Manual therapy, 15 min cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $76.00 to $139.80, with a median of $119.84. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $43.84 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $119.84 at 138 hospitals.
- The median here, $119.84, is 25% above the US median of $95.53.
- That is 4.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($27.72).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 12 cities for code 97140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Ot Manual Therapy Ea 15+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $328.00 | — | 77% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 "PT, MANUAL THERAPY TECH 1/MORE REGIONS EA 15 MIN." File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.84 | $214.00 | — | 44% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Soft Tissue Mob Ea 15 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.20 | $328.00 | — | 60% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 THERAPY PROCEDURE USING MANUAL TECHNIQUE; EACH 15 MINUTES File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $139.80 | $233.00 | $34.23–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 MANUAL THERAPY 1/> REGIONS File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $148.54 | $247.56 | $34.23–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1/> REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.68 | $278.00 | — | 44% |
Outpatient: lowest $76.00, median $119.84, highest $139.80 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $119.84. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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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