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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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Therapy Treatment cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 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. 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 7 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$11.22$9.12 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$11.75 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $14professional $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
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $11.75 · 37th 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.