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Iontophoresis Treatment

Iowa 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$19.95 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$24.55 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $100Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $42
$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $23

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$61.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$23.44

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.