Manual therapy, 15 min cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 17 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $28.00 to $197.00, with a median of $95.55. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $67.55 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $124.95 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 cities 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Manual Therapy 1/> Regions Ea 15 Min | $28.00 | $295.00 | $21.03–$286.15 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Manual Therapy 1/> Regions Ea 15 Min | $28.00 | $216.00 | $21.03–$180.00 | 87% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Manual Therapy 1/> Regions Ea 15 Min | $28.00 | $295.00 | $21.03–$286.15 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Manual Therapy 15 Minutes | $35.20 | $352.00 | $20.00–$176.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Manual Therapy 15 Minutes | $35.20 | $352.00 | $20.00–$176.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Manual Therapy 15 Minutes | $35.20 | $352.00 | $20.00–$176.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Manual Therapy 15 Minutes | $35.20 | $352.00 | $20.00–$176.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Manual Therapy 15 Minutes | $35.20 | $352.00 | $20.00–$176.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $65.00 | $100.00 | $22.86–$184.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Ot Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $65.00 | $100.00 | $22.86–$184.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $85.15 | $131.00 | $27.74–$403.98 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Ot Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $95.55 | $147.00 | $22.86–$185.05 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $95.55 | $147.00 | $22.86–$185.05 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MANUAL THERAPY TECH/15M | $128.16 | $128.16 | $17.56–$563.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MANUAL THERAPY TECH/15M | $128.16 | $128.16 | $14.56–$563.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN | $128.16 | $128.16 | $14.56–$228.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MANUAL THERAPY TECH/15M | $128.16 | $128.16 | $11.65–$563.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN | $128.16 | $128.16 | $11.65–$228.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MANUAL THERAPY TECH/15M | $128.16 | $128.16 | $23.32–$563.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN | $128.16 | $128.16 | $23.32–$228.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN | $128.16 | $128.16 | $17.56–$228.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Ot Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $139.75 | $215.00 | $22.86–$358.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $139.75 | $215.00 | $22.86–$358.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 THERAPY PROCEDURE USING MANUAL TECHNIQUE; EACH 15 MINUTES | $169.20 | $169.20 | $12.33–$139.00 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Manual Therapy/Joint Mobilization | $181.41 | $181.41 | $28.39–$163.27 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Myfascial Release/15min | $181.41 | $181.41 | $28.39–$163.27 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Joint Mobilization/15min | $181.41 | $181.41 | $28.39–$163.27 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy Rhb Pt | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy Rhb Pt | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy OP Pt | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy Rhb Ot | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy Rhb Ot | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy OP Ot | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy OP Pt | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy IP Ot | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy IP Ot | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy IP Pt | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy IP Pt | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Manual Therapy OP Ot | $197.00 | $197.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $1,475.50 | — | $22.86–$358.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Pt Manual Therpy Techniques >=1 Region Each 15 Minutes | $1,678.30 | — | $22.86–$185.05 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.00, median $95.55, highest $197.00 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $128.16. 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 14 of 16 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 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.