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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Mississippi 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 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 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$14.13$10.00 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$18.20 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $14

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
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
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
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$14.45

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.