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Ultrasound Therapy Treatment

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 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 $30.90 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 4 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$7.94 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$28.18 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $31professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $11.22 · 44th 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.