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Physical therapy cost in Maryland without insurance

In Maryland, the median cash price for Physical therapy, 15 min is $74.70 across 14 hospitals, from $44.80 to $138.40. The lowest is at TidalHealth Peninsula (Salisbury). The US median is $93.09.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

Maryland law (Health-General §19-214.1) requires hospitals to give free medically necessary care to patients with family income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and to cut the bill by 75% up to 250% and 60% up to 300%. With medical debt above 25% of family income in a year, discounts reach up to 500%. Immigration status does not count. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance application. Other states' laws.

Physical therapy is billed in pieces: a first evaluation (97161–97163, by complexity), then treatment codes such as therapeutic exercise (97110) and manual therapy (97140) charged per 15-minute unit. A typical visit combines several units, so a visit costs a multiple of the per-unit price, and a course of care often runs for several weeks.

Collected Oct 29, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Physical therapy prices in Maryland by type

The treatment codes are priced per 15-minute unit, so multiply by the number of units you expect per visit; the evaluation is billed once at the start of care. The state table uses 97110, therapeutic exercise.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
PT evaluation, low complexity Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes) · code 97161 14 $151.09–$482.40 $194.25 $199.50
PT evaluation, mod. complexity Physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes) · code 97162 14 $151.09–$896.00 $194.25 $226.43
PT evaluation, high complexity Physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes) · code 97163 14 $151.09–$1,296.00 $194.25 $258.44
Physical therapy, 15 min Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15-minute unit) · code 97110 14 $44.80–$138.40 $74.70 $93.09
Manual therapy, 15 min Physical therapy, hands-on manual therapy (15-minute unit) · code 97140 14 $67.98–$138.40 $81.85 $95.47
Therapeutic activities Therapeutic activities (functional training), 15 minutes · code 97530 14 $35.00–$173.48 $126.87 $92.80
Balance and coordination training Neuromuscular re-education, 15 minutes · code 97112 14 $55.99–$138.40 $93.34 $93.72
Occupational therapy evaluation Occupational therapy evaluation, low complexity · code 97165 14 $94.08–$482.40 $151.98 $204.78
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Maryland. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Physical therapy, 15 min prices in Maryland

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask how many units and which codes a typical visit bills, then multiply the per-unit prices in the table.
  • Ask independent physical therapy practices for a flat per-visit cash rate; many offer one.
  • Compare a hospital-based therapy clinic with an independent practice, since hospital outpatient prices are often higher for the same codes.