Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Hickory, NC costs $92 to $133. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $92 at Frye Regional Medical Center, the median is $92 and the highest is $133 at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
The Hickory, NC median of $92 is 7% above the national median of $86 across 1291 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $15 to $705. 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 July 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyHickory · 9 mi · File Jul 2026
Hickory · 13 mi · Older file date unknown
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 97110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Hickory, NC without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, INCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Caldwell Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading