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Mechanical Traction Therapy

South 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$12.02$10.23 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$12.02 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$12.02

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.