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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Arizona 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 5 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$12.88$10.23 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$13.49 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $13

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
$5.25
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 30th of 51

$12.88

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.