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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78012 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$86.61

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Nuclear medicine

About 78012: Thyroid radiotracer uptake measurement

Reports measurement of thyroid radiotracer concentration, commonly during evaluation of hyperthyroidism when uptake data are needed without thyroid imaging.

This nuclear medicine test measures how much administered radiotracer the thyroid concentrates, using one or more measurements rather than producing a diagnostic thyroid image. It is commonly part of an evaluation of abnormal thyroid function, such as determining whether hyperthyroidism is associated with increased or decreased gland uptake. A nuclear medicine technologist performs the tracer handling and measurement; a qualified physician interprets the results. The service is performed in a nuclear medicine department or other equipped outpatient setting.

Report 78012 when the service consists of thyroid uptake measurement, not a combined uptake-and-imaging study. Documentation should identify the tracer and record the measurement or measurements and the physician’s interpretation. When thyroid imaging is also performed with uptake measurements, 78014 describes the combined service; do not separately report 78012 for the uptake portion included in that study. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

CMS billing rules for 78012

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.19 · 8%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.17 · 90%
  • Malpractice RVU0.04 · 2%

809

Medicare services in 2024 · #3138 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.

78012 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

78014

Thyroid scan

Quantitative uptake measurement

$228.39

78012 reports uptake measurement alone; 78014 describes thyroid imaging performed with uptake measurements.

78013

Thyroid imaging

With blood-flow imaging

$180.05

78013 is for thyroid imaging without the uptake measurement service reported by 78012.

78020

Thyroid uptake

Whole-body metastasis measurement

$84.45

78020 concerns uptake in thyroid carcinoma metastases, while 78012 measures uptake by the thyroid gland.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 78012 is $86.72—$0.11 higher than the $86.61 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78012 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $86.61

  2. Bakersfield

    $86.72

    $0.11 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $86.61

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $86.61

    The same base rate than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $86.61

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $86.61

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $93.24

    $6.63 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, 78012 ranges from $69.29 in Arkansas to $112.28 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 · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78012

    Office

    $102.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.34 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78012

    Office

    $93.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78012

    Office

    $87.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.43 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78012

    Office

    $91.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.97 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78012

    Office

    $91.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78012

    Office

    $93.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.34 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78012

    Office

    $109.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78012

    Office

    $109.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.10 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78012

    Office

    $112.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.67 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78012

    Office

    $112.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.48 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78012

    Office

    $89.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.11 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78012

    Office

    $95.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78012

    Office

    $91.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78012

    Office

    $96.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78012

    Office

    $102.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78012

    Office

    $86.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78012

    Office

    $93.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78012

    Office

    $85.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78012

    Office

    $82.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78012

    Office

    $93.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.48 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78012

    Office

    $87.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78012

    Office

    $70.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78012

    Office

    $69.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78012

    Office

    $77.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78012

    Office

    $84.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78012

    Office

    $86.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78012

    Office

    $79.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78012

    Office

    $82.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78012

    Office

    $77.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78012

    Office

    $81.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78012

    Office

    $72.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78012

    Office

    $89.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.92 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78012

    Office

    $73.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78012

    Office

    $73.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78012

    Office

    $75.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78012

    Office

    $74.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78012

    Office

    $83.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78012

    Office

    $74.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78012

    Office

    $72.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78012

    Office

    $72.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78012

    Office

    $76.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78012

    Office

    $71.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78012

    Office

    $94.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78012

    Office

    $83.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78012

    Office

    $85.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78012

    Office

    $80.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78012

    Office

    $73.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78012

    Office

    $79.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78012

    Office

    $78.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78012

    Office

    $74.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78012

    Office

    $81.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78012

    Office

    $75.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78012

    Office

    $76.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78012

    Office

    $70.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78012

    Office

    $69.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78012

    Office

    $80.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78012

    Office

    $74.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78012

    Office

    $79.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78012

    Office

    $73.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78012

    Office

    $82.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78012

    Office

    $92.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78012

    Office

    $87.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78012

    Office

    $74.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78012

    Office

    $80.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78012

    Office

    $95.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.80 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78012

