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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

P3001 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$25.51

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$25.51

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.

Cytopathology

About P3001: Physician interpretation of screening Pap smear

P3001 reports a physician’s interpretation of a cervical or vaginal Pap smear submitted for cancer screening, rather than specimen collection alone.

P3001 represents physician interpretation of cervical or vaginal cytology collected for screening. It is typically performed by a pathologist or cytopathologist working in a laboratory after a clinician collects the specimen during a preventive visit. The service concerns review and interpretation of the screening smear, not obtaining the specimen or transporting it to the laboratory. The resulting interpretation supports screening for cervical or vaginal cellular abnormalities.

Report P3001 when the physician interpretation is provided for a screening Pap specimen. The record should support the screening purpose, identify the cervical or vaginal specimen, and include the physician’s cytology interpretation. Keep the interpretation distinct from collection and conveyance, represented by Q0091, and from technician screening under physician supervision, represented by P3000. CMS assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice relative value units to this physician service. The CMS facts supplied list no special payment rule for P3001.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.25 · 35%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.46 · 64%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%

659

Medicare services in 2024 · #3319 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.

P3001 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

P3000

Screen pap by tech w md supv

No office rate

Choose P3001 when a physician interprets the screening smear. P3000 describes technician screening under physician supervision.

Q0091

Pap collection

Screening specimen

$49.01

Q0091 covers obtaining, preparing, and conveying a screening Pap specimen; P3001 covers physician interpretation of the smear.

G0124

Pap interpretation

Physician-read thin-layer specimen

$25.51

G0124 applies to screening cytopathology using preservative-fluid collection and automated thin-layer preparation, requiring physician interpretation.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for P3001 is $25.55—$0.04 higher than the $25.51 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

P3001 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $25.51

  2. Bakersfield

    $25.55

    $0.04 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $27.09

    $1.58 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, P3001 ranges from $21.72 in Arkansas to $31.60 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 · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · P3001

    Office

    $29.30

    Facility

    $29.30

    $3.79 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · P3001

    Office

    $26.95

    Facility

    $26.95

    $1.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.62

    Facility

    $25.62

    $0.11 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · P3001

    Office

    $26.70

    Facility

    $26.70

    $1.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · P3001

    Office

    $26.60

    Facility

    $26.60

    $1.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · P3001

    Office

    $27.16

    Facility

    $27.16

    $1.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · P3001

    Office

    $30.96

    Facility

    $30.96

    $5.45 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · P3001

    Office

    $30.95

    Facility

    $30.95

    $5.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · P3001

    Office

    $31.60

    Facility

    $31.60

    $6.09 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · P3001

    Office

    $31.56

    Facility

    $31.56

    $6.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · P3001

    Office

    $26.17

    Facility

    $26.17

    $0.66 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · P3001

    Office

    $27.37

    Facility

    $27.37

    $1.86 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · P3001

    Office

    $26.68

    Facility

    $26.68

    $1.17 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · P3001

    Office

    $27.65

    Facility

    $27.65

    $2.14 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · P3001

    Office

    $29.28

    Facility

    $29.28

    $3.77 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · P3001

    Office

    $25.51

    Facility

    $25.51

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · P3001

    Office

    $27.27

    Facility

    $27.27

    $1.76 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · P3001

    Office

    $25.19

    Facility

    $25.19

    $0.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · P3001

    Office

    $24.62

    Facility

    $24.62

    $0.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · P3001

    Office

    $27.27

    Facility

    $27.27

    $1.76 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · P3001

    Office

    $29.07

    Facility

    $29.07

    $3.56 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · P3001

    Office

    $21.98

    Facility

    $21.98

    $3.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · P3001

    Office

    $21.72

    Facility

    $21.72

    $3.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · P3001

    Office

    $23.52

    Facility

    $23.52

    $1.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · P3001

    Office

    $25.06

    Facility

    $25.06

    $0.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · P3001

    Office

    $25.47

    Facility

    $25.47

    $0.04 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · P3001

    Office

    $23.87

    Facility

    $23.87

    $1.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · P3001

    Office

    $24.52

    Facility

    $24.52

    $0.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · P3001

    Office

    $23.54

    Facility

    $23.54

    $1.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · P3001

    Office

    $24.39

    Facility

    $24.39

    $1.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · P3001

    Office

    $22.45

    Facility

    $22.45

    $3.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · P3001

    Office

    $26.01

    Facility

    $26.01

    $0.50 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · P3001

    Office

    $22.54

    Facility

    $22.54

    $2.97 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · P3001

    Office

    $22.64

    Facility

    $22.64

    $2.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · P3001

    Office

    $23.16

    Facility

    $23.16

    $2.35 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · P3001

    Office

    $22.90

    Facility

    $22.90

    $2.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · P3001

    Office

    $24.78

    Facility

    $24.78

    $0.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · P3001

    Office

    $22.76

    Facility

    $22.76

    $2.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · P3001

    Office

    $22.41

    Facility

    $22.41

    $3.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · P3001

    Office

    $22.31

    Facility

    $22.31

    $3.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · P3001

    Office

    $23.19

    Facility

    $23.19

    $2.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · P3001

    Office

    $22.27

    Facility

    $22.27

    $3.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · P3001

    Office

    $27.33

    Facility

    $27.33

    $1.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · P3001

    Office

    $24.93

    Facility

    $24.93

    $0.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · P3001

    Office

    $25.38

    Facility

    $25.38

    $0.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · P3001

    Office

    $24.29

    Facility

    $24.29

    $1.22 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · P3001

    Office

    $22.69

    Facility

    $22.69

    $2.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · P3001

    Office

    $23.79

    Facility

    $23.79

    $1.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · P3001

    Office

    $23.74

    Facility

    $23.74

    $1.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · P3001

    Office

    $22.76

    Facility

    $22.76

    $2.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · P3001

    Office

    $24.26

    Facility

    $24.26

    $1.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · P3001

    Office

    $23.10

    Facility

    $23.10

    $2.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · P3001

    Office

    $23.31

    Facility

    $23.31

    $2.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · P3001

    Office

    $21.92

    Facility

    $21.92

    $3.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · P3001

    Office

    $21.83

    Facility

    $21.83

    $3.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · P3001

    Office

    $24.05

    Facility

    $24.05

    $1.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · P3001

    Office

    $22.90

    Facility

    $22.90

    $2.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · P3001

    Office

    $23.85

    Facility

    $23.85

    $1.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · P3001

    Office

    $22.66

    Facility

    $22.66

    $2.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · P3001

    Office

    $24.64

    Facility

    $24.64

    $0.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · P3001

    Office

    $27.06

    Facility

    $27.06

    $1.55 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · P3001

    Office

    $25.83

    Facility

    $25.83

    $0.32 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · P3001

    Office

    $22.84

    Facility

    $22.84

    $2.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · P3001

    Office

    $24.01

    Facility

    $24.01

    $1.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · P3001

    Office

    $27.77

    Facility

    $27.77

    $2.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · P3001

    Office

    $25.95

    Facility

    $25.95

    $0.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · P3001

    Office

    $27.53

    Facility

    $27.53

    $2.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · P3001

    Office

    $23.18

    Facility

    $23.18

    $2.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · P3001

    Office

    $22.71

    Facility

    $22.71

    $2.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · P3001

    Office

    $22.33

    Facility

    $22.33

    $3.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · P3001

    Office

    $25.80

    Facility

    $25.80

    $0.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · P3001

    Office

    $23.89

    Facility

    $23.89

    $1.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · P3001

    Office

    $24.89

    Facility

    $24.89

    $0.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · P3001

    Office

    $22.77

    Facility

    $22.77

    $2.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · P3001

    Office

    $24.21

    Facility

    $24.21

    $1.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · P3001

    Office

    $24.68

    Facility

    $24.68

    $0.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · P3001

    Office

    $22.83

    Facility

    $22.83

    $2.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · P3001

    Office

    $23.83

    Facility

    $23.83

    $1.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · P3001

    Office

    $22.50

    Facility

    $22.50

    $3.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $24.92

    Facility

    $24.92

    $0.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $22.64

    Facility

    $22.64

    $2.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $23.90

    Facility

    $23.90

    $1.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $24.01

    Facility

    $24.01

    $1.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $23.87

    Facility

    $23.87

    $1.64 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $23.95

    Facility

    $23.95

    $1.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $24.13

    Facility

    $24.13

    $1.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · P3001

    Office

    $23.23

    Facility

    $23.23

    $2.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · P3001

    Office

    $23.09

    Facility

    $23.09

    $2.42 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · P3001

    Office

    $23.69

    Facility

    $23.69

    $1.82 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · P3001

    Office

    $24.21

    Facility

    $24.21

    $1.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · P3001

    Office

    $23.73

    Facility

    $23.73

    $1.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · P3001

    Office

    $24.89

    Facility

    $24.89

    $0.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · P3001

    Office

    $27.89

    Facility

    $27.89

    $2.38 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · P3001

    Office

    $23.17

    Facility

    $23.17

    $2.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · P3001

    Office

    $22.18

    Facility

    $22.18

    $3.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · P3001

    Office

    $23.96

    Facility

    $23.96

    $1.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

P3001 · 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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$21.72

$29.07

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$29.071
AL$21.981
AR$21.721
AZ$23.521
CA$25.51–$31.6029
CO$25.061
CT$25.471
DC$27.271
DE$23.871
FL$23.54–$25.193
GA$22.45–$24.392
GU$26.011
HI$26.011
IA$22.541
ID$22.641
IL$22.90–$24.784
IN$22.761
KS$22.411
KY$22.311
LA$22.27–$23.192
MA$24.93–$27.332
MD$24.29–$27.273
ME$22.69–$23.792
MI$22.76–$23.742
MN$24.261
MO$21.92–$23.313
MS$21.831
MT$24.051
NC$22.901
ND$23.851
NE$22.661
NH$24.641
NJ$25.83–$27.062
NM$22.841
NV$24.011
NY$23.18–$27.775
OH$22.711
OK$22.331
OR$23.89–$25.802
PA$22.77–$24.892
PR$24.211
RI$24.681
SC$22.831
SD$23.831
TN$22.501
TX$22.64–$24.928
UT$23.091
VA$23.69–$27.272
VI$24.211
VT$23.731
WA$24.89–$27.892
WI$23.171
WV$22.181
WY$23.961

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For P3001 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $25.51 and the facility-setting rate is $25.51: a difference of $0.00.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$28.06

$25.51 × 110% = $28.06

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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 P3001 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

17,991

Code
P3001
Physician work
0.25
Practice expense
0.46
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for P3001 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.25× 1.0170.2542
Practice expense0.46× 1.0960.5042
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs0.7638
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$25.51

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
Work0.251.017
Practice expense0.461.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.25 × 1.017 + 0.46 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $25.51

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.251.017
Practice expense0.461.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.25 × 1.017 + 0.46 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $25.51

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

P3001 · Office / nonfacility

$25.51

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.17 lower than on 2025-10-01, moving from $25.68 to $25.51 (0.7%).

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

    $25.68changed to$25.51

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.26 changed to 0.25
    • Practice expense RVU 0.48 changed to 0.46
    • 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: $25.68

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$25.51$25.51RVU26D
2026-07-01$25.51$25.51RVU26C
2026-04-01$25.51$25.51RVU26B
2026-01-01$25.51$25.51RVU26A
2025-10-01$25.68$25.68RVU25D
2025-07-01$25.68$25.68RVU25C
2025-04-01$25.68$25.68RVU25B
2025-01-01$25.68$25.68RVU25A

P3001 billing questions

When should P3001 be used instead of P3000?

P3001 is for physician interpretation of a screening Pap smear. P3000 represents technician screening under physician supervision.

Does P3001 include collecting the Pap specimen?

No. P3001 describes physician interpretation; Q0091 represents obtaining, preparing, and conveying a screening Pap specimen.

Can P3001 be reported with Q0091?

They describe different services: Q0091 covers specimen collection and conveyance, while P3001 covers physician interpretation. The record should support each service reported.

What documentation supports P3001?

Document the screening purpose, cervical or vaginal specimen, and the physician’s cytology interpretation.

How does P3001 differ from G0124?

P3001 identifies physician interpretation of a screening Pap smear. G0124 is for screening cytopathology using preservative-fluid collection and automated thin-layer preparation, with physician interpretation.

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 P3001PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 17,991 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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