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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Rhode Island 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 4 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$11.75$10.23 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$31.62 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $29 to $91Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $12

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$11.75

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.