Doctor visits and therapy CPT 97530 Outpatient

Therapeutic activities cost in Oshkosh, WI

In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes: from $69.54 to $87.50, with a median of $75.43. The lowest listed price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin — $5.89 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $84.50 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 97530, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$69.54Ascension NE Wisconsin
Median$75.43half pay less
Highest$87.50in this market
Difference1.3×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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

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Lowest $69.54Highest $145.54

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ascension NE Wisconsin lowest Oshkosh, WI HC PT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES / 15 MIN $69.54 $122.00 $48.01–$70.93 43% —
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Ascension NE Wisconsin lowest Oshkosh, WI HC OT THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES / 15 MIN $69.54 $122.00 $48.01–$70.93 43% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh, WI HC Ot Treat-Indv Psych 15min $75.43 $134.70 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HC Ot Treat-Indv Psych 15min $75.43 $134.70 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 HC OT TREAT-INDV PSYCH 15MIN $86.91 $155.20 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh, WI HC OT TREAT-INDV PSYCH 15MIN $86.91 $155.20 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · (920) 456-6000 THERAP ACTIVITIES PER UNIT $87.50 $175.00 $105.00–$378.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 THERAPUTIC ACTIVITIES/15 MIN(747) $145.54 $259.90 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh, WI THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES $145.54 $259.90 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh, WI THERAPUTIC ACTIVITIES/15 MIN(747) $145.54 $259.90 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES $145.54 $259.90 $70.02–$80.31 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $69.54, median $75.43, highest $87.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $87.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 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.