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How Much Does Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 97140 — Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes

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Average Medicare Payment

$16.15

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$466.0M

Services (2023)

28.7M

Price Change (2014–2023)

-11.2%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$18.18$380.0M20.7M—
2015$18.12$414.1M22.7M-0.3%
2016$17.99$448.5M24.8M-0.7%
2017$18.10$477.4M26.2M+0.6%
2018$17.26$473.4M27.2M-4.6%
2019$17.32$506.8M29.0M+0.3%
2020$17.65$396.6M22.3M+1.9%
2021$17.42$475.5M27.0M-1.3%
2022$16.61$465.8M27.8M-4.6%
2023$16.15$466.0M28.7M-2.8%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $21.49 vs WV at $14.74.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$21.49$1.6M75.0K256
NY$17.72$49.9M2.8M5.1K
DC$17.62$821.4K46.6K139
NJ$17.52$36.0M2.1M3.5K
CA$17.21$62.5M3.6M6.0K
GU$17.16$20.6K1.2K5
CT$16.85$5.7M338.0K869
XX$16.73$12.2K7311
MD$16.64$15.4M922.7K1.8K
MA$16.63$12.1M728.2K1.7K
HI$16.53$2.1M128.8K358
AP$16.33$7.3K4454
ND$16.27$1.2M73.8K221
RI$16.24$2.5M155.3K403
ZZ$16.20$4.8K2952
VA$16.17$12.0M743.7K1.7K
CO$16.17$11.2M695.6K1.8K
PA$16.11$19.9M1.2M2.6K
IL$16.06$17.0M1.1M3.1K
WA$16.04$10.6M661.0K2.1K
NH$15.97$2.4M153.0K366
AE$15.96$5.4K3414
MT$15.96$2.3M144.3K449
MP$15.95$4.2K2611
VT$15.94$1.3M81.0K211
VI$15.92$71.2K4.5K17
DE$15.91$3.2M199.0K405
MN$15.88$3.2M202.3K1.1K
NV$15.83$4.5M284.8K555
WY$15.77$3.5M222.7K336
SD$15.77$1.4M87.6K251
ME$15.76$1.8M113.0K358
MI$15.72$13.4M850.2K2.2K
PR$15.71$54.6K3.5K14
OR$15.69$4.6M294.9K945
FL$15.66$27.5M1.8M3.0K
GA$15.65$9.3M592.1K1.8K
AZ$15.61$15.1M970.1K1.8K
AA$15.57$10.6K6791
TX$15.53$15.3M985.7K2.7K
WI$15.53$4.3M276.2K1.2K
NC$15.40$10.6M687.1K2.0K
MO$15.39$4.3M279.7K805
UT$15.38$3.4M221.8K501
LA$15.36$6.4M419.3K834
NE$15.26$3.6M236.8K569
SC$15.25$7.6M500.9K1.1K
IA$15.18$4.4M288.0K853
NM$15.17$2.0M130.3K299
TN$15.16$9.4M619.4K1.5K
IN$15.11$6.2M413.2K1.2K

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Michael ThrasherGeneral PracticeFL$262.8K16.8K$15.65
Pedro MachinOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeFL$232.1K15.9K$14.56
Bobby PourziaeePodiatryCA$228.4K11.3K$20.16
Edwin YauFamily PracticeCA$214.5K12.6K$17.06
Larry BrimhallPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeAZ$200.6K12.7K$15.80
Frank CawleyPhysical Therapist in Private PracticePA$195.3K12.0K$16.28
Jose RivasGeneral PracticeFL$186.5K11.5K$16.19
Imara ParamoOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeFL$185.1K12.7K$14.53
Chand Parveen ShaikPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeNY$179.3K10.8K$16.54
Jonathan VellingaInternal MedicineCA$173.3K9.3K$18.67
Alan BerkovitchPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeNY$168.0K9.7K$17.34
Tamara LiburdOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeTX$166.4K11.6K$14.30
Martha Acero-VegaPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeFL$166.0K10.6K$15.72
Belinda McdonaldPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$161.1K9.7K$16.58
Patricia FreirePhysical Therapist in Private PracticeFL$158.1K10.9K$14.56
Ken RichardsPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$154.9K8.7K$17.85
Rodney VelazquezPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeFL$154.8K11.1K$13.98
Carmen AlbuOccupational Therapist in Private PracticeNC$149.7K9.7K$15.49
Emerson JouPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationCA$149.4K8.1K$18.56
Matthew JendruschPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeTX$146.8K9.7K$15.17

🤔 Is Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 97140 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 11.2% 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.