Therapeutic activities cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes: from $32.00 to $56.32, with a median of $44.16. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $12.16 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $40.37 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 97530, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC OT THER ACTIVITIES, ONE ON ONE EA 15 MINS | $32.00 | $160.00 | $8.76–$291.00 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC PT THER ACTIVITIES, ONE ON ONE EA 15 MINS | $33.60 | $168.00 | $8.76–$291.00 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC PT THER ACTIVITIES, ONE ON ONE EA 15 MINS | $56.32 | $176.00 | $8.76–$389.00 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC OT THER ACTIVITIES, ONE ON ONE EA 15 MINS | $56.32 | $176.00 | $8.76–$389.00 | 68% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.00, median $44.16, highest $56.32 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $44.16. 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 2 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 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
Therapeutic activities are exercises for everyday tasks such as lifting and climbing stairs.
What the price covers
The price is for one 15-minute unit; a session usually includes several units and codes.