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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Q4 2026 release

CPT 64721 in New Orleans, LA

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64721 Q4 2026 · New Orleans, LA flag07202-01
Locality-adjusted allowed amount
$470.17
in a doctor’s own office or clinic

97.4% of the $482.64 national baseline

( Work4.85 × 1.000 + Practice exp.8.61 × 0.941 + Malpractice0.99 × 1.136 ) × Conv. factor$33.4009 = $470.17

The Medicare allowed amount is $470.17 in the Office (non-facility) setting and $414.23 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.

Q4 2026 · Locality 07202-01 · Participating · Whole service · Sequestration excluded

CMS sources and method · Calculation inputs

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What Medicare locality is New Orleans, LA in? Copy link

New Orleans, LA is in CMS payment locality New Orleans (07202-01). The same amount applies everywhere in it.

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ZIP codes in this payment locality (110)

The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 110 ZIP codes to this payment locality. Use this amount only after you confirm the service location is in this locality.

70001 70002 70003 70004 70005 70006 70009 70010 70011 70032 70033 70036 70037 70038 70040 70041 70042 70043 70044 70046 70050 70053 70054 70055 70056 70058 70059 70060 70062 70063 70064 70065 70067 70072 70073 70075 70081 70082 70083 70085 70091 70092 70093 70094 70096 70097 70112 70113 70114 70115 70116 70117 70118 70119 70121 70122 70123 70124 70125 70126 70127 70128 70129 70130 70131 70139 70140 70141 70142 70143 70145 70146 70148 70149 70150 70151 70152 70153 70154 70156 70157 70158 70159 70160 70161 70162 70163 70164 70165 70166 70167 70170 70172 70174 70175 70176 70177 70178 70179 70181

10 more ZIP codes map to this locality. The New Orleans, LA locality page lists the full set.

Which ZIP codes does the New Orleans, LA rate for 64721 cover?

The CMS ZIP-to-locality crosswalk maps 110 ZIP codes to this payment locality, and 64721 has the same amount in every one of them. Examples include 70001, 70002, 70003, 70004, 70005, 70006.

How locality affects the amount Copy link

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

New Orleans, LA (this locality)
$470.17
National PFS baseline (GPCI 1.000)
$482.64

Each of this locality's geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs) scales one RVU component before the conversion factor is applied. Together they put New Orleans, LA 2.6% below the national baseline.

Work GPCI
1.000
Practice expense GPCI
0.941
Malpractice GPCI
1.136
2026 conversion factor
$33.4009
Why is the 64721 rate in New Orleans, LA 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 0.941, malpractice 1.136—scale each RVU component before the conversion factor is applied, which is why the New Orleans, LA amount is lower than the $482.64 baseline.

Formula and inputs Copy link

For the office (non-facility) amount, each of 64721's RVU components is multiplied by its New Orleans, LA GPCI; the products are summed and multiplied by the conversion factor.

Code
64721
DOS
Not selected; uses this release’s rates
Locality
NEW ORLEANS (LA)
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 New Orleans, LA allowed amount for 64721
Component RVU × GPCI = Adjusted
Work 4.85 × 1.000 4.8500
Practice expense · Office (non-facility) 8.61 × 0.941 8.1020
Malpractice 0.99 × 1.136 1.1246
Sum of adjusted RVUs 14.0766
× 33.4009 conversion factor = formula amount $470.17

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

  1. Locality-adjusted allowed amount $470.17

    After applicable fee-schedule adjustments; sequestration excluded

Citations

  • Supplies the RVUs and PFS status for this code and component.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)

    Q4 2026 · revision 2

    Latest revision of this release

    Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2026

    Record details PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (row 7,210)
    hcpcs (col 1)
    64721
    modifier (col 2)
    blank
    status_code (col 4)
    A
    work_rvu (col 6)
    4.85
    pe_rvu_nonfacility (col 7)
    8.61
    pe_rvu_facility (col 9)
    6.83
    mp_rvu (col 11)
    0.99

    SHA-256: 4d0d3f19bd954ffc0f5b8439169d267da023d4f6911f4539bb6e98723cb1a626

    Original source file

  • Supplies the geographic adjustment factors for this locality.

    Geographic practice cost indices (GPCI)

    Q4 2026 · revision 2

    Latest revision of this release

    Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2026

    Record details GPCI2026.csv in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (row 56)
    mac (col 1)
    07202
    locality_code (col 3)
    01
    work_gpci (col 5)
    1
    pe_gpci (col 6)
    0.941
    mp_gpci (col 7)
    1.136

    SHA-256: 7850e2987d12e46930e49033f96829b5ae11f60dd1f19965329b38cf08b05264

    Original source file

  • Supplies the dollar conversion factor used in the formula.

    Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)

    Q4 2026 · revision 2

    Latest revision of this release

    Release period: October 1 – December 31, 2026

    Record details PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv in rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (row 11)
    conversion_factor (col 26)
    33.4009

    SHA-256: 4d0d3f19bd954ffc0f5b8439169d267da023d4f6911f4539bb6e98723cb1a626

    Original source file

Facility vs. Office (non-facility) Copy link

In a facility (hospital outpatient department or ASC), the allowed amount for 64721 in New Orleans, LA is $414.23, versus $470.17 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 64721 in New Orleans, LA?

$414.23 in a facility, versus $470.17 in the Office (non-facility) setting—a $55.94 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.

Participating, non-participating and limiting charge Copy link

All figures are for the office (non-facility) setting in New Orleans, LA. Medicare pays part of the allowed amount and the patient pays the rest; the rows below show each figure. See how the limiting charge and sequestration are derived.

Participation and payment-split amounts for 64721 in New Orleans, LA
Participating allowed amount The fee schedule amount a participating provider accepts as payment in full. $470.17
Non-participating allowed amount 95% of the participating amount. $446.66
Limiting charge Ceiling a non-participating provider may bill the patient on an unassigned claim—115% of the non-participating amount. $513.66
Medicare share 80% of the allowed amount, once the annual Part B deductible is met. $376.14
Patient coinsurance The remaining 20%. $94.03
Sequestration adjustment Reduces only Medicare's share—never the allowed amount or the patient's coinsurance. $7.52
Net Medicare payment Medicare's share after the sequestration reduction. $368.62
What is the non-participating amount and limiting charge for 64721 in New Orleans, LA?

A non-participating provider is paid $446.66—95% of the $470.17 participating fee schedule amount. On an unassigned claim the limiting charge caps what the patient can be billed at $513.66, which is 115% of the non-participating amount.

How much of the New Orleans, LA 64721 rate does Medicare actually pay?

Medicare pays 80% of the allowed amount ($376.14) once the annual Part B deductible is met, and the beneficiary owes 20% ($94.03). Sequestration reduces Medicare's share by about 2% ($7.52), leaving $368.62. Sequestration never changes the allowed amount itself, which is why it is shown separately here.

Contracted rate: % of Medicare in New Orleans, LA 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—$470.17 in the office (non-facility) setting—not the $482.64 national baseline.

Opens the calculator set to New Orleans, LA 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.

Compare 64721 in nearby payment localities

Payment localities in the same region as New Orleans, LA, nearest first. Each amount is that locality's own GPCI-adjusted Office (non-facility) figure for 64721. Neighboring localities often differ.

64721 allowed amount in payment localities near New Orleans, LA
Metro Allowed amount vs. New Orleans, LA
Houston, TX $494.36 +5.1%
Birmingham, AL $432.34 -8.0%
Atlanta, GA $494.38 +5.1%
Tampa, FL $486.62 +3.5%
San Antonio, TX $464.77 -1.1%
Nashville, TN $441.16 -6.2%

Every payment locality nationwide is on the CPT 64721 rate map.

Other codes priced in New Orleans, LA Copy link

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

Other curated codes and their allowed amounts in New Orleans, LA
Code and service Allowed vs. national
66984 Cataract Surgery $452.96 -2.1%
27447 Knee Replacement $1,154.79 -0.4%
66982 Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant $618.24 -2.0%
27130 Total Hip Arthroplasty $1,157.50 -0.4%
29827 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair $968.53 -0.8%
47562 Outpatient surgery $632.17 —
29881 Outpatient surgery $507.90 -1.5%
23472 Total Shoulder Arthroplasty $1,294.50 -0.4%
49505 Outpatient surgery $506.70 -0.3%
58571 Outpatient surgery $827.96 -0.1%
19120 Outpatient surgery $560.16 -2.3%
43775 Outpatient surgery $1,014.44 +1.4%

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 07202-01'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.

Physician relative value file (Q4 2026) · rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv row 7,210)
Geographic practice cost indices (Q4 2026) · rvu26d-updated-08-26-2026.zip (GPCI2026.csv row 56)
ZIP code to carrier locality crosswalk (Q4 2026) · zip-code-carrier-locality-file-updated-08-13-2026.zip (ZIP5_OCT2026.txt)

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