PT evaluation, high complexity cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 14 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy evaluation, high complexity (typically about 45 minutes): from $135.10 to $1,875.63, with a median of $838.99. The lowest listed price is at National Jewish Health — $703.89 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $321.00 at 33 hospitals.
- The median here, $838.99, is 226% above the US median of $257.45.
- That is 8.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($97.86).
- 10 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 97163, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Jewish Health lowest Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEXITY File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $135.10 | $193.00 | $70.02–$213.59 | 30% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX 45 MIN File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $143.88 | $411.06 | $101.36–$6,972.09 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEXITY File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $337.35 | $519.00 | $51.90–$477.48 | 35% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Westminster, CO PT Eval- High Complexity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $471.20 | $471.20 | $70.00–$400.52 | — |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood, CO PT Eval, High Typically 45 min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $650.00 | $650.00 | — | — |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Denver, CO PT Eval, High Typically 45 min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $650.00 | $650.00 | — | — |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC PT EVAL HIGH COMPLEX File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $749.43 | $1,967.00 | $86.15–$1,770.30 | 62% |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $928.55 | $928.55 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $928.55 | $928.55 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $928.55 | $928.55 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC PHYSICAL THERAPY EVALUATION HIGH COMPLEX 45 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $928.55 | $928.55 | — | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 Physical therapy evaluation: high complexity, requiring these components: A history of present problem with 3 or more personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $980.21 | $980.21 | $100.35–$106.43 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 Physical therapy evaluation: high complexity, requiring these components: A history of present problem with 3 or more personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $980.21 | $980.21 | $100.35–$106.43 | — |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO Physical therapy evaluation: high complexity, requiring these components: A history of present problem with 3 or more personal factors and/or comorbidities that impact the plan of care; An examination File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,875.63 | $1,875.63 | $100.35–$106.43 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $135.10, median $838.99, highest $1,875.63 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $699.72. 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 4 of 8 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.
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