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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

97610 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$434.41

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$15.62

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Wound care

About 97610: Low-frequency ultrasound wound treatment

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

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; the applicable schedule data determine payment for the reported setting.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.39 · 3%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU11.50 · 97%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 0%

180.7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #404 by national volume

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.

97610 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

97602

Wound(s) care non-selective

No office rate

Choose 97610 for low-frequency ultrasound treatment. Choose 97602 for nonselective wound care or debridement, such as wet-to-moist dressing care or enzymatic treatment.

97605

Wound therapy

DME, 50 sq cm or less

$44.51

97605 describes negative pressure wound therapy with durable medical equipment in its smaller wound-area category; 97610 describes ultrasound treatment.

97607

Negative pressure therapy

Nonpowered, up to 50 cm²

$400.50

97607 describes negative pressure wound therapy using a disposable device in its smaller wound-area category; it is not the ultrasound service reported with 97610.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 97610 is $434.46—$0.05 higher than the $434.41 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

97610 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $434.41

  2. Bakersfield

    $434.46

    $0.05 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $434.41

    The same base rate than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $434.41

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $434.41

    The same base rate than Chico

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $468.18

    $33.77 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $434.41

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 97610 ranges from $343.15 in Arkansas to $568.53 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Merced

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 97610

    Office

    $520.27

    Facility

    $16.66

    $85.86 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 97610

    Office

    $467.62

    Facility

    $15.97

    $33.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.53

    Facility

    $15.74

    $0.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 97610

    Office

    $460.39

    Facility

    $16.01

    $25.98 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 97610

    Office

    $458.79

    Facility

    $15.93

    $24.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 97610

    Office

    $472.99

    Facility

    $16.00

    $38.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 97610

    Office

    $556.01

    Facility

    $17.24

    $121.60 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 97610

    Office

    $556.00

    Facility

    $17.23

    $121.59 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 97610

    Office

    $568.53

    Facility

    $17.53

    $134.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 97610

    Office

    $568.48

    Facility

    $17.48

    $134.07 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 97610

    Office

    $450.93

    Facility

    $15.71

    $16.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 97610

    Office

    $480.17

    Facility

    $15.91

    $45.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 97610

    Office

    $461.44

    Facility

    $15.91

    $27.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 97610

    Office

    $485.28

    Facility

    $16.06

    $50.87 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 97610

    Office

    $520.26

    Facility

    $16.64

    $85.85 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 97610

    Office

    $434.41

    Facility

    $15.62

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 97610

    Office

    $466.58

    Facility

    $16.46

    $32.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 97610

    Office

    $413.73

    Facility

    $15.96

    $20.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 97610

    Office

    $399.91

    Facility

    $15.90

    $34.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 97610

    Office

    $460.73

    Facility

    $16.72

    $26.32 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 97610

    Office

    $428.80

    Facility

    $21.86

    $5.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 97610

    Office

    $349.31

    Facility

    $14.97

    $85.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 97610

    Office

    $343.15

    Facility

    $14.92

    $91.26 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 97610

    Office

    $385.52

    Facility

    $15.25

    $48.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 97610

    Office

    $422.14

    Facility

    $15.58

    $12.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 97610

    Office

    $427.38

    Facility

    $15.85

    $7.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 97610

    Office

    $392.89

    Facility

    $15.37

    $41.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 97610

    Office

    $402.73

    Facility

    $15.66

    $31.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 97610

    Office

    $380.74

    Facility

    $15.44

    $53.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 97610

    Office

    $403.72

    Facility

    $15.50

    $30.69 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 97610

    Office

    $356.05

    Facility

    $15.21

    $78.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 97610

    Office

    $449.95

    Facility

    $15.50

    $15.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 97610

    Office

    $364.62

    Facility

    $14.99

    $69.79 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 97610

    Office

    $366.57

    Facility

    $15.03

    $67.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 97610

    Office

    $367.08

    Facility

    $15.54

    $67.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 97610

    Office

    $364.24

    Facility

    $15.38

    $70.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 97610

    Office

    $408.19

    Facility

    $15.77

    $26.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 97610

    Office

    $369.26

    Facility

    $15.05

    $65.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 97610

    Office

    $360.43

    Facility

    $15.01

    $73.98 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 97610

    Office

    $354.81

    Facility

    $15.11

    $79.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 97610

    Office

    $374.85

    Facility

    $15.29

    $59.56 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 97610

    Office

    $353.28

    Facility

    $15.12

    $81.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 97610

    Office

    $472.49

    Facility

    $16.25

    $38.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 97610

    Office

    $417.97

    Facility

    $15.61

    $16.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 97610

    Office

    $425.80

    Facility

    $15.80

    $8.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 97610

    Office

    $402.18

    Facility

    $15.49

    $32.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 97610

    Office

    $366.62

    Facility

    $15.08

    $67.79 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 97610

    Office

    $393.89

    Facility

    $15.22

    $40.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 97610

    Office

