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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

21079 in Salinas

Office / nonfacility

$1617.65

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$1054.78

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 Salinas compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 21079 is $1570.42—$47.23 lower than the $1617.65 rate in Salinas. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

21079 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Salinas · This locality

    $1617.65

  2. Bakersfield

    $1570.42

    $47.23 lower than Salinas

  3. Chico

    $1562.74

    $54.91 lower than Salinas

  4. El Centro

    $1563.17

    $54.48 lower than Salinas

  5. Fresno

    $1562.74

    $54.91 lower than Salinas

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $1562.74

    $54.91 lower than Salinas

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

    $1652.86

    $35.21 higher than Salinas

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, 21079 ranges from $1380.31 in Arkansas to $1892.89 in Alaska*. 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 · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1751.42

    Facility

    $1111.34

    $133.77 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1639.21

    Facility

    $1065.18

    $21.56 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1590.47

    Facility

    $1058.20

    $27.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1624.12

    Facility

    $1059.31

    $6.47 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1643.71

    Facility

    $1062.87

    $26.06 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1835.82

    Facility

    $1151.06

    $218.17 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1832.93

    Facility

    $1148.16

    $215.28 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1876.00

    Facility

    $1175.70

    $258.35 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1864.16

    Facility

    $1163.86

    $246.51 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1593.28

    Facility

    $1040.13

    $24.37 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1650.15

    Facility

    $1060.09

    $32.50 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1620.44

    Facility

    $1054.18

    $2.79 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1665.92

    Facility

    $1069.55

    $48.27 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1747.25

    Facility

    $1107.16

    $129.60 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 21079

    Office

    $1562.74

    Facility

    $1030.47

    $54.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 21079

    Office

    $1697.00

    Facility

    $1124.90

    $79.35 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 21079

    Office

    $1681.09

    Facility

    $1175.53

    $63.44 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 21079

    Office

    $1640.68

    Facility

    $1152.60

    $23.03 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 21079

    Office

    $1733.19

    Facility

    $1168.86

    $115.54 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 21079

    Office

    $1892.89

    Facility

    $1375.68

    $275.24 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 21079

    Office

    $1396.02

    Facility

    $971.07

    $221.63 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 21079

    Office

    $1380.31

    Facility

    $963.14

    $237.34 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 21079

    Office

    $1487.47

    Facility

    $1016.87

    $130.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 21079

    Office

    $1557.26

    Facility

    $1040.53

    $60.39 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 21079

    Office

    $1608.84

    Facility

    $1085.79

    $8.81 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 21079

    Office

    $1508.25

    Facility

    $1028.43

    $109.40 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 21079

    Office

    $1599.80

    Facility

    $1107.83

    $17.85 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 21079

    Office

    $1533.34

    Facility

    $1069.06

    $84.31 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 21079

    Office

    $1552.41

    Facility

    $1058.99

    $65.24 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 21079

    Office

    $1461.41

    Facility

    $1028.21

    $156.24 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 21079

    Office

    $1583.17

    Facility

    $1030.99

    $34.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 21079

    Office

    $1410.03

    Facility

    $965.66

    $207.62 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 21079

    Office

    $1420.05

    Facility

    $973.25

    $197.60 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 21079

    Office

    $1551.30

    Facility

    $1104.50

    $66.35 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 21079

    Office

    $1507.92

    Facility

    $1064.52

    $109.73 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 21079

    Office

    $1611.76

    Facility

    $1112.99

    $5.89 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 21079

    Office

    $1426.13

    Facility

    $975.93

    $191.52 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 21079

    Office

    $1411.33

    Facility

    $972.30

    $206.32 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 21079

    Office

    $1435.68

    Facility

    $1003.94

    $181.97 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 21079

    Office

    $1491.43

    Facility

    $1034.44

    $126.22 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 21079

    Office

    $1436.51

    Facility

    $1006.71

    $181.14 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 21079

    Office

    $1679.92

    Facility

    $1100.06

    $62.27 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 21079

    Office

    $1553.71

    Facility

    $1042.33

    $63.94 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 21079

    Office

    $1605.39

    Facility

    $1084.29

    $12.26 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 21079

    Office

    $1530.55

    Facility

    $1039.07

    $87.10 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 21079

    Office

    $1432.74

    Facility

    $985.94

    $184.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 21079

    Office

    $1483.93

    Facility

    $1002.65

    $133.72 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 21079

    Office

    $1555.32

    Facility

    $1086.67

    $62.33 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 21079

    Office

    $1470.95

    Facility

    $1027.56

    $146.70 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 21079

    Office

    $1482.38

    Facility

    $982.64

    $135.27 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 21079

    Office

    $1476.47

    Facility

    $1020.45

    $141.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 21079

    Office

    $1487.83

    Facility

    $1025.49

    $129.82 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 21079

    Office

    $1421.54

    Facility

    $1002.91

    $196.11 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 21079

    Office

    $1400.81

    Facility

    $982.67

    $216.84 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 21079

    Office

    $1521.57

    Facility

    $1035.93

    $96.08 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 21079

    Office

    $1443.42

    Facility

    $990.31

    $174.23 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 21079

    Office

    $1471.15

    Facility

    $985.50

    $146.50 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 21079

    Office

    $1414.09

    Facility

    $965.84

    $203.56 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 21079

    Office

    $1540.21

    Facility

    $1034.65

    $77.44 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 21079

    Office

    $1686.92

    Facility

    $1123.57

    $69.27 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 21079

    Office

    $1624.39

    Facility

    $1094.07

    $6.74 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 21079

    Office

    $1479.93

    Facility

    $1034.59

    $137.72 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 21079

    Office

    $1508.23

    Facility

    $1022.10

    $109.42 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 21079

    Office

    $1775.44

    Facility

    $1198.00

    $157.79 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 21079

    Office

    $1639.78

    Facility

    $1108.00

    $22.13 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 21079

    Office

    $1735.12

    Facility

    $1161.09

    $117.47 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 21079

    Office

    $1460.94

    Facility

    $999.58

    $156.71 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 21079

    Office

    $1460.65

    Facility

    $1017.25

    $157.00 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 21079

    Office

    $1426.77

    Facility

    $993.09

    $190.88 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 21079

    Office

    $1590.39

    Facility

    $1050.83

    $27.26 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 21079

    Office

    $1493.61

    Facility

    $1009.90

    $124.04 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 21079

    Office

    $1580.37

    Facility

    $1074.81

    $37.28 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 21079

    Office

    $1458.83

    Facility

    $1013.01

    $158.82 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 21079

    Office

    $1528.28

    Facility

    $1037.29

    $89.37 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 21079

    Office

    $1549.78

    Facility

    $1048.11

    $67.87 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 21079

    Office

    $1455.00

    Facility

    $1006.26

    $162.65 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 21079

    Office

    $1465.19

    Facility

    $979.54

    $152.46 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 21079

    Office

    $1417.69

    Facility

    $976.24

    $199.96 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1554.67

    Facility

    $1040.86

    $62.98 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1451.79

    Facility

    $1009.85

    $165.86 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1502.43

    Facility

    $1021.15

    $115.22 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1513.35

    Facility

    $1029.64

    $104.30 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1507.35

    Facility

    $1028.50

    $110.30 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1507.94

    Facility

    $1025.69

    $109.71 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1554.61

    Facility

    $1072.36

    $63.04 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 21079

    Office

    $1477.27

    Facility

    $1016.39

    $140.38 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 21079

    Office

    $1470.45

    Facility

    $1013.94

    $147.20 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 21079

    Office

    $1484.63

    Facility

    $1007.24

    $133.02 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 21079

    Office

    $1528.28

    Facility

    $1037.29

    $89.37 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 21079

    Office

    $1472.57

    Facility

    $991.78

    $145.08 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 21079

    Office

    $1548.47

    Facility

    $1037.08

    $69.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 21079

    Office

    $1703.68

    Facility

    $1107.78

    $86.03 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 21079

    Office

    $1432.98

    Facility

    $967.73

    $184.67 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 21079

    Office

    $1465.43

    Facility

    $1043.40

    $152.22 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 21079

    Office

    $1499.60

    Facility

    $1013.95

    $118.05 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

21079 · 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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$1,380.31

