Cost analysis for CPT 97610 — Therapy procedure using ultrasound
Average Medicare Payment
$328.85
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$32.6M
Services (2023)
93.8K
Price Change (2015–2023)
+263.8%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $90.40 | $36.7K | 409 | — |
| 2016 | $77.26 | $52.7K | 650 | -14.5% |
| 2017 | $69.51 | $202.5K | 2.9K | -10.0% |
| 2018 | $86.98 | $367.6K | 3.9K | +25.1% |
| 2019 | $150.17 | $1.3M | 7.7K | +72.6% |
| 2020 | $237.20 | $3.2M | 12.4K | +58.0% |
| 2021 | $315.05 | $8.7M | 26.9K | +32.8% |
| 2022 | $343.69 | $23.1M | 63.4K | +9.1% |
| 2023 | $328.85 | $32.6M | 93.8K | -4.3% |
The most expensive state pays 1.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DC averages $427.94 vs MS at $255.69.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $427.94 | $112.5K | 263 | 1 |
| MA | $415.61 | $662.1K | 1.6K | 2 |
| NY | $393.82 | $716.4K | 1.8K | 5 |
| CA | $391.78 | $9.9M | 25.2K | 54 |
| CT | $357.66 | $183.1K | 512 | 3 |
| PA | $355.06 | $1.0M | 2.9K | 12 |
| NJ | $353.53 | $6.3M | 17.8K | 38 |
| IL | $347.78 | $2.8M | 8.2K | 26 |
| NE | $347.46 | $74.0K | 213 | 3 |
| OR | $342.11 | $100.9K | 295 | 1 |
| OH | $337.31 | $205.1K | 608 | 1 |
| WA | $337.22 | $275.2K | 816 | 4 |
| MO | $333.42 | $98.4K | 295 | 1 |
| NC | $327.91 | $161.3K | 492 | 6 |
| SC | $320.58 | $60.3K | 188 | 1 |
| CO | $317.70 | $239.5K | 754 | 5 |
| FL | $311.54 | $1.5M | 4.8K | 29 |
| AL | $310.60 | $59.9K | 193 | 1 |
| TX | $308.06 | $2.1M | 6.7K | 38 |
| OK | $307.30 | $413.6K | 1.3K | 3 |
| NM | $307.26 | $61.8K | 201 | 2 |
| UT | $306.92 | $287.6K | 937 | 7 |
| NV | $305.50 | $1.1M | 3.5K | 11 |
| AZ | $301.81 | $2.8M | 9.3K | 23 |
| WI | $294.44 | $172.5K | 586 | 3 |
| ID | $289.66 | $136.4K | 471 | 3 |
| KS | $289.02 | $300.0K | 1.0K | 3 |
| MI | $285.04 | $77.2K | 271 | 2 |
| IN | $274.73 | $51.1K | 186 | 2 |
| LA | $266.39 | $293.8K | 1.1K | 20 |
| MN | $263.10 | $174.4K | 663 | 3 |
| MS | $255.69 | $62.4K | 244 | 4 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Lee | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | CA | $1.1M | 2.5K | $417.02 |
| Charles Chol Bae Kim | Family Practice | CA | $859.2K | 2.1K | $405.29 |
| Mallik Patel | Family Practice | NJ | $792.5K | 1.9K | $415.35 |
| James Michail | Geriatric Medicine | CA | $780.6K | 2.0K | $388.93 |
| Ikram Farooqi | Geriatric Medicine | MA | $647.3K | 1.5K | $419.77 |
| Archna Parmar | Internal Medicine | NJ | $604.6K | 1.5K | $409.64 |
| Gautam Bhakta | Internal Medicine | CA | $573.6K | 1.4K | $417.46 |
| Jack Azad | General Practice | CA | $553.1K | 1.3K | $416.46 |
| Alexander Kalk | Family Practice | IL | $471.2K | 1.3K | $364.46 |
| Jacqueline Walker | Nurse Practitioner | NV | $437.7K | 1.5K | $300.19 |
| Curtis Cox | General Practice | CA | $418.7K | 1.0K | $410.53 |
| Michael Berman | Internal Medicine | AZ | $399.9K | 1.2K | $340.63 |
| Millicent Rovelo | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | CA | $397.2K | 951 | $417.69 |
| Mieka Shuman | General Practice | PA | $389.4K | 1.1K | $364.61 |
| Kevin Jackson | Physician Assistant | CA | $381.2K | 1.1K | $353.97 |
| Kevin O'reilly | Podiatry | CA | $352.9K | 928 | $380.32 |
| Charles Atkinson | General Surgery | AZ | $352.7K | 1.0K | $341.15 |
| Lam Le | Internal Medicine | OK | $320.8K | 1.0K | $314.47 |
| Krista Maglione | Nurse Practitioner | NJ | $312.3K | 880 | $354.83 |
| Elizabeth Ramirez | Nurse Practitioner | NJ | $312.2K | 943 | $331.03 |
Based on the data, CPT 97610 shows a 1.7x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have increased 263.8% since 2015. 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.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.