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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Minnesota 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$20.42$13.80 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$20.42 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $13 to $100Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $41
$10$20$50$100$200facility $40professional $20

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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$24.55
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$48.98

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$20.42

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.