US Health Care Costs

Therapeutic activities, 15 minutes

CPT 97530 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 125 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $111, and most charge between $48 and $311 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$111typical cash price
$81typical commercial insurer rate
$212typical list price
125hospitals in 32 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$89ID$86MTNDMN$40IL$137MI$48NY$91MA$184OR$113NV$429WYSDIA$146IN$62OH$104PA$80NJ$45CT$161RICA$182UT$107CONE$64MO$112KY$70WVVA$103MD$110DE$112AZ$191NMKSARTN$78NC$106SC$91DCOK$100LAMSAL$144GA$75HITX$199FL$204PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$144$144$144$95
Arizona2$191$73$310$74
California10$182$26$738$60
Connecticut1$161$161$161$210
Delaware1$112$112$112$145
Florida8$204$58$725$61
Georgia6$75$51$215$70
Iowa1$146$146$146$53
Idaho2$86$86$86$71
Illinois6$137$88$226$144
Indiana2$62$58$67$139
Kentucky2$70$44$96$80
Massachusetts3$184$89$184$151
Maryland1$110$110$110–
Michigan3$48$48$184$58
Minnesota1$40$40$40$122
Missouri4$112$46$131$123
North Carolina4$106$106$112$121
Nebraska1$64$64$64$163
New Jersey8$45$43$288$146
Nevada1$429$429$429$31
New York1$91$91$91$18
Ohio7$104$75$178$72
Oklahoma3$100$49$131$92
Oregon1$113$113$113$70
Pennsylvania8$80$42$316$58
South Carolina4$91$88$492$38
Tennessee2$78$78$78$98
Texas21$199$35$727$61
Utah2$107$95$119$110
Virginia6$103$103$368$45
Washington2$89$70$107$78
125 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does therapeutic activities, 15 minutes cost at a hospital?

At 120 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for therapeutic activities, 15 minutes is $111, and most charge between $48 and $311. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $81. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for therapeutic activities, 15 minutes?

At 34 of the 105 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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