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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

70543 in Salinas

Office / nonfacility

$378.50

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.

Diagnostic imaging

About 70543: Orbit, face, and neck MRI with and without contrast

MRI of the orbits, face, or neck with imaging before and after contrast, reported when the examination covers these structures and includes both phases.

This examination images the orbits, facial structures, or neck using MRI sequences obtained before and after contrast administration. Radiologists interpret these studies for questions such as an orbital or facial mass, suspected inflammation, or a neck soft-tissue abnormality. The imaging may be performed in a hospital or outpatient imaging center, or in an office with MRI equipment.

Report 70543 when the documented examination includes the relevant orbit, face, or neck anatomy and both pre-contrast and post-contrast imaging. The report should support the body region examined, use of contrast, and the interpreting findings. Billing without a component modifier represents the global service; modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. CMS multiple-procedure reduction applies to both the technical and professional components when multiple diagnostic imaging procedures are reported.

CMS billing rules for 70543

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.
Multiple procedures
Diagnostic imaging multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical and professional components.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU2.10 · 21%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU7.84 · 78%
  • Malpractice RVU0.15 · 1%

77.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #640 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.

70543 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Salinas, from the same CMS release.

70540

MRI

Orbit, face, or neck without contrast

$252.63

70540 is for the same regional anatomy imaged without contrast; 70543 includes imaging before and after contrast.

70542

MRI with contrast

Orbit, face, or neck

$299.87

70542 covers the same regional anatomy with contrast only. Choose 70543 when the examination includes both pre-contrast and post-contrast imaging.

70549

Neck MRA

Without and with contrast

$387.73

70549 is an MRA of the neck performed before and after contrast to evaluate vessels; 70543 images orbit, face, or neck structures rather than serving as a neck angiogram.

The same code, a different location

How does Salinas compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 70543 is $361.53—$16.97 lower than the $378.50 rate in Salinas. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

70543 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Salinas · This locality

    $378.50

  2. $16.97 lower than Salinas

  3. Chico

    $361.02

    $17.48 lower than Salinas

  4. El Centro

    $361.05

    $17.45 lower than Salinas

  5. Fresno

    $361.02

    $17.48 lower than Salinas

  6. $17.48 lower than Salinas

  7. $7.63 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, 70543 ranges from $297.66 in Arkansas to $458.15 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 · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 70543

    Office

    $422.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.74 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 70543

    Office

    $384.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.25 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 70543

    Office

    $362.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.82 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 70543

    Office

    $379.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.40 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 70543

    Office

    $388.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.65 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 70543

    Office

    $448.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $69.83 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 70543

    Office

    $448.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $69.66 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 70543

    Office

    $458.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $79.65 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 70543

    Office

    $457.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $78.95 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 70543

    Office

    $372.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.22 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 70543

    Office

    $392.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.96 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 70543

    Office

    $380.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.62 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 70543

    Office

    $396.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.00 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 70543

    Office

    $422.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.50 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 70543

    Office

    $361.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 70543

    Office

    $387.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.48 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 70543

    Office

    $355.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.09 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 70543

    Office

    $345.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.20 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 70543

    Office

    $386.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.36 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 70543

    Office

    $386.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.36 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 70543

    Office

    $302.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $76.39 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 70543

    Office

    $297.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $80.84 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 70543

    Office

    $328.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.32 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 70543

    Office

    $353.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.98 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 70543

    Office

    $359.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.87 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 70543

    Office

    $333.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.78 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 70543

    Office

    $344.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.03 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 70543

    Office

    $328.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.49 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 70543

    Office

    $342.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $36.08 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 70543

    Office

    $309.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $68.80 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 70543

    Office

    $370.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.72 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 70543

    Office

    $311.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $66.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 70543

    Office

    $313.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $65.07 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 70543

    Office

    $321.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.35 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 70543

    Office

    $317.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $61.45 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 70543

    Office

    $348.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.06 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 70543

    Office

    $315.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.18 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 70543

    Office

    $309.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $69.11 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 70543

    Office

    $307.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $70.98 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 70543

    Office

    $322.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.25 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 70543

    Office

    $306.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $71.81 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 70543

    Office

    $390.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.64 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 70543

    Office

    $351.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.50 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 70543

    Office

    $358.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.06 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 70543

    Office

    $340.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.05 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 70543

    Office

    $314.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.33 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 70543

    Office

    $332.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.69 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 70543

    Office

    $331.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.21 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 70543

    Office

    $314.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.62 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 70543

    Office

    $341.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $37.42 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 70543

    Office

    $320.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.57 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 70543

    Office

    $324.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $54.04 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 70543

    Office

    $300.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $77.75 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 70543

    Office

    $299.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $79.19 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 70543

    Office

    $337.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $41.49 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 70543

