CPT code 97610: Ultrasound wound care, noncontact, nonthermal treatment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Miami, FL

Reports a daily low-frequency ultrasound treatment for wounds, including wound assessment and care instructions, in settings such as outpatient wound clinics.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality180.7K Medicare services in 2024

In Miami, FL, Medicare pays $413.73 for 97610 in the office and $15.96 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$413.73Office (non-facility)
$15.96Hospital or facility
+4.1%vs the national office rate ($397.47)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 97610 nationwide

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

We’ll open 97610 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Miami, FL
  2. What 97610 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 97610 covers

This service uses low-frequency ultrasound delivered without direct probe-to-wound contact or tissue heating to treat wounds. Wound-care physicians and other qualified clinicians use it for wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure injuries. Treatment commonly takes place in an outpatient wound clinic or hospital outpatient department, using a device that delivers ultrasound through a mist or similar medium.

Report one unit for the treatment day, rather than one unit for each wound treated. The service includes wound assessment and instructions for ongoing care, so document the wound sites and condition, the ultrasound treatment provided, and the care instructions. CMS assigns practice expense values by setting in the Physician 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 Miami, FL compares for 97610

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 97610 runs from $343.15 in Arkansas to $568.53 in San Benito County, CA. Miami, FL pays $413.73. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

97610 in Miami, FL vs other payment areas
  1. Miami, FL · this page$413.73
  2. Fort Lauderdale, FL · Florida$402.73−$11.00
  3. Rest of Florida · Florida$380.74−$32.99
  4. Los Angeles, CA · California$468.18+$54.45
  5. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$466.58+$52.85
  6. Chicago, IL · Illinois$399.91−$13.82
  7. Manhattan, NY · New York$460.73+$47.00

Other areas in Florida first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

97610 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlaskaAlaska$428.80$21.86
AlabamaAlabama$349.31$14.97
ArkansasArkansas$343.15$14.92
ArizonaArizona$385.52$15.25
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$434.46$15.67
Chico, CACalifornia$434.41$15.62
El Centro, CACalifornia$434.41$15.62
Fresno, CACalifornia$434.41$15.62

97610 rates by state

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

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$343.15

$501.47

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97610 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$428.801
AL$349.311
AR$343.151
AZ$385.521
CA$434.41–$568.5329
CO$422.141
CT$427.381
DC$466.581
DE$392.891
FL$380.74–$413.733
GA$356.05–$403.722
GU$449.951
HI$449.951
IA$364.621
ID$366.571
IL$364.24–$408.194
IN$369.261
KS$360.431
KY$354.811
LA$353.28–$374.852
MA$417.97–$472.492
MD$402.18–$466.583
ME$366.62–$393.892
MI$364.10–$384.262
MN$408.371
MO$344.45–$379.033
MS$343.991
MT$397.471
NC$371.611
ND$397.271
NE$367.691
NH$413.181
NJ$433.36–$459.772
NM$365.661
NV$397.801
NY$378.17–$471.195
OH$364.061
OK$356.301
OR$395.84–$440.232
PA$365.96–$413.522
PR$401.691
RI$410.361
SC$368.231
SD$397.251
TN$362.361
TX$362.88–$419.748
UT$374.391
VA$390.84–$466.582
VI$401.691
VT$393.461
WA$417.92–$485.252
WI$381.111
WV$347.301
WY$397.381

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How the 97610 rate is calculated

Each of 97610’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 · 97610

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.39

0.39 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense11.50

11.50 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

11.9000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$397.47

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Miami, FL inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,906

Code
97610
Physician work
0.39
Practice expense
11.50
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

42

Locality
Miami, FL
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.041
Malpractice
2.529
Office calculation for 97610 in Miami, FL
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.39× 1.0000.3900
Practice expense11.50× 1.04111.9715
Malpractice0.01× 2.5290.0253
Total RVUs12.3868
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Miami, FL$413.73

Office: (0.39 × 1 + 11.5 × 1.041 + 0.01 × 2.529) × $33.4009 = $413.73

Facility: (0.39 × 1 + 0.06 × 1.041 + 0.01 × 2.529) × $33.4009 = $15.96

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Payment rules and modifiers for 97610

97610 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 · 97610

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

$397.47

Non-facility (office)
$397.47
Facility
$15.36

Higher because the practice carries its own overhead.

