Manual therapy, 15 min cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit): from $26.86 to $191.90, with a median of $63.00. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Medical Center — $36.14 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $96.75 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $63.00, is 34% below the US median of $95.53.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($27.72).
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 97140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 6, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC MANUAL THERAPY 15 MIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $26.86 | $81.09 | $15.67–$122.66 | 67% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1 OR MORE REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.32 | $84.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1 OR MORE REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.32 | $84.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1 OR MORE REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.32 | $84.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC CRISIS TELEH 97140 MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.12 | $106.00 | — | 48% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Manual Tx Technique Ea 15Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $126.00 | — | 50% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 MANUAL THERAPY, ONE OR MORE REGIONS, EACH 15 MINS, SLP+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $69.87 | $137.00 | $82.20–$109.60 | 49% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1 OR MORE REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $185.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC MANUAL THERAPY TQS 1 OR MORE REGIONS EACH 15 MINUTES+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $185.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC CRISIS TELEH 97140 MANUAL THERAPY EA 15 MIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.80 | $185.00 | — | 52% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC MANUAL THERAPY PT - 15 MIN File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $103.20 | $129.00 | $41.18–$116.10 | 20% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC MANUAL TX TECHNIQUE EA 15MIN File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $147.11 | $253.63 | $30.71–$233.34 | 42% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Manual Therapy Tqs 1/> Regions Each 15 Minutes File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $152.60 | $218.00 | — | 30% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Manual Therapy Techniques 1/> Regions Ea 15 Mins File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $191.90 | $191.90 | $16.45–$184.22 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $26.86, median $63.00, highest $191.90 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $88.80. 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 4 of 5 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.
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