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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

95961 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$385.36

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.

Neurophysiology

About 95961: Cortical and subcortical brain mapping

Reports functional brain mapping by stimulation and recording to identify important cortical or subcortical areas during procedures such as epilepsy surgery.

This service maps brain function by stimulating and/or recording from cortical and subcortical areas, helping the surgical team identify regions involved in functions such as language or movement. It is commonly performed during neurosurgery, including epilepsy surgery, by a qualified physician or other health care professional working with the operating team. Mapping may take place in the operating room or another location.

Select the code based on the mapping service and the physician or qualified professional’s time. The record should support the clinical purpose, stimulation or recording performed, findings relevant to the surgical plan, and time spent. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: report modifier 26 for the interpretation, TC for equipment and staff, or neither modifier for the global service. The professional and technical components are separately priced when billed with their respective modifiers.

CMS billing rules for 95961

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 RVU2.97 · 27%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU7.59 · 69%
  • Malpractice RVU0.37 · 3%

1.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2639 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.

95961 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

95962

Brain mapping

Each additional hour

$322.32

95961 covers the initial brain-mapping service; 95962 is used for additional mapping time.

95938

Sensory evoked potentials

Upper and lower limbs

$434.66

95938 evaluates somatosensory pathway responses. 95961 maps functional brain areas through stimulation and/or recording.

95939

Motor evoked potentials

Upper and lower limbs

$637.17

95939 evaluates motor evoked-potential responses in the limbs; 95961 maps cortical or subcortical function.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 95961 is $386.46—$1.10 higher than the $385.36 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

95961 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $385.36

  2. Bakersfield

    $386.46

    $1.10 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $385.36

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $385.42

    $0.06 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $385.36

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $385.36

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $411.38

    $26.02 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, 95961 ranges from $323.33 in Arkansas to $482.30 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 · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 95961

    Office

    $445.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $60.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 95961

    Office

    $409.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.97 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 95961

    Office

    $389.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 95961

    Office

    $404.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.87 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 95961

    Office

    $402.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 95961

    Office

    $412.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.72 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 95961

    Office

    $471.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $86.39 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 95961

    Office

    $471.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $85.97 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 95961

    Office

    $482.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $96.94 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 95961

    Office

    $480.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $95.22 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 95961

    Office

    $396.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.90 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 95961

    Office

    $415.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.57 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 95961

    Office

    $404.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.84 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 95961

    Office

    $420.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.75 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 95961

    Office

    $445.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $59.89 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 95961

    Office

    $385.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 95961

    Office

    $416.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.59 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 95961

    Office

    $394.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.00 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 95961

    Office

    $383.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 95961

    Office

    $419.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 95961

    Office

    $425.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 95961

    Office

    $328.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 95961

    Office

    $323.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 95961

    Office

    $355.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 95961

    Office

    $379.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 95961

    Office

    $389.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.81 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 95961

    Office

    $361.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 95961

    Office

    $378.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 95961

    Office

    $360.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 95961

    Office

    $371.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 95961

    Office

    $340.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 95961

    Office

    $394.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.24 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 95961

    Office

    $336.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 95961

    Office

    $338.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 95961

    Office

    $357.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 95961

    Office

    $349.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 95961

    Office

    $382.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 95961

    Office

    $340.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.15 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 95961

    Office

    $334.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 95961

    Office

    $335.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 95961

    Office

    $351.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 95961

    Office

    $335.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 95961

    Office

    $416.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 95961

    Office

    $377.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 95961

    Office

    $388.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 95961

    Office

    $368.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 95961

    Office

    $340.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 95961

    Office

    $358.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 95961

    Office

    $364.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 95961

    Office

    $344.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 95961

    Office

    $363.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 95961

    Office

    $349.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 95961

    Office

    $352.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 95961

    Office

    $329.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 95961

    Office

    $326.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $58.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 95961

    Office

    $365.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 95961

    Office

    $343.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 95961

    Office

    $357.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 95961

    Office

    $337.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 95961

    Office

    $373.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.44 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 95961

    Office

    $412.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 95961

    Office

    $393.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.20 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 95961

    Office

    $346.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 95961

    Office

    $363.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 95961

    Office

    $429.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.57 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 95961

    Office

    $396.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.85 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 95961

    Office

    $423.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.66 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 95961

    Office

    $348.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 95961

    Office

    $343.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 95961

    Office

    $335.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 95961

    Office

    $391.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.28 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 95961

    Office

    $360.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 95961

    Office

    $379.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 95961

    Office

    $343.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 95961

    Office

    $367.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 95961

    Office

    $373.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 95961

    Office

    $343.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 95961

    Office

    $356.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 95961

    Office

    $336.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $49.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $378.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $341.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $360.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $363.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $360.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.54 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $361.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $368.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 95961

    Office

    $350.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 95961

    Office

    $348.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 95961

    Office

    $357.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 95961

    Office

    $367.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 95961

    Office

    $356.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.93 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 95961

    Office

    $376.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 95961

    Office

    $425.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 95961

    Office

    $345.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 95961

    Office

    $337.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 95961

    Office

    $361.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

95961 · 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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$323.33

$433.83

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$425.601
AL$328.021
AR$323.331
AZ$355.431
CA$385.36–$482.3029
CO$379.781
CT$389.171
DC$416.951
DE$361.281
FL$360.13–$394.363
GA$340.07–$371.912
GU$394.601
HI$394.601
IA$336.071
ID$338.281
IL$349.97–$383.044
IN$340.211
KS$334.601
KY$335.881
LA$335.40–$351.802
MA$377.59–$416.962
MD$368.09–$416.953
ME$340.12–$358.232
MI$344.61–$364.682
MN$363.721
MO$329.77–$352.933
MS$326.611
MT$365.051
NC$343.631
ND$357.731
NE$337.861
NH$373.921
NJ$393.56–$412.722
NM$346.511
NV$363.261
NY$348.73–$429.935
OH$343.121
OK$335.191
OR$360.39–$391.642
PA$343.60–$379.642
PR$367.681
RI$373.991
SC$343.951
SD$356.871
TN$336.281
TX$341.38–$378.578
UT$348.601
VA$357.13–$416.952
VI$367.681
VT$356.431
WA$376.84–$425.322
WI$345.871
WV$337.191
WY$361.861

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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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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 95961 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$423.90

$385.36 × 110% = $423.90

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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 95961 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,710

Code
95961
Physician work
2.97
Practice expense
7.59
Malpractice
0.37

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 95961 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.97× 1.0173.0205
Practice expense7.59× 1.0968.3186
Malpractice0.37× 0.5360.1983
Total RVUs11.5375
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$385.36

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.971.017
Practice expense7.591.096
Malpractice0.370.536

(2.97 × 1.017 + 7.59 × 1.096 + 0.37 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $385.36

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

95961 · Office / nonfacility

$385.36

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $50.76 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $334.60 to $385.36 (15.2%).

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

    $334.60changed to$385.36

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 6.55 changed to 7.59
    • Malpractice RVU 0.31 changed to 0.37
    • 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: $334.60

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$385.36Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$385.36Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$385.36Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$385.36Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$334.60Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$334.60Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$334.60Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$334.60Not available in this settingRVU25A

95961 billing questions

How is brain mapping different from somatosensory evoked-potential testing?

Brain mapping uses stimulation and/or recording to identify functional cortical or subcortical areas. Somatosensory evoked-potential testing evaluates responses along sensory pathways.

What documentation supports reporting this service?

Document the reason for mapping, the stimulation or recording performed, relevant responses and findings, and the physician or qualified professional’s time.

When should modifier 26 or TC be reported?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and TC for the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

Can this service be reported with motor or sensory evoked-potential testing?

It may be reported in the same operative case when those tests are separately performed. The record should distinguish the mapping service from the evoked-potential testing.

What is the distinction between this code and 95962?

95961 reports the initial brain-mapping service. 95962 is the related code for additional mapping time.

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 95961PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,710 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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