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Paraffin Wax Bath Treatment

Delaware rates for HCPCS 97018

A therapy treatment in which a hand, foot, or other area is coated in warm melted wax that holds gentle heat against the skin and the joints underneath. The warmth softens stiff tissue and eases aching, making movement and stretching easier afterward. A therapist applies it to one or more areas during a visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Paraffin Wax Bath Treatment cost?

$5.13

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.89 to $6.92.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10professional $5

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.98

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in North Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$5.13

ND $12.02DC $4.57

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.