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Ultrasound Therapy Treatment

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$11.75$9.55 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$10.00 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $93Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $17professional $12

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
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49

Where South 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.

South Carolina $11.75 · 36th 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.