CMS Price Transparency Data

Physical therapy (manual therapy)

Facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 97140 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$53
about 1.9× the $28 Medicare rate · typically $27–$91
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$75
Above the fair price
about $22 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $28 Fair price $53 This hospital $75 Cash price $84 Hospital's list price $93

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $75

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Physical therapy (manual therapy) is about $53 (about 1.9× the $28 Medicare rate). Nationwide Children's Hospital charges insurers about $75, 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 $53. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

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 - $131 216%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $53 - $131 191%
Aetnamajor $70 - $88 253%
Cignamajor $70 - $87 253%
Humanamajor $61 - $131 220%
AmeriHealth $131 473%
CareSource $40 - $131 144%
Molina $131 473%
UniCare $88 317%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $67 - $91
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens