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Mechanical Traction Therapy

New Hampshire 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$15.85$12.59 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$11.75 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $46Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10$20$50facility $19professional $16

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
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$61.66
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 11th of 51

$15.85

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.