CPT code 97608: Negative pressure therapy, disposable system, over 50 sq cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Indiana
Reports a session of negative pressure wound therapy using disposable equipment when the total treated wound surface area exceeds 50 square centimeters.
In Indiana, Medicare pays $367.75 for 97608 in the office and $20.04 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 97608 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 97608 covers
This service covers a session of negative pressure wound therapy delivered with disposable equipment. A wound-care clinician may use it for wounds such as chronic ulcers, pressure injuries, diabetic wounds, or surgical wounds that need negative pressure treatment. The service includes the treatment application, wound assessment, and instruction for ongoing care, and may be performed in settings where wound care is provided.
Select this code when the total surface area of the treated wound or wounds is greater than 50 square centimeters and the system is disposable. Document the equipment type, wound dimensions supporting the combined area, assessment, and care provided during the session. The size threshold is based on the total area of the wound or wounds treated, rather than requiring each wound to exceed 50 square centimeters.
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 Indiana compares for 97608
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 97608 runs from $342.05 in Arkansas to $564.78 in San Benito County, CA. Indiana pays $367.75. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- Indiana · this page$367.75
- Los Angeles, CA · California$465.90+$98.15
- Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$465.40+$97.65
- Miami, FL · Florida$416.43+$48.68
- Chicago, IL · Illinois$402.26+$34.51
- Manhattan, NY · New York$460.74+$92.99
- Alaska · Alaska$427.76+$60.01
Other areas in Indiana first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| AlabamaAlabama | $348.26 | $20.05 |
| ArkansasArkansas | $342.05 | $19.85 |
| ArizonaArizona | $384.67 | $21.20 |
| Bakersfield, CACalifornia | $432.44 | $21.34 |
| Chico, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| El Centro, CACalifornia | $432.23 | $21.12 |
| Fresno, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Hanford, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Madera, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $516.99 | $22.62 |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $465.21 | $21.85 |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $433.07 | $21.97 |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $457.90 | $21.67 |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $456.31 | $21.57 |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $470.33 | $21.72 |
| Marin County, CACalifornia | $552.22 | $23.34 |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $552.13 | $23.25 |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $564.78 | $23.90 |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $564.41 | $23.52 |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $448.51 | $21.28 |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $477.39 | $21.65 |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $458.91 | $21.56 |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $482.45 | $21.84 |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $516.86 | $22.49 |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $432.21 | $21.11 |
| ColoradoColorado | $420.66 | $21.56 |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $426.86 | $22.88 |
| DelawareDelaware | $392.06 | $21.47 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $403.89 | $23.92 |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $381.47 | $22.88 |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $403.45 | $22.36 |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $356.37 | $21.79 |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $447.61 | $21.13 |
| IowaIowa | $362.97 | $19.76 |
| IdahoIdaho | $365.07 | $19.98 |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $369.18 | $24.10 |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $365.33 | $22.87 |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $409.21 | $23.99 |
| KansasKansas | $359.08 | $20.00 |
| KentuckyKentucky | $354.50 | $21.04 |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $374.80 | $21.84 |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $353.09 | $21.14 |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $470.67 | $22.81 |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $416.59 | $21.62 |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $425.35 | $22.88 |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $401.28 | $21.69 |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $365.46 | $20.38 |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $392.40 | $20.69 |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $385.37 | $23.40 |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $364.17 | $21.71 |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $405.92 | $19.95 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $373.62 | $21.40 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $378.61 | $21.52 |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $344.42 | $21.09 |
| MississippiMississippi | $343.41 | $20.46 |
