CPT code 97605: Wound therapy, DME, 50 sq cm or less2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico
Reports a DME-based negative-pressure wound therapy session for one or more wounds whose combined treated surface area is 50 square centimeters or less.
In New Mexico, Medicare pays $40.18 for 97605 in the office and $20.89 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 97605 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What 97605 covers
Code 97605 represents a session of negative-pressure wound therapy delivered with equipment that qualifies as durable medical equipment, when the combined surface area of treated wounds is 50 square centimeters or less. A sealed dressing connected to suction helps manage an open wound by drawing away fluid. Surgeons and wound-care clinicians commonly oversee this treatment in outpatient wound clinics and postoperative care. Dressing application, wound assessment, and patient or caregiver instruction for ongoing care are included.
Select the area tier using the combined surface area of wounds treated in the session, not the number of wounds; 97606 is used when the total exceeds 50 square centimeters. The equipment pathway also matters: use 97607 or 97608 for systems that do not require DME, applying the same area threshold. Document the treated wounds and their dimensions, equipment used, therapy provided, assessment, and instruction. CMS assigns work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, with separate office and facility practice-expense inputs in the fee schedule.
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 New Mexico compares for 97605
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 97605 runs from $38.58 in Arkansas to $54.40 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $40.18. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- New Mexico · this page$40.18
- Los Angeles, CA · California$47.05+$6.87
- Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$47.32+$7.14
- Miami, FL · Florida$43.57+$3.39
- Chicago, IL · Illinois$42.76+$2.58
- Manhattan, NY · New York$47.28+$7.10
- Alaska · Alaska$52.49+$12.31
Other areas in New Mexico first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| AlabamaAlabama | $38.98 | $20.56 |
| ArkansasArkansas | $38.58 | $20.50 |
| ArizonaArizona | $41.30 | $20.91 |
| Bakersfield, CACalifornia | $44.57 | $21.51 |
| Chico, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| El Centro, CACalifornia | $44.52 | $21.45 |
| Fresno, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Hanford, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Madera, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $50.60 | $22.86 |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $46.78 | $21.91 |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $44.64 | $21.57 |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $46.44 | $21.97 |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $46.26 | $21.87 |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $47.12 | $21.95 |
| Marin County, CACalifornia | $53.34 | $23.67 |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $53.33 | $23.66 |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $54.40 | $24.05 |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $54.35 | $24.01 |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $45.53 | $21.57 |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $47.41 | $21.84 |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $46.37 | $21.84 |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $47.88 | $22.04 |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $50.58 | $22.85 |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $44.51 | $21.45 |
| ColoradoColorado | $43.75 | $21.36 |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $44.34 | $21.68 |
| DelawareDelaware | $41.86 | $21.07 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $42.66 | $21.35 |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $41.21 | $21.09 |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $42.59 | $21.21 |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $39.59 | $20.82 |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $45.19 | $21.27 |
| IowaIowa | $39.87 | $20.61 |
| IdahoIdaho | $40.01 | $20.65 |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $40.53 | $21.17 |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $40.21 | $21.00 |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $43.11 | $21.50 |
| IndianaIndiana | $40.18 | $20.68 |
| KansasKansas | $39.64 | $20.62 |
| KentuckyKentucky | $39.42 | $20.72 |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $40.73 | $20.93 |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $39.34 | $20.72 |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $47.39 | $22.26 |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $43.56 | $21.40 |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $44.18 | $21.61 |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $42.52 | $21.23 |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $40.06 | $20.70 |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $41.75 | $20.90 |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $41.48 | $21.18 |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $40.07 | $20.85 |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $42.54 | $20.88 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $40.63 | $20.87 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $40.95 | $20.91 |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $38.80 | $20.67 |
| MississippiMississippi | $38.70 | $20.58 |
| MontanaMontana | $42.08 | $21.04 |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $40.38 | $20.74 |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $41.89 | $20.84 |
| NebraskaNebraska | $40.05 | $20.63 |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $43.02 | $21.11 |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $47.04 | $22.63 |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $45.02 | $22.04 |
| NevadaNevada | $42.05 | $20.99 |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $48.01 | $22.99 |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $45.22 | $22.18 |
