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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Florida 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 8 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$10.96$9.55 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$12.30 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $9 to $295Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $27professional $11

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
$8.91
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$10.96

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.