Physical therapy, 15 min cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15-minute unit) as an inpatient: from $32.96 to $40.77, with a median of $38.28. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $5.32 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $37.94 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 97110, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC PT THERAPEUTIC EX EA 15MIN+1 more line at this price source file | $32.96 | $103.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC PT THERAPEUTIC EX EA 15MIN+1 more line at this price source file | $38.28 | $174.00 | — | 78% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC PT THERAPEUTIC EX EA 15MIN+1 more line at this price source file | $40.77 | $151.00 | — | 73% |
Inpatient: lowest $32.96, median $38.28, highest $40.77 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $33.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.