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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

97810 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$50.36

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$27.67

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.

Acupuncture

About 97810: Initial acupuncture without electrical stimulation

Report 97810 for the initial 15 minutes of one-on-one acupuncture using one or more needles without electrical stimulation.

97810 represents the initial timed segment of acupuncture delivered by inserting one or more needles without passing electrical current through them. The practitioner selects acupuncture points and provides direct, one-on-one contact while treating the patient; needle count alone does not change the code. It is used in outpatient care, including pain-management and integrative-medicine settings. Physicians and other practitioners qualified under applicable scope-of-practice and payer requirements may provide the service.

Report 97810 for the initial 15-minute segment. Document face-to-face treatment time, needle placement, and whether electrical stimulation was used; distinguish treatment time from preparation or unrelated discussion. CMS prices the service under the physician fee schedule using physician work, malpractice, and practice-expense inputs, with separate office and facility practice-expense values. This code represents the initial service, not a charge per needle.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.61 · 42%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.79 · 55%
  • Malpractice RVU0.04 · 3%

88.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #598 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.

97810 compared with similar codes

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

97811

Acupuncture

Each additional 15 minutes

$29.35

97810 covers the initial interval without electrical stimulation. 97811 is for qualifying additional time and requires needle reinsertion.

97813

Acupuncture

With electrical stimulation

$58.99

Both describe the initial acupuncture interval, but 97813 is used when electrical stimulation is applied.

97814

Acupuncture

Additional 15 minutes with stimulation

$29.69

97814 reports a qualifying additional interval with electrical stimulation and needle reinsertion; 97810 is the initial interval without stimulation.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 97810 is $50.50—$0.14 higher than the $50.36 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

97810 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $50.36

  2. $0.14 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $50.36

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $50.36

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. The same base rate than El Centro

  6. $2.95 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $50.36

    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, 97810 ranges from $43.73 in Arkansas to $61.38 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 · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Modesto

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Napa

    California · 97810

    Office

    $57.11

    Facility

    $29.82

    $6.75 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 97810

    Office

    $52.97

    Facility

    $28.49

    $2.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Rest Of California

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.80

    Facility

    $28.10

    $0.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 97810

    Office

    $52.51

    Facility

    $28.43

    $2.15 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 97810

    Office

    $52.30

    Facility

    $28.30

    $1.94 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 97810

    Office

    $53.27

    Facility

    $28.50

    $2.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 97810

    Office

    $60.13

    Facility

    $30.93

    $9.77 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 97810

    Office

    $60.08

    Facility

    $30.88

    $9.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 97810

    Office

    $61.38

    Facility

    $31.52

    $11.02 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 97810

    Office

    $61.20

    Facility

    $31.33

    $10.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 97810

    Office

    $51.49

    Facility

    $27.90

    $1.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 97810

    Office

    $53.58

    Facility

    $28.42

    $3.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 97810

    Office

    $52.43

    Facility

    $28.28

    $2.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 97810

    Office

    $54.10

    Facility

    $28.67

    $3.74 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Vallejo

    California · 97810

    Office

    $57.05

    Facility

    $29.76

    $6.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Yuba City

    California · 97810

    Office

    $50.36

    Facility

    $27.66

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

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 97810

    Office

    $54.05

    Facility

    $29.65

    $3.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 97810

    Office

    $51.22

    Facility

    $29.66

    $0.86 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 97810

    Office

    $50.10

    Facility

    $29.29

    $0.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 97810

    Office

    $54.46

    Facility

    $30.40

    $4.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 97810

    Office

    $59.40

    Facility

    $37.35

    $9.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 97810

    Office

    $44.22

    Facility

    $26.10

    $6.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 97810

    Office

    $43.73

    Facility

    $25.94

    $6.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 97810

    Office

    $47.09

    Facility

    $27.02

    $3.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 97810

    Office

    $49.74

    Facility

    $27.70

    $0.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 97810

    Office

    $50.82

    Facility

    $28.51

    $0.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 97810

    Office

    $47.75

    Facility

    $27.29

    $2.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 97810

    Office

    $49.52

    Facility

    $28.54

    $0.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 97810

    Office

    $47.61

    Facility

    $27.81

    $2.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 97810

    Office

    $48.85

    Facility

    $27.81

    $1.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 97810

    Office

    $45.50

    Facility

    $27.03

    $4.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 97810

    Office

    $51.15

    Facility

    $27.60

    $0.79 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 97810

    Office

    $45.05

    Facility

    $26.10

    $5.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 97810

    Office

    $45.28

    Facility

    $26.23

    $5.08 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 97810

    Office

    $47.34

    Facility

    $28.29

    $3.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 97810

    Office

    $46.55

    Facility

    $27.65

    $3.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 97810

    Office

    $49.98

    Facility

    $28.72

    $0.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 97810

    Office

    $45.48

    Facility

    $26.29

    $4.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 97810

    Office

    $44.90

    Facility

    $26.18

    $5.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 97810

    Office

    $45.05

    Facility

    $26.64

    $5.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 97810

    Office

    $46.72

    Facility

    $27.24

    $3.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 97810

    Office

    $45.01

    Facility

    $26.68

    $5.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 97810

    Office

    $53.90

    Facility

    $29.18

    $3.54 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 97810

    Office

    $49.55

    Facility

    $27.74

    $0.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 97810

    Office

    $50.67

    Facility

    $28.45

    $0.31 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 97810

    Office

    $48.51

    Facility

    $27.55

    $1.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 97810

    Office

    $45.48

    Facility

    $26.43

    $4.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 97810

    Office

    $47.37

    Facility

    $26.84

    $2.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 97810

    Office

    $48.09

    Facility

    $28.11

    $2.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 97810

    Office

    $45.97

    Facility

    $27.07

    $4.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 97810

    Office

    $47.92

    Facility

    $26.61

    $2.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 97810

    Office

    $46.46

    Facility

    $27.01

    $3.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 97810

    Office

    $46.83

    Facility

    $27.12

    $3.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 97810

    Office

    $44.42

    Facility

    $26.57

    $5.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 97810

    Office

    $44.08

    Facility

    $26.25

    $6.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 97810

    Office

    $48.09

    Facility

    $27.39

    $2.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 97810

    Office

    $45.85

    Facility

    $26.53

    $4.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 97810

    Office

    $47.30

    Facility

    $26.60

    $3.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 97810

    Office

    $45.23

    Facility

    $26.12

    $5.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 97810

    Office

    $49.01

    Facility

    $27.45

    $1.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 97810

    Office

    $53.69

    Facility

    $29.67

    $3.33 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 97810

    Office

    $51.47

    Facility

    $28.86

    $1.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 97810

    Office

    $46.18

    Facility

    $27.19

    $4.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 97810

    Office

    $47.90

    Facility

    $27.17

    $2.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 97810

