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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

94669 in Modesto

Office / nonfacility

$27.81

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.

Respiratory therapy

About 94669: Mechanical chest wall oscillation session

Mechanical chest wall oscillation uses an oscillatory device to mobilize pulmonary secretions during a treatment session, commonly for patients with impaired airway clearance.

This service covers a treatment session using a powered oscillatory vest or comparable chest-wall device to loosen and mobilize airway secretions. It may be part of an airway-clearance plan for patients who have difficulty clearing secretions, including people with cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis. Respiratory therapists commonly deliver the treatment in an outpatient pulmonary or respiratory-care setting while the patient wears the device.

Report 94669 for mechanical treatment, rather than hands-on chest percussion or vibration. The treatment record should identify the airway-clearance indication and the device-based session, and may describe the patient’s tolerance or response. The code is reported per session, not by elapsed time. CMS treats this as an incident-to service: it may be billed only when performed under physician supervision. CMS assigns no physician work RVU; its valuation reflects practice expense and malpractice.

CMS billing rules for 94669

Professional and technical components
Incident-to service: billed only when performed under physician supervision.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.75 · 97%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 3%

153

Medicare services in 2024 · #4551 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.

94669 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Modesto, from the same CMS release.

94667

Chest physiotherapy

Initial demonstration or evaluation

$29.64

Use 94667 for the initial hands-on chest-wall service, such as manual percussion or vibration. Use 94669 when the session uses a mechanical oscillation device.

94668

Chest wall therapy

Subsequent treatment

$42.46

94668 represents subsequent hands-on chest-wall treatment. It does not describe a device-based oscillation session.

94640

Inhalation treatment

Acute obstruction or sputum induction

$9.33

94640 covers an inhalation treatment, such as delivery of an inhaled medication. It does not represent mechanical mobilization of airway secretions.

The same code, a different location

How does Modesto compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 94669 is $27.86—$0.05 higher than the $27.81 rate in Modesto. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

94669 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Modesto · This locality

    $27.81

  2. $0.05 higher than Modesto

  3. Chico

    $27.81

    The same base rate than Modesto

  4. El Centro

    $27.82

    $0.01 higher than Modesto

  5. Fresno

    $27.81

    The same base rate than Modesto

  6. The same base rate than Modesto

  7. $2.27 higher than Modesto

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, 94669 ranges from $21.86 in Arkansas to $36.48 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 · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 94669

    Office

    $33.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.55 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 94669

    Office

    $30.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 94669

    Office

    $28.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 94669

    Office

    $29.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 94669

    Office

    $29.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.58 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 94669

    Office

    $30.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 94669

    Office

    $35.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.82 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

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

    California · 94669

    Office

    $35.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.80 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

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

    California · 94669

    Office

    $36.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.67 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

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

    California · 94669

    Office

    $36.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.58 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 94669

    Office

    $28.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 94669

    Office

    $30.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.98 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 94669

    Office

    $29.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.76 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 94669

    Office

    $31.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 94669

    Office

    $33.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.51 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 94669

    Office

    $27.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 94669

    Office

    $30.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.44 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 94669

    Office

    $27.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 94669

    Office

    $26.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.10 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 94669

    Office

    $30.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 94669

    Office

    $27.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 94669

    Office

    $22.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.51 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 94669

    Office

    $21.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.95 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 94669

    Office

    $24.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.96 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 94669

    Office

    $27.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.63 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 94669

    Office

    $27.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 94669

    Office

    $25.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 94669

    Office

    $26.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.23 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 94669

    Office

    $24.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.86 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 94669

    Office

    $26.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.56 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 94669

    Office

    $23.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 94669

    Office

    $28.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.06 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 94669

    Office

    $23.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.62 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 94669

    Office

    $23.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.45 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 94669

    Office

    $24.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.42 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 94669

    Office

    $23.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.89 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 94669

    Office

    $26.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 94669

    Office

    $23.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.26 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 94669

    Office

    $22.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 94669

    Office

    $22.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.93 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 94669

    Office

    $24.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.48 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 94669

    Office

    $22.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.00 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 94669

    Office

    $30.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.70 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 94669

    Office

    $26.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 94669

    Office

    $27.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.10 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 94669

    Office

    $25.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 94669

    Office

    $23.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.35 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 94669

    Office

    $25.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.56 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 94669

    Office

    $25.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 94669

    Office

    $23.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.18 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 94669

    Office

    $25.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.84 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 94669

    Office

    $24.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.63 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 94669

