Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Therapeutic activities cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes as an inpatient: from $70.49 to $121.90, with a median of $87.50. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute and 1 other hospital — $17.01 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $84.50 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 97530, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$70.49Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute + 1 more
Median$87.50half pay less
Highest$121.90in this market
Difference1.7×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

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Lowest $70.49Highest $121.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 97530 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVI $70.49 $133.00 $48.01–$112.53 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 97530 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVI $70.49 $133.00 $48.01–$112.53 47% —
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$148.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC OT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES EACH 15 MINUTES $93.09 $169.25 $118.48–$160.79 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES EACH 15 MINUTES $93.09 $169.25 $118.48–$160.79 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES EACH 15 MINUTES $93.09 $169.25 $118.48–$160.79 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC OT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES EACH 15 MINUTES $93.09 $169.25 $118.48–$160.79 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC OT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES / 15 MIN $121.90 $230.00 $48.01–$112.53 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC PT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES / 15 MIN $121.90 $230.00 $48.01–$112.53 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC OT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES / 15 MIN $121.90 $230.00 $48.01–$112.53 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC PT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES / 15 MIN $121.90 $230.00 $48.01–$112.53 47% —
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Inpatient: lowest $70.49, median $87.50, highest $121.90 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $87.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 12 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 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.