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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Illinois 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 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 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$13.49$10.96 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$16.98 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $155Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $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
$11.75
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$13.49

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.