    Office

    $24.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 94669

    Office

    $22.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.57 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 94669

    Office

    $22.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.75 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 94669

    Office

    $25.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.09 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 94669

    Office

    $23.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.01 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 94669

    Office

    $25.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.49 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 94669

    Office

    $23.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.44 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 94669

    Office

    $26.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 94669

    Office

    $29.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.96 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 94669

    Office

    $28.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.28 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 94669

    Office

    $23.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.04 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 94669

    Office

    $25.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.18 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 94669

    Office

    $31.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.22 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 94669

    Office

    $28.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 94669

    Office

    $30.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.76 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 94669

    Office

    $24.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.54 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 94669

    Office

    $23.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 94669

    Office

    $22.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.92 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 94669

    Office

    $28.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 94669

    Office

    $25.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.39 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 94669

    Office

    $26.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.94 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 94669

    Office

    $23.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.18 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 94669

    Office

    $25.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 94669

    Office

    $26.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.34 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 94669

    Office

    $23.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 94669

    Office

    $25.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.53 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 94669

    Office

    $23.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.68 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $27.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $23.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.39 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $25.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $25.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.29 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $25.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.53 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $25.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.38 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $25.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.02 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 94669

    Office

    $24.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.43 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 94669

    Office

    $24.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 94669

    Office

    $25.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.71 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 94669

    Office

    $25.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 94669

    Office

    $25.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.67 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 94669

    Office

    $26.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.92 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 94669

    Office

    $31.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.47 higher than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 94669

    Office

    $24.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.61 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 94669

    Office

    $22.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.09 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 94669

    Office

    $25.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.26 lower than Modesto for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

94669 · 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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$21.86

$32.14

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$27.051
AL$22.301
AR$21.861
AZ$24.851
CA$27.81–$36.4829
CO$27.181
CT$27.791
DC$30.251
DE$25.351
FL$24.95–$27.773
GA$23.14–$26.252
GU$28.871
HI$28.871
IA$23.191
ID$23.361
IL$23.92–$26.914
IN$23.551
KS$22.981
KY$22.881
LA$22.81–$24.332
MA$26.91–$30.512
MD$25.96–$30.253
ME$23.46–$25.252
MI$23.63–$25.302
MN$25.971
MO$22.24–$24.523
MS$22.061
MT$25.721
NC$23.801
ND$25.321
NE$23.371
NH$26.661
NJ$28.09–$29.772
NM$23.771
NV$25.631
NY$24.27–$31.035
OH$23.541
OK$22.891
OR$25.42–$28.332
PA$23.63–$26.872
PR$25.981
RI$26.471
SC$23.711
SD$25.281
TN$23.131
TX$23.42–$27.108
UT$24.151
VA$25.10–$30.252
VI$25.981
VT$25.141
WA$26.89–$31.282
WI$24.201
WV$22.721
WY$25.551

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Reference amount per service

$30.59

$27.81 × 110% = $30.59

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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 94669 in Modesto.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,420

Code
94669
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
0.75
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

16

Locality
Modesto
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 94669 in Modesto
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0170.0000
Practice expense0.75× 1.0960.8220
Malpractice0.02× 0.5360.0107
Total RVUs0.8327
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Modesto$27.81

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work01.017
Practice expense0.751.096
Malpractice0.020.536

(0 × 1.017 + 0.75 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $27.81

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

94669 · Office / nonfacility

$27.81

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.88 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $21.93 to $27.81 (26.8%).

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

    $21.93changed to$27.81

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.61 changed to 0.75
    • 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: $21.93

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$27.81Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$27.81Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$27.81Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$27.81Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$21.93Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$21.93Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$21.93Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$21.93Not available in this settingRVU25A

94669 billing questions

How does 94669 differ from manual chest physiotherapy?

94669 represents a mechanical oscillation treatment session. Hands-on chest percussion or vibration is represented by 94667 or 94668, depending on whether it is the initial or a subsequent service.

Is 94669 reported by time or by session?

It is reported per treatment session, not by elapsed time.

Can a respiratory therapist perform the service?

Yes. CMS permits billing as an incident-to service only when the treatment is performed under physician supervision.

Can an inhalation treatment also be reported?

A separately performed inhalation treatment, such as bronchodilator delivery, is represented by 94640. The record should distinguish that treatment from the mechanical chest-wall session.

What should the treatment record identify?

Document the airway-clearance indication and the mechanical device session. A note about the patient’s tolerance or response can further describe the service performed.

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 94669PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,420 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ModestoGPCI2026.csv, line 16 (RVU26D)