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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

97124 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$31.47

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

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.

Physical therapy

About 97124: Therapeutic massage, timed treatment

Report 97124 for timed, hands-on massage techniques used as a therapeutic intervention during rehabilitation, such as treatment for soft-tissue pain or muscle tightness.

A therapist uses hands-on stroking, kneading, or percussion techniques to address soft-tissue symptoms such as muscle tightness or pain within a rehabilitation plan. The service is commonly furnished during outpatient physical therapy; the treatment should relate to the patient’s documented functional goals rather than being merely relaxation massage.

Report the code in 15-minute units based on direct treatment time and applicable Medicare timed-code counting rules. Document the techniques, treated area, skilled service, time, and the patient’s response or progress toward goals. When other therapy services are furnished on the same day, CMS reduces practice expense for the second and later therapy units. This is a therapy service, not a separately billed professional component, so a professional-component modifier does not apply.

CMS billing rules for 97124

Professional and technical components
Therapy service: the professional component modifier does not apply.
Multiple procedures
Therapy multiple procedure payment reduction: practice expense is reduced for the second and later therapy units on the same day.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.35 · 39%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.53 · 60%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%

339.7K

Medicare services in 2024 · #287 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.

97124 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

97140

Manual therapy

One or more regions, each 15 minutes

$29.06

97124 is for massage techniques such as stroking, kneading, or percussion. 97140 describes manual therapy interventions such as mobilization, manipulation, or manual traction.

97110

Therapeutic exercise

One-on-one, each 15 minutes

$30.48

97110 is for therapeutic exercise, such as prescribed strengthening or range-of-motion activity. 97124 is hands-on massage treatment.

97112

Neuromuscular reeducation

Balance, coordination, proprioception, timed

$34.37

97112 addresses neuromuscular control, balance, coordination, or proprioceptive training. 97124 describes hands-on massage techniques, not neuromuscular training.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 97124 is $31.52—$0.05 higher than the $31.47 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

97124 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $31.47

  2. Bakersfield

    $31.52

    $0.05 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $31.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $31.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $31.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

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

    $33.33

    $1.86 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $31.47

    The same base rate than El Centro

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, 97124 ranges from $27.07 in Arkansas to $38.68 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 · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 97124

    Office

    $35.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 97124

    Office

    $33.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 97124

    Office

    $32.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 97124

    Office

    $32.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 97124

    Office

    $33.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.92 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 97124

    Office

    $37.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 97124

    Office

    $37.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 97124

    Office

    $38.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.21 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 97124

    Office

    $38.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 97124

    Office

    $32.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 97124

    Office

    $33.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 97124

    Office

    $32.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 97124

    Office

    $33.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.49 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 97124

    Office

    $35.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 97124

    Office

    $31.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 97124

    Office

    $33.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 97124

    Office

    $30.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 97124

    Office

    $30.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 97124

    Office

    $33.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 97124

    Office

    $36.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 97124

    Office

    $27.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 97124

    Office

    $27.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 97124

    Office

    $29.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 97124

    Office

    $30.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 97124

    Office

    $31.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 97124

    Office

    $29.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 97124

    Office

    $30.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 97124

    Office

    $29.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 97124

    Office

    $30.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 97124

    Office

    $27.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 97124

    Office

    $32.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.54 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 97124

    Office

    $28.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 97124

    Office

    $28.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 97124

    Office

    $28.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 97124

    Office

    $28.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 97124

    Office

    $30.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 97124

    Office

    $28.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 97124

    Office

    $27.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 97124

    Office

    $27.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 97124

    Office

    $28.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 97124

    Office

    $27.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 97124

    Office

    $33.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 97124

    Office

    $30.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 97124

    Office

    $31.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 97124

    Office

    $30.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 97124

    Office

    $28.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 97124

    Office

    $29.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 97124

    Office

    $29.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 97124

    Office

    $28.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.24 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 97124

