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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

Q4196 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$139.47

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.

Skin substitute product

About Q4196: PuraPly AM wound matrix

Report Q4196 for each square centimeter of PuraPly AM used as a wound matrix during a separately coded skin-substitute application procedure.

Q4196 represents PuraPly AM, a collagen wound matrix containing PHMB, measured by the square centimeter. Wound-care clinicians, including physicians and podiatrists, may apply it to chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure ulcers. The product is placed on the wound bed as part of a skin-substitute application service.

Report the product code that matches the material actually used and count units by the square centimeters applied. The record should identify the wound site, dimensions, product, amount used, and the accompanying application procedure. CMS classifies Q4196 as an add-on: report it only with a primary procedure, and payment falls within that procedure’s global period. CMS also classifies it as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code.

CMS billing rules for Q4196

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.81 · 100%
  • Malpractice RVU0.00 · 0%

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.

Q4196 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

Q4195

Wound matrix

PuraPly, per sq cm

$139.47

Use Q4195 for PuraPly, not PuraPly AM. The product supplied determines which product code applies.

Q4197

PuraPly XT

Per square centimeter of matrix

$139.47

Q4197 identifies PuraPly XT. It is not interchangeable with Q4196, which identifies PuraPly AM.

Q4186

EpiFix material

Per square centimeter

$139.47

Q4186 identifies EpiFix, a different wound product. Report it only when that product, rather than PuraPly AM, was used.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for Q4196 is $139.47—the same base rate than the $139.47 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

Q4196 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $139.47

  2. Bakersfield

    $139.47

    The same base rate than Redding

  3. Chico

    $139.47

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $139.47

    The same base rate than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $139.47

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $139.47

    The same base rate than Redding

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

    $150.55

    $11.08 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, Q4196 ranges from $109.31 in Arkansas to $183.51 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara 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 · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $167.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $150.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $148.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $147.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.02 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $152.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.73 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $179.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $179.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $39.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $183.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.04 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $183.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.04 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $144.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.48 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $154.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $148.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $156.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.80 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $167.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · Q4196

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · Q4196

    Office

    $149.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.44 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · Q4196

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · Q4196

    Office

    $127.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · Q4196

    Office

    $147.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.40 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · Q4196

    Office

    $135.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · Q4196

    Office

    $111.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · Q4196

    Office

    $109.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · Q4196

    Office

    $123.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.16 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · Q4196

    Office

    $135.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · Q4196

    Office

    $137.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · Q4196

    Office

    $125.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · Q4196

    Office

    $128.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · Q4196

    Office

    $121.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · Q4196

    Office

    $129.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · Q4196

    Office

    $113.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · Q4196

    Office

    $144.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · Q4196

    Office

    $116.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · Q4196

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · Q4196

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · Q4196

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · Q4196

    Office

    $130.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.78 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · Q4196

    Office

    $117.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · Q4196

    Office

    $115.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · Q4196

    Office

    $113.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.34 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · Q4196

    Office

    $119.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · Q4196

    Office

    $112.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · Q4196

    Office

    $151.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.48 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · Q4196

    Office

    $134.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · Q4196

    Office

    $136.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.92 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · Q4196

    Office

    $128.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.69 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · Q4196

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · Q4196

    Office

    $126.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · Q4196

    Office

    $122.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · Q4196

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · Q4196

    Office

    $130.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · Q4196

    Office

    $119.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · Q4196

    Office

    $121.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · Q4196

    Office

    $109.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · Q4196

    Office

    $109.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · Q4196

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · Q4196

    Office

    $118.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · Q4196

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · Q4196

    Office

    $117.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · Q4196

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · Q4196

    Office

    $147.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.15 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · Q4196

    Office

    $138.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · Q4196

    Office

    $116.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.77 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · Q4196

    Office

    $127.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · Q4196

    Office

    $151.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.84 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · Q4196

    Office

    $139.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · Q4196

    Office

    $150.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.95 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · Q4196

    Office

    $120.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.58 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · Q4196

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · Q4196

    Office

    $113.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · Q4196

    Office

    $141.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · Q4196

    Office

    $126.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · Q4196

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · Q4196

    Office

    $116.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · Q4196

    Office

    $128.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · Q4196

    Office

    $131.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · Q4196

    Office

    $117.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · Q4196

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · Q4196

    Office

    $115.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.79 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $134.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $115.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $126.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $126.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.72 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $125.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $126.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $126.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · Q4196

    Office

    $120.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.70 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · Q4196

    Office

    $119.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.85 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · Q4196

    Office

    $125.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · Q4196

    Office

    $128.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.81 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · Q4196

    Office

    $125.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · Q4196

    Office

    $134.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · Q4196

    Office

    $156.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · Q4196

    Office

    $121.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.56 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · Q4196

    Office

    $110.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · Q4196

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

Q4196 · 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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$109.31

$161.49

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$135.531
AL$111.351
AR$109.311
AZ$123.311
CA$139.47–$183.5129
CO$135.401
CT$137.061
DC$149.911
DE$125.731
FL$121.66–$132.473
GA$113.51–$129.292
GU$144.691
HI$144.691
IA$116.441
ID$117.081
IL$116.19–$130.694
IN$117.971
KS$115.041
KY$113.131
LA$112.62–$119.752
MA$134.00–$151.952
MD$128.78–$149.913
ME$117.08–$126.112
MI$116.19–$122.802
MN$130.951
MO$109.70–$121.153
MS$109.571
MT$127.261
NC$118.731
ND$127.261
NE$117.461
NH$132.471
NJ$138.97–$147.622
NM$116.701
NV$127.381
NY$120.89–$151.315
OH$116.191
OK$113.641
OR$126.75–$141.382
PA$116.82–$132.472
PR$128.661
RI$131.461
SC$117.591
SD$127.261
TN$115.681
TX$115.80–$134.648
UT$119.621
VA$125.09–$149.912
VI$128.661
VT$125.981
WA$134.00–$156.142
WI$121.911
WV$110.591
WY$127.261

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Turn a percentage into dollars for Q4196 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$153.42

$139.47 × 110% = $153.42

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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 Q4196 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

18,288

Code
Q4196
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
3.81
Malpractice
0.00

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for Q4196 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0170.0000
Practice expense3.81× 1.0964.1758
Malpractice0.00× 0.5360.0000
Total RVUs4.1758
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$139.47

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
Work01.017
Practice expense3.811.096
Malpractice00.536

(0 × 1.017 + 3.81 × 1.096 + 0 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $139.47

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

Q4196 · Office / nonfacility

$139.47

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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

    No ratechanged to$139.47

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    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$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$139.47Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25D
2025-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25C
2025-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25B
2025-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25A

Q4196 billing questions

How is Q4196 different from Q4195?

Q4196 identifies PuraPly AM, while Q4195 identifies PuraPly. Select the code for the specific product used, not simply because both are PuraPly products.

How many units should be reported?

Each unit represents one square centimeter. Base the unit count on the area of PuraPly AM applied and document the amount used.

Can Q4196 be reported by itself?

No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be reported with a primary procedure; payment is within that procedure’s global period.

What application procedure is commonly paired with Q4196?

Pair it with the appropriate skin-substitute application procedure, such as CPT 15271 for applicable trunk, arm, or leg sites or 15275 for applicable head, neck, hand, foot, or genital sites.

What does the technical-component designation mean?

CMS classifies Q4196 as technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation. The product and application documentation should identify the material used and the wound treated.

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 Q4196PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,288 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet