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Ultrasound Therapy Treatment

North Carolina 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$9.55 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$11.75 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200facility $14professional $11

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
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
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
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$11.22

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.