facility

    $135.35

    $32.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 68705

    Office

    $239.25

    Facility

    $133.87

    $36.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 68705

    Office

    $238.80

    Facility

    $135.17

    $37.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 68705

    Office

    $249.69

    Facility

    $140.00

    $26.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 68705

    Office

    $238.30

    Facility

    $135.14

    $37.89 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 68705

    Office

    $298.02

    Facility

    $158.83

    $21.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 68705

    Office

    $269.63

    Facility

    $146.88

    $6.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 68705

    Office

    $275.84

    Facility

    $150.76

    $0.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 68705

    Office

    $262.31

    Facility

    $144.34

    $13.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 68705

    Office

    $242.88

    Facility

    $135.64

    $33.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 68705

    Office

    $256.10

    Facility

    $140.58

    $20.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 68705

    Office

    $257.27

    Facility

    $144.78

    $18.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 68705

    Office

    $244.46

    Facility

    $138.04

    $31.73 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 68705

    Office

    $261.24

    Facility

    $141.29

    $14.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 68705

    Office

    $248.42

    Facility

    $138.96

    $27.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 68705

    Office

    $250.97

    Facility

    $140.00

    $25.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 68705

    Office

    $234.13

    Facility

    $133.65

    $42.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 68705

    Office

    $232.61

    Facility

    $132.24

    $43.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 68705

    Office

    $259.85

    Facility

    $143.28

    $16.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 68705

    Office

    $245.39

    Facility

    $136.63

    $30.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 68705

    Office

    $256.49

    Facility

    $139.92

    $19.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 68705

    Office

    $242.05

    Facility

    $134.46

    $34.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 68705

    Office

    $266.75

    Facility

    $145.40

    $9.44 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 68705

    Office

    $294.24

    Facility

    $159.02

    $18.05 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 68705

    Office

    $280.22

    Facility

    $152.92

    $4.03 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 68705

    Office

    $245.61

    Facility

    $138.72

    $30.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 68705

    Office

    $259.10

    Facility

    $142.41

    $17.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 68705

    Office

    $304.16

    Facility

    $165.56

    $27.97 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 68705

    Office

    $281.76

    Facility

    $154.12

    $5.57 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 68705

    Office

    $300.51

    Facility

    $162.73

    $24.32 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 68705

    Office

    $248.90

    Facility

    $138.16

    $27.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 68705

    Office

    $243.78

    Facility

    $137.35

    $32.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 68705

    Office

    $238.76

    Facility

    $134.66

    $37.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 68705

    Office

    $280.08

    Facility

    $150.57

    $3.89 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 68705

    Office

    $257.43

    Facility

    $141.33

    $18.76 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 68705

    Office

    $269.79

    Facility

    $148.45

    $6.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 68705

    Office

    $244.35

    Facility

    $137.34

    $31.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 68705

    Office

    $261.81

    Facility

    $143.96

    $14.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 68705

    Office

    $266.67

    Facility

    $146.25

    $9.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 68705

    Office

    $244.92

    Facility

    $137.21

    $31.27 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 68705

    Office

    $256.09

    Facility

    $139.52

    $20.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 68705

    Office

    $240.36

    Facility

    $134.40

    $35.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $270.10

    Facility

    $146.77

    $6.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $242.77

    Facility

    $136.69

    $33.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $257.49

    Facility

    $141.97

    $18.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $258.93

    Facility

    $142.83

    $17.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $257.15

    Facility

    $142.21

    $19.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $258.14

    Facility

    $142.38

    $18.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $261.25

    Facility

    $145.49

    $14.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 68705

    Office

    $249.85

    Facility

    $139.23

    $26.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 68705

    Office

    $248.16

    Facility

    $138.58

    $28.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 68705

    Office

    $255.04

    Facility

    $140.45

    $21.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 68705

    Office

    $261.81

    Facility

    $143.96

    $14.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 68705

    Office

    $255.20

    Facility

    $139.80

    $20.99 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 68705

    Office

    $269.22

    Facility

    $146.47

    $6.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 68705

    Office

    $304.34

    Facility

    $161.31

    $28.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 68705

    Office

    $248.14

    Facility

    $136.47

    $28.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 68705

    Office

    $238.02

    Facility

    $136.72

    $38.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 68705

    Office

    $258.38

    Facility

    $141.81

    $17.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

68705 · 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.

$230.97

$311.46

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$303.761
AL$234.221
AR$230.971
AZ$253.291
CA$276.19–$346.7329
CO$271.311
CT$276.701
DC$297.211
DE$257.411
FL$254.56–$276.143
GA$240.93–$264.172
GU$282.861
HI$282.861
IA$240.681
ID$242.041
IL$246.93–$269.734
IN$243.411
KS$239.251
KY$238.801
LA$238.30–$249.692
MA$269.63–$298.022
MD$262.31–$297.213
ME$242.88–$256.102
MI$244.46–$257.272
MN$261.241
MO$234.13–$250.973
MS$232.611
MT$259.851
NC$245.391
ND$256.491
NE$242.051
NH$266.751
NJ$280.22–$294.242
NM$245.611
NV$259.101
NY$248.90–$304.165
OH$243.781
OK$238.761
OR$257.43–$280.082
PA$244.35–$269.792
PR$261.811
RI$266.671
SC$244.921
SD$256.091
TN$240.361
TX$242.77–$270.108
UT$248.161
VA$255.04–$297.212
VI$261.811
VT$255.201
WA$269.22–$304.342
WI$248.141
WV$238.021
WY$258.381

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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 68705 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $276.19 and the facility-setting rate is $148.43: a difference of $127.76.

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 68705 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$303.81

$276.19 × 110% = $303.81

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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 68705 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,564

Code
68705
Physician work
2.06
Practice expense
5.55
Malpractice
0.17

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 68705 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.06× 1.0172.0950
Practice expense5.55× 1.0966.0828
Malpractice0.17× 0.5360.0911
Total RVUs8.2689
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$276.19

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
Work2.061.017
Practice expense5.551.096
Malpractice0.170.536

(2.06 × 1.017 + 5.55 × 1.096 + 0.17 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $276.19

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.061.017
Practice expense2.061.096
Malpractice0.170.536

(2.06 × 1.017 + 2.06 × 1.096 + 0.17 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $148.43

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

68705 · Office / nonfacility

$276.19

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $13.88 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $262.31 to $276.19 (5.3%).

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

    $262.31changed to$276.19

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.11 changed to 2.06
    • Practice expense RVU 5.38 changed to 5.55
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.17
    • 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: $262.31

    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$276.19$148.43RVU26D
2026-07-01$276.19$148.43RVU26C
2026-04-01$276.19$148.43RVU26B
2026-01-01$276.19$148.43RVU26A
2025-10-01$262.31$166.15RVU25D
2025-07-01$262.31$166.15RVU25C
2025-04-01$262.31$166.15RVU25B
2025-01-01$262.31$166.15RVU25A

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 68705PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,564 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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