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Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Charleston, SC costs $70 to $127. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area publish a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $70 at Musc Medical Center, the median is $127 and the highest is $127 at Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley INC.

The Charleston, SC median of $127 is 43% above the national median of $89 across 1160 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

1 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $28 to $31. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated April 2026. 2 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$70
lowest cash price in Charleston, SC
Musc Medical Center · 16 mi
$57 below the median
$127
median cash price
5 hospitals
1.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
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hospitals with a cash price
2 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Musc Medical Center

Charleston · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$70
list $140 · lowest of 8 lines
2
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital

Charleston · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$127
list $195 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Roper Hospital

Charleston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$127
list $195 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Mount Pleasant Hospital

Mount Pleasant · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$127
list $195 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley INC

Summerville · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$127
list $195 · lowest of 4 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 97110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 97110, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes)

CPT 97110 is therapeutic exercise with a physical therapist, billed in 15-minute units: strength, range-of-motion and endurance work after an injury, surgery or for chronic pain. A typical physical therapy visit is billed as two to four units of this and related codes, so the price per unit is a building block, not the price of a visit.

What the price covers

One 15-minute unit of therapist time. A visit usually includes an evaluation code at the first appointment (97161 to 97163) and several timed codes (97110, 97140 manual therapy, 97530 therapeutic activities). Hospital-owned therapy clinics may add a facility fee.

Why prices vary

Hospital-owned physical therapy is often two to three times the price of independent clinics for the same session, mostly because of facility fees. Since a course of therapy runs to many visits, the difference adds up quickly. Many independent clinics offer cash-pay visit rates.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price per unit of 97110, and per typical visit?
  • Is there a facility fee?
  • What is the cash rate per visit at an independent clinic?

Hospitals in Charleston, SC without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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