CPT code 97167: OT evaluation, high complexity2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alaska

In Alaska, Medicare pays $129.28 for 97167 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 97167 covers

An occupational therapist uses this evaluation to examine how a person’s health conditions affect daily activities, roles, and participation. It may involve a detailed occupational profile, review of relevant medical and therapy history, assessment of multiple areas of functional performance, and development of an individualized plan of care. Examples include evaluating a person after a stroke whose motor, cognitive, and self-care limitations interact with other clinical concerns. The CMS short descriptor identifies a 60-minute service, but complexity—not elapsed time alone—distinguishes this level.

Select the level from the documented occupational profile and history, performance deficits, assessment findings, and clinical decision-making demands. The record should support why the evaluation required high-complexity analysis and how findings informed the plan of care. Report one evaluation service rather than timed units. This is a therapy service, so a professional-component modifier does not apply. When multiple therapy units are billed for the same day, Medicare reduces practice expense 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.

How Alaska compares for 97167

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 97167 runs from $93.50 in Arkansas to $129.28 in Alaska. Alaska pays $129.28. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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97167 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 97167 rate is calculated

Each of 97167’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 97167

The CMS indicators that decide how 97167 is paid alongside other services.

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Codes related to 97167

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

How 97167 has changed in Alaska

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Where the Alaska rate applies

Alaska is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 355 cities and communities in Alaska. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Adak
• Akhiok
• Akiachak
• Akiak
• Akutan
• Alakanuk
• Alatna
• Alcan Border

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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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