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Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Milwaukee, WI costs $73 to $99. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $73 at Ascension St Francis Hospital, the median is $88 and the highest is $99 at Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $88 is 7% below the national median of $94 across 467 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $28 to $378. 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 between November 2025 and March 2026. 9 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.

$73
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Ascension St Francis Hospital · 6 mi
$15 below the median
$88
median cash price
9 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
9/18
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$73
list $137 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$73
list $137 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$73
list $137 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$88
list $175 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$88
list $175 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$88
list $175 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$88
list $175 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$93
list $169 · lowest of 6 lines
9
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

$99
list $186 · 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 Milwaukee, 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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