| MontanaMontana | $396.80 | $21.71 |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $370.44 | $20.48 |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $395.22 | $20.12 |
| NebraskaNebraska | $365.95 | $19.74 |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $412.01 | $21.54 |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $458.59 | $23.48 |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $432.54 | $22.94 |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $365.87 | $21.91 |
| NevadaNevada | $396.74 | $21.27 |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $471.70 | $25.72 |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $434.05 | $23.33 |
| Queens, NYNew York | $467.94 | $24.58 |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $377.05 | $20.72 |
| OhioOhio | $363.84 | $21.38 |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $355.64 | $20.69 |
| Portland, OROregon | $438.44 | $21.71 |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $394.49 | $20.90 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $413.13 | $22.66 |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $365.57 | $21.23 |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $400.93 | $21.71 |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $409.31 | $21.84 |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $367.59 | $21.01 |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $395.03 | $19.94 |
| TennesseeTennessee | $361.07 | $20.11 |
| Austin, TXTexas | $418.52 | $21.67 |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $362.49 | $21.16 |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $392.92 | $21.21 |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $395.04 | $21.45 |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $391.29 | $21.45 |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $393.81 | $21.34 |
| Houston, TXTexas | $395.27 | $22.81 |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $377.21 | $21.25 |
| UtahUtah | $373.78 | $21.20 |
| VirginiaVirginia | $389.57 | $20.86 |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $400.93 | $21.71 |
| VermontVermont | $391.69 | $20.35 |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $416.45 | $21.48 |
| King County, WAWashington | $483.12 | $22.88 |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $379.03 | $19.69 |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $348.29 | $22.34 |
| WyomingWyoming | $396.11 | $21.02 |
97608 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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$342.05
$498.50
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $427.76 | 1 |
| AL | $348.26 | 1 |
| AR | $342.05 | 1 |
| AZ | $384.67 | 1 |
| CA | $432.21–$564.78 | 29 |
| CO | $420.66 | 1 |
| CT | $426.86 | 1 |
| DC | $465.40 | 1 |
| DE | $392.06 | 1 |
| FL | $381.47–$416.43 | 3 |
| GA | $356.37–$403.45 | 2 |
| GU | $447.61 | 1 |
| HI | $447.61 | 1 |
| IA | $362.97 | 1 |
| ID | $365.07 | 1 |
| IL | $365.33–$409.21 | 4 |
| IN | $367.75 | 1 |
| KS | $359.08 | 1 |
| KY | $354.50 | 1 |
| LA | $353.09–$374.80 | 2 |
| MA | $416.59–$470.67 | 2 |
| MD | $401.28–$465.40 | 3 |
| ME | $365.46–$392.40 | 2 |
| MI | $364.17–$385.37 | 2 |
| MN | $405.92 | 1 |
| MO | $344.42–$378.61 | 3 |
| MS | $343.41 | 1 |
| MT | $396.80 | 1 |
| NC | $370.44 | 1 |
| ND | $395.22 | 1 |
| NE | $365.95 | 1 |
| NH | $412.01 | 1 |
| NJ | $432.54–$458.59 | 2 |
| NM | $365.87 | 1 |
| NV | $396.74 | 1 |
| NY | $377.05–$471.70 | 5 |
| OH | $363.84 | 1 |
| OK | $355.64 | 1 |
| OR | $394.49–$438.44 | 2 |
| PA | $365.57–$413.13 | 2 |
| PR | $400.93 | 1 |
| RI | $409.31 | 1 |
| SC | $367.59 | 1 |
| SD | $395.03 | 1 |
| TN | $361.07 | 1 |
| TX | $362.49–$418.52 | 8 |
| UT | $373.78 | 1 |
| VA | $389.57–$465.40 | 2 |
| VI | $400.93 | 1 |
| VT | $391.69 | 1 |
| WA | $416.45–$483.12 | 2 |
| WI | $379.03 | 1 |
| WV | $348.29 | 1 |
| WY | $396.11 | 1 |
How the 97608 rate is calculated
Each of 97608’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 · 97608
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.45
0.45 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense11.35
11.35 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.08
0.08 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
11.8800
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$396.80
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact Indiana inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
12,905
- Code
- 97608
- Physician work
- 0.45
- Practice expense
- 11.35
- Malpractice
- 0.08
GPCI2026.csv
52
- Locality
- Indiana
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.927
- Malpractice
- 0.486
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.45 | × 1.000 | 0.4500 |
| Practice expense | 11.35 | × 0.927 | 10.5214 |
| Malpractice | 0.08 | × 0.486 | 0.0389 |
| Total RVUs | 11.0103 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Indiana$367.75
Office: (0.45 × 1 + 11.35 × 0.927 + 0.08 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $367.75
Facility: (0.45 × 1 + 0.12 × 0.927 + 0.08 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $20.04
Payment rules and modifiers for 97608
97608 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 · 97608
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
$396.80
- Non-facility (office)
- $396.80
- Facility
- $21.71
Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.
