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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78202 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$207.86

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 78202: Liver imaging with vascular flow

Reports radionuclide liver imaging that includes vascular-flow acquisition, used when the diagnostic study evaluates hepatic perfusion along with liver distribution.

This nuclear medicine study images the liver and includes acquisition of a vascular-flow phase. A nuclear medicine technologist performs the imaging in a hospital or other diagnostic imaging department, and a qualified practitioner interprets the study. The flow images add information about hepatic perfusion to the images showing distribution in the liver; the order and report should identify the clinical question and the imaging performed.

Select this code when the study covers the liver and includes vascular-flow imaging. Use the static-only liver code when flow imaging is not performed, and distinguish liver-only imaging from studies that also include the spleen. The record should support the liver study, the flow acquisition, and the interpretation. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, modifier TC for equipment and staff, or no component modifier for the global service. Both modifiers are separately priced.

CMS billing rules for 78202

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 RVU0.50 · 9%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU5.18 · 90%
  • Malpractice RVU0.07 · 1%

115

Medicare services in 2024 · #4776 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.

78202 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

78201

Liver imaging

Static images only

$185.91

Choose 78202 when vascular-flow imaging is performed with the liver study; 78201 describes liver imaging without that phase.

78216

Liver-spleen scan

With vascular flow

$141.81

78216 covers imaging of both the liver and spleen with vascular flow. Use 78202 for a liver-only study with flow.

78226

Hepatobiliary imaging

Without drug intervention

$308.68

78226 is hepatobiliary system imaging, not liver imaging with a vascular-flow phase; select according to the imaging study performed.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 78202 is $208.07—$0.21 higher than the $207.86 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78202 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $207.86

  2. Bakersfield

    $208.07

    $0.21 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $207.86

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $207.88

    $0.02 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $207.86

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $207.86

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $223.62

    $15.76 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, 78202 ranges from $166.53 in Arkansas to $269.28 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 · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78202

    Office

    $246.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.12 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78202

    Office

    $223.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.27 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78202

    Office

    $208.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78202

    Office

    $219.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78202

    Office

    $219.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.14 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78202

    Office

    $225.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78202

    Office

    $263.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.45 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78202

    Office

    $263.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78202

    Office

    $269.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $61.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78202

    Office

    $268.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $61.10 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78202

    Office

    $215.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78202

    Office

    $228.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.66 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78202

    Office

    $220.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78202

    Office

    $230.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78202

    Office

    $246.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.00 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78202

    Office

    $207.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78202

    Office

    $224.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.16 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78202

    Office

    $202.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78202

    Office

    $196.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78202

    Office

    $222.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.66 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78202

    Office

    $210.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78202

    Office

    $169.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78202

    Office

    $166.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78202

    Office

    $186.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.51 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78202

    Office

    $202.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78202

    Office

    $206.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78202

    Office

    $189.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78202

    Office

    $196.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78202

    Office

    $185.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78202

    Office

    $195.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78202

    Office

    $173.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78202

    Office

    $214.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78202

    Office

    $175.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78202

    Office

    $176.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78202

    Office

    $180.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78202

    Office

    $178.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78202

    Office

    $198.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78202

    Office

    $178.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78202

    Office

    $174.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78202

    Office

    $172.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78202

    Office

    $182.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78202

    Office

    $172.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78202

    Office

    $226.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78202

    Office

    $201.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78202

    Office

    $205.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78202

    Office

    $194.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78202

    Office

    $177.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78202

    Office

    $189.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78202

    Office

    $187.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.26 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78202

    Office

    $177.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78202

    Office

    $195.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78202

    Office

    $181.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78202

    Office

    $183.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78202

    Office

    $168.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78202

    Office

    $167.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78202

    Office

    $192.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78202

    Office

    $179.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78202

    Office

    $190.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78202

    Office

    $177.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78202

    Office

    $198.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78202

    Office

    $220.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78202

    Office

    $208.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78202

    Office

    $178.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78202

    Office

    $191.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.02 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78202

    Office

    $227.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.97 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78202

    Office

    $209.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.87 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78202

    Office

    $225.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78202

    Office

    $182.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78202

    Office

    $177.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78202

    Office

    $173.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78202

    Office

    $210.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78202

    Office

    $190.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78202

    Office

    $199.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78202

    Office

    $177.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78202

    Office

    $193.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78202

    Office

    $197.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78202

    Office

    $178.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78202

    Office

    $190.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78202

    Office

    $175.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $201.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $176.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $190.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $191.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $189.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $190.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $191.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78202

    Office

    $183.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78202

    Office

    $181.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78202

    Office

    $188.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78202

    Office

    $193.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78202

    Office

    $189.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78202

    Office

    $200.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78202

    Office

    $231.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.88 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78202

    Office

    $183.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78202

    Office

    $170.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78202

    Office

    $191.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78202 · 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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$166.53

$238.57

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$210.601
AL$169.411
AR$166.531
AZ$186.351
CA$207.86–$269.2829
CO$202.821
CT$206.201
DC$224.021
DE$189.831
FL$185.62–$202.723
GA$173.82–$195.342
GU$214.771
HI$214.771
IA$175.941
ID$176.981
IL$178.32–$198.654
IN$178.221
KS$174.291
KY$172.651
LA$172.06–$182.172
MA$201.02–$226.052
MD$194.11–$224.023
ME$177.33–$189.642
MI$177.30–$187.602
MN$195.431
MO$168.12–$183.763
MS$167.401
MT$192.051
NC$179.621
ND$190.671
NE$177.281
NH$198.861
NJ$208.87–$220.952
NM$178.161
NV$191.841
NY$182.71–$227.835
OH$177.021
OK$173.021
OR$190.67–$210.932
PA$177.74–$199.902
PR$193.921
RI$197.831
SC$178.561
SD$190.501
TN$175.231
TX$176.32–$201.868
UT$181.441
VA$188.43–$224.022
VI$193.921
VT$189.171
WA$200.88–$231.742
WI$183.171
WV$170.401
WY$191.451

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 78202 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$228.65

$207.86 × 110% = $228.65

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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 78202 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,260

Code
78202
Physician work
0.50
Practice expense
5.18
Malpractice
0.07

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78202 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.50× 1.0170.5085
Practice expense5.18× 1.0965.6773
Malpractice0.07× 0.5360.0375
Total RVUs6.2233
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$207.86

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.51.017
Practice expense5.181.096
Malpractice0.070.536

(0.5 × 1.017 + 5.18 × 1.096 + 0.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $207.86

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

78202 · Office / nonfacility

$207.86

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.25 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $203.61 to $207.86 (2.1%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $203.61changed to$207.86

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.51 changed to 0.50
    • Practice expense RVU 5.25 changed to 5.18
    • 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: $203.61

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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2026-10-01$207.86Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$207.86Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$207.86Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$207.86Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$203.61Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$203.61Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$203.61Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$203.61Not available in this settingRVU25A

78202 billing questions

How does this differ from 78201?

78202 includes a vascular-flow phase with liver imaging. 78201 is for liver imaging without that flow phase.

When should 78216 be used instead?

78216 includes both liver and spleen imaging with vascular flow. Use 78202 when the performed study images the liver only.

Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service; billing without either modifier represents the global service.

What should the report document?

Document the liver imaging and vascular-flow acquisition, the clinical indication, and the interpreting practitioner's findings. The record should make clear whether the spleen was also imaged.

Is each image or flow acquisition billed as a separate unit?

The code represents the liver imaging study with vascular flow, not each individual image. Report the study performed rather than counting its image frames as separate services.

Is this the same as hepatobiliary imaging?

No. 78202 evaluates liver distribution with vascular-flow imaging; 78226 concerns hepatobiliary system imaging and addresses a different imaging question.

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 78202PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,260 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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