go back

Iontophoresis Treatment

South 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?

$15.49

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.80 to $17.78.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $15

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
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20

Where South 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.

South Carolina $15.49 · 46th 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.