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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

97033 in Salinas

Office / nonfacility

$20.75

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 medicine modality

About 97033: Iontophoresis treatment, each 15 minutes

Reports therapist-administered iontophoresis that uses electrical current to deliver medication through the skin during a timed rehabilitation treatment.

Iontophoresis uses an electrical current to move a prescribed medication through the skin to a localized treatment area, often over an extremity with soft-tissue inflammation. Physical therapists and occupational therapists commonly provide it in outpatient rehabilitation settings; dexamethasone is one medication used for this purpose. The service is selected for medication delivery through the skin, not simply because electrical equipment is used during treatment.

Report one unit for each 15 minutes of treatment, supported by documentation of the treatment area, medication, skilled application, and time. Do not count the same treatment minutes toward another timed service. CMS treats this as a therapy service, so a professional-component modifier does not apply. When multiple therapy units are furnished on the same day, CMS reduces practice expense for the second and subsequent units.

CMS billing rules for 97033

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 RVU0.26 · 46%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.30 · 53%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 2%

29.4K

Medicare services in 2024 · #981 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.

97033 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Salinas, from the same CMS release.

97032

Electrical stimulation

Attended, timed modality

$15.76

97032 describes attended electrical stimulation. Use 97033 when the current is used to deliver medication through the skin.

97034

Contrast baths

Each 15 minutes

$15.15

97034 is for contrast-bath treatment. It does not describe medication delivery through the skin by electrical current.

97035

Therapeutic ultrasound

Constant attendance, each 15 minutes

$15.54

97035 describes therapeutic ultrasound. Use 97033 for iontophoresis medication delivery, not ultrasound treatment.

The same code, a different location

How does Salinas compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 97033 is $20.03—$0.72 lower than the $20.75 rate in Salinas. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

97033 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Salinas · This locality

    $20.75

  2. $0.72 lower than Salinas

  3. Chico

    $19.99

    $0.76 lower than Salinas

  4. El Centro

    $19.99

    $0.76 lower than Salinas

  5. Fresno

    $19.99

    $0.76 lower than Salinas

  6. $0.76 lower than Salinas

  7. $0.37 higher than Salinas

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, 97033 ranges from $17.46 in Arkansas to $24.27 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
  • Madera

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 97033

    Office

    $22.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.86 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 97033

    Office

    $20.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.23 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 97033

    Office

    $20.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 97033

    Office

    $20.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 97033

    Office

    $21.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.36 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 97033

    Office

    $23.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.04 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 97033

    Office

    $23.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.03 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 97033

    Office

    $24.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.52 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

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

    California · 97033

    Office

    $24.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.47 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 97033

    Office

    $20.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.33 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 97033

    Office

    $21.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.47 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 97033

    Office

    $20.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.04 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 97033

    Office

    $21.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 97033

    Office

    $22.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.84 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 97033

    Office

    $21.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 97033

    Office

    $19.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.79 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 97033

    Office

    $19.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.17 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 97033

    Office

    $21.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.66 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 97033

    Office

    $23.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.13 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 97033

    Office

    $17.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.11 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 97033

    Office

    $17.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.29 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 97033

    Office

    $18.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.07 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 97033

    Office

    $19.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.04 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 97033

    Office

    $20.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 97033

    Office

    $18.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.82 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 97033

    Office

    $19.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.31 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 97033

    Office

    $18.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.98 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 97033

    Office

    $19.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 97033

    Office

    $18.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.73 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 97033

    Office

    $20.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 97033

    Office

    $17.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 97033

    Office

    $18.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 97033

    Office

    $18.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 97033

    Office

    $18.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.40 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 97033

    Office

    $19.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.12 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 97033

    Office

    $18.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.61 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 97033

    Office

    $17.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.84 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 97033

    Office

    $17.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.85 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 97033

    Office

    $18.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.26 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 97033

    Office

    $17.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.88 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 97033

    Office

    $21.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 97033

    Office

    $19.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 97033

    Office

    $19.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 97033

    Office

    $19.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.53 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 97033

    Office

    $18.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 97033

    Office

    $18.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.92 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 97033

    Office

    $18.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 97033

    Office

    $18.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.54 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 97033

    Office

    $19.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.66 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 97033

    Office

    $18.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.33 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 97033

    Office

    $18.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.19 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 97033

    Office

    $17.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 97033

    Office

    $17.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 97033

    Office

    $19.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.71 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 97033