| Queens, NYNew York | $47.70 | $22.83 |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $40.80 | $20.81 |
| OhioOhio | $40.02 | $20.81 |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $39.47 | $20.68 |
| Portland, OROregon | $44.92 | $21.54 |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $41.89 | $20.93 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $43.45 | $21.54 |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $40.12 | $20.81 |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $42.34 | $21.07 |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $43.17 | $21.44 |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $40.23 | $20.79 |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $41.86 | $20.82 |
| TennesseeTennessee | $39.77 | $20.64 |
| Austin, TXTexas | $43.46 | $21.20 |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $39.93 | $20.78 |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $41.94 | $21.09 |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $42.11 | $21.15 |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $41.87 | $21.12 |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $42.01 | $21.11 |
| Houston, TXTexas | $42.19 | $21.29 |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $40.84 | $20.87 |
| UtahUtah | $40.63 | $20.85 |
| VirginiaVirginia | $41.58 | $20.90 |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $42.34 | $21.07 |
| VermontVermont | $41.68 | $20.85 |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $43.50 | $21.34 |
| King County, WAWashington | $48.31 | $22.49 |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $40.86 | $20.70 |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $39.12 | $20.84 |
| WyomingWyoming | $42.00 | $20.96 |
97605 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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$38.58
$52.49
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $52.49 | 1 |
| AL | $38.98 | 1 |
| AR | $38.58 | 1 |
| AZ | $41.30 | 1 |
| CA | $44.51–$54.40 | 29 |
| CO | $43.75 | 1 |
| CT | $44.34 | 1 |
| DC | $47.32 | 1 |
| DE | $41.86 | 1 |
| FL | $41.21–$43.57 | 3 |
| GA | $39.59–$42.59 | 2 |
| GU | $45.19 | 1 |
| HI | $45.19 | 1 |
| IA | $39.87 | 1 |
| ID | $40.01 | 1 |
| IL | $40.21–$43.11 | 4 |
| IN | $40.18 | 1 |
| KS | $39.64 | 1 |
| KY | $39.42 | 1 |
| LA | $39.34–$40.73 | 2 |
| MA | $43.56–$47.39 | 2 |
| MD | $42.52–$47.32 | 3 |
| ME | $40.06–$41.75 | 2 |
| MI | $40.07–$41.48 | 2 |
| MN | $42.54 | 1 |
| MO | $38.80–$40.95 | 3 |
| MS | $38.70 | 1 |
| MT | $42.08 | 1 |
| NC | $40.38 | 1 |
| ND | $41.89 | 1 |
| NE | $40.05 | 1 |
| NH | $43.02 | 1 |
| NJ | $45.02–$47.04 | 2 |
| NM | $40.18 | 1 |
| NV | $42.05 | 1 |
| NY | $40.80–$48.01 | 5 |
| OH | $40.02 | 1 |
| OK | $39.47 | 1 |
| OR | $41.89–$44.92 | 2 |
| PA | $40.12–$43.45 | 2 |
| PR | $42.34 | 1 |
| RI | $43.17 | 1 |
| SC | $40.23 | 1 |
| SD | $41.86 | 1 |
| TN | $39.77 | 1 |
| TX | $39.93–$43.46 | 8 |
| UT | $40.63 | 1 |
| VA | $41.58–$47.32 | 2 |
| VI | $42.34 | 1 |
| VT | $41.68 | 1 |
| WA | $43.50–$48.31 | 2 |
| WI | $40.86 | 1 |
| WV | $39.12 | 1 |
| WY | $42.00 | 1 |
How the 97605 rate is calculated
Each of 97605’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.
How the rate is built · 97605
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.54
0.54 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.71
0.71 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.01
0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
1.2600
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$42.09
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact New Mexico inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
12,902
- Code
- 97605
- Physician work
- 0.54
- Practice expense
- 0.71
- Malpractice
- 0.01
GPCI2026.csv
77
- Locality
- New Mexico
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.917
- Malpractice
- 1.201
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.54 | × 1.000 | 0.5400 |
| Practice expense | 0.71 | × 0.917 | 0.6511 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | × 1.201 | 0.0120 |
| Total RVUs | 1.2031 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, New Mexico$40.18
Office: (0.54 × 1 + 0.71 × 0.917 + 0.01 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $40.18
Facility: (0.54 × 1 + 0.08 × 0.917 + 0.01 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $20.89
Payment rules and modifiers for 97605
97605 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.
Place of service · 97605
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
$42.09
- Non-facility (office)
- $42.09
- Facility
- $21.04
Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.
How 97605 has changed in New Mexico
97605 · Office / nonfacility
$40.18
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $0.28 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $39.90 to $40.18 (0.7%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$39.90changed to$40.18
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 0.55 changed to 0.54
- Practice expense RVU 0.74 changed to 0.71
- Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.917
- Malpractice GPCI 1.172 changed to 1.201
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
$40.76changed to$39.90
- Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
- Practice expense RVU 0.73 changed to 0.74
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
March 9, 2024
RVU24AR
$40.10changed to$40.76
- Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875
Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.
January 1, 2024
RVU24A
$40.74changed to$40.10
- Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
- Practice expense RVU 0.71 changed to 0.73
- Practice expense GPCI 0.902 changed to 0.908
- Malpractice GPCI 1.169 changed to 1.172
January 1, 2023
RVU23A
$40.93changed to$40.74
- Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
- Practice expense RVU 0.68 changed to 0.71
- Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.01
- Practice expense GPCI 0.896 changed to 0.902
- Malpractice GPCI 1.166 changed to 1.169
Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.
