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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Georgia 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 Georgia, 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 $22.91 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$12.88$10.23 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$14.13 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $282Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $23professional $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
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
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
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 29th 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.