    Office

    $18.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 97033

    Office

    $18.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 97033

    Office

    $18.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 97033

    Office

    $19.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.34 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 97033

    Office

    $21.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.46 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 97033

    Office

    $20.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 97033

    Office

    $18.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.48 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 97033

    Office

    $18.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.76 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 97033

    Office

    $21.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.02 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 97033

    Office

    $20.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.30 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 97033

    Office

    $21.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.82 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 97033

    Office

    $18.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 97033

    Office

    $18.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.58 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 97033

    Office

    $17.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.86 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 97033

    Office

    $20.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.55 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 97033

    Office

    $18.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 97033

    Office

    $19.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 97033

    Office

    $18.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.55 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 97033

    Office

    $19.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.61 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 97033

    Office

    $19.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.25 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 97033

    Office

    $18.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.52 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 97033

    Office

    $18.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.93 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 97033

    Office

    $17.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.78 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $19.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $18.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $18.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.81 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $19.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.72 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $18.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.82 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $18.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.77 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $19.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.59 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 97033

    Office

    $18.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.25 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 97033

    Office

    $18.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.35 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 97033

    Office

    $18.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.98 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 97033

    Office

    $19.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.61 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 97033

    Office

    $18.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.98 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 97033

    Office

    $19.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.15 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 97033

    Office

    $21.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.94 higher than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 97033

    Office

    $18.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.36 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 97033

    Office

    $17.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.88 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 97033

    Office

    $18.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 lower than Salinas for the office setting.

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97033 · 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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$17.46

$23.88

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$23.881
AL$17.641
AR$17.461
AZ$18.681
CA$19.99–$24.2729
CO$19.711
CT$20.051
DC$21.331
DE$18.931
FL$18.77–$19.963
GA$18.02–$19.292
GU$20.271
HI$20.271
IA$17.991
ID$18.061
IL$18.35–$19.634
IN$18.141
KS$17.911
KY$17.901
LA$17.87–$18.492
MA$19.64–$21.302
MD$19.22–$21.333
ME$18.11–$18.832
MI$18.21–$18.922
MN$19.091
MO$17.65–$18.563
MS$17.561
MT$19.041
NC$18.251
ND$18.841
NE$18.061
NH$19.411
NJ$20.34–$21.212
NM$18.271
NV$18.991
NY$18.44–$21.775
OH$18.171
OK$17.891
OR$18.90–$20.202
PA$18.20–$19.672
PR$19.141
RI$19.501
SC$18.231
SD$18.821
TN$17.971
TX$18.11–$19.608
UT$18.401
VA$18.77–$21.332
VI$19.141
VT$18.771
WA$19.60–$21.692
WI$18.391
WV$17.871
WY$18.951

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Reference amount per service

$22.83

$20.75 × 110% = $22.83

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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 97033 in Salinas.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

12,853

Code
97033
Physician work
0.26
Practice expense
0.30
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

22

Locality
Salinas
Physician work
1.031
Practice expense
1.159
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 97033 in Salinas
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.26× 1.0310.2681
Practice expense0.30× 1.1590.3477
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs0.6211
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Salinas$20.75

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
Work0.261.031
Practice expense0.31.159
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.26 × 1.031 + 0.3 × 1.159 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $20.75

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

97033 · Office / nonfacility

$20.75

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.18 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $20.57 to $20.75 (0.9%).

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

    $20.57changed to$20.75

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 0.31 changed to 0.30
    • Work GPCI 1.035 changed to 1.031
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.165 changed to 1.159
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $20.57

    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$20.75Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$20.75Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$20.75Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$20.75Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$20.57Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$20.57Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$20.57Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$20.57Not available in this settingRVU25A

97033 billing questions

How is this different from electrical stimulation?

Iontophoresis delivers medication through the skin using current. Report 97032 when the service is attended electrical stimulation rather than transdermal medication delivery.

How many units should be reported?

Each unit represents 15 minutes of iontophoresis treatment. Document the treatment time and do not count minutes already assigned to another timed service.

What documentation supports the service?

Record the medication, treatment area, skilled application, and time spent providing iontophoresis. The record should support why medication delivery by this method was part of the rehabilitation treatment.

Should a professional-component modifier be appended?

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

How does the therapy multiple procedure reduction affect payment?

CMS reduces practice expense for the second and later therapy units furnished on the same day. The reduction applies to practice expense, not as a reduction to the documented treatment time.

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 97033PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 12,853 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for SalinasGPCI2026.csv, line 22 (RVU26D)