CPT code 97035: Therapeutic ultrasound, constant attendance, each 15 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $14.13 for 97035 in the office.

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

What 97035 covers

Therapeutic ultrasound delivers acoustic energy to soft tissue through coupling gel and a moving handheld transducer. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, their assistants, and physicians may use it for localized tendon or muscle symptoms and joint stiffness, commonly in office-based outpatient therapy. The treating clinician remains with the patient throughout application rather than leaving a device running unattended. Phonophoresis, in which ultrasound helps deliver a topical medication, is reported with this code when ultrasound is the delivery method.

Assign 15-minute units using Medicare's timed-service rules, including total timed-treatment minutes when other timed services occur during the visit. Record the actual ultrasound minutes, treated area, treatment settings, and skilled purpose linked to the therapy plan. Use the therapy discipline modifier, GP, GO, or GN, as appropriate. This therapy service has no separately reportable professional or technical component; modifiers 26 and TC are not used. Under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction, Medicare reduces the practice-expense portion for the second and subsequent therapy units on the same day.

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.

How Vermont compares for 97035

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 97035 runs from $13.21 in Arkansas to $18.18 in Alaska. Vermont pays $14.13. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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97035 rates by state

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How the 97035 rate is calculated

Each of 97035’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 97035

The CMS indicators that decide how 97035 is paid alongside other services.

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Codes related to 97035

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How 97035 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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.

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