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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

97024 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$7.71

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.

Physical therapy modality

About 97024: Microwave diathermy therapy

Reports diathermy used to deliver therapeutic deep heat, such as microwave energy, during rehabilitation for musculoskeletal pain or stiffness.

Diathermy applies high-frequency electromagnetic energy to generate heat in targeted tissues. Physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals may use microwave or another diathermy method as part of care for musculoskeletal pain, muscle spasm, or joint stiffness. Treatment is typically provided in an outpatient rehabilitation setting, with the applicator positioned for the area being treated.

Report 97024 when diathermy is the modality delivered, rather than infrared heat, ultrasound, or a surface hot pack. This is an untimed modality: report one unit for the service, not units accumulated in 15-minute increments. Documentation should identify the treated area, the diathermy modality, and the clinical purpose of treatment. The professional component modifier does not apply. Under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction, practice expense is reduced for the second and later therapy units on the same day.

CMS billing rules for 97024

Professional and technical components
Therapy service: the professional component modifier does not apply.
Multiple procedures
Therapy multiple procedure payment reduction: practice expense is reduced for the second and later therapy units on the same day.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.06 · 27%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.15 · 68%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 5%

11.9K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1379 by national volume

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.

97024 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

97026

Infrared therapy

No office rate

97024 represents diathermy, including microwave treatment. 97026 is for infrared therapy, a different energy modality.

97035

Therapeutic ultrasound

Constant attendance, each 15 minutes

$15.00

97035 is for therapeutic ultrasound. Choose 97024 when diathermy is delivered instead.

97010

Hot or cold packs therapy

No office rate

97010 covers hot or cold packs applied at the surface; 97024 covers treatment with diathermy.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 97024 is $7.74—$0.03 higher than the $7.71 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

97024 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $7.71

  2. Bakersfield

    $7.74

    $0.03 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $7.71

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $7.71

    The same base rate than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $7.71

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $7.71

    The same base rate than Merced

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

    $8.23

    $0.52 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, 97024 ranges from $6.48 in Arkansas to $9.63 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 · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.19 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.37 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.34 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.53 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 97024

    Office

    $9.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.70 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 97024

    Office

    $9.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 97024

    Office

    $9.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.92 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 97024

    Office

    $9.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.87 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.37 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.69 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 97024

    Office

    $8.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 97024

    Office

    $7.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 97024

    Office

    $8.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 97024

    Office

    $8.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 97024

    Office

    $7.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 97024

    Office

    $8.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 97024

    Office

    $8.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 97024

    Office

    $6.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 97024

    Office

    $6.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 97024

    Office

    $7.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.57 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 97024

    Office

    $7.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 97024

    Office

    $7.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 97024

    Office

    $7.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 97024

    Office

    $7.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 97024

    Office

    $7.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 97024

    Office

    $7.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 97024

    Office

    $6.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 97024

    Office

    $7.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 97024

    Office

    $6.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.99 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 97024

    Office

    $6.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 97024

    Office

    $7.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.42 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 97024

    Office

    $7.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 97024

    Office

    $7.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 97024

    Office

    $6.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 97024

    Office

    $6.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 97024

    Office

    $6.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 97024

    Office

    $7.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 97024

    Office

    $6.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 97024

    Office

    $8.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.66 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 97024

    Office

    $7.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 97024

    Office

    $7.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.12 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 97024

    Office

    $7.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 97024

    Office

    $6.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.89 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 97024

    Office

    $7.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 97024

    Office

    $7.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 97024

    Office

    $6.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.75 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 97024

    Office

    $7.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 97024

    Office

    $7.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 97024

    Office

    $7.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 97024

    Office

    $6.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 97024

    Office

    $6.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 97024

    Office

    $7.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 97024

    Office

    $6.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 97024

    Office

    $7.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 97024

    Office

    $6.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 97024

    Office

    $7.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 97024

    Office

    $8.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.59 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 97024

    Office

    $7.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 97024

    Office

    $7.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 97024

    Office

    $7.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 97024

    Office

    $8.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.00 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 97024

    Office

    $7.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.27 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 97024

    Office

    $8.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.83 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 97024

    Office

    $7.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 97024

    Office

    $6.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 97024

    Office

    $6.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 97024

    Office

    $7.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.14 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 97024

    Office

    $7.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.48 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 97024

    Office

    $7.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 97024

    Office

    $6.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 97024

    Office

    $7.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 97024

    Office

    $7.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.19 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 97024

    Office

    $6.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 97024

    Office

    $7.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 97024

    Office

    $6.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $6.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.46 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.44 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 97024

    Office

    $7.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 97024

    Office

    $7.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 97024

    Office

    $7.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 97024

    Office

    $7.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 97024

    Office

    $7.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 97024

    Office

    $7.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 97024

    Office

    $8.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.81 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 97024

    Office

    $6.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.80 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 97024

    Office

    $6.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.87 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 97024

    Office

    $7.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

97024 · 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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$6.48

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$8.531
AL$6.581
AR$6.481
AZ$7.141
CA$7.71–$9.6329
CO$7.621
CT$7.841
DC$8.391
DE$7.261
FL$7.30–$8.063
GA$6.87–$7.502
GU$7.891
HI$7.891
IA$6.721
ID$6.771
IL$7.10–$7.824
IN$6.811
KS$6.701
KY$6.761
LA$6.76–$7.102
MA$7.58–$8.372
MD$7.40–$8.393
ME$6.82–$7.182
MI$6.96–$7.402
MN$7.261
MO$6.65–$7.113
MS$6.561
MT$7.351
NC$6.891
ND$7.151
NE$6.751
NH$7.511
NJ$7.92–$8.302
NM$7.001
NV$7.301
NY$7.00–$8.715
OH$6.911
OK$6.741
OR$7.23–$7.852
PA$6.92–$7.652
PR$7.401
RI$7.521
SC$6.921
SD$7.131
TN$6.741
TX$6.87–$7.608
UT$7.011
VA$7.16–$8.392
VI$7.401
VT$7.131
WA$7.56–$8.522
WI$6.911
WV$6.841
WY$7.261

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 97024 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$8.48

$7.71 × 110% = $8.48

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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 97024 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,849

Code
97024
Physician work
0.06
Practice expense
0.15
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 97024 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.06× 1.0170.0610
Practice expense0.15× 1.0960.1644
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs0.2308
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$7.71

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.061.017
Practice expense0.151.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.06 × 1.017 + 0.15 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $7.71

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

97024 · Office / nonfacility

$7.71

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.26 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $7.45 to $7.71 (3.5%).

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

    $7.45changed to$7.71

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • 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: $7.45

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$7.71Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$7.71Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$7.71Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$7.71Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$7.45Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$7.45Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$7.45Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$7.45Not available in this settingRVU25A

97024 billing questions

How does 97024 differ from infrared therapy?

97024 is for diathermy, such as microwave energy used to produce therapeutic heat. Use 97026 when the modality delivered is infrared.

Is 97024 billed in 15-minute units?

No. It is an untimed modality, so report one unit for the service rather than counting 15-minute increments.

Can a professional component modifier be appended?

No. The CMS therapy-service rule specifies that the professional component modifier does not apply.

What documentation supports 97024?

Document the body area treated, that diathermy was delivered, and its clinical purpose, such as addressing musculoskeletal pain or stiffness.

How does the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction affect 97024?

When it is among the second or later therapy units on the same day, practice expense is reduced under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction.

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 97024PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,849 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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