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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

15853 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$14.46

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 Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 15853 is $14.48—$0.02 higher than the $14.46 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

15853 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $14.46

  2. Bakersfield

    $14.48

    $0.02 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $14.46

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $14.46

    The same base rate than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $14.46

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $14.46

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $15.63

    $1.17 higher than Redding

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, 15853 ranges from $11.36 in Arkansas to $18.96 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 · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 15853

    Office

    $17.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.88 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 15853

    Office

    $15.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.10 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 15853

    Office

    $15.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.87 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 15853

    Office

    $15.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 15853

    Office

    $15.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 15853

    Office

    $18.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 15853

    Office

    $18.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 15853

    Office

    $18.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 15853

    Office

    $18.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.46 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 15853

    Office

    $15.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 15853

    Office

    $16.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 15853

    Office

    $15.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 15853

    Office

    $16.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 15853

    Office

    $17.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 15853

    Office

    $14.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 15853

    Office

    $15.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 15853

    Office

    $14.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.05 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 15853

    Office

    $13.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 15853

    Office

    $15.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.21 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 15853

    Office

    $14.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 15853

    Office

    $11.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 15853

    Office

    $11.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 15853

    Office

    $12.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 15853

    Office

    $14.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 15853

    Office

    $14.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 15853

    Office

    $13.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 15853

    Office

    $13.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 15853

    Office

    $12.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 15853

    Office

    $13.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 15853

    Office

    $12.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 15853

    Office

    $15.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 15853

    Office

    $12.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 15853

    Office

    $12.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 15853

    Office

    $12.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 15853

    Office

    $12.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 15853

    Office

    $13.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 15853

    Office

    $12.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 15853

    Office

    $11.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 15853

    Office

    $11.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 15853

    Office

    $12.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 15853

    Office

    $11.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 15853

    Office

    $15.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.39 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 15853

    Office

    $13.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 15853

    Office

    $14.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 15853

    Office

    $13.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 15853

    Office

    $12.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 15853

    Office

    $13.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 15853

    Office

    $13.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 15853

    Office

    $12.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 15853

    Office

    $13.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 15853

    Office

    $12.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 15853

    Office

    $12.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 15853

    Office

    $11.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.91 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 15853

    Office

    $11.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 15853

    Office

    $13.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 15853

    Office

    $12.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 15853

    Office

    $13.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 15853

    Office

    $12.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 15853

    Office

    $13.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 15853

    Office

    $15.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 15853

    Office

    $14.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 15853

    Office

    $12.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 15853

    Office

    $13.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 15853

    Office

    $16.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 15853

    Office

    $14.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 15853

    Office

    $15.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 15853

    Office

    $12.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 15853

    Office

    $12.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 15853

    Office

    $11.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 15853

    Office

    $14.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 15853

    Office

    $13.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 15853

    Office

    $13.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 15853

    Office

    $12.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 15853

    Office

    $13.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 15853

    Office

    $13.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 15853

    Office

    $12.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 15853

    Office

    $13.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 15853

    Office

    $12.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $14.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $12.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $13.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $13.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $13.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $13.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $13.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 15853

    Office

    $12.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 15853

    Office

    $12.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 15853

    Office

    $13.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 15853

    Office

    $13.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 15853

    Office

    $13.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 15853

    Office

    $13.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 15853

    Office

    $16.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 15853

    Office

    $12.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 15853

    Office

    $11.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 15853

    Office

    $13.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

15853 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$11.36

$16.71

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$14.061
AL$11.591
AR$11.361
AZ$12.911
CA$14.46–$18.9629
CO$14.121
CT$14.431
DC$15.721
DE$13.171
FL$12.96–$14.413
GA$12.02–$13.642
GU$15.001
HI$15.001
IA$12.051
ID$12.141
IL$12.42–$13.974
IN$12.241
KS$11.941
KY$11.891
LA$11.85–$12.642
MA$13.98–$15.852
MD$13.49–$15.723
ME$12.19–$13.122
MI$12.27–$13.132
MN$13.501
MO$11.55–$12.743
MS$11.461
MT$13.361
NC$12.371
ND$13.161
NE$12.151
NH$13.851
NJ$14.59–$15.472
NM$12.351
NV$13.321
NY$12.61–$16.115
OH$12.231
OK$11.891
OR$13.21–$14.722
PA$12.27–$13.962
PR$13.501
RI$13.751
SC$12.321
SD$13.141
TN$12.021
TX$12.16–$14.088
UT$12.541
VA$13.04–$15.722
VI$13.501
VT$13.071
WA$13.97–$16.262
WI$12.581
WV$11.801
WY$13.271

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Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 15853 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$15.91

$14.46 × 110% = $15.91

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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 15853 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,586

Code
15853
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
0.39
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 15853 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0170.0000
Practice expense0.39× 1.0960.4274
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs0.4328
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$14.46

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
Work01.017
Practice expense0.391.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0 × 1.017 + 0.39 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $14.46

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

15853 · Office / nonfacility

$14.46

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.61 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $11.85 to $14.46 (22.0%).

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

    $11.85changed to$14.46

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.33 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: $11.85

    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.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$14.46Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$14.46Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$14.46Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$14.46Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$11.85Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$11.85Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$11.85Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$11.85Not 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 15853PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,586 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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