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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Effective Locality 03102-00 CMS RVU26D Updated

CPT 43235 Medicare rate in Phoenix, AZ

43235 Q4 2026
Locality-adjusted allowed amount
$313.86
in a doctor’s own office or clinic

Facility $108.34

Phoenix, AZ flag Phoenix, AZ (Locality 03102-00)

2.7% below the national baseline ($322.65)

CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

Participating provider, no modifiers, whole service, before sequestration. Change these

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The Medicare allowed amount is $313.86 in the Office (non-facility) setting and $108.34 in a facility, under the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. This is the fee schedule amount before sequestration and before any deductible or coinsurance is applied—not necessarily what a specific claim pays.

What Medicare locality is Phoenix, AZ in? Copy link

CMS prices all of Arizona as one Medicare payment locality, so this amount applies statewide, including Tucson, Mesa, Scottsdale and Chandler—not only in Phoenix, AZ.

Confirm the locality before using this amount. A split ZIP needs ZIP+4 for an exact match.

ZIP codes in this payment locality (571)

The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 571 ZIP codes to this payment locality. Use this amount only after you confirm the service location is in this locality. Of these, 1 span more than one locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.

85001 85002 85003 85004 85005 85006 85007 85008 85009 85010 85011 85012 85013 85014 85015 85016 85017 85018 85019 85020 85021 85022 85023 85024 85025 85026 85027 85028 85029 85030 85031 85032 85033 85034 85035 85036 85037 85038 85039 85040 85041 85042 85043 85044 85045 85046 85048 85050 85051 85053 85054 85055 85060 85061 85062 85063 85064 85065 85066 85067 85068 85069 85070 85071 85072 85073 85074 85075 85076 85077 85078 85079 85080 85082 85083 85085 85086 85087 85096 85097 85098 85099 85117 85118 85119 85120 85121 85122 85123 85127 85128 85130 85131 85132 85135 85137 85138 85139 85140 85141

471 more ZIP codes map to this locality. The Phoenix, AZ locality page lists the full set.

Which ZIP codes does the Phoenix, AZ rate for 43235 cover?

The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 571 ZIP codes to this payment locality, and 43235 has the same amount in every one of them. Examples include 85001, 85002, 85003, 85004, 85005, 85006. Of these, 1 span more than one payment locality and need ZIP+4 for an exact match.

Does this 43235 rate apply everywhere in Arizona?

Yes. CMS prices Arizona as a single Medicare payment locality, so the same GPCIs—and the same allowed amount—apply statewide, not only in Phoenix, AZ. That includes Tucson, Mesa, Scottsdale and Chandler. The city name here is a search-facing label for a statewide payment locality, not a city-specific rate.

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Office (non-facility) · Q4 2026 · Participating · Whole service

Phoenix, AZ's $313.86 compares with the $322.65 national PFS baseline (GPCI 1.000). Each of this locality's geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs) scales one RVU component before the conversion factor is applied. Together they put Phoenix, AZ 2.7% below the national baseline.

Phoenix, AZ ranks #77 of 109 Medicare payment localities for 43235, where #1 has the highest allowed amount.

Work GPCI
1.000
$0.00 vs. national
Practice expense GPCI
0.969
−$7.64 vs. national
Malpractice GPCI
0.856
−$1.15 vs. national
2026 conversion factor
$33.4009

Each figure is that GPCI's share of the −$8.79 gap from the national baseline: its RVUs for 43235 × (GPCI − 1.000) × the conversion factor. Practice expense accounts for the most, −$7.64.

CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2 See file rows

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For the office (non-facility) amount, each of 43235's RVU components is multiplied by its Phoenix, AZ GPCI; the products are summed and multiplied by the conversion factor.

