PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $116.50 to $211.90, with a median of $211.90. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $95.40 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $211.90 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 97163, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN | $116.50 | $233.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Pt Eval High Complex | $211.90 | $326.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Pt Eval High Complex | $211.90 | $326.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Pt Eval High Complex | $211.90 | $326.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Pt Eval High Complex | $211.90 | $326.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $116.50, median $211.90, highest $211.90 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $211.90. 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 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.