    Office

    $87.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.00 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78012

    Office

    $94.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78012

    Office

    $76.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78012

    Office

    $73.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78012

    Office

    $72.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78012

    Office

    $87.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78012

    Office

    $79.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78012

    Office

    $83.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78012

    Office

    $74.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78012

    Office

    $80.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78012

    Office

    $82.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78012

    Office

    $74.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78012

    Office

    $79.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78012

    Office

    $72.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $84.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $73.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $79.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $79.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $79.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $79.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $80.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78012

    Office

    $76.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78012

    Office

    $75.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78012

    Office

    $78.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78012

    Office

    $80.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78012

    Office

    $78.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78012

    Office

    $83.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78012

    Office

    $96.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78012

    Office

    $76.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78012

    Office

    $71.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78012

    Office

    $79.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78012 · 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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$69.29

$99.45

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$87.451
AL$70.521
AR$69.291
AZ$77.721
CA$86.61–$112.2829
CO$84.581
CT$86.151
DC$93.561
DE$79.191
FL$77.65–$85.183
GA$72.59–$81.612
GU$89.531
HI$89.531
IA$73.201
ID$73.661
IL$74.61–$83.194
IN$74.181
KS$72.541
KY$72.001
LA$71.77–$76.072
MA$83.83–$94.342
MD$80.99–$93.563
ME$73.86–$79.022
MI$74.03–$78.542
MN$81.321
MO$70.13–$76.693
MS$69.741
MT$80.161
NC$74.821
ND$79.371
NE$73.751
NH$82.971
NJ$87.21–$92.252
NM$74.411
NV$80.011
NY$76.14–$95.415
OH$73.871
OK$72.111
OR$79.48–$87.972
PA$74.15–$83.512
PR$80.941
RI$82.531
SC$74.451
SD$79.281
TN$72.951
TX$73.54–$84.238
UT$75.681
VA$78.54–$93.562
VI$80.941
VT$78.781
WA$83.77–$96.692
WI$76.191
WV$71.241
WY$79.811

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 78012 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$95.27

$86.61 × 110% = $95.27

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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 78012 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,179

Code
78012
Physician work
0.19
Practice expense
2.17
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78012 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.19× 1.0170.1932
Practice expense2.17× 1.0962.3783
Malpractice0.04× 0.5360.0214
Total RVUs2.5930
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$86.61

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.191.017
Practice expense2.171.096
Malpractice0.040.536

(0.19 × 1.017 + 2.17 × 1.096 + 0.04 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $86.61

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

78012 · Office / nonfacility

$86.61

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.87 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $84.74 to $86.61 (2.2%).

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

    $84.74changed to$86.61

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 2.20 changed to 2.17
    • 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: $84.74

    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$86.61Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$86.61Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$86.61Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$86.61Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$84.74Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$84.74Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$84.74Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$84.74Not available in this settingRVU25A

78012 billing questions

How do I choose between 78012 and 78014?

Use 78012 for uptake measurement without thyroid imaging. Use 78014 when the service includes thyroid imaging along with uptake measurements.

Can 78012 be reported with 78014 for the same study?

No. The uptake measurements are part of the combined service described by 78014, so reporting 78012 separately would duplicate that portion.

Which modifiers identify the professional and technical portions?

Modifier 26 reports the physician’s interpretation, while modifier TC reports the technical service. Reporting without either modifier represents the global service.

Does the number of uptake measurements change the code?

78012 covers a single measurement or multiple measurements. Document the measurement or measurements performed and the interpretation.

What documentation supports 78012?

The record should identify the administered tracer, document the thyroid uptake measurement or measurements, and include the interpreting physician’s findings.

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 78012PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,179 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet