Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Therapeutic activities cost in Grand Rapids, MN — inpatient

In Grand Rapids, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $73.90 to $75.23, with a median of $74.57. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health Deer River — $0.67 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $73.90 at 51 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$73.90Essentia Health Deer River
Median$74.57half pay less
Highest$75.23in this market
Difference1.0×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 Grand Rapids, MN.

median
Lowest $73.90Highest $76.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Essentia Health Deer River lowest Deer River, MN · (218) 246-4200 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES $73.90 $100.00 $40.20–$100.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC PT THERAPY ACTIVITIES EA 15 MIN $75.23 $177.00 $80.54–$176.13 57% Jan 28, 2026
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Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC OT THERAPY ACTIVITIES EA 15 MIN $76.25 $179.41 $81.63–$178.53 57% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $73.90, median $74.57, highest $75.23.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $75.95 — 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 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.

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.