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Iontophoresis Treatment

Virginia 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$15.49$13.80 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$19.50 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $7,413Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $28professional $15

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
$15.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 48th of 51

$15.49

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.