Manual therapy, 15 min cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $38.88 to $160.50, with a median of $127.50. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $88.62 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $127.50 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $127.50, is 33% above the US median of $95.53.
- That is 4.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($27.72).
- 3 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 97140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Thrpy Manual Ea 15min+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.88 | $144.00 | $12.64–$287.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OT Manual Therapy Assistant Units+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $47.25 | $175.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OT Manual Therapy Charge Units+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $54.00 | $200.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 OT Manual Therapy+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $59.40 | $220.00 | $103.00–$284.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $150.00 | — | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $13.19–$229.50 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $26.73–$234.60 | 50% |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $26.73–$234.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $13.19–$234.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC OT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $26.73–$242.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $26.73–$242.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $25.07–$234.60 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $26.73–$242.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC PT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $24.89–$247.35 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC OT MANUAL THER TECH 1+REGIONS EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $127.50 | $255.00 | $26.73–$242.25 | 50% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG OT MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | $21.22–$148.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG OT MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | $21.22–$148.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG OT MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | $21.22–$148.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PT MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $149.00 | $149.00 | $22.42–$148.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PT MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $149.00 | $149.00 | $22.42–$148.00 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG PT MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $149.00 | $149.00 | $22.42–$148.00 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB MYOFASCL RELEAS/SFT TSS MOBILI+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $160.50 | $321.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $38.88, median $127.50, highest $160.50 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $127.50. 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 15 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
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