Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Therapeutic activities cost in Fresno, CA — inpatient

In Fresno, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $139.44 to $163.20, with a median of $163.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno — $23.76 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $137.28 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 97530, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 15, 2026 and Jun 18, 2026.

Lowest$139.44Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno
Median$163.20half pay less
Highest$163.20in this market
Difference1.2×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 Fresno, CA.

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Lowest $139.44Highest $191.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 "OT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN." $139.44 $249.00 — 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN." $139.44 $249.00 — 44% —
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 DYNAMC FUNC OT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 15, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 DYNAMIC/FUNC OT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 15, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 DYNAMIC/FUNC PT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 15, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMC FUNC PT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMIC/FUNC OT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMC FUNC OT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMIC/FUNC PT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMIC/FUNC PT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 16, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMIC/FUNC OT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 16, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMC FUNC PT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 16, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMC FUNC OT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 16, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMC FUNC PT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMC FUNC OT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMIC/FUNC OT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 DYNAMIC/FUNC PT ACT EA 15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 DYNAMC FUNC PT ACT L2 EA15 $163.20 $204.00 $52.02–$224.40 20% Jun 15, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN $191.52 $342.00 — 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $139.44, median $163.20, highest $163.20 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $151.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.