How 97608 has changed in Indiana
97608 · Office / nonfacility
$367.75
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $56.96 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $310.79 to $367.75 (18.3%).
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
$310.79changed to$367.75
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 0.46 changed to 0.45
- Practice expense RVU 9.88 changed to 11.35
- Practice expense GPCI 0.922 changed to 0.927
- Malpractice GPCI 0.485 changed to 0.486
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
$331.66changed to$310.79
- Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
- Practice expense RVU 10.26 changed to 9.88
- Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.08
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
March 9, 2024
RVU24AR
$326.24changed to$331.66
- Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875
Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.
January 1, 2024
RVU24A
$339.49changed to$326.24
- Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
- Practice expense RVU 10.44 changed to 10.26
- Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
- Practice expense GPCI 0.911 changed to 0.922
- Malpractice GPCI 0.475 changed to 0.485
January 1, 2023
RVU23A
$352.81changed to$339.49
- Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
- Practice expense RVU 10.77 changed to 10.44
- Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
- Practice expense GPCI 0.900 changed to 0.911
- Malpractice GPCI 0.465 changed to 0.475
Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.
January 1, 2022
RVU22A
$308.31changed to$352.81
- Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
- Practice expense RVU 9.26 changed to 10.77
Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.
January 1, 2021
RVU21A
$312.89changed to$308.31
- Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
- Practice expense RVU 8.98 changed to 9.26
- Practice expense GPCI 0.910 changed to 0.900
- Malpractice GPCI 0.422 changed to 0.465
Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
No ratechanged to$312.89
Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.
January 1, 2015
RVU15A
No ratechanged toNo rate
Held through RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D, RVU19A, RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $367.75 | $20.04 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $367.75 | $20.04 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $367.75 | $20.04 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $367.75 | $20.04 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $310.79 | $21.80 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $310.79 | $21.80 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $310.79 | $21.80 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $310.79 | $21.80 | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | $331.66 | $22.60 | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | $331.66 | $22.60 | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | $331.66 | $22.60 | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | $331.66 | $22.60 | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | $326.24 | $22.23 | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | $339.49 | $23.06 | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | $339.49 | $23.06 | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | $339.49 | $23.06 | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | $339.49 | $23.06 | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | $352.81 | $23.28 | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | $352.81 | $23.28 | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | $352.81 | $23.28 | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | $352.81 | $23.28 | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | $308.31 | $23.48 | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | $308.31 | $23.48 | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | $308.31 | $23.48 | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | $308.31 | $23.48 | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | $312.89 | $23.88 | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | $312.89 | $23.88 | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | $312.89 | $23.88 | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | $312.89 | $23.88 | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | Contractor-priced | Contractor-priced | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | Not in this release | Not in this release | RVU13AR |
Where the Indiana rate applies
Indiana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 974 cities and communities in Indiana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Aberdeen
- Abington
- Adams
- Adams Lake
- Advance
- Akron
- Alamo
- Albany
97608 billing questions
When should 97608 be selected instead of 97607?
Both describe disposable negative pressure wound therapy. Use 97608 when the total treated wound area is greater than 50 square centimeters; 97607 is for 50 square centimeters or less.
How does 97608 differ from 97606?
The wound-area threshold is the same, but 97608 is for disposable equipment and 97606 is for durable medical equipment.
How is the wound-area threshold determined when treating multiple wounds?
Use the combined surface area of the wounds treated during the session. The combined area must exceed 50 square centimeters for 97608.
Are wound assessment and care instructions included?
Yes. The session includes wound assessment and instructions for ongoing care, along with the negative pressure treatment application.
What documentation supports reporting 97608?
Document that disposable negative pressure equipment was used, identify the wounds treated, and record dimensions supporting a combined surface area greater than 50 square centimeters.
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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