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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Oregon 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$15.85$12.88 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$17.38 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$41.69

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$16.98

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.