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Iontophoresis Treatment

Ohio 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$12.88 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$20.89 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $23
$20$50$100facility $30professional $17

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
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Aultcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$44.67
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$16.60

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.