CPT code 97032: Electrical stimulation, attended, timed modality2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $14.70 for 97032 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $13.69–$19.11.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 97032 covers

A physical or occupational therapist uses attended electrical stimulation to address a documented rehabilitation need, such as pain management or muscle activation. The clinician applies and manages the stimulation at the treatment area, rather than leaving the patient with an unattended device. This modality is commonly provided in outpatient rehabilitation settings and may be part of a broader therapy session.

Report one unit for each 15 minutes of the service, supported by documentation of the treatment time, area treated, stimulation provided, and its purpose or response. Distinguish the attended service from unattended electrical stimulation and from other modalities such as iontophoresis or ultrasound. CMS treats this as a therapy service, so a professional component modifier does not apply. For multiple therapy services on the same day, practice expense is reduced for the second and later therapy units.

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.

Where 97032 pays more and less

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97032 rates by state

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How the 97032 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 97032

The CMS indicators that decide how 97032 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

97032 compared with similar codes

How to choose

97014Electrical stimulationUnattended

This code is for attended electrical stimulation. Code 97014 represents unattended stimulation; Medicare therapy claims commonly use G0283 for that service.

97033IontophoresisEach 15 minutes

Use 97033 for iontophoresis, not electrical stimulation. Both are timed modality services, but the treatment method differs.

97035Therapeutic ultrasoundConstant attendance, each 15 minutes

Use 97035 for ultrasound treatment. This code is for attended electrical stimulation.

97110Therapeutic exerciseOne-on-one, each 15 minutes

Code 97110 describes therapeutic exercise, not a modality. It may be reported alongside this code when a distinct skilled exercise service is performed and documented.

Codes related to 97032

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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