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Ultrasound Therapy Treatment

South Dakota 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 8 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$14.45$10.72 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$17.78 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $13 to $91Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $59professional $14

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.62
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$46.77
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $15.14 · 12th 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.