PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 12 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $99.38 to $378.00, with a median of $378.00. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $278.62 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $285.10 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 97162, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PT PROC PT EVALUATION MODERATE COMPLEX 30 MIN | $99.38 | $269.00 | $67.79–$215.20 | 63% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PT PROC PT EVALUATION MODERATE COMPLEX 30 MIN | $99.38 | $269.00 | $67.79–$215.20 | 63% | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $256.50 | $513.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 EVALUATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY; TYPICALLY 30 MINUTES | $258.60 | $258.60 | $71.82–$185.95 | — | — source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC PT EVALUATION-MOD 30 MINS | $378.00 | $756.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $99.38, median $378.00, highest $378.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $378.00. 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 2 of 3 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.