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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

92541 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$25.69

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.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 92541 is $25.76—$0.07 higher than the $25.69 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

92541 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $25.69

  2. $0.07 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $25.69

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $25.69

    The same base rate than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $25.69

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. The same base rate than Merced

  7. $1.35 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, 92541 ranges from $22.84 in Arkansas to $31.65 in Alaska*. 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 · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 92541

    Office

    $28.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 92541

    Office

    $26.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 92541

    Office

    $26.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.98 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 92541

    Office

    $26.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.87 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 92541

    Office

    $26.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.27 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 92541

    Office

    $30.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.42 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 92541

    Office

    $30.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 92541

    Office

    $30.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 92541

    Office

    $30.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.93 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 92541

    Office

    $26.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 92541

    Office

    $27.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.36 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 92541

    Office

    $26.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.91 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 92541

    Office

    $27.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.62 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 92541

    Office

    $28.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 92541

    Office

    $25.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 92541

    Office

    $27.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 92541

    Office

    $26.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 92541

    Office

    $25.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 92541

    Office

    $27.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 92541

    Office

    $31.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.96 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 92541

    Office

    $23.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 92541

    Office

    $22.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 92541

    Office

    $24.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 92541

    Office

    $25.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 92541

    Office

    $25.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.28 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 92541

    Office

    $24.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 92541

    Office

    $25.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 92541

    Office

    $24.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 92541

    Office

    $25.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 92541

    Office

    $23.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.04 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 92541

    Office

    $25.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 92541

    Office

    $23.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 92541

    Office

    $23.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 92541

    Office

    $24.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 92541

    Office

    $24.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 92541

    Office

    $25.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 92541

    Office

    $23.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 92541

    Office

    $23.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 92541

    Office

    $23.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.25 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 92541

    Office

    $24.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 92541

    Office

    $23.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 92541

    Office

    $27.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.63 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 92541

    Office

    $25.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 92541

    Office

    $25.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 92541

    Office

    $24.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 92541

    Office

    $23.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 92541

    Office

    $24.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 92541

    Office

    $24.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 92541

    Office

    $23.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 92541

    Office

    $24.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 92541

    Office

    $24.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 92541

    Office

    $24.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 92541

    Office

    $23.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 92541

    Office

    $23.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.68 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 92541

    Office

    $24.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 92541

    Office

    $23.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 92541

    Office

    $24.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 92541

    Office

    $23.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.24 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 92541

    Office

    $25.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 92541

    Office

    $27.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 92541

    Office

    $26.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.63 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 92541

    Office

    $23.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.75 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 92541

    Office

    $24.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 92541

    Office

    $28.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.52 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 92541

    Office

    $26.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.80 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 92541

    Office

    $27.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.16 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 92541

    Office

    $23.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 92541

    Office

    $23.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 92541

    Office

    $23.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 92541

    Office

    $25.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.29 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 92541

    Office

    $24.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.22 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 92541

    Office

    $25.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 92541

    Office

    $23.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 92541

    Office

    $24.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 92541

    Office

    $25.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 92541

    Office

    $23.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 92541

    Office

    $24.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 92541

    Office

    $23.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.29 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $25.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $23.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $24.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $24.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $24.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $24.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $24.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 92541

    Office

    $24.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 92541

    Office

    $23.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 92541

    Office

    $24.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 92541

    Office

    $24.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.86 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 92541

    Office

    $24.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 92541

    Office

    $25.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 92541

    Office

    $27.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.06 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 92541

    Office

    $23.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 92541

    Office

    $23.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 92541

    Office

    $24.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

92541 · 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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$22.84

$31.65

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$31.651
AL$23.051
AR$22.841
AZ$24.281
CA$25.69–$30.7129
CO$25.431
CT$25.971
DC$27.461
DE$24.581
FL$24.57–$26.193
GA$23.65–$25.072
GU$25.951
HI$25.951
IA$23.381
ID$23.481
IL$24.13–$25.734
IN$23.571
KS$23.331
KY$23.441
LA$23.42–$24.162
MA$25.37–$27.322
MD$24.92–$27.463
ME$23.58–$24.372
MI$23.84–$24.792
MN$24.571
MO$23.18–$24.193
MS$23.011
MT$24.721
NC$23.741
ND$24.321
NE$23.451
NH$25.091
NJ$26.32–$27.352
NM$23.941
NV$24.621
NY$23.97–$28.215
OH$23.761
OK$23.391
OR$24.47–$25.982
PA$23.78–$25.532
PR$24.831
RI$25.261
SC$23.781
SD$24.271
TN$23.401
TX$23.68–$25.318
UT$23.991
VA$24.33–$27.462
VI$24.831
VT$24.281
WA$25.31–$27.752
WI$23.791
WV$23.561
WY$24.541

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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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 92541 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$28.26

$25.69 × 110% = $28.26

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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 92541 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,806

Code
92541
Physician work
0.39
Practice expense
0.33
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 92541 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.39× 1.0170.3966
Practice expense0.33× 1.0960.3617
Malpractice0.02× 0.5360.0107
Total RVUs0.7690
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$25.69

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
Work0.391.017
Practice expense0.331.096
Malpractice0.020.536

(0.39 × 1.017 + 0.33 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $25.69

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

92541 · Office / nonfacility

$25.69

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.54 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $25.15 to $25.69 (2.1%).

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

    $25.15changed to$25.69

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.40 changed to 0.39
    • 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: $25.15

    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$25.69Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$25.69Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$25.69Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$25.69Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$25.15Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$25.15Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$25.15Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$25.15Not available in this settingRVU25A

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 92541PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,806 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)