Therapeutic activities cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes: from $76.00 to $315.00, with a median of $139.44. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $63.44 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $137.28 at 147 hospitals.
- The median here, $139.44, is 50% above the US median of $92.88.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($35.07).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 12 cities for code 97530, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Jul 22, 2026.
Lowest$76.00Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Median$139.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$315.00in this market
Difference4.1×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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
median
Lowest $76.00Highest $315.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Funct Act Trn Ea 15 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $217.00 | — | 65% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Ot Tx Activities Direct Ea 15 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $86.80 | $217.00 | — | 60% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 THERAPY PROCEDURE USING FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $212.00 | $44.49–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 "OT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 "OT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 "PT, THERAPEUTIC ACTV DIR PT CNTC PROVIDER EA 15 MIN."+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.44 | $249.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 THERAPEUT ACTVITY DIRECT PT CONTACT EACH 15 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.52 | $342.00 | — | 44% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $193.98 | $323.30 | $44.49–$2,330.00 | 40% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Tx Act-Direct Ea 15 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $216.00 | $540.00 | — | 60% |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Therapy procedure using functional activities File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $315.00 | $315.00 | $15.98–$567.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $76.00, median $139.44, highest $315.00 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $139.44. 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 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 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 therapeutic activities is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Therapeutic activities explained.