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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Iowa 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$14.13$11.22 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$15.85 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $14

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
$9.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 22nd of 51

$14.13

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.