District of Columbia GPCI Values & Physician Payment 2026
Representative work, practice expense, and malpractice GPCI values for District of Columbia.
State locality screening
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- Input
- District of Columbia state, CMS locality, and representative CPT examples
- Source basis
- CMS 2026 GPCI records, state locality mapping, county coverage import, CPT examples, and GPCI calculator assumptions.
- Result boundary
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District of Columbia city GPCI localities
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District of Columbia CMS locality coverage
County and fee schedule area references from the imported 2026 CMS locality mapping file.
| Fee schedule area | Locality # | Counties / covered area |
|---|---|---|
| DC + Md/va Suburbs | 01 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ALEXANDRIA CITY, ARLINGTON, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX CITY, FALLS CHURCH CITY IN VIRGINIA; MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S IN MARYLAND |
Locality payment comparison
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District of Columbia: Dc + Md/Va Suburbs, 4.54 total RVU.
| Locality | Work | PE | MP | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | 1.110 | 1.442 | 0.536 | $170.02 |
| Alaska: Alaska | 1.500 | 1.065 | 0.551 | $169.92 |
| California: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | 1.110 | 1.442 | 0.397 | $169.37 |
| California: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | 1.095 | 1.410 | 0.459 | $166.56 |
| California: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | 1.095 | 1.410 | 0.425 | $166.40 |
| California: Napa | 1.063 | 1.318 | 0.508 | $158.59 |
| California: Vallejo | 1.063 | 1.318 | 0.459 | $158.36 |
| California: San Francisco | 1.051 | 1.308 | 0.642 | $157.78 |
| New York: Nyc Suburbs/Long Island | 1.064 | 1.189 | 1.857 | $156.34 |
| Alaska: State Average | 1.080 | 1.250 | 0.550 | $155.33 |
| New York: Queens | 1.064 | 1.182 | 1.442 | $153.94 |
| New York: Manhattan | 1.064 | 1.162 | 1.586 | $153.27 |
- CPT
- 99214
- Setting
- non-facility
- Participant
- Non-QPP
- Rows shown
- Top 12 by payment
2026/rvu26b
2026-03-10
CPT or HCPCS code, Work RVU, Practice expense RVU, Malpractice RVU, GPCI locality, Conversion factor
GPCI locality comparison provenance for CPT 99214. The calculation uses CMS April 2026 RVU records, GPCI localities, and conversion factors. Verify official CMS and payer rules before billing or contract decisions.
- CPT or HCPCS code: CMS PFS Relative Value Files RVU record and descriptor fields
- Work RVU: CMS PFS Relative Value Files work RVU component
- Practice expense RVU: CMS PFS Relative Value Files facility and non-facility PE RVU fields
- Malpractice RVU: CMS PFS Relative Value Files malpractice RVU component
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District of Columbia locality values
Each RVU component is adjusted separately before the conversion factor is applied.
| Locality | GPCI Work | GPCI PE | GPCI MP | Adjustment factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dc + Md/Va Suburbs | 1.054 | 1.178 | 1.113 | 1.115 |
Common CPT payment examples in Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
Illustrative non-QPP estimates using Dc + Md/Va Suburbs GPCI values.
| CPT | Description | Setting | Total RVU | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Office o/p est low 20 min | non-facility | 3.19 | $106.56 |
| 99214 | Office o/p est mod 30 min | non-facility | 4.54 | $151.49 |
| 99215 | Office o/p est hi 40 min | non-facility | 6.42 | $214.58 |
| 99212 | Office o/p est sf 10 min | non-facility | 2.01 | $67.01 |
| 99204 | Office o/p new mod 45 min | non-facility | 5.92 | $197.64 |
| 93000 | Electrocardiogram complete | non-facility | 0.52 | $17.35 |
Compare with nearby state pages
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| State | Average factor | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 0.850 | View GPCI page |
| District of Columbia | 1.115 | View GPCI page |
| Puerto Rico | 0.999 | View GPCI page |