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Iontophoresis Treatment

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 97033

This is a physical therapy treatment that uses a mild, painless electrical current to push medication, such as an anti-inflammatory, through the skin directly into an injured area. It is applied to one or more treatment areas for about fifteen minutes at a time. It offers a needle-free way to deliver medication to a specific site, such as a tendon or joint.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Iontophoresis Treatment cost?

$19.05

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $21.38.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $15Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $25
$20$50facility $15professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$19.05

AK $38.02DE $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.