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Ultrasound Therapy Treatment

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 97035

This is a physical therapy treatment where sound waves are applied to an area of the body, such as a sore muscle or joint, using a handheld device moved across the skin with gel. It's used to help reduce pain, ease muscle tightness, or promote tissue healing. A therapist provides this treatment directly, moving the device continuously over the treatment area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Therapy Treatment cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$18.62$11.48 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.79 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $19

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
$11.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
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
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Arkansas· 7th of 51

$18.62

AK $28.18VA $8.91

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.