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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

97034 in Manhattan

Office / nonfacility

$15.76

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 97034: Contrast bath therapy

Reports therapist-applied alternating warm and cool water immersion for a body area, billed in 15-minute units as a physical therapy modality.

Contrast bath therapy alternates immersion of a body area in warm and cool water as a therapeutic modality. Physical and occupational therapists commonly provide it in outpatient rehabilitation settings, often for a hand, foot, or other extremity. The treatment differs from a hot or cold pack because the area is immersed in alternating-temperature water rather than treated with a pack.

Report one unit for each 15-minute increment supported by the treatment record. Documentation should identify the treated area, the contrast-bath intervention, the time provided, and its therapeutic purpose and response. This is a therapy service; a professional component modifier does not apply. Under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction, CMS reduces practice expense for the second and later therapy units furnished on the same day.

CMS billing rules for 97034

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 RVU0.21 · 50%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.20 · 48%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 2%

6.5K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1705 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.

97034 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Manhattan, from the same CMS release.

97010

Hot or cold packs therapy

No office rate

Choose 97034 for alternating warm and cool water immersion; 97010 is for hot or cold pack treatment.

97022

Whirlpool therapy

Agitated water immersion

$17.83

Choose 97034 for alternating-temperature immersion. Code 97022 describes whirlpool therapy with agitated water.

97018

Paraffin therapy

Superficial heat modality

$6.93

Choose 97034 for water immersion at alternating temperatures; 97018 is paraffin bath treatment using heated wax.

The same code, a different location

How does Manhattan compare?

In Nyc Suburbs/Long Island, the office rate for 97034 is $16.03—$0.27 higher than the $15.76 rate in Manhattan. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

97034 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Manhattan · This locality

    $15.76

  2. Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    $16.03

    $0.27 higher than Manhattan

  3. Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    $15.05

    $0.71 lower than Manhattan

  4. Queens

    $15.84

    $0.08 higher than Manhattan

  5. Rest Of New York

    $13.60

    $2.16 lower than Manhattan

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

    $15.43

    $0.33 lower than Manhattan

  7. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $15.63

    $0.13 lower than Manhattan

Other payment areas listed in New York 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, 97034 ranges from $12.92 in Arkansas to $17.82 in Alaska*. 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

  • Miami

    Florida · 97034

    Office

    $14.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.95 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 97034

    Office

    $14.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.22 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 97034

    Office

    $17.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.06 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 97034

    Office

    $13.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.71 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 97034

    Office

    $12.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 97034

    Office

    $13.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.99 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.09 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 97034

    Office

    $16.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.67 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.61 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 97034

    Office

    $17.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.49 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

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

    California · 97034

    Office

    $17.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.48 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

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

    California · 97034

    Office

    $17.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.84 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

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

    California · 97034

    Office

    $17.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.79 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.84 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.30 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 97034

    Office

    $15.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.15 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 97034

    Office

    $16.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 97034

    Office

    $14.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.13 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 97034

    Office

    $14.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.29 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 97034

    Office

    $14.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.01 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 97034

    Office

    $13.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 97034

    Office

    $14.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 97034

    Office

    $13.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.86 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 97034

    Office

    $14.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.54 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 97034

    Office

    $13.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.39 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 97034

    Office

    $14.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 97034

    Office

    $13.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 97034

    Office

    $13.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.44 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 97034

    Office

    $13.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 97034

    Office

    $13.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.12 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 97034

    Office

    $14.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.24 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 97034

    Office

    $13.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.39 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 97034

    Office

    $13.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.54 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 97034

    Office

    $13.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 97034

    Office

    $13.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 97034

    Office

    $13.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 97034

    Office

    $15.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.18 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 97034

    Office

    $14.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.33 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 97034

    Office

    $14.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.05 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 97034

    Office

    $14.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.61 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 97034

    Office

    $13.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.39 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 97034

    Office

    $13.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 97034

    Office

    $14.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.74 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 97034

    Office

    $13.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.27 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 97034

    Office

    $13.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 97034

    Office

    $13.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.15 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 97034

    Office

    $13.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.05 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 97034

    Office

    $13.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.66 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 97034

    Office

    $13.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.75 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 97034

    Office

    $14.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.73 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 97034