January 1, 2022
RVU22A
$40.95changed to$40.93
- Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
- Practice expense RVU 0.67 changed to 0.68
Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.
January 1, 2021
RVU21A
$42.68changed to$40.95
- Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
- Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.896
- Malpractice GPCI 1.207 changed to 1.166
Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
$42.96changed to$42.68
- Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
- Practice expense GPCI 0.921 changed to 0.908
- Malpractice GPCI 1.247 changed to 1.207
Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.
January 1, 2019
RVU19A
$43.24changed to$42.96
- Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
- Practice expense RVU 0.68 changed to 0.67
Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
January 1, 2018
RVU18AR1
$40.41changed to$43.24
- Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
- Practice expense RVU 0.60 changed to 0.68
- Practice expense GPCI 0.920 changed to 0.921
- Malpractice GPCI 1.204 changed to 1.247
Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.
January 1, 2017
RVU17A
$39.94changed to$40.41
- Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
- Practice expense RVU 0.59 changed to 0.60
- Practice expense GPCI 0.919 changed to 0.920
- Malpractice GPCI 1.161 changed to 1.204
Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.
January 1, 2016
RVU16A
$43.00changed to$39.94
- Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
- Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.02
Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.
July 1, 2015
RVU15C
$42.79changed to$43.00
- Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335
Held through RVU15D.
January 1, 2015
RVU15A
$41.54changed to$42.79
- Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
- Practice expense RVU 0.57 changed to 0.59
- Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.09
- Practice expense GPCI 0.918 changed to 0.919
- Malpractice GPCI 1.079 changed to 1.161
Held through RVU15B.
January 1, 2014
RVU14A
$40.75changed to$41.54
- Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
- Practice expense RVU 0.62 changed to 0.57
- Practice expense GPCI 0.916 changed to 0.918
- Malpractice GPCI 0.997 changed to 1.079
Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: $40.75
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $40.18 | $20.89 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $40.18 | $20.89 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $40.18 | $20.89 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $40.18 | $20.89 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $39.90 | $23.16 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $39.90 | $23.16 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $39.90 | $23.16 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $39.90 | $23.16 | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | $40.76 | $23.53 | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | $40.76 | $23.53 | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | $40.76 | $23.53 | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | $40.76 | $23.53 | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | $40.10 | $23.15 | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | $40.74 | $24.23 | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | $40.74 | $24.23 | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | $40.74 | $24.23 | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | $40.74 | $24.23 | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | $40.93 | $24.80 | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | $40.93 | $24.80 | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | $40.93 | $24.80 | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | $40.93 | $24.80 | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | $40.95 | $25.01 | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | $40.95 | $25.01 | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | $40.95 | $25.01 | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | $40.95 | $25.01 | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | $42.68 | $26.29 | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | $42.68 | $26.29 | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | $42.68 | $26.29 | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | $42.68 | $26.29 | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | $42.96 | $26.36 | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | $42.96 | $26.36 | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | $42.96 | $26.36 | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | $42.96 | $26.36 | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | $43.24 | $26.33 | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | $43.24 | $26.33 | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | $43.24 | $26.33 | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | $43.24 | $26.33 | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | $40.41 | $25.23 | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | $40.41 | $25.23 | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | $40.41 | $25.23 | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | $40.41 | $25.23 | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | $39.94 | $25.13 | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | $39.94 | $25.13 | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | $39.94 | $25.13 | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | $39.94 | $25.13 | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | $43.00 | $28.14 | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | $43.00 | $28.14 | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | $42.79 | $28.00 | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | $42.79 | $28.00 | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | $41.54 | $27.40 | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | $41.54 | $27.40 | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | $41.54 | $27.40 | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | $41.54 | $27.40 | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | $40.75 | $25.79 | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | $40.75 | $25.79 | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | $40.75 | $25.79 | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | $40.75 | $25.79 | RVU13AR |
Where the New Mexico rate applies
New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Abeytas
- Abiquiu
- Acomita Lake
- Adelino
- Agua Fria
- Alamillo
- Alamo
- Alamogordo
97605 billing questions
How is the wound-area threshold determined?
Use the combined surface area of the wounds treated during the session. This code is for a total of 50 square centimeters or less; 97606 is for a larger total.
When should 97607 be used instead?
Use 97607 when the negative-pressure system does not require DME and the combined treated wound area is 50 square centimeters or less. The corresponding higher-area code is 97608.
Can the dressing application or wound assessment be billed separately?
Dressing application, wound assessment, and instruction for ongoing care are included in this service. Do not report those included elements as separate wound-care services.
Is the code reported once for each wound?
The area threshold is based on the combined wounds treated in the session, not a separate threshold for each wound. Document the individual wounds and their dimensions to support the total.
How does this differ from 97602?
97605 describes negative-pressure therapy using DME. Code 97602 describes non-selective wound care, such as routine cleansing or dressing care, rather than this suction-based treatment.
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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