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How Much Does Therapy procedure using water pool to exercises, each 15 minutes Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 97113 — Therapy procedure using water pool to exercises, each 15 minutes

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Average Medicare Payment

$21.81

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$29.6M

Services (2023)

1.4M

Price Change (2014–2023)

-17.8%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$26.54$35.7M1.4M—
2015$26.48$38.1M1.5M-0.2%
2016$26.33$40.5M1.6M-0.6%
2017$26.53$39.9M1.5M+0.8%
2018$24.93$37.6M1.5M-6.0%
2019$24.84$38.8M1.6M-0.4%
2020$24.71$24.5M992.3K-0.5%
2021$24.51$31.1M1.3M-0.8%
2022$22.26$29.9M1.3M-9.2%
2023$21.81$29.6M1.4M-2.0%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $28.12 vs MS at $19.17.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$28.12$156.3K5.6K19
DC$25.16$36.9K1.5K3
NJ$24.72$832.5K33.7K40
MA$24.01$647.0K26.9K47
NY$23.89$1.5M61.2K126
CA$23.88$5.9M246.3K297
ND$23.13$24.2K1.0K4
NH$23.11$88.6K3.8K8
MD$22.79$2.0M89.9K132
HI$22.75$296.1K13.0K20
PR$22.60$40.6K1.8K3
CT$22.33$134.4K6.0K14
VT$21.98$304.3K13.8K44
MT$21.86$252.1K11.5K26
DE$21.76$364.7K16.8K34
WY$21.74$172.3K7.9K17
ME$21.65$103.5K4.8K13
MN$21.65$176.8K8.2K37
SD$21.65$121.4K5.6K13
WA$21.64$953.4K44.1K72
RI$21.61$59.9K2.8K7
VA$21.50$686.1K31.9K53
KY$21.43$141.7K6.6K17
UT$21.39$111.5K5.2K14
PA$21.35$1.1M49.4K89
IN$21.30$210.7K9.9K20
IL$21.29$408.2K19.2K45
NV$21.18$133.9K6.3K13
WI$20.85$136.3K6.5K20
LA$20.85$466.2K22.4K44
OR$20.82$191.3K9.2K33
AZ$20.82$761.8K36.6K70
MI$20.79$258.6K12.4K24
CO$20.77$344.8K16.6K24
NC$20.73$901.8K43.5K71
MO$20.66$174.3K8.4K24
SC$20.58$174.0K8.5K21
GA$20.54$933.5K45.5K55
TX$20.47$3.2M157.0K157
ID$20.37$265.5K13.0K23
KS$20.32$444.5K21.9K26
OH$20.30$875.8K43.1K84
IA$20.27$187.8K9.3K20
AR$20.25$71.8K3.5K6
WV$20.20$238.6K11.8K27
FL$19.95$1.4M68.9K68
NE$19.94$424.7K21.3K37
AL$19.84$182.8K9.2K18
TN$19.47$230.6K11.8K28
NM$19.28$366.6K19.0K19
OK$19.22$241.7K12.6K24

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Judy LokeyPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$633.0K31.0K$20.39
Alisa EischenPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$422.5K16.9K$24.97
Pamela MuscaraPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeNJ$226.9K8.6K$26.44
Preethi SureshPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$212.0K11.0K$19.21
Rania SokkerPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeNY$171.2K6.5K$26.39
Lydia NeuPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeKS$164.4K8.4K$19.58
Casey MulliganPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$142.0K5.0K$28.61
Michael StiwichPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCO$136.5K7.2K$18.94
Brenda Van SalisburyOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeFL$125.1K6.7K$18.81
Cary CaulfieldPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$123.3K5.6K$22.15
Megan EllisPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$119.4K5.4K$22.26
Zachary MichaelPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$113.2K5.5K$20.55
Margaret AbbottPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$104.3K5.3K$19.76
Daniel AlfaroPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$99.7K4.2K$23.49
Jeff CarrPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeAZ$98.0K4.7K$20.93
Sean HayesPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$96.0K4.3K$22.16
Tehila AriehOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeNY$95.8K3.7K$26.14
Gayle ReedPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeFL$94.3K5.2K$17.99
Javier LealPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$92.9K5.3K$17.44
Johanna SchatzPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$90.9K3.6K$25.09

🤔 Is Therapy procedure using water pool to exercises, each 15 minutes Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 97113 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 17.8% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.