Physical therapy (functional capacity test)
Facility: St Gabriels Hospital
Billing Code: 97750 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $56 compared to the $47 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.19× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Physical therapy (functional capacity test) is about $47 (about 1.4× the $34 Medicare rate). St Gabriels Hospital charges insurers about $56, or about $57 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Little Falls, MN.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $47. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $72 - $79 | 213% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $30 - $56 | 89% |
| Humanamajor | $36 | 107% |
| HealthPartners | $33 - $59 | 98% |
| Medica | $34 - $37 | 101% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $94 | 279% |
| UCare | $37 - $87 | 110% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Gabriels Hospital
Compare: Physical therapy (functional capacity test) at other MN hospitals
- Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital · Saint Paul $28
- Madison Hospital · Madison $29
- Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $33
- Essentia Health Deer River · Deer River $33
- Fairview Bethesda Hospital · Saint Paul $33
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center · Duluth $34
- Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center · Brainerd $34
- Essentia Health Virginia · Virginia $34
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Gabriels Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $36
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $36).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($57) Beats Your Bill
St Gabriels Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $57 (vs. $56 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $47 Fair BaseRate ($34 Medicare)
Your bill ($99) is $52 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($47) and 2.9× the $34 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.