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Manual Therapy (Hands-On Treatment)

Colorado rates for HCPCS 97140

A hands-on physical therapy technique in which a therapist uses their hands to mobilize joints and soft tissue, working to reduce pain, ease muscle tightness, and improve movement. It can include techniques such as gentle joint movement, stretching, and soft-tissue massage-like work, tailored to the area being treated. It's typically one part of a broader treatment plan rather than the entire session.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Manual Therapy (Hands-On Treatment) cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$24.55 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$28.18 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $25 to $49Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $85
$20$50$100facility $32professional $30

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
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in Ohio. 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$30.20

MN $53.70OH $17.78

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.