Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Pittsburgh, PA costs $28 to $110. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $28 at Advanced Surgical Hospital, the median is $32 and the highest is $110 at UPMC Passavant. The most expensive hospital lists 4.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Pittsburgh, PA median of $32 is 65% below the national median of $94 across 467 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $9 to $171. 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 February 2026 and April 2026. 24 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 onlyWashington · 31 mi · File Apr 2026
Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026
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 Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Acmh Hospitalcode not in file
- Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ahn Wexford HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny General HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny Valley HospitalFile could not be read
- Canonsburg General HospitalFile could not be read
- Children's Home of Pittsburghcode not in file
- Excela Health - Frick HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Latrobe HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Forbes HospitalFile could not be read
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jefferson HospitalFile could not be read
- St Clair HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uniontown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburghcode not in file
- UPMC Eastcode not in file
- UPMC Jamesoncode not in file
- UPMC Mckeesport Hospitalcode not in file
- UPMC Mercycode not in file
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadysidecode not in file
- UPMC St Margaretcode not in file
- Washington Hospital, TheFile found, not read yet
- West Penn HospitalFile could not be read