Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Therapeutic activities cost in Houma, LA — inpatient

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $74.80 to $184.00, with a median of $129.40. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $54.60 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$74.80Ochsner St Anne General Hospital
Median$129.40half pay less
Highest$184.00in this market
Difference2.5×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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

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Lowest $74.80Highest $194.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC PT THER ACTIVITIES, ONE ON ONE EA 15 MINS $74.80 $170.00 — 56% —
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Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC OT THER ACTIVITIES, ONE ON ONE EA 15 MINS $74.80 $170.00 — 56% —
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Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 15' Funct Therapy Activity $184.00 $184.00 $26.81–$92.00 — —
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Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 15' Funct Therapy Activity Gp $194.00 $194.00 $26.81–$97.00 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $74.80, median $129.40, highest $184.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $129.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.