Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Therapeutic activities cost in Johnson City, TN — inpatient

In Johnson City, TN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $33.60 to $33.60, with a median of $33.60. The lowest listed price is at Franklin Woods Community Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $40.20 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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 Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$33.60Franklin Woods Community Hospital + 2 more
Median$33.60half pay less
Highest$33.60in 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 Johnson City, TN.

median
Lowest $33.60Highest $33.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Franklin Woods Community Hospital lowest Johnson City, TN · (423) 302-1120 HC THERAPEUTIC ACT 15MIN $33.60 $224.00 $31.03–$224.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Johnson City Medical Center lowest Johnson City, TN · (423) 431-6111 HC THERAPEUTIC ACT 15MIN $33.60 $224.00 $25.53–$224.00 85% —
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Sycamore Shoals Hospital lowest Elizabethton, TN · (423) 542-1300 HC THERAPEUTIC ACT 15MIN $33.60 $224.00 $25.53–$224.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $33.60, median $33.60, highest $33.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $33.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.