    Office

    $317.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $60.84 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 70543

    Office

    $334.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.46 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 70543

    Office

    $313.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 70543

    Office

    $347.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.37 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 70543

    Office

    $383.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.17 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 70543

    Office

    $364.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.10 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 70543

    Office

    $316.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.21 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 70543

    Office

    $336.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.06 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 70543

    Office

    $395.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.79 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 70543

    Office

    $366.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.40 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 70543

    Office

    $391.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.88 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 70543

    Office

    $322.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.07 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 70543

    Office

    $314.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $64.23 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 70543

    Office

    $307.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $70.62 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 70543

    Office

    $365.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.58 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 70543

    Office

    $334.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.02 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 70543

    Office

    $349.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.52 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 70543

    Office

    $315.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $63.23 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 70543

    Office

    $339.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.68 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 70543

    Office

    $346.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $32.05 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 70543

    Office

    $316.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $62.14 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 70543

    Office

    $333.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.81 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 70543

    Office

    $310.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $67.63 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $351.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.73 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $313.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $65.41 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $334.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.38 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $335.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.61 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $333.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $45.17 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $334.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.62 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $337.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $40.87 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 70543

    Office

    $323.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.33 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 70543

    Office

    $320.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $57.71 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 70543

    Office

    $331.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $47.41 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 70543

    Office

    $339.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $38.68 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 70543

    Office

    $331.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.58 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 70543

    Office

    $350.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.89 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 70543

    Office

    $399.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.55 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 70543

    Office

    $322.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $55.95 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 70543

    Office

    $304.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $73.63 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 70543

    Office

    $335.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $42.79 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

70543 · 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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$297.66

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$386.861
AL$302.111
AR$297.661
AZ$328.181
CA$361.02–$458.1529
CO$353.521
CT$359.631
DC$387.981
DE$333.721
FL$328.01–$355.413
GA$309.70–$342.422
GU$370.781
HI$370.781
IA$311.741
ID$313.431
IL$317.05–$348.444
IN$315.321
KS$309.391
KY$307.521
LA$306.69–$322.252
MA$351.00–$390.142
MD$340.45–$387.983
ME$314.17–$332.812
MI$314.88–$331.292
MN$341.081
MO$300.75–$324.463
MS$299.311
MT$337.011
NC$317.661
ND$334.041
NE$313.741
NH$347.131
NJ$364.40–$383.672
NM$316.291
NV$336.441
NY$322.43–$395.295
OH$314.271
OK$307.881
OR$334.48–$365.922
PA$315.27–$349.982
PR$339.821
RI$346.451
SC$316.361
SD$333.691
TN$310.871
TX$313.09–$351.778
UT$320.791
VA$331.09–$387.982
VI$339.821
VT$331.921
WA$350.61–$399.052
WI$322.551
WV$304.871
WY$335.711

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Reference amount per service

$416.35

$378.50 × 110% = $416.35

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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 70543 in Salinas.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

7,835

Code
70543
Physician work
2.10
Practice expense
7.84
Malpractice
0.15

GPCI2026.csv

22

Locality
Salinas
Physician work
1.031
Practice expense
1.159
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 70543 in Salinas
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.10× 1.0312.1651
Practice expense7.84× 1.1599.0866
Malpractice0.15× 0.5360.0804
Total RVUs11.3321
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Salinas$378.50

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.11.031
Practice expense7.841.159
Malpractice0.150.536

(2.1 × 1.031 + 7.84 × 1.159 + 0.15 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $378.50

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

70543 · Office / nonfacility

$378.50

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.96 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $376.54 to $378.50 (0.5%).

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

    $376.54changed to$378.50

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.15 changed to 2.10
    • Practice expense RVU 8.01 changed to 7.84
    • 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: $376.54

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$378.50Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$378.50Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$378.50Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$378.50Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$376.54Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$376.54Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$376.54Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$376.54Not available in this settingRVU25A

70543 billing questions

When should 70543 be chosen instead of 70540 or 70542?

Use 70543 when the examination includes imaging both before and after contrast. Use 70540 for imaging without contrast and 70542 for imaging with contrast only.

Can the professional interpretation and technical service be billed separately?

Yes. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the technical service. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.

Does the multiple-procedure reduction affect this MRI?

CMS applies diagnostic imaging multiple-procedure reduction to both the technical and professional components when multiple diagnostic imaging procedures are reported.

What documentation supports reporting 70543?

Document the orbit, face, or neck anatomy examined, that imaging was performed before and after contrast, and the interpretation findings.

Is 70543 the same as an MRA of the neck?

No. 70543 is an MRI examination of orbit, face, or neck structures; an MRA of the neck evaluates blood vessels.

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 70543PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,835 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for SalinasGPCI2026.csv, line 22 (RVU26D)