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Iontophoresis Treatment

Michigan 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$17.78$14.79 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$19.50 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $50Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30
$20$50facility $27professional $18

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
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 39th of 51

$18.20

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.