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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Alaska rates for HCPCS 97012

This is a physical therapy treatment that uses a mechanical device to gently pull and stretch the spine or a joint, easing pressure on nerves and discs. It's often used for neck or back pain related to disc problems or nerve compression. The patient is positioned in the device, which applies a controlled pulling force for a set period.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mechanical Traction Therapy cost?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$12.88 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$13.49 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $51
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $17professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$22.91

AK $22.91DE $10.00

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.