Code
43235
DOS
Not selected; uses this release’s rates
Locality
Arizona (03102-00)
Setting
Office (non-facility)
Participation
Participating provider
Modifiers
None
Units
1
Release
Q4 2026, revision 2
Sequestration
Shown separately from the allowed amount

Formula

(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor

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RVU × GPCI components of Phoenix, AZ allowed amount for 43235
Component RVU × GPCI = Adjusted
Work 2.04 × 1.000 2.0400
Practice expense · Office (non-facility) 7.38 × 0.969 7.1512
Malpractice 0.24 × 0.856 0.2054
Sum of adjusted RVUs 9.3967
× 33.4009 conversion factor = formula amount $313.86

Component subtotals show four decimals. The formula amount is rounded to cents before any later adjustment.

  1. Locality-adjusted allowed amount $313.86

    After applicable fee-schedule adjustments; sequestration excluded

Citations

  • 43235’s RVUs, PFS status and conversion factor

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

    PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 5,163 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip

    A HCPCS
    43235
    B Modifier
    blank
    D Status code
    A
    F Work RVU
    2.04
    G Non-facility PE RVU
    7.38
    K MP RVU
    0.24
    Z Conversion factor
    33.4009
    In the CMS file

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  • Locality 03102-00’s GPCIs

    Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)CMS RVU26DOctober 1 – December 31, 2026revision 2

    GPCI2026.csv row 6 in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip

    A MAC
    03102
    C Locality number
    00
    E Work GPCI
    1.000
    F PE GPCI
    0.969
    G MP GPCI
    0.856
    In the CMS file

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Why is the 43235 rate in Phoenix, AZ different from the national amount?

The national figure is a GPCI 1.000 baseline, not an amount any provider is paid. This locality's geographic practice cost indices—work 1.000, practice expense 0.969, malpractice 0.856—scale each RVU component before the conversion factor is applied, which is why the Phoenix, AZ amount is lower than the $322.65 baseline.

43235 in Phoenix, AZ since Q4 2025 Copy link

Office (non-facility) · Participating · Whole service

The allowed amount went from $269.97 in Q4 2025 to $313.86 in Q4 2026, +$43.89 (+16.3%). The national baseline moved +16.8% over the same period.

What changed 43235's allowed amount in Phoenix, AZ between Q4 2025 and Q4 2026
What moved Effect
Conversion factor National: the dollar multiplier CMS sets each year. +$8.80
43235's RVUs National: CMS revalued the code itself. +$36.55
Phoenix, AZ's GPCIs Local: this payment locality's cost indices. −$1.46
Total change +$43.89

A derived breakdown of the two releases' formula inputs, applied in order: the conversion factor on Q4 2025's RVUs and GPCIs, then 43235's new RVUs, then this locality's new GPCIs. A different order moves a few cents between rows; the total is exact.

Which amount applies to your claim? Copy link

Facility vs. Office (non-facility) Copy link

In a facility (hospital outpatient department or ASC), the allowed amount for 43235 in Phoenix, AZ is $108.34, versus $313.86 in the Office (non-facility) setting. Only the practice-expense RVU changes with the setting: the facility bills its own fee for overhead, so the professional amount is lower. See which setting applies to your place of service.

What is the Facility amount for 43235 in Phoenix, AZ?

$108.34 in a facility, versus $313.86 in the Office (non-facility) setting—a $205.52 difference. Only the practice-expense RVU changes with the setting: in the Office (non-facility) setting the practice carries the overhead, so the professional amount is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own fee.

Who pays what Copy link

Medicare pays part of the Phoenix, AZ allowed amount and the patient pays the rest. A provider who doesn’t participate in Medicare is allowed less, and can bill the patient up to a ceiling.

Computed from the Q4 2026 CMS release

Allowed amount

The fee-schedule amount for 43235 in the Office (non-facility) setting in Phoenix, AZ. A participating provider accepts it as payment in full, and every figure below starts from it.

$313.86
Medicare's share

80% of the allowed amount, once the annual Part B deductible is met.

$251.09
Sequestration

The 2% cut to Medicare’s share. It never reduces the allowed amount or the patient’s coinsurance.

-$5.02
What Medicare pays

Medicare’s share after sequestration.

$246.07
Patient coinsurance

The remaining 20%. Medigap or Medicaid often covers it.