    Office

    $55.53

    Facility

    $30.91

    $5.17 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 97810

    Office

    $51.80

    Facility

    $29.13

    $1.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 97810

    Office

    $54.79

    Facility

    $30.32

    $4.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 97810

    Office

    $46.38

    Facility

    $26.71

    $3.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 97810

    Office

    $45.81

    Facility

    $26.91

    $4.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 97810

    Office

    $44.98

    Facility

    $26.48

    $5.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 97810

    Office

    $51.01

    Facility

    $28.00

    $0.65 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 97810

    Office

    $47.59

    Facility

    $26.97

    $2.77 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 97810

    Office

    $49.80

    Facility

    $28.25

    $0.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 97810

    Office

    $45.86

    Facility

    $26.85

    $4.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 97810

    Office

    $48.37

    Facility

    $27.43

    $1.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 97810

    Office

    $49.21

    Facility

    $27.82

    $1.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 97810

    Office

    $45.89

    Facility

    $26.76

    $4.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 97810

    Office

    $47.21

    Facility

    $26.50

    $3.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 97810

    Office

    $45.08

    Facility

    $26.25

    $5.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $49.52

    Facility

    $27.61

    $0.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $45.63

    Facility

    $26.78

    $4.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $47.73

    Facility

    $27.21

    $2.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $47.99

    Facility

    $27.36

    $2.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $47.74

    Facility

    $27.32

    $2.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $47.85

    Facility

    $27.28

    $2.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $48.58

    Facility

    $28.01

    $1.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 97810

    Office

    $46.62

    Facility

    $26.97

    $3.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 97810

    Office

    $46.38

    Facility

    $26.91

    $3.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 97810

    Office

    $47.26

    Facility

    $26.90

    $3.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 97810

    Office

    $48.37

    Facility

    $27.43

    $1.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 97810

    Office

    $47.17

    Facility

    $26.67

    $3.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 97810

    Office

    $49.44

    Facility

    $27.64

    $0.92 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 97810

    Office

    $54.86

    Facility

    $29.45

    $4.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 97810

    Office

    $46.06

    Facility

    $26.23

    $4.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 97810

    Office

    $45.22

    Facility

    $27.22

    $5.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 97810

    Office

    $47.75

    Facility

    $27.04

    $2.61 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

97810 · 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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$43.73

$59.40

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$59.401
AL$44.221
AR$43.731
AZ$47.091
CA$50.36–$61.3829
CO$49.741
CT$50.821
DC$54.051
DE$47.751
FL$47.61–$51.223
GA$45.50–$48.852
GU$51.151
HI$51.151
IA$45.051
ID$45.281
IL$46.55–$50.104
IN$45.481
KS$44.901
KY$45.051
LA$45.01–$46.722
MA$49.55–$53.902
MD$48.51–$54.053
ME$45.48–$47.372
MI$45.97–$48.092
MN$47.921
MO$44.42–$46.833
MS$44.081
MT$48.091
NC$45.851
ND$47.301
NE$45.231
NH$49.011
NJ$51.47–$53.692
NM$46.181
NV$47.901
NY$46.38–$55.535
OH$45.811
OK$44.981
OR$47.59–$51.012
PA$45.86–$49.802
PR$48.371
RI$49.211
SC$45.891
SD$47.211
TN$45.081
TX$45.63–$49.528
UT$46.381
VA$47.26–$54.052
VI$48.371
VT$47.171
WA$49.44–$54.862
WI$46.061
WV$45.221
WY$47.751

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Where does this rate apply?

El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 97810 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $50.36 and the facility-setting rate is $27.67: a difference of $22.69.

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 97810 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$55.40

$50.36 × 110% = $55.40

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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 97810 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,916

Code
97810
Physician work
0.61
Practice expense
0.79
Malpractice
0.04

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 97810 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.61× 1.0170.6204
Practice expense0.79× 1.0960.8658
Malpractice0.04× 0.5410.0216
Total RVUs1.5079
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$50.36

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.611.017
Practice expense0.791.096
Malpractice0.040.541

(0.61 × 1.017 + 0.79 × 1.096 + 0.04 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $50.36

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.611.017
Practice expense0.171.096
Malpractice0.040.541

(0.61 × 1.017 + 0.17 × 1.096 + 0.04 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $27.67

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

97810 · Office / nonfacility

$50.36

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.81 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $46.55 to $50.36 (8.2%).

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

    $46.55changed to$50.36

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.73 changed to 0.79
    • 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: $46.55

    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.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$50.36$27.67RVU26D
2026-07-01$50.36$27.67RVU26C
2026-04-01$50.36$27.67RVU26B
2026-01-01$50.36$27.67RVU26A
2025-10-01$46.55$30.64RVU25D
2025-07-01$46.55$30.64RVU25C
2025-04-01$46.55$30.64RVU25B
2025-01-01$46.55$30.64RVU25A

97810 billing questions

How does 97810 differ from 97813?

Use 97810 for the initial acupuncture interval without electrical stimulation. Use 97813 when electrical stimulation is applied during the initial interval.

When is 97811 reported with 97810?

97811 reports a qualifying additional 15-minute interval when needle reinsertion requirements are met. Document the additional treatment time and reinsertion.

Is 97810 reported per needle?

No. It represents the initial timed acupuncture service using one or more needles; the number of needles does not determine the code.

What documentation supports 97810?

Record the face-to-face treatment time, needle placement, and whether electrical stimulation was used. Keep preparation and unrelated discussion distinct from treatment time.

Can 97810 and 97813 describe the same initial interval?

They represent different methods for the initial interval: 97810 is without electrical stimulation, while 97813 is with it. Select the code matching the service performed.

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 97810PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,916 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)