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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Connecticut 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$12.02$9.77 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$28.18 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $15 to $269Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $12

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
$14.79
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$173.78
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 42nd of 51

$12.02

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.