    Office

    $13.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 97034

    Office

    $13.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 97034

    Office

    $13.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.45 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 97034

    Office

    $14.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 97034

    Office

    $15.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 97034

    Office

    $14.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.80 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 97034

    Office

    $13.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 97034

    Office

    $13.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.78 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 97034

    Office

    $13.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 97034

    Office

    $13.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.52 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 97034

    Office

    $14.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.96 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 97034

    Office

    $13.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.86 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 97034

    Office

    $14.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.27 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 97034

    Office

    $13.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 97034

    Office

    $14.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 97034

    Office

    $14.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 97034

    Office

    $13.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.29 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 97034

    Office

    $13.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 97034

    Office

    $13.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.49 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $14.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $13.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $13.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $14.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.74 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $13.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $13.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.78 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $14.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.60 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 97034

    Office

    $13.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.10 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 97034

    Office

    $13.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 97034

    Office

    $13.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.94 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 97034

    Office

    $14.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 97034

    Office

    $13.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.96 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 97034

    Office

    $14.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.37 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 97034

    Office

    $15.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.07 higher than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 97034

    Office

    $13.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.24 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 97034

    Office

    $13.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 97034

    Office

    $13.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.82 lower than Manhattan for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

97034 · 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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$12.92

$17.82

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

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$17.821
AL$13.051
AR$12.921
AZ$13.771
CA$14.63–$17.6029
CO$14.471
CT$14.751
DC$15.631
DE$13.951
FL$13.90–$14.813
GA$13.37–$14.222
GU$14.801
HI$14.801
IA$13.261
ID$13.321
IL$13.64–$14.544
IN$13.371
KS$13.221
KY$13.261
LA$13.25–$13.682
MA$14.43–$15.582
MD$14.15–$15.633
ME$13.37–$13.852
MI$13.49–$14.022
MN$13.991
MO$13.10–$13.713
MS$13.011
MT$14.031
NC$13.461
ND$13.831
NE$13.311
NH$14.261
NJ$14.96–$15.562
NM$13.541
NV$13.981
NY$13.60–$16.035
OH$13.451
OK$13.241
OR$13.90–$14.802
PA$13.46–$14.492
PR$14.101
RI$14.351
SC$13.471
SD$13.811
TN$13.271
TX$13.40–$14.398
UT$13.591
VA$13.82–$15.632
VI$14.101
VT$13.801
WA$14.39–$15.832
WI$13.521
WV$13.301
WY$13.941

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 97034 in Manhattan. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$17.34

$15.76 × 110% = $17.34

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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 97034 in Manhattan.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,854

Code
97034
Physician work
0.21
Practice expense
0.20
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

78

Locality
Manhattan
Physician work
1.064
Practice expense
1.162
Malpractice
1.586
Office / nonfacility calculation for 97034 in Manhattan
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.21× 1.0640.2234
Practice expense0.20× 1.1620.2324
Malpractice0.01× 1.5860.0159
Total RVUs0.4717
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Manhattan$15.76

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.211.064
Practice expense0.21.162
Malpractice0.011.586

(0.21 × 1.064 + 0.2 × 1.162 + 0.01 × 1.586) × $33.4009 = $15.76

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

97034 · Office / nonfacility

$15.76

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.45 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $15.31 to $15.76 (2.9%).

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

    $15.31changed to$15.76

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work GPCI 1.065 changed to 1.064
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.166 changed to 1.162
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.656 changed to 1.586

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $15.31

    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$15.76Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$15.76Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$15.76Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$15.76Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$15.31Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$15.31Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$15.31Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$15.31Not available in this settingRVU25A

97034 billing questions

How is this different from hot or cold pack therapy?

Contrast baths involve alternating warm and cool water immersion. Code 97010 describes hot or cold pack treatment, not alternating-temperature immersion.

How many units should be reported?

The code is reported in 15-minute units. Document the treatment time and the area treated to support the units billed.

Can a professional component modifier be appended?

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

How does the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction affect this service?

CMS reduces practice expense for the second and later therapy units furnished on the same day. The reduction applies to practice expense, not the work component.

When would 97022 be a better fit?

Use 97022 for whirlpool therapy involving agitated water. Code 97034 is for alternating warm and cool water immersion.

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 97034PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,854 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ManhattanGPCI2026.csv, line 78 (RVU26D)
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