PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Baltimore, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 4 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $170.54 to $1,296.00, with a median of $186.07. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center — $15.53 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $187.38 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 97163, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Pt Eval High Complexity Ea 15min | $170.54 | $174.02 | $170.54–$174.02 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC PT EVAL COMP EA 15 MIN | $180.22 | $183.90 | $183.90–$180.22 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 PT Evaluation Intense | $191.92 | $195.84 | $191.92–$195.84 | 2% | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 578-5050 Tele PT Eval Intense or Comp | $191.92 | $195.84 | $191.92–$195.84 | 2% | — source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD · (443) 923-9301 HC PT EVAL; HIGH COMPLEXITY | $1,296.00 | $1,620.00 | $102.64–$1,620.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $170.54, median $186.07, highest $1,296.00 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $180.22. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
What it is
This is a first physical therapy evaluation of high complexity, typically about 45 minutes face to face. It is used for an unstable or unpredictable problem, often with several other health conditions, such as after a major surgery or neurological illness.
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.