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Mechanical Traction Therapy

West Virginia 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$20.89$12.88 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$13.49 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $24Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $21

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
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 3rd of 51

$19.95

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.