$62.77
Non-participating amount

What a provider who doesn’t participate in Medicare is allowed on an assigned claim: 95% of the allowed amount.

$298.17
Limiting charge

The most a non-participating provider can bill the patient on an unassigned claim: 115% of the non-participating amount.

$342.90
What is the non-participating amount and limiting charge for 43235 in Phoenix, AZ?

A non-participating provider is paid $298.17—95% of the $313.86 participating fee schedule amount. On an unassigned claim the limiting charge caps what the patient can be billed at $342.90, which is 115% of the non-participating amount.

How much of the Phoenix, AZ 43235 rate does Medicare actually pay?

Medicare pays 80% of the allowed amount ($251.09) once the annual Part B deductible is met, and the beneficiary owes 20% ($62.77). Sequestration reduces Medicare's share by about 2% ($5.02), leaving $246.07. Sequestration never changes the allowed amount itself, which is why it is shown separately here.

Who’s billing it in Phoenix, AZ Copy link

The allowed amount depends on who bills the service: NPs and PAs get 85% of the fee schedule amount, social workers and counselors 75%. These are Phoenix, AZ’s Q4 2026 amounts.

Allowed amount for 43235 by rendering provider, Phoenix, AZ
Billed by Office (non-facility) Facility
Physician (MD/DO) The full fee schedule amount. Open in calculator $313.86 $108.34
Physician assisting at surgery (-80, -81, -82) Medicare doesn’t pay for an assistant at surgery on this code. Source: Pub. 100-04 ch. 12 §20.4.3 Open in calculator Not payable Not payable

There’s no CMS utilization data on file for 43235, so only the physician amounts are shown. Each percentage applies before the 80/20 split and sequestration.

Contract rates and comparisons Copy link

Contracted rate: % of Medicare in Phoenix, AZ Copy link

Commercial contracts are often written as a percentage of the Medicare fee schedule. The part that gets misread is which Medicare amount: a contract benchmarked to the fee schedule prices off this locality's allowed amount—$313.86 in the office (non-facility) setting—not the $322.65 national baseline.

Opens the calculator set to Phoenix, AZ and your selected setting, where you can also compare what a payer paid against the expected amount. See how to find your contract's actual percentage.

43235 in nearby payment localities Copy link

Payment localities in the same region as Phoenix, AZ, nearest first. Each amount is that locality's own GPCI-adjusted Office (non-facility) figure for 43235. Neighboring localities often differ.

Payment locality Allowed · vs. this page

Percentages are against Phoenix, AZ. Every payment locality nationwide is on the CPT 43235 rate map.

Other codes priced in Phoenix, AZ Copy link

Office (non-facility) allowed amounts in this same payment locality, Q4 2026.

Other curated codes and their allowed amounts in Phoenix, AZ
Code and service Allowed vs. national
99213 Routine Follow-Up Office Visit $93.25 -2.0%
99214 Long Follow-Up Office Visit $132.86 -2.0%
66984 Cataract Surgery $453.65 -1.9%
92014 Full Eye Exam, Returning Patient $124.63 -2.1%
99204 Long New Patient Office Visit $173.65 -2.1%
99215 Longest Follow-Up Office Visit $188.53 -2.0%
97110 Physical Therapy Exercises $28.59 -1.6%
99203 New Patient Office Visit $114.98 -2.2%
93000 Heart Tracing $14.99 -2.4%
93306 Heart Ultrasound $191.80 -2.5%
77067 Screening Mammogram $122.92 -2.6%
27447 Knee Replacement $1,128.02 -2.7%

Source & method Copy link

Computed from the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Q4 2026 release: this code's RVUs from the relative value file, multiplied by payment locality 03102-00's GPCIs, then by the 2026 conversion factor of $33.4009. ZIP coverage from the CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk, Q4 2026 release. Past releases are never edited, so an amount for an earlier quarter always matches what CMS published for it. Coverage and coding correctness are outside this calculation.

Working a claim with an earlier date of service? The calculator prices 43235 in Phoenix, AZ against the release in effect on that date. Dates of service this quarter don't need an account; earlier dates need a free account.

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