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Mechanical Traction Therapy

North Carolina 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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$12.88$10.96 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$12.02 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $48Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $13

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
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$12.88

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.