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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78579 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$179.92

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 78579 is $180.09—$0.17 higher than the $179.92 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78579 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $179.92

  2. $0.17 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $179.92

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $179.93

    $0.01 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $179.92

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. The same base rate than Redding

  7. $13.54 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, 78579 ranges from $144.45 in Arkansas to $232.72 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 · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78579

    Office

    $213.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78579

    Office

    $193.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.10 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78579

    Office

    $180.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78579

    Office

    $190.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78579

    Office

    $189.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78579

    Office

    $194.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78579

    Office

    $227.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.66 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78579

    Office

    $227.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.59 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78579

    Office

    $232.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.80 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 78579

    Office

    $232.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $52.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78579

    Office

    $186.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78579

    Office

    $197.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.71 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78579

    Office

    $190.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.55 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78579

    Office

    $199.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.78 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78579

    Office

    $213.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78579

    Office

    $179.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78579

    Office

    $193.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78579

    Office

    $175.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78579

    Office

    $169.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78579

    Office

    $192.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78579

    Office

    $183.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.17 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78579

    Office

    $146.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78579

    Office

    $144.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78579

    Office

    $161.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78579

    Office

    $175.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78579

    Office

    $178.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78579

    Office

    $164.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78579

    Office

    $169.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78579

    Office

    $160.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78579

    Office

    $169.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78579

    Office

    $150.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78579

    Office

    $185.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.89 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78579

    Office

    $152.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78579

    Office

    $153.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78579

    Office

    $156.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78579

    Office

    $154.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78579

    Office

    $172.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78579

    Office

    $154.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78579

    Office

    $151.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78579

    Office

    $149.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78579

    Office

    $157.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78579

    Office

    $149.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78579

    Office

    $195.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78579

    Office

    $174.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78579

    Office

    $177.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78579

    Office

    $168.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78579

    Office

    $153.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78579

    Office

    $164.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78579

    Office

    $162.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78579

    Office

    $153.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78579

    Office

    $169.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78579

    Office

    $157.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78579

    Office

    $159.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78579

    Office

    $145.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78579

    Office

    $145.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78579

    Office

    $166.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78579

    Office

    $155.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78579

    Office

    $165.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78579

    Office

    $153.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78579

    Office

    $172.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78579

    Office

    $191.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78579

    Office

    $180.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78579

    Office

    $154.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78579

    Office

    $166.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78579

    Office

    $197.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78579

    Office

    $181.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78579

    Office

    $195.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.32 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78579

    Office

    $158.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78579

    Office

    $153.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78579

    Office

    $150.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78579

    Office

    $182.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78579

    Office

    $165.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78579

    Office

    $173.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78579

    Office

    $154.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78579

    Office

    $167.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78579

    Office

    $171.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78579

    Office

    $154.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78579

    Office

    $165.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.91 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78579

    Office

    $151.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $174.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $152.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $164.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $165.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $164.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $165.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.84 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $166.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78579

    Office

    $158.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78579

    Office

    $157.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78579

    Office

    $163.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78579

    Office

    $167.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78579

    Office

    $163.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78579

    Office

    $173.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78579

    Office

    $200.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.52 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78579

    Office

    $158.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78579

    Office

    $147.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78579

    Office

    $165.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78579 · 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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$144.45

$206.32

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$183.091
AL$146.931
AR$144.451
AZ$161.451
CA$179.92–$232.7229
CO$175.581
CT$178.501
DC$193.831
DE$164.431
FL$160.82–$175.483
GA$150.70–$169.162
GU$185.811
HI$185.811
IA$152.521
ID$153.421
IL$154.56–$172.004
IN$154.481
KS$151.111
KY$149.701
LA$149.20–$157.862
MA$174.05–$195.542
MD$168.11–$193.833
ME$153.71–$164.262
MI$153.69–$162.522
MN$169.231
MO$145.82–$159.223
MS$145.201
MT$166.331
NC$155.681
ND$165.151
NE$153.671
NH$172.171
NJ$180.82–$191.212
NM$154.431
NV$166.151
NY$158.33–$197.115
OH$153.451
OK$150.021
OR$165.15–$182.542
PA$154.07–$173.092
PR$167.941
RI$171.321
SC$154.771
SD$165.011
TN$151.911
TX$152.85–$174.748
UT$157.231
VA$163.23–$193.832
VI$167.941
VT$163.861
WA$173.93–$200.442
WI$158.721
WV$147.771
WY$165.821

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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 78579 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$197.91

$179.92 × 110% = $197.91

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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 78579 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,425

Code
78579
Physician work
0.48
Practice expense
4.44
Malpractice
0.06

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78579 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.48× 1.0170.4882
Practice expense4.44× 1.0964.8662
Malpractice0.06× 0.5360.0322
Total RVUs5.3866
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$179.92

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
Work0.481.017
Practice expense4.441.096
Malpractice0.060.536

(0.48 × 1.017 + 4.44 × 1.096 + 0.06 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $179.92

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

78579 · Office / nonfacility

$179.92

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.14 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $176.78 to $179.92 (1.8%).

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

    $176.78changed to$179.92

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.49 changed to 0.48
    • Practice expense RVU 4.52 changed to 4.44
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.06
    • 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: $176.78

    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$179.92Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$179.92Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$179.92Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$179.92Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$176.78Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$176.78Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$176.78Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$176.78Not 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 78579PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,425 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)