Physical therapy, 15 min cost in Iowa City, IA
In Iowa City, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15-minute unit): from $77.25 to $146.30, with a median of $111.78. The lowest listed price is at Washington County Hospital — $34.53 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $93.70 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 97110, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Sep 8, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Iowa City, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Hospital lowest Washington, IA · (319) 653-5481 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | $77.25 | $103.00 | $38.11–$248.76 | 25% | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB RESPIRATORY THER PROC, OTHER, INDIV, PER 15MIN | $146.30 | $209.00 | $24.88–$192.28 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB RESPIRATORY THER PROC, OTHER, INDIV, PER 15MIN | $146.30 | $209.00 | $24.88–$225.00 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) - PULM REHAB | $170.80 | $244.00 | $24.88–$224.48 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) - PULM REHAB | $170.80 | $244.00 | $24.88–$225.00 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) - SPINE PT | $171.50 | $245.00 | $24.88–$225.40 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) - OT | $171.50 | $245.00 | $24.88–$225.40 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) | $171.50 | $245.00 | $24.88–$225.40 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) - SPINE PT | $171.50 | $245.00 | $24.88–$225.40 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) - OT | $171.50 | $245.00 | $24.88–$225.40 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE (15 MINUTES) | $171.50 | $245.00 | $24.88–$225.40 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB RESPIRATORY THER PROC, STRG/ENDUR, INDIV, PER 15MIN | $208.60 | $298.00 | $24.88–$274.16 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · (319) 356-1616 HB RESPIRATORY THER PROC, STRG/ENDUR, INDIV, PER 15MIN | $208.60 | $298.00 | $24.88–$274.16 | 30% | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.25, median $111.78, highest $146.30 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $146.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This physical therapy code covers therapeutic exercise for strength, endurance, range of motion and flexibility, billed in 15-minute units. It is one of the most common codes in a physical therapy visit.
What the price covers
The price is per 15-minute unit, so a visit is often billed as several units along with other codes, such as the evaluation or manual therapy.