PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 19 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $60.12 to $365.53, with a median of $143.01. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays — $82.89 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $200.38 at 217 hospitals.
- The median here, $143.01, is 28% below the US median of $199.50.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
- Austin, TX has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Texas with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 3 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 10 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 PT RE EVAL 3 45M File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $60.12 | $167.00 | $83.55–$165.10 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 PT WD EVAL LOW 6 90M+23 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $103.05 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 PT EVALUATION LOW 1 15M+31 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $103.05 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 PT EVALUATION LOW 2 30M+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $103.05 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 PT WD EVAL LOW 6 90M+23 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $103.05 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 PT WD EVAL LOW 6 90M+23 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $103.05 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 PT EVALUATION LOW 1 15M+23 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $103.05 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 PT WD EVAL LOW 5 75M+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $115.74 | $321.50 | $83.55–$294.07 | 64% |
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX PT Evaluation Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $120.35 | $120.35 | $48.14–$189.05 | — |
| Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle Kyle, TX PT Evaluation Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $120.35 | $120.35 | $27.68–$455.10 | — |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock Round Rock, TX PT Evaluation Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $120.35 | $120.35 | $27.68–$322.15 | — |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 PT EVALUATION LOW 6 90M+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $143.01 | $397.25 | $83.55–$370.64 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX PT EVALUATION LOW 3 45M+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $200.38 | $286.25 | $83.55–$180.42 | 30% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 PT EVAL- LOW COMP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $217.73 | $604.80 | $83.55–$462.00 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX PT WD EVAL LOW 4 60M+11 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $225.05 | $321.50 | $83.55–$294.07 | 30% |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock Round Rock, TX PT Eval - Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $243.20 | $243.20 | $55.94–$322.15 | — |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 PT EVAL- LOW CMP PTA+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $284.35 | $789.87 | $83.55–$462.00 | 64% |
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX PT Eval - Low Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $306.25 | $306.25 | $67.54–$275.63 | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $351.47 | $585.79 | $108.00–$439.34 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $351.47 | $585.79 | $108.00–$527.21 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $351.47 | $585.79 | $108.00–$527.21 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $351.47 | $585.79 | $70.29–$439.34 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $351.47 | $585.79 | $64.44–$527.21 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $351.47 | $585.79 | $322.18–$380.76 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX (97161) File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $365.53 | $609.22 | $112.00–$487.38 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $60.12, median $143.01, highest $365.53 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $143.01. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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