Manual therapy, 15 min cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $68.85 to $198.90, with a median of $114.87. The lowest listed price is at Fairfield Medical Center — $46.02 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $110.91 at 121 hospitals.
- The median here, $114.87, is 20% above the US median of $95.53.
- That is 4.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($27.72).
- Columbus, OH ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 97140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Jul 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Medical Center lowest Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 OT MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $68.85 | $153.00 | $23.43–$153.00 | 55% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Pt Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.90 | $126.00 | — | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES, 1 OR > REGIONS, EA 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $83.70 | $93.00 | $60.45–$91.14 | 10% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Ot Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $23.49–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Ot Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $23.49–$283.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Ot Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $23.49–$632.00 | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $23.49–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $23.49–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $23.49–$632.00 | 35% |
| Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 97140-Manual Therapy TQS 1/> Regions Each 15 Minut File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $109.35 | $243.00 | $23.43–$734.00 | 55% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Manual Therapy Techniques Each 15 Mins by Ot File of Jul 31, 2026 · source file | $114.87 | $114.87 | — | — |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Manual Therapy Techniques Each 15 Mins File of Jul 31, 2026 · source file | $127.52 | $127.52 | — | — |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Pt Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Ot Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Pt Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Pt Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Pt Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Pt Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Ot Manual Therapy 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $152.75 | $235.00 | — | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Ot Manual Ther Tech,1+Regions,Ea 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $192.30 | $192.30 | $25.27–$192.30 | — |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 HC MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES EACH 15 MINS+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $198.90 | $234.00 | $79.56–$215.28 | 15% |
Outpatient: lowest $68.85, median $114.87, highest $198.90 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $113.75. 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 9 of 10 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.
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