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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 October 2026.

How much does Iontophoresis Treatment cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$16.22 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$52.48 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $30 to $174Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $22
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
8 more rates 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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th 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.