Physical therapy, 15 min cost in California

In California, 148 hospitals publish a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15-minute unit): from $14.98 to $390.00, with a median of $129.36. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 26.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $129.36, is 39% above the US median of $93.18.
• That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($29.06).
• California ranks 45th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 27 of 148 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 97110. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map