    $384.26

    Facility

    $15.52

    $50.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 97610

    Office

    $364.10

    Facility

    $15.23

    $70.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 97610

    Office

    $408.37

    Facility

    $15.19

    $26.04 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 97610

    Office

    $374.03

    Facility

    $15.23

    $60.38 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 97610

    Office

    $379.03

    Facility

    $15.27

    $55.38 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 97610

    Office

    $344.45

    Facility

    $15.08

    $89.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 97610

    Office

    $343.99

    Facility

    $15.00

    $90.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 97610

    Office

    $397.47

    Facility

    $15.36

    $36.94 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 97610

    Office

    $371.61

    Facility

    $15.11

    $62.80 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 97610

    Office

    $397.27

    Facility

    $15.17

    $37.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 97610

    Office

    $367.69

    Facility

    $15.00

    $66.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 97610

    Office

    $413.18

    Facility

    $15.40

    $21.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 97610

    Office

    $459.77

    Facility

    $16.53

    $25.36 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 97610

    Office

    $433.36

    Facility

    $16.10

    $1.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 97610

    Office

    $365.66

    Facility

    $15.27

    $68.75 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 97610

    Office

    $397.80

    Facility

    $15.31

    $36.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 97610

    Office

    $471.19

    Facility

    $16.86

    $36.78 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 97610

    Office

    $434.62

    Facility

    $16.21

    $0.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 97610

    Office

    $468.36

    Facility

    $16.71

    $33.95 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 97610

    Office

    $378.17

    Facility

    $15.17

    $56.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 97610

    Office

    $364.06

    Facility

    $15.19

    $70.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 97610

    Office

    $356.30

    Facility

    $15.08

    $78.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 97610

    Office

    $440.23

    Facility

    $15.71

    $5.82 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 97610

    Office

    $395.84

    Facility

    $15.26

    $38.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 97610

    Office

    $413.52

    Facility

    $15.75

    $20.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 97610

    Office

    $365.96

    Facility

    $15.18

    $68.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 97610

    Office

    $401.69

    Facility

    $15.38

    $32.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 97610

    Office

    $410.36

    Facility

    $15.64

    $24.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 97610

    Office

    $368.23

    Facility

    $15.16

    $66.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 97610

    Office

    $397.25

    Facility

    $15.14

    $37.16 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 97610

    Office

    $362.36

    Facility

    $15.03

    $72.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $419.74

    Facility

    $15.47

    $14.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $362.88

    Facility

    $15.16

    $71.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $394.04

    Facility

    $15.38

    $40.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $396.00

    Facility

    $15.43

    $38.41 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $392.17

    Facility

    $15.41

    $42.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $394.83

    Facility

    $15.40

    $39.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $395.01

    Facility

    $15.58

    $39.40 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 97610

    Office

    $377.85

    Facility

    $15.23

    $56.56 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 97610

    Office

    $374.39

    Facility

    $15.21

    $60.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 97610

    Office

    $390.84

    Facility

    $15.23

    $43.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 97610

    Office

    $401.69

    Facility

    $15.38

    $32.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 97610

    Office

    $393.46

    Facility

    $15.18

    $40.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 97610

    Office

    $417.92

    Facility

    $15.56

    $16.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 97610

    Office

    $485.25

    Facility

    $16.41

    $50.84 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 97610

    Office

    $381.11

    Facility

    $15.05

    $53.30 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 97610

    Office

    $347.30

    Facility

    $15.25

    $87.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 97610

    Office

    $397.38

    Facility

    $15.28

    $37.03 lower than Chico for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

97610 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$343.15

$501.47

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State / territoryRate 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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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 97610 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $434.41 and the facility-setting rate is $15.62: a difference of $418.79.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 97610 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$477.85

$434.41 × 110% = $477.85

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 97610 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,906

Code
97610
Physician work
0.39
Practice expense
11.50
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 97610 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.39× 1.0170.3966
Practice expense11.50× 1.09612.6040
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs13.0060
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$434.41

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.391.017
Practice expense11.51.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.39 × 1.017 + 11.5 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $434.41

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.391.017
Practice expense0.061.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.39 × 1.017 + 0.06 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $15.62

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

97610 · Office / nonfacility

$434.41

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.45 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $432.96 to $434.41 (0.3%).

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

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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

    $432.96changed to$434.41

    • 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
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $432.96

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$434.41$15.62RVU26D
2026-07-01$434.41$15.62RVU26C
2026-04-01$434.41$15.62RVU26B
2026-01-01$434.41$15.62RVU26A
2025-10-01$432.96$17.54RVU25D
2025-07-01$432.96$17.54RVU25C
2025-04-01$432.96$17.54RVU25B
2025-01-01$432.96$17.54RVU25A

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 indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 97610PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,906 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)
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