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Ultrasound Therapy Treatment

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Therapy Treatment cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$8.91 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$17.78 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $56Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $11

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $11.22 · 43rd of 51
AK $22.39DE $9.77

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.