Manual therapy, 15 min cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $58.40 to $231.55, with a median of $95.17. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital — $36.77 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $81.60 at 47 hospitals.
- The median here, $95.17, is about the same as the US median of $95.53.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($27.72).
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 12 cities for code 97140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 PT Manual Therapy Units+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $58.40 | $73.00 | $24.28–$87.00 | 20% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 At Manual Ther 1 or > Reg Ea 15m File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $70.20 | $108.00 | $23.90–$218.81 | 35% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 OT MANUAL THERAPY EACH 15 MIN File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $88.00 | $176.00 | $50.88–$408.00 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Manual Ther 1 or > Reg Ea 15m+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $89.05 | $137.00 | $8.91–$137.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Manual Ther 1 or > Reg Ea 15m+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $92.30 | $142.00 | $23.90–$233.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Ot Manual Therapy 15 Min File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $93.60 | $144.00 | $23.90–$39.44 | 35% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Manual therapy techniques (eg, mobilization/ manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction), 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $95.17 | $153.50 | $26.36–$146.00 | 38% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Manual Ther 1 or > Reg Ea 15m+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $105.30 | $162.00 | $23.90–$274.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Manual Ther 1 or > Reg Ea 15m+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $107.90 | $166.00 | $23.90–$312.00 | 35% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $115.20 | $160.00 | $27.02–$160.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Pt Manual Ther 1 or > Reg Ea 15m+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $123.50 | $190.00 | $12.35–$171.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $147.60 | $205.00 | $27.02–$205.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $151.20 | $210.00 | $27.02–$210.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $181.44 | $252.00 | $50.40–$252.00 | 28% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 PT PED MAN THERAPY EA UNIT+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $231.55 | $463.10 | $25.57–$416.79 | 50% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 PT CHS MAN THERAPY EA UNIT File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $243.15 | $486.30 | $140.60–$442.53 | 50% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 MANUAL THERAPY 1/> REGIONS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $526.32 | $731.00 | $27.02–$731.00 | 28% |
Outpatient: lowest $58.40, median $95.17, highest $231.55 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $138.65. 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 12 of 13 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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