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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Kentucky 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 7 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$9.55 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.79 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $24Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $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
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$12.59

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.