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CPT code 97750: Performance test, timed testing with written report2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports timed physical performance testing, such as functional capacity or musculoskeletal measurement, when results are documented in a written report.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities334.8K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $33.73 for 97750 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $30.98–$43.35.

Medicare rate · 97750

Performance test, timed testing with written report

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0.45
Total RVUs
1.01
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$33.73

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

See every locality for 97750 →Billed by an NP, PA or therapist? →

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

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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 97750 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 97750 covers

A physical therapist or other qualified rehabilitation professional uses structured tests or measurements to assess a patient's physical performance. Examples include evaluating functional capacity or measuring musculoskeletal performance to document limitations and abilities. The service may be part of an outpatient rehabilitation evaluation or a focused reassessment when test results are needed to characterize performance. A written report of the findings is part of the service.

Report 97750 in 15-minute units for the time spent performing the testing and measurement. Documentation should identify the tests or measures performed, the findings, and the written report; distinguish testing time from separately performed treatment. This is a therapy service, so a professional component modifier does not apply. When multiple therapy units are reported on the same day, the practice expense for the second and later units is subject to the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction.

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.

Where 97750 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$30.98 to $43.35

$30.98$37.16$43.35
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

97750 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$31.29Unavailable
Alaska$42.29Unavailable
Arizona$33.12Unavailable
Arkansas$30.98Unavailable
Atlanta, GA$34.14Unavailable
Austin, TX$34.79Unavailable
Bakersfield, CA$35.65Unavailable
Baltimore area, MD$35.40Unavailable
Beaumont, TX$32.06Unavailable
Brazoria, TX$33.62Unavailable

97750 rates by state

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

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$30.98

$42.29

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97750 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$42.291
AL$31.291
AR$30.981
AZ$33.121
CA$35.60–$43.3529
CO$35.021
CT$35.521
DC$37.851
DE$33.561
FL$33.09–$35.003
GA$31.82–$34.142
GU$36.111
HI$36.111
IA$31.971
ID$32.091
IL$32.32–$34.594
IN$32.221
KS$31.811
KY$31.671
LA$31.61–$32.702
MA$34.88–$37.882
MD$34.08–$37.853
ME$32.14–$33.452
MI$32.18–$33.322
MN$34.031
MO$31.19–$32.853
MS$31.091
MT$33.731
NC$32.381
ND$33.541
NE$32.111
NH$34.451
NJ$36.06–$37.642
NM$32.281
NV$33.701
NY$32.72–$38.465
OH$32.141
OK$31.691
OR$33.56–$35.932
PA$32.21–$34.822
PR$33.931
RI$34.591
SC$32.291
SD$33.511
TN$31.911
TX$32.06–$34.798
UT$32.601
VA$33.32–$37.852
VI$33.931
VT$33.391
WA$34.82–$38.602
WI$32.731
WV$31.471
WY$33.651

How the 97750 rate is calculated

Each of 97750’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 · 97750

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.45

0.45 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.55

0.55 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.01

0.01 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.0100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$33.73

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 97750

The CMS indicators that decide how 97750 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 97750

Performance test, timed testing with written report

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures5Therapy reduction: practice expense of the second and later units is reduced.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical7Therapy service: the split doesn’t apply.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier CQ · payment effect

With and without the modifier

97750 without CQ · national office

$33.73

Performance test, timed testing with written report

97750-CQ · Allowed amount unchanged

$33.73

Medicare cuts its own payment by 15% after the patient’s 20% coinsurance; the allowed amount stays the same. On $100 allowed: $20 coinsurance, then Medicare pays $68 instead of $80.

97750 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 97750

    Performance test, timed testing with written report0.45 wRVU

    $33.73

  • 97755

    Assistive technology, face-to-face assessment0.62 wRVU

    $37.74+$4.01

  • 97110

    Therapeutic exercise, one-on-one, each 15 minutes0.45 wRVU

    $29.06−$4.67

  • 97530

    Therapeutic activities, one-on-one, each 15 minutes0.44 wRVU

    $35.07+$1.34

How to choose

97755Assistive technologyFace-to-face assessment
97750 measures physical performance and requires a written report. 97755 focuses on assessing a patient's need for assistive technology.
97110Therapeutic exerciseOne-on-one, each 15 minutes
Use 97750 for timed performance testing and measurement; use 97110 for therapeutic exercises intended to improve strength, endurance, or range of motion.
97530Therapeutic activitiesOne-on-one, each 15 minutes
97750 reports testing and measurement. 97530 reports therapeutic activities performed to improve functional performance, not the measurement of performance itself.

Codes related to 97750

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

Codes related to 97750
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Often billed with
97110Therapeutic exercise, one-on-one, each 15 minutesMay accompany performance testing when therapeutic exercises are separately performed and documented.$26.97–$37.31
97530Therapeutic activities, one-on-one, each 15 minutesMay accompany testing when distinct therapeutic activities are performed during the same encounter.$32.08–$45.39
97112Neuromuscular reeducation, balance, coordination, proprioception, timedMay accompany testing when separate neuromuscular reeducation is provided and documented.$30.36–$41.95

97750 billing questions

How is 97750 different from therapeutic exercise?

97750 captures physical performance testing and measurement with a written report. Therapeutic exercise, such as 97110, reports exercises performed to improve function rather than testing used to measure it.

How many units can be reported?

The code is reported in 15-minute units. Document the testing time supporting the units and do not count the same minutes again as another timed therapy service.

Can 97750 be reported with treatment codes on the same date?

It may be reported with separately performed services such as therapeutic activities when the testing and treatment are distinct. The record should separate the testing, report, and treatment work and time.

Is a professional component modifier used?

No. CMS identifies 97750 as a therapy service for which the professional component modifier does not apply.

What documentation supports 97750?

Record the tests or measurements performed, the time spent, the results, and the written report. The documentation should show that the service measured physical performance rather than providing treatment alone.

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 97750PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,907 (RVU26D)

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