    Office

    $30.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 97124

    Office

    $28.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 97124

    Office

    $28.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 97124

    Office

    $27.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 97124

    Office

    $27.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 97124

    Office

    $29.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 97124

    Office

    $28.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 97124

    Office

    $29.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 97124

    Office

    $28.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 97124

    Office

    $30.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 97124

    Office

    $33.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 97124

    Office

    $31.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 97124

    Office

    $28.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 97124

    Office

    $29.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 97124

    Office

    $34.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 97124

    Office

    $32.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 97124

    Office

    $33.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 97124

    Office

    $28.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 97124

    Office

    $28.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 97124

    Office

    $27.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 97124

    Office

    $31.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 97124

    Office

    $29.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 97124

    Office

    $30.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 97124

    Office

    $28.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 97124

    Office

    $29.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 97124

    Office

    $30.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 97124

    Office

    $28.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 97124

    Office

    $29.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.96 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 97124

    Office

    $27.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $30.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $28.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $29.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $29.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $29.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $29.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $29.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 97124

    Office

    $28.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 97124

    Office

    $28.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 97124

    Office

    $29.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 97124

    Office

    $29.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 97124

    Office

    $29.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 97124

    Office

    $30.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 97124

    Office

    $34.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.80 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 97124

    Office

    $28.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 97124

    Office

    $27.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 97124

    Office

    $29.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

97124 · 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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$27.07

$36.57

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$36.571
AL$27.371
AR$27.071
AZ$29.131
CA$31.47–$38.6829
CO$30.931
CT$31.391
DC$33.551
DE$29.541
FL$29.12–$30.963
GA$27.88–$30.112
GU$32.011
HI$32.011
IA$28.021
ID$28.131
IL$28.37–$30.544
IN$28.261
KS$27.861
KY$27.731
LA$27.68–$28.732
MA$30.78–$33.602
MD$30.03–$33.553
ME$28.18–$29.442
MI$28.23–$29.342
MN$30.011
MO$27.28–$28.883
MS$27.181
MT$29.731
NC$28.421
ND$29.531
NE$28.161
NH$30.411
NJ$31.86–$33.322
NM$28.321
NV$29.691
NY$28.74–$34.115
OH$28.191
OK$27.761
OR$29.56–$31.792
PA$28.26–$30.732
PR$29.921
RI$30.501
SC$28.331
SD$29.511
TN$27.961
TX$28.11–$30.748
UT$28.631
VA$29.33–$33.552
VI$29.921
VT$29.381
WA$30.74–$34.272
WI$28.751
WV$27.551
WY$29.641

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 97124 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$34.62

$31.47 × 110% = $34.62

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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 97124 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,863

Code
97124
Physician work
0.35
Practice expense
0.53
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 97124 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.35× 1.0170.3559
Practice expense0.53× 1.0960.5809
Malpractice0.01× 0.5410.0054
Total RVUs0.9422
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$31.47

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
Work0.351.017
Practice expense0.531.096
Malpractice0.010.541

(0.35 × 1.017 + 0.53 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $31.47

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

97124 · Office / nonfacility

$31.47

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.01 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $31.46 to $31.47 (0.0%).

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

    $31.46changed to$31.47

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.56 changed to 0.53
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $31.46

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$31.47Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$31.47Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$31.47Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$31.47Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$31.46Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$31.46Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$31.46Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$31.46Not available in this settingRVU25A

97124 billing questions

When should 97124 be chosen instead of 97140?

Use 97124 for massage techniques such as stroking, kneading, or percussion. Use 97140 when the intervention is a manual therapy technique such as joint mobilization or manual traction.

How are units reported?

The code represents 15-minute units. Count the direct treatment time under applicable Medicare timed-code rules and document the time supporting the units billed.

Can 97124 and 97140 be reported on the same date?

They may describe distinct interventions, but the time and service for each must be separately supported; the same minutes cannot support both codes.

Does 97124 have a professional component?

No separate professional component is reported for this therapy service. A professional-component modifier does not apply.

How does the same-day therapy reduction affect 97124?

CMS reduces practice expense for the second and later therapy units furnished on the same day. The reduction is based on therapy-unit order that day.

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 97124PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,863 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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