CPT
90471 — Immunization administration, single vaccine
ACA-covered vaccines should be free, including the admin fee.
Physical therapy
97140 — Manual therapy techniques, 15 minutes
Hands-on manual therapy — mobilization, manipulation, manual traction. Time-based 15-minute units.
- Typical setting: Physical therapy clinic
- National avg charge (illustrative): Insurance allowed $25-$65 per unit; cash $40-$95 per unit.
- Most-disputed reason: Inflated unit count or unbundled from other PT codes.
What it means
What 97140 actually means
CPT 97140 is manual therapy — hands-on techniques like joint mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, manipulation, and manual traction. Billed in 15-minute units.
Common errors with this code
What goes wrong on real bills.
Most bills that look correct still contain at least one of these issues. Up to 49% of medical bills contain errors (CFPB).
- 8-minute rule violations.
- Coded alongside 97530 (therapeutic activities) for the same time block.
- Group techniques billed individually.
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Related codes
Other codes in this category.
People who land on 97140 often also see these adjacent codes on the same bill.
CPT
90472 — Immunization admin; each additional vaccine
Vaccine — admin (90471) is separate from the vaccine product code.
CPT
90651 — Human papillomavirus vaccine types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, 58, nonavalent , IM
Vaccine — admin (90471) is separate from the vaccine product code.
CPT
90670 — Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 13 valent , IM
Vaccine — admin (90471) is separate from the vaccine product code.
CPT
90671 — Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent , IM
Vaccine — admin (90471) is separate from the vaccine product code.
CPT
90677 — Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent , IM
Vaccine — admin (90471) is separate from the vaccine product code.
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