Physical, occupational & speech therapy

97813 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.74	0.74
Practice expense RVU	0.90	0.21
Malpractice RVU	0.05	0.05
Total RVUs	1.69	1.00
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$56.45	$33.40
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$56.73	$33.57

How 97813 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 97813 ranges from $51.40 in Arkansas (AR) to $71.68 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 97813 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $71.68 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $71.45 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $70.22 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $70.16 Alaska (AK) $70.01 Napa (CA) $66.74 Vallejo (CA) $66.66 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $65.14 National average $56.45 … 97 more localities between … Rest Of Missouri (MO) $52.26 Alabama (AL) $51.97 Mississippi (MS) $51.83 Arkansas (AR) $51.40

Non-facility payment for 97813 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: XXX

No global period: the global surgery concept does not apply to this code.

Related codes - physical, occupational & speech therapy

97161 · physical therapy evaluation, low complexity
97162 · physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity
97163 · physical therapy evaluation, high complexity
97164 · physical therapy re-evaluation
97165 · occupational therapy evaluation, low complexity
97166 · occupational therapy evaluation, moderate complexity
97167 · occupational therapy evaluation, high complexity
97110 · therapeutic exercise, each 15 minutes
97112 · neuromuscular re-education, each 15 minutes
97116 · gait training, each 15 minutes
97140 · manual therapy, each 15 minutes
97530 · therapeutic activities, each 15 minutes
97535 · self-care and home management training, each 15 minutes
92507 · speech, language, voice treatment, individual
92523 · evaluation of speech sound production and language
92526 · treatment of swallowing or oral feeding function
98940 · chiropractic manipulation, 1-2 spinal regions
98941 · chiropractic manipulation, 3-4 spinal regions
98942 · chiropractic manipulation, 5 spinal regions
97810 · acupuncture without electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes
97811 · acupuncture without electrical stimulation, each additional 15 minutes
97814 · acupuncture with electrical stimulation, each additional 15 minutes

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 97813 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $56.45 and the facility payment is $33.40, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.

What is the work RVU for 97813?

The 2026 work RVU for 97813 is 0.74. Total RVUs are 1.69 in the non-facility setting and 1.00 in the facility setting.

Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?

Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.