CPT code 97551: Caregiver training, each additional 15 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $27.03 for 97551 in the office and $21.63 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 97551 nationwide

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

What 97551 covers

A qualified health professional provides face-to-face instruction to a patient's caregiver, without the patient present, on strategies and techniques that support the patient's functional performance at home or in the community. Training may address how to assist with daily activities or carry out techniques needed to support the patient's function. It is used in rehabilitation care when the caregiver needs additional instruction beyond the initial training service.

Report 97551 only with the primary caregiver-training service, 97550, for each additional 15 minutes beyond its initial training. Document the caregiver training provided, its connection to the patient's functional goals, and the time spent supporting the additional units. CMS classifies 97551 as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure, and payment is handled within that procedure's global period.

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 Connecticut compares for 97551

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 97551 runs from $24.92 in Arkansas to $35.59 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $27.03. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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97551 rates by state

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How the 97551 rate is calculated

Each of 97551’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 97551

The CMS indicators that decide how 97551 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 97551

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

How 97551 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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.

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

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