PT evaluation, mod. complexity cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity (typically about 30 minutes): from $212.40 to $702.45, with a median of $589.05. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $376.65 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $350.92 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Pt Physical Therapy Evaluation Mod Complex 30 Mins | $212.40 | $531.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION MOD COMPLEX 30 MINS | $589.05 | $589.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION MOD COMPLEX 30 MINS | $702.45 | $702.45 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $212.40, median $589.05, highest $702.45 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $589.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.