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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Indiana 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$11.75$10.00 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$13.49 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $110Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$11.75

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.