How 97610 has changed in Miami, FL

97610 · Office / nonfacility

$413.73

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.66 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $408.07 to $413.73 (1.4%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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
  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $408.07changed to$413.73

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.40 changed to 0.39
    • Practice expense RVU 11.87 changed to 11.50
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.027 changed to 1.041
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.500 changed to 2.529

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $438.74changed to$408.07

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 12.42 changed to 11.87

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $431.58changed to$438.74

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $462.84changed to$431.58

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 12.91 changed to 12.42
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.025 changed to 1.027
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.564 changed to 2.500
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $479.94changed to$462.84

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 13.14 changed to 12.91
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.025
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.629 changed to 2.564

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $426.09changed to$479.94

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 11.52 changed to 13.14

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $338.63changed to$426.09

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 8.73 changed to 11.52
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.026 changed to 1.023
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.598 changed to 2.629

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $237.71changed to$338.63

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Work RVU 0.35 changed to 0.40
    • Practice expense RVU 6.02 changed to 8.73
    • Malpractice RVU 0.02 changed to 0.01
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.029 changed to 1.026
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.566 changed to 2.598

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $141.14changed to$237.71

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 3.42 changed to 6.02

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $125.58changed to$141.14

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 3.03 changed to 3.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.01 changed to 0.02
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.031 changed to 1.029
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.528 changed to 2.566

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $124.75changed to$125.58

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 3.01 changed to 3.03
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.033 changed to 1.031
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.490 changed to 2.528

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $130.57changed to$124.75

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.01

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $129.92changed to$130.57

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    No ratechanged to$129.92

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    No ratechanged toNo rate

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$413.73$15.96RVU26D
2026-07-01$413.73$15.96RVU26C
2026-04-01$413.73$15.96RVU26B
2026-01-01$413.73$15.96RVU26A
2025-10-01$408.07$17.73RVU25D
2025-07-01$408.07$17.73RVU25C
2025-04-01$408.07$17.73RVU25B
2025-01-01$408.07$17.73RVU25A
2024-10-01$438.74$18.25RVU24D
2024-07-01$438.74$18.25RVU24C
2024-04-01$438.74$18.25RVU24B
2024-03-09$438.74$18.25RVU24AR
2024-01-01$431.58$17.95RVU24A
2023-10-01$462.84$18.59RVU23D
2023-07-01$462.84$18.59RVU23C
2023-04-01$462.84$18.59RVU23B
2023-01-01$462.84$18.59RVU23A
2022-10-01$479.94$19.00RVU22D
2022-07-01$479.94$19.00RVU22C
2022-04-01$479.94$19.00RVU22B
2022-01-01$479.94$19.00RVU22A
2021-10-01$426.09$19.16RVU21D
2021-07-01$426.09$19.16RVU21C
2021-04-01$426.09$19.16RVU21B
2021-01-01$426.09$19.16RVU21A
2020-10-01$338.63$19.82RVU20D
2020-07-01$338.63$19.82RVU20C
2020-04-01$338.63$19.82RVU20B
2020-01-01$338.63$19.82RVU20A
2019-10-01$237.71$18.54RVU19D
2019-07-01$237.71$18.54RVU19C
2019-04-01$237.71$18.54RVU19B
2019-01-01$237.71$18.54RVU19A
2018-10-01$141.14$18.52RVU18D
2018-07-01$141.14$18.52RVU18C
2018-04-01$141.14$18.52RVU18B
2018-01-01$141.14$18.52RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$125.58$16.80RVU17D
2017-07-01$125.58$16.80RVU17C
2017-04-01$125.58$16.80RVU17B
2017-01-01$125.58$16.80RVU17A
2016-10-01$124.75$16.75RVU16D
2016-07-01$124.75$16.75RVU16C
2016-04-01$124.75$16.75RVU16B
2016-01-01$124.75$16.75RVU16A
2015-10-01$130.57$22.18RVU15D
2015-07-01$130.57$22.18RVU15C
2015-04-01$129.92$22.07RVU15B
2015-01-01$129.92$22.07RVU15A
2014-10-01Contractor-pricedContractor-pricedRVU14D
2014-07-01Contractor-pricedContractor-pricedRVU14C
2014-04-01Contractor-pricedContractor-pricedRVU14B
2014-01-01Contractor-pricedContractor-pricedRVU14A
2013-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13D
2013-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13C
2013-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13B
2013-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13AR

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Where the Miami, FL rate applies

Miami, FL is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 83 cities and communities in Florida. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Miami
  • Aventura
  • Bal Harbour
  • Bay Harbor Islands
  • Big Coppitt Key
  • Big Pine Key
  • Biscayne Gardens
  • Biscayne Park

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97610 billing questions

How is 97610 different from 97602?

97610 reports low-frequency ultrasound wound treatment. Code 97602 describes nonselective wound care or debridement methods, such as wet-to-moist dressings or enzymatic treatment.

Is the code reported once per wound?

No. The code is reported per treatment day, not per wound. Document the individual wound sites treated.

Are wound assessment and care instructions separate services?

Assessment and instructions for ongoing care are included in the daily ultrasound service. Record them as part of the treatment documentation.

What documentation supports 97610?

Identify the wound sites and their condition, describe the ultrasound treatment performed, and record the instructions given for ongoing care.

Can 97610 be used for negative pressure wound therapy?

No. 97610 describes low-frequency ultrasound treatment; negative pressure wound therapy is reported with codes such as 97605 or 97607, depending on the equipment category and wound area.

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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RVUs for 97610PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,906 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Miami, FLGPCI2026.csv, line 42 (RVU26D)

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