Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97140 Outpatient

Manual therapy, 15 min cost in Fond du Lac, WI

In Fond du Lac, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $87.50 to $106.74, with a median of $97.12. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac — $9.62 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $87.50 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 97140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$87.50Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac
Median$97.12half pay less
Highest$106.74in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fond du Lac, WI.

median
Lowest $87.50Highest $106.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac lowest Fond Du Lac, WI MANUAL THERAPY PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$378.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac, WI MANUAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES $106.74 $190.60 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac, WI MANUAL TREATMENT/15 MIN(747) $106.74 $190.60 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $87.50, median $97.12, highest $106.74 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $87.50. 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 1 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 1 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.

What it is

This code covers hands-on treatment by a therapist, such as joint mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, manual traction or manual lymphatic drainage, billed in 15-minute units. It is used to reduce pain and improve movement, often alongside exercise.

What the price covers

The price is per 15-minute unit, so a visit often bills it together with other codes, such as therapeutic exercise.