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Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Duluth, MN-WI costs $86 to $101. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Duluth, MN-WI 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 Duluth, MN-WI metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $86 at Essentia Health Virginia, the median is $90 and the highest is $101 at Essentia Health Moose Lake.

The Duluth, MN-WI median of $90 is in line with the national median of $90 across 1132 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $137. 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 January 2026. 6 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.

$86
lowest cash price in Duluth, MN-WI
Essentia Health Virginia · 16 mi
$4 below the median
$90
median cash price
4 hospitals
1.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
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hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

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1
Essentia Health Virginia

Virginia · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$86
list $137 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Duluth · 39 mi · File Jan 2026

$90
list $137 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Aurora · 15 mi · File Jan 2026

$101
list $137 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Essentia Health Moose Lake

Moose Lake · 64 mi · File Jan 2026

$101
list $137 · lowest of 2 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 Duluth, MN-WI 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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