Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Outpatient

Therapeutic activities cost in Eureka, CA

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes: from $103.02 to $118.32, with a median of $110.67. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $7.65 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $137.28 at 91 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$103.02Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital
Median$110.67half pay less
Highest$118.32in this market
Difference1.1×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $103.02Highest $137.19

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CRISIS TELEH 97530 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES EA 15 MIN $103.02 $202.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN $103.02 $202.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC VIRTUAL THERAPY THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15MINS CDM $103.02 $202.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CRISIS TELEH 97530 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES EA 15 MIN $118.32 $232.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC VIRTUAL THERAPY THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15MINS CDM $118.32 $232.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN $137.19 $269.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $103.02, median $110.67, highest $118.32 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $110.67. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.