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Mechanical Traction Therapy

South Dakota 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 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 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$14.13$12.02 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$14.13 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $14

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
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 20th of 51

$14.45

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.