PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $95.00 to $758.29, with a median of $426.65. The lowest listed price is at Harlingen Medical Center — $331.65 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $285.10 at 145 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 97162, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 PT EVAL MOD COMPLEX 30 MIN | $95.00 | $475.18 | $23.95–$380.14 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 Physical therapy evaluation: moderate complexity, requiring these components: A history of present problem with 1-2 personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination o | $758.29 | $758.29 | $95.19–$1,019.48 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $95.00, median $426.65, highest $758.29 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
What it is
This is a first physical therapy evaluation of moderate complexity, typically about 30 minutes face to face. It is used when the problem is changing or other health conditions affect the 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.