$1,892.89

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$1,892.891
AL$1,396.021
AR$1,380.311
AZ$1,487.471
CA$1,562.74–$1,876.0029
CO$1,557.261
CT$1,608.841
DC$1,697.001
DE$1,508.251
FL$1,533.34–$1,681.093
GA$1,461.41–$1,552.412
GU$1,583.171
HI$1,583.171
IA$1,410.031
ID$1,420.051
IL$1,507.92–$1,640.684
IN$1,426.131
KS$1,411.331
KY$1,435.681
LA$1,436.51–$1,491.432
MA$1,553.71–$1,679.922
MD$1,530.55–$1,697.003
ME$1,432.74–$1,483.932
MI$1,470.95–$1,555.322
MN$1,482.381
MO$1,421.54–$1,487.833
MS$1,400.811
MT$1,521.571
NC$1,443.421
ND$1,471.151
NE$1,414.091
NH$1,540.211
NJ$1,624.39–$1,686.922
NM$1,479.931
NV$1,508.231
NY$1,460.94–$1,775.445
OH$1,460.651
OK$1,426.771
OR$1,493.61–$1,590.392
PA$1,458.83–$1,580.372
PR$1,528.281
RI$1,549.781
SC$1,455.001
SD$1,465.191
TN$1,417.691
TX$1,451.79–$1,554.678
UT$1,470.451
VA$1,484.63–$1,697.002
VI$1,528.281
VT$1,472.571
WA$1,548.47–$1,703.682
WI$1,432.981
WV$1,465.431
WY$1,499.601

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 21079 in Salinas, the physician’s office rate is $1617.65 and the facility-setting rate is $1054.78: a difference of $562.87.

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

$1779.42

$1617.65 × 110% = $1779.42

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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 21079 in Salinas.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,863

Code
21079
Physician work
21.75
Practice expense
21.26
Malpractice
2.55

GPCI2026.csv

22

Locality
Salinas
Physician work
1.031
Practice expense
1.159
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 21079 in Salinas
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work21.75× 1.03122.4242
Practice expense21.26× 1.15924.6403
Malpractice2.55× 0.5361.3668
Total RVUs48.4314
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Salinas$1617.65

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
Work21.751.031
Practice expense21.261.159
Malpractice2.550.536

(21.75 × 1.031 + 21.26 × 1.159 + 2.55 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1617.65

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work21.751.031
Practice expense6.721.159
Malpractice2.550.536

(21.75 × 1.031 + 6.72 × 1.159 + 2.55 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1054.78

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

21079 · Office / nonfacility

$1617.65

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $68.88 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $1548.77 to $1617.65 (4.4%).

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

    $1548.77changed to$1617.65

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 22.31 changed to 21.75
    • Practice expense RVU 20.25 changed to 21.26
    • Malpractice RVU 2.14 changed to 2.55
    • Work GPCI 1.035 changed to 1.031
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.165 changed to 1.159
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $1548.77

    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$1617.65$1054.78RVU26D
2026-07-01$1617.65$1054.78RVU26C
2026-04-01$1617.65$1054.78RVU26B
2026-01-01$1617.65$1054.78RVU26A
2025-10-01$1548.77$1208.11RVU25D
2025-07-01$1548.77$1208.11RVU25C
2025-04-01$1548.77$1208.11RVU25B
2025-01-01$1548.77$1208.11RVU25A

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 21079PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,863 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for SalinasGPCI2026.csv, line 22 (RVU26D)
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