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Whirlpool Therapy Treatment

California rates for HCPCS 97022

This is a physical therapy treatment in which a body part, or the whole body, is placed in circulating, agitated water to help with healing, pain relief, or wound care. The movement and temperature of the water can improve circulation, ease muscle soreness, and help clean wounds. It's applied as one part of a broader treatment plan.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Whirlpool Therapy Treatment cost?

$15.85

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.80 to $23.44.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0professional $16

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
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CO · OT assistant
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$70.79
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$60.26
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $15.85 · 20th of 51
AK $28.84KY $12.88

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.