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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Nebraska 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 8 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 $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$23.44 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $15 to $191Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $72
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $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
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.02

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$16.22

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.