PT evaluation, low complexity cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, low complexity (typically about 20 minutes): from $28.50 to $1,016.02, with a median of $579.30. The lowest listed price is at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital — $550.80 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $261.30 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 97161, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital lowest Tampa, FL PT - EVAL LOW COMPLEX 20 MIN | $28.50 | $57.00 | $10.77–$57.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Physical Therapy Eval Low Complex 20 Mins | $187.25 | $535.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $212.40 | $531.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Low Complex 20 Mins | $212.40 | $531.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $481.28 | $481.28 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $579.30 | $579.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $579.30 | $579.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $579.30 | $579.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $579.30 | $579.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $579.30 | $579.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $963.36 | $963.36 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION LOW COMPLEX 20 MINS | $1,016.02 | $1,016.02 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.50, median $579.30, highest $1,016.02 — a 35.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $579.30. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
What it is
This is a first physical therapy evaluation of low complexity, typically about 20 minutes face to face. It is used for a stable problem with few other health factors, and ends with a plan of care.
What the price covers
The price covers the evaluation, billed once per evaluation rather than in time units. Treatment on the same day, such as therapeutic exercise or manual therapy, is billed separately in 15-minute units.