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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Kansas 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 5 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$15.14$11.75 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.49 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $48Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200facility $20professional $15

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
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 16th of 51

$15.14

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.