Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Therapeutic activities cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient

In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$32.00Ochsner St Mary
Median$44.16half pay less
Highest$56.32in this market
Difference1.8×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $32.00Highest $56.32

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 68% —
source file

Inpatient: lowest $32.00, median $44.16, highest $56.32 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $44.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.