PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $68.62 to $1,250.25, with a median of $198.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — $129.38 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $196.70 at 77 hospitals.
- The median here, $198.00, is about the same as the US median of $199.50.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
- Detroit, MI ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Michigan by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital lowest Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.62 | $146.00 | $80.62–$140.49 | 53% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $118.14 | $236.27 | $120.03–$125.14 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB PT EVAL/LOW COMPLEXITY+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $133.14 | $300.00 | $90.56–$151.72 | 56% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB PT EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN (VIDEO)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $133.14 | $300.00 | $90.56–$236.73 | 56% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 PT 1-2 ELEMENTS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $135.52 | $242.00 | $106.05–$242.00 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 PT 1-2 ELEMENTS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $147.28 | $263.00 | $76.95–$113.30 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 PT 1-2 ELEMENTS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $147.28 | $263.00 | $76.95–$113.40 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PT 1-2 ELEMENTS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.04 | $309.00 | $309.00 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 PT 1-2 ELEMENTS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $174.72 | $312.00 | $312.00 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 PT EVAL LOW COMPLEXITY File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $181.20 | $362.40 | $133.73–$271.80 | 50% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 HC PT LOW COMPLEX EVALUATION+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 HC PT LOW COMPLEX EVALUATION+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC PT LOW COMPLEX EVALUATION File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Pt Low Complex Evaluation+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC PT LOW COMPLEX EVALUATION File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Pt Low Complex Evaluation+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC PT LOW COMPLEX EVALUATION File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Pt Low Complex Evaluation+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $198.00 | — | — |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $217.10 | $334.00 | $53.01–$334.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $217.10 | $334.00 | $53.01–$334.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $217.10 | $334.00 | $51.59–$334.00 | 35% |
| RIM - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI PT EVAL LOW COMP+1 more line at this price File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $520.50 | $694.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 PT EVAL LOW COMP File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $624.00 | $832.00 | — | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PT EVAL LOW COMP+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $700.50 | $934.00 | $1.00–$131.22 | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 PT EVAL LOW COMP File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $1,250.25 | $1,667.00 | — | 25% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Pt Evaluation Low Complexity Patient/Family File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,032.55 | — | $53.01–$218.16 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $68.62, median $198.00, highest $1,250.25 — a 18.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $198.00. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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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