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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 October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Therapy Treatment cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$10.96 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$20.89 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $16 to $126Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $12

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
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.79
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
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$3.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$12.02

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.