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Iontophoresis Treatment

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Iontophoresis Treatment cost?

$16.22

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $19.05.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $33
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $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
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $16.22 · 38th of 51
AK $35.48DE $14.79

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.