97602
No office rateWound(s) care non-selective
Choose 97610 for low-frequency ultrasound treatment. Choose 97602 for nonselective wound care or debridement, such as wet-to-moist dressing care or enzymatic treatment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
97610 Ultrasound wound care Medicare reimbursement rates in California
Reports a daily low-frequency ultrasound treatment for wounds, including wound assessment and care instructions, in settings such as outpatient wound clinics. Compare 97610 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in California.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 97610 in California?
California has 29 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 29 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$434.41–$568.53
29 of 29 localities have a supported rate.
Lowest: Chico
Highest: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
A spread of $134.12 per service.
Facility setting
$15.62–$17.53
29 of 29 localities have a supported rate.
Lowest: Chico
Highest: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
A spread of $1.91 per service.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 97610 pays more and less in California
29 payment localities
$434.41 to $568.53
Wound care
About 97610: Low-frequency ultrasound wound treatment
Reports a daily low-frequency ultrasound treatment for wounds, including wound assessment and care instructions, in settings such as outpatient wound clinics.
This service uses low-frequency ultrasound delivered without direct probe-to-wound contact or tissue heating to treat wounds. Wound-care physicians and other qualified clinicians use it for wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure injuries. Treatment commonly takes place in an outpatient wound clinic or hospital outpatient department, using a device that delivers ultrasound through a mist or similar medium.
Report one unit for the treatment day, rather than one unit for each wound treated. The service includes wound assessment and instructions for ongoing care, so document the wound sites and condition, the ultrasound treatment provided, and the care instructions. CMS assigns practice expense values by setting in the Physician Fee Schedule; the applicable schedule data determine payment for the reported setting.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.39 · 3%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.50 · 97%
- Malpractice RVU0.01 · 0%
180.7K
Medicare services in 2024 · #404 by national volume
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
97610 compared with similar codes
Office rates for California, from the same CMS release.
$44.51–$54.40
97605 describes negative pressure wound therapy with durable medical equipment in its smaller wound-area category; 97610 describes ultrasound treatment.
$400.50–$523.55
97607 describes negative pressure wound therapy using a disposable device in its smaller wound-area category; it is not the ultrasound service reported with 97610.
Compare 97610 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
29 of 29 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | Office $434.46 | Facility $15.67 |
| Chico | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| El Centro | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Fresno | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office $468.18 | Facility $16.15 |
| Madera | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Merced | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Modesto | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Napa | Office $520.27 | Facility $16.66 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office $467.62 | Facility $15.97 |
| Redding | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Rest Of California | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office $434.53 | Facility $15.74 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office $460.39 | Facility $16.01 |
| Salinas | Office $458.79 | Facility $15.93 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office $472.99 | Facility $16.00 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office $556.01 | Facility $17.24 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office $556.00 | Facility $17.23 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office $568.53 | Facility $17.53 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office $568.48 | Facility $17.48 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office $450.93 | Facility $15.71 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office $480.17 | Facility $15.91 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office $461.44 | Facility $15.91 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office $485.28 | Facility $16.06 |
| Stockton | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Vallejo | Office $520.26 | Facility $16.64 |
| Visalia | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
| Yuba City | Office $434.41 | Facility $15.62 |
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97610 billing questions
How is 97610 different from 97602?
97610 reports low-frequency ultrasound wound treatment. Code 97602 describes nonselective wound care or debridement methods, such as wet-to-moist dressings or enzymatic treatment.
Is the code reported once per wound?
No. The code is reported per treatment day, not per wound. Document the individual wound sites treated.
Are wound assessment and care instructions separate services?
Assessment and instructions for ongoing care are included in the daily ultrasound service. Record them as part of the treatment documentation.
What documentation supports 97610?
Identify the wound sites and their condition, describe the ultrasound treatment performed, and record the instructions given for ongoing care.
Can 97610 be used for negative pressure wound therapy?
No. 97610 describes low-frequency ultrasound treatment; negative pressure wound therapy is reported with codes such as 97605 or 97607, depending on the equipment category and wound area.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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12,90997760,,Orthotic mgmt&traing 1st enc,A,,0.50,0.87,,0.87,NA,0.01,1.38,1.38,7,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,5,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00