Medicare's 2026 rates in El Centro, California
Medicare payment locality 71, run by contractor 01182, covers these counties: Imperial. Its cost indices put code 99213, billed from an office, at $99.23, 4.2% above the national $95.19.
Cost indices for 2026
- Work (national = 1.000)
- 1.017
- Practice expense (national = 1.000)
- 1.096
- Malpractice (national = 1.000)
- 0.541
- ZIP codes CMS assigns to this locality
- 17
30 common codes priced for El Centro
Physician fee schedule amounts for 2026. Office is what Medicare allows when a doctor's office or clinic bills the code; facility is what it allows a doctor for the same work in a hospital or surgery center.
| Code | Category | Office here | Office national | Facility here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Visit or care management | $140.96 | $135.61 | $84.96 |
| 99213 | Visit or care management | $99.23 | $95.19 | $57.87 |
| 97110 | Physical therapy or rehabilitation | $30.48 | $29.06 | none |
| 97530 | Physical therapy or rehabilitation | $37.09 | $35.07 | none |
| 97112 | Physical therapy or rehabilitation | $34.37 | $32.73 | none |
| 97140 | Physical therapy or rehabilitation | $29.06 | $27.72 | none |
| 17003 | Skin and soft tissue procedure | $6.85 | $6.35 | $1.72 |
| 88305 | Lab test or pathology | $74.58 | $70.14 | none |
| 93010 | Heart test or procedure | $8.52 | $8.35 | $8.52 |
| 99309 | Visit or care management | $117.90 | $114.57 | $100.33 |
| 99215 | Visit or care management | $199.58 | $192.39 | $126.36 |
| 98941 | Manipulation | $40.09 | $38.41 | $28.74 |
| 71045 | Imaging | $26.98 | $25.38 | none |
| 99204 | Visit or care management | $183.08 | $177.36 | $116.82 |
| 99308 | Visit or care management | $81.48 | $78.83 | $69.40 |
| 93000 | Heart test or procedure | $16.02 | $15.36 | none |
| 92014 | Eye exam or test | $134.99 | $127.26 | $63.60 |
| 99203 | Visit or care management | $121.67 | $117.57 | $71.15 |
| 95004 | Allergy testing or treatment | $3.82 | $3.67 | none |
| 92134 | Eye exam or test | $34.69 | $32.73 | none |
| 96372 | Infusion, injection or chemotherapy | $16.21 | $15.36 | none |
| 99490 | Visit or care management | $68.55 | $66.13 | $44.02 |
| 90837 | Mental health service | $172.69 | $167.00 | $137.91 |
| 93306 | Heart test or procedure | $210.39 | $196.73 | none |
| 99212 | Visit or care management | $62.20 | $59.45 | $31.09 |
| 71046 | Imaging | $35.32 | $33.07 | none |
| 17000 | Skin and soft tissue procedure | $70.18 | $66.47 | $49.68 |
| 77067 | Imaging | $135.50 | $126.26 | none |
| 95165 | Allergy testing or treatment | $18.69 | $17.37 | $2.58 |
| 77063 | Imaging | $53.90 | $51.10 | none |
Hospital outpatient rates and lab fee schedule amounts are national, so they are the same here as everywhere; each code page lists them.
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