Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities)
Facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 97530 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) is about $54 (about 1.5× the $35 Medicare rate). Nationwide Children's Hospital charges insurers about $93, or about $84 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Columbus, OH.
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 $54. 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.
5 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 | $60 - $131 | 171% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $60 - $131 | 171% |
| Aetnamajor | $70 - $88 | 200% |
| Cignamajor | $70 - $87 | 200% |
| Humanamajor | $84 - $131 | 240% |
| AmeriHealth | $131 | 374% |
| CareSource | $50 - $131 | 143% |
| Molina | $131 | 374% |
| UniCare | $88 | 251% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $67 - $91 |
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 Nationwide Children's Hospital
Compare: Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) at other OH hospitals
- Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery · Lima $22
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $23
- Riverside Methodist Hospital · Columbus $33
- Wilson Memorial Hospital · Sidney $33
- Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital · Athens $33
- Grant Medical Center · Columbus $33
- Parma Community General Hospital · Parma $33
- University of Toledo Medical Center · Toledo $33
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.