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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78458 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$199.90

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.

Nuclear medicine

About 78458: Bilateral venous thrombosis imaging

Bilateral venous thrombosis imaging evaluates venous flow and possible thrombus in both sides when a nuclear medicine study is performed.

This nuclear medicine study images venous flow and possible thrombus on both sides, commonly in the lower extremities when bilateral venous thrombosis is being evaluated. A nuclear medicine or radiology physician interprets the images; the technical service involves the equipment and staff used to perform the study. The report should identify the areas examined and document the interpretation of the bilateral findings.

Report 78458 when the service performed is bilateral venous thrombosis imaging, rather than a single-side study. The code is already priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. Bill the global service without a component modifier, or separate the interpretation with modifier 26 and the technical service with modifier TC. When the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies, it affects the technical component. Documentation should support that both sides were imaged and include the interpreting physician’s findings.

CMS billing rules for 78458

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.
Multiple procedures
Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.
Bilateral procedures
The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.88 · 16%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.60 · 83%
  • Malpractice RVU0.09 · 2%

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.

78458 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

78457

Venous imaging

Unilateral study

$180.11

78457 represents a single-side venous thrombosis imaging study; 78458 represents bilateral imaging and is priced accordingly.

78456

Venous thrombosis imaging

Acute thrombus study

$307.45

78456 is identified for acute venous thrombus imaging. Select 78458 when the documented service is bilateral venous thrombosis imaging.

93970

Venous duplex scan

Complete bilateral extremity study

$198.23

93970 reports bilateral extremity venous duplex ultrasound, not nuclear medicine venous thrombosis imaging.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 78458 is $200.18—$0.28 higher than the $199.90 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78458 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $199.90

  2. $0.28 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $199.90

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $199.91

    $0.01 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $199.90

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. The same base rate than Merced

  7. $14.45 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, 78458 ranges from $162.92 in Arkansas to $255.79 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 · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78458

    Office

    $235.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.37 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78458

    Office

    $213.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.80 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78458

    Office

    $200.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.98 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78458

    Office

    $210.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.85 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78458

    Office

    $209.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.09 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78458

    Office

    $215.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.76 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78458

    Office

    $250.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.30 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 78458

    Office

    $250.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.20 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 78458

    Office

    $255.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.89 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 78458

    Office

    $255.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78458

    Office

    $206.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.60 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78458

    Office

    $218.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.40 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78458

    Office

    $210.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.08 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78458

    Office

    $220.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78458

    Office

    $235.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.23 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78458

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78458

    Office

    $215.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.42 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78458

    Office

    $196.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78458

    Office

    $190.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.99 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78458

    Office

    $214.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.68 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78458

    Office

    $209.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78458

    Office

    $165.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78458

    Office

    $162.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78458

    Office

    $180.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78458

    Office

    $195.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78458

    Office

    $199.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78458

    Office

    $184.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78458

    Office

    $190.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78458

    Office

    $180.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78458

    Office

    $189.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78458

    Office

    $170.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.87 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78458

    Office

    $205.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.93 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78458

    Office

    $171.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.73 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78458

    Office

    $172.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.73 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78458

    Office

    $176.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78458

    Office

    $174.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78458

    Office

    $192.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78458

    Office

    $173.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78458

    Office

    $169.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78458

    Office

    $168.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78458

    Office

    $177.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78458

    Office

    $168.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78458

    Office

    $216.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.82 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78458

    Office

    $194.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78458

    Office

    $198.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78458

    Office

    $187.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78458

    Office

    $172.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78458

    Office

    $183.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78458

    Office

    $182.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78458

    Office

    $173.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78458

    Office

    $188.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78458

    Office

    $176.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78458

    Office

    $178.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78458

    Office

    $164.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.14 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78458

    Office

    $163.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78458

    Office

    $186.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78458

    Office

    $174.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.24 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78458

    Office

    $184.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78458

    Office

    $172.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78458

    Office

    $191.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78458

    Office

    $212.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.78 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78458

    Office

    $201.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78458

    Office

    $173.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78458

    Office

    $185.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78458

    Office

    $219.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.64 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78458

    Office

    $202.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78458

    Office

    $217.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.32 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78458

    Office

    $177.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78458

    Office

    $172.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.20 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78458

    Office

    $168.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78458

    Office

    $202.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.90 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78458

    Office

    $184.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78458

    Office

    $193.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78458

    Office

    $173.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78458

    Office

    $187.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78458

    Office

    $191.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.55 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78458

    Office

    $173.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78458

    Office

    $184.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78458

    Office

    $170.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $194.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $172.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $184.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $185.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.63 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $183.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $184.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $186.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.57 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78458

    Office

    $177.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78458

    Office

    $176.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78458

    Office

    $182.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78458

    Office

    $187.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78458

    Office

    $183.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78458

    Office

    $193.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78458

    Office

    $221.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.94 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78458

    Office

    $177.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78458

    Office

    $167.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.69 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78458

    Office

    $185.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78458 · 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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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$209.381
AL$165.531
AR$162.921
AZ$180.851
CA$199.90–$255.7929
CO$195.571
CT$199.091
DC$215.321
DE$184.041
FL$180.79–$196.943
GA$170.03–$189.192
GU$205.831
HI$205.831
IA$171.171
ID$172.171
IL$174.37–$192.724
IN$173.281
KS$169.801
KY$168.731
LA$168.25–$177.392
MA$194.05–$216.722
MD$187.93–$215.323
ME$172.62–$183.552
MI$173.06–$182.732
MN$188.381
MO$164.76–$178.673
MS$163.901
MT$186.041
NC$174.661
ND$184.261
NE$172.341
NH$191.971
NJ$201.65–$212.682
NM$173.891
NV$185.691
NY$177.47–$219.545
OH$172.701
OK$168.931
OR$184.54–$202.802
PA$173.28–$193.452
PR$187.691
RI$191.351
SC$173.921
SD$184.051
TN$170.671
TX$172.00–$194.678
UT$176.521
VA$182.55–$215.322
VI$187.691
VT$183.021
WA$193.85–$221.842
WI$177.511
WV$167.211
WY$185.261

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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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Reference amount per service

$219.89

$199.90 × 110% = $219.89

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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 78458 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,383

Code
78458
Physician work
0.88
Practice expense
4.60
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78458 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.88× 1.0170.8950
Practice expense4.60× 1.0965.0416
Malpractice0.09× 0.5360.0482
Total RVUs5.9848
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$199.90

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.881.017
Practice expense4.61.096
Malpractice0.090.536

(0.88 × 1.017 + 4.6 × 1.096 + 0.09 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $199.90

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

78458 · Office / nonfacility

$199.90

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.70 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $198.20 to $199.90 (0.9%).

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

    $198.20changed to$199.90

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.90 changed to 0.88
    • Practice expense RVU 4.73 changed to 4.60
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.09
    • 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: $198.20

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$199.90Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$199.90Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$199.90Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$199.90Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$198.20Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$198.20Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$198.20Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$198.20Not available in this settingRVU25A

78458 billing questions

When should 78458 be chosen over 78457?

Use 78458 for a bilateral venous thrombosis imaging study. Use 78457 when the study is for a single side.

Should modifier 50 be appended for a bilateral study?

No. 78458 is priced as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Can the interpretation and technical service be billed separately?

Yes. Report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or modifier TC for the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Which part of the service is subject to the multiple procedure reduction?

The cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component. It does not change the component designation of the professional interpretation.

What documentation supports reporting 78458?

Document that the bilateral study was performed, which areas were imaged, and the interpreting physician’s findings. The record should support bilateral rather than single-side imaging.

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 78458PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,383 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)