97026
No office rateInfrared therapy
97024 represents diathermy, including microwave treatment. 97026 is for infrared therapy, a different energy modality.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
97024 Diathermy Medicare reimbursement rates in Wisconsin
Reports diathermy used to deliver therapeutic deep heat, such as microwave energy, during rehabilitation for musculoskeletal pain or stiffness. Compare 97024 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Wisconsin.
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 97024 in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$6.91
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Wisconsin
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
No supported rate
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.
Physical therapy modality
About 97024: Microwave diathermy therapy
Reports diathermy used to deliver therapeutic deep heat, such as microwave energy, during rehabilitation for musculoskeletal pain or stiffness.
Diathermy applies high-frequency electromagnetic energy to generate heat in targeted tissues. Physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals may use microwave or another diathermy method as part of care for musculoskeletal pain, muscle spasm, or joint stiffness. Treatment is typically provided in an outpatient rehabilitation setting, with the applicator positioned for the area being treated.
Report 97024 when diathermy is the modality delivered, rather than infrared heat, ultrasound, or a surface hot pack. This is an untimed modality: report one unit for the service, not units accumulated in 15-minute increments. Documentation should identify the treated area, the diathermy modality, and the clinical purpose of treatment. The professional component modifier does not apply. Under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction, practice expense is reduced for the second and later therapy units on the same day.
CMS billing rules for 97024
- 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 RVU0.06 · 27%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.15 · 68%
- Malpractice RVU0.01 · 5%
11.9K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1379 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.
97024 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Wisconsin, from the same CMS release.
Compare 97024 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.
1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$6.91
Facility
Unavailable
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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 97024 in Wisconsin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
12,849
- Code
- 97024
- Physician work
- 0.06
- Practice expense
- 0.15
- Malpractice
- 0.01
GPCI2026.csv
111
- Locality
- Wisconsin
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.958
- Malpractice
- 0.308
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.06 | × 1.000 | 0.0600 |
| Practice expense | 0.15 | × 0.958 | 0.1437 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | × 0.308 | 0.0031 |
| Total RVUs | 0.2068 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Wisconsin$6.91
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.06 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.15 | 0.958 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | 0.308 |
(0.06 × 1 + 0.15 × 0.958 + 0.01 × 0.308) × $33.4009 = $6.91
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.
97024 billing questions
How does 97024 differ from infrared therapy?
97024 is for diathermy, such as microwave energy used to produce therapeutic heat. Use 97026 when the modality delivered is infrared.
Is 97024 billed in 15-minute units?
No. It is an untimed modality, so report one unit for the service rather than counting 15-minute increments.
Can a professional component modifier be appended?
No. The CMS therapy-service rule specifies that the professional component modifier does not apply.
What documentation supports 97024?
Document the body area treated, that diathermy was delivered, and its clinical purpose, such as addressing musculoskeletal pain or stiffness.
How does the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction affect 97024?
When it is among the second or later therapy units on the same day, practice expense is reduced under the therapy multiple procedure payment reduction.
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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