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Therapeutic Massage Session

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 97124

A physical or occupational therapist performs hands-on massage techniques, such as long stroking motions, kneading, and rhythmic tapping, to relax muscles, reduce tension, and improve circulation as part of a treatment plan. It is typically combined with other therapy techniques during the same visit to address pain or muscle tightness. Sessions are measured in increments of time spent providing the massage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Therapeutic Massage Session cost?

$29.51

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $56.23.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $74
$20$50professional $30

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$67.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Nevada. 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$29.51

MN